Dental
Star Dentist PLLC
Star Dentist PLLC was paid $919K by Medicaid between Nov 2020 and Dec 2024, across 19 billing codes. Its largest line is D0120, dental checkup, returning patient — 14% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoSTAR DENTIST PLLC
HOUSTON, TX 77015
HOUSTON, TX 77015
33aNPI1215299169assigned 06/15/2012
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$919K
24GClaims42,784
24DCodes billed19
24AFirst – last monthNov 2020 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#220 of 1,678
Median peer was paid$35K
This provider vs. median27×
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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,298 | $27K | |
| 2021 | 9,841 | $210K | |
| 2022 | 10,710 | $212K | |
| 2023 | 11,843 | $263K | |
| 2024incomplete | 9,092 | $207K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 14% | 4,704 | 4,662 | $132K |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | 13% | 880 | 869 | $121K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 12% | 3,008 | 2,981 | $106K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 11% | 1,911 | 1,885 | $97K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 11% | 9,603 | 5,004 | $97K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 9.7% | 940 | 473 | $89K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 8.2% | 5,241 | 5,184 | $75K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 6.3% | 5,328 | 5,247 | $58K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 6.0% | 1,854 | 1,830 | $55K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 4.0% | 1,383 | 292 | $37K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 3.6% | 1,566 | 1,550 | $33K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 1.1% | 132 | 81 | $10K |
7 more codes
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | <1% | 194 | $6K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 90 | $2K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 71 | $2K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 12 | $206.58 |
| D0603 | <1% | 2,613 | $10.03 | |
| D0601 | 0% | 2,083 | $0.00 | |
| D0602 | 0% | 1,171 | $0.00 |
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 officialGORAVANCHI, BABAK (DENTIST)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| BNS Dentist PLLC | Bellaire, TX | $428K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.