Dental
Child Smiles Spec LLC
Child Smiles Spec LLC was paid $19.97M by Medicaid between Sep 2018 and Dec 2024, across 54 billing codes. Its largest line is D1120, dental cleaning, child — 12% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoCHILD SMILES SPEC LLC
NEWARK, NJ 07105
NEWARK, NJ 07105
33aNPI1184099251assigned 12/01/2015
33bProvider typeEndodontist
28Total paid$19.97M
24GClaims769,173
24DCodes billed54
24AFirst – last monthSep 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Endodontist providers in New Jersey
Rank by total paid#1 of 60
Median peer was paid$91K
This provider vs. median220×
Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.
Auditor's notes
Automated statistical signals. Not evidence of fraud — how these are computed.
Entity ProliferationAuthorized official SKOLNICK, MICHAEL controls 18+ related entities in our dataset. Read more
Box 24A · Dates of service
Paid by month
Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider
By year, as a table
| Year | Claims | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,492 | $61K | |
| 2019 | 5,941 | $283K | |
| 2020 | 4,365 | $325K | |
| 2021 | 89,696 | $2.33M | |
| 2022 | 227,185 | $5.02M | |
| 2023 | 250,478 | $6.36M | |
| 2024incomplete | 190,016 | $5.59M |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 12% | 60,595 | 59,723 | $2.38M |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 11% | 34,494 | 19,433 | $2.26M |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 11% | 96,061 | 24,274 | $2.25M |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 9.6% | 76,330 | 75,371 | $1.93M |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 8.4% | 68,844 | 67,812 | $1.67M |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 6.1% | 26,533 | 26,315 | $1.22M |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 4.2% | 15,690 | 9,967 | $840K |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | 4.1% | 7,890 | 3,706 | $813K |
| D7240 | Removal of impacted tooth - completely bony | 2.6% | 1,592 | 638 | $514K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 2.2% | 26,225 | 25,239 | $447K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 2.0% | 7,463 | 4,146 | $396K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 1.9% | 80,726 | 78,705 | $373K |
42 more codes
| D3330 | Endodontic therapy, molar tooth (excluding final restoration) | 1.8% | 613 | $356K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 1.7% | 101,203 | $330K |
| D8080 | Comprehensive orthodontic treatment of the adolescent dentition | 1.6% | 449 | $316K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 1.6% | 32,321 | $310K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 1.4% | 2,035 | $272K |
| D7230 | 1.3% | 1,026 | $262K | |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 1.1% | 4,577 | $224K |
| D8670 | Periodic orthodontic treatment visit | 1.1% | 4,170 | $219K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 1.1% | 8,304 | $212K |
| D0603 | 1.1% | 29,067 | $210K | |
| D8680 | 1.0% | 167 | $207K | |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 1.0% | 2,974 | $207K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 5,672 | $196K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | <1% | 33,623 | $196K |
| D9223 | Deep sedation/general anesthesia - each subsequent 15 minute increment | <1% | 2,126 | $136K |
| D9222 | <1% | 1,785 | $132K | |
| D9310 | <1% | 7,652 | $127K | |
| D2932 | <1% | 962 | $120K | |
| D2751 | Crown - porcelain fused to predominantly base metal | <1% | 211 | $108K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | <1% | 4,297 | $98K |
| D3220 | Therapeutic pulpotomy (excluding final restoration) - removal of pulp coronal to the dentinocemental junction | <1% | 1,784 | $91K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 5,019 | $86K |
| D3320 | <1% | 151 | $69K | |
| D9920 | <1% | 4,368 | $65K | |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | <1% | 3,359 | $57K |
| D2740 | Crown - porcelain/ceramic | <1% | 89 | $52K |
| D9420 | <1% | 165 | $51K | |
| D7250 | <1% | 505 | $45K | |
| D7111 | <1% | 871 | $33K | |
| D0340 | <1% | 1,417 | $21K | |
| D2330 | <1% | 399 | $16K | |
| D0601 | <1% | 1,933 | $16K | |
| D2950 | <1% | 238 | $10K | |
| D2954 | <1% | 76 | $6K | |
| D0602 | <1% | 494 | $4K | |
| D2332 | <1% | 64 | $4K | |
| D2335 | <1% | 39 | $3K | |
| D8660 | <1% | 78 | $2K | |
| D0350 | <1% | 2,087 | $2K | |
| D1354 | <1% | 105 | $360.00 | |
| D0270 | <1% | 40 | $180.00 | |
| D9999 | Unspecified adjunctive procedure, by report | <1% | 215 | $166.00 |
Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.
From NPPES
Who's on the registration
Authorized officialSKOLNICK, MICHAEL (OWNER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Childsmiles, PA | Newark, NJ | $28.97M |
| Skolnick Dental Associates Spec LLC | Elizabeth, NJ | $22.10M |
| Orange ST Dental Associates LLC | Newark, NJ | $12.81M |
| Skolnick Dental Associates INC | Elizabeth, NJ | $5.45M |
| Pearly Whites PA | Berkeley Heights, NJ | $5.39M |
| Railroad Plaza Dental Associates, LLC Dba Pearly Whites | Whippany, NJ | $3.19M |
| Ocean Ave Dental, LLC | Jersey City, NJ | $2.72M |
| Washington ST Pediatrics LLC | Newark, NJ | $1.93M |
| Kearny Ave Dental LLC | Kearny, NJ | $1.88M |
| Bloomfield Ave Dental, LLC | Newark, NJ | $1.02M |
| Ocean Ave Dental Spec, LLC | Jersey City, NJ | $205K |
| Kearny Ave Dental Spec LLC | Kearny, NJ | $183K |
| Washington ST Pediatrics LLC | Newark, NJ | $179K |
| Railroad Plaza Dental Associates Spec LLC | Whippany, NJ | $94K |
| Bloomfield Ave Dental Spec, LLC | Newark, NJ | $72K |
| Ross M. Wezmar, DDS, PC | Reading, PA | $28K |
| Broadway Oral Surgery, LLC | Bayonne, NJ | $20K |
| SCS, LLC | Prince Frederick, MD | $204.63 |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.