Dental
Ascension Dental Associates, LLC
Ascension Dental Associates, LLC was paid $2.19M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 20 billing codes. Its largest line is D1110, Prophylaxis - adult — 32% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoASCENSION DENTAL ASSOCIATES, LLC
GONZALES, LA 70737
GONZALES, LA 70737
33aNPI1265753800assigned 06/17/2010
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$2.19M
24GClaims64,541
24DCodes billed20
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Louisiana
Rank by total paid#25 of 412
Median peer was paid$83K
This provider vs. median26×
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 LACOSTE, JOSEPH 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 | 6,185 | $214K | |
| 2019 | 8,831 | $328K | |
| 2020 | 6,645 | $228K | |
| 2021 | 10,608 | $332K | |
| 2022 | 12,592 | $389K | |
| 2023 | 11,492 | $370K | |
| 2024incomplete | 8,188 | $333K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 32% | 15,646 | 13,836 | $692K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 16% | 7,910 | 7,330 | $351K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 14% | 11,618 | 10,497 | $298K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 9.1% | 2,288 | 1,300 | $200K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 8.3% | 4,386 | 3,735 | $181K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 5.4% | 5,586 | 5,434 | $119K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 4.7% | 5,048 | 4,931 | $103K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 2.7% | 3,051 | 2,333 | $58K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 2.1% | 4,515 | 3,647 | $45K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 1.1% | 291 | 141 | $25K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 1.1% | 758 | 631 | $24K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 1.0% | 750 | 705 | $23K |
8 more codes
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 379 | $22K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 146 | $19K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | <1% | 1,489 | $12K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 373 | $7K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, child | <1% | 208 | $7K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 56 | $4K |
| D9243 | <1% | 31 | $2K | |
| D9239 | <1% | 12 | $1K |
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 officialLACOSTE, JOSEPH (OWNER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Chalmette Dental Associates, LLC | Chalmette, LA | $5.03M |
| Bogalusa Dental Associates, LLC | Bogalusa, LA | $4.51M |
| Slidell Dental Associate, LLC | Slidell, LA | $4.43M |
| Laplace Dental Associates, LLC: DR. Joseph R. Lacoste, JR., DR. Thai N | Laplace, LA | $3.74M |
| Boutte Dental Associates, LLC | Boutte, LA | $3.55M |
| Houma Dental Associates, LLC | Houma, LA | $3.46M |
| Hammond Dental Office of Joseph R. Lacoste, JR., DDS | Hammond, LA | $3.07M |
| ST Claude Gentle Dental Center INC | New Orleans, LA | $2.75M |
| Juban Dental Associates, LLC | Denham Springs, LA | $2.59M |
| Joseph R. Lacoste, JR., DDS, Apdc | Raceland, LA | $2.59M |
| Kenner Dental Associates, LLC | Kenner, LA | $2.52M |
| Covington Dental Office of Joseph R. Lacoste, JR, DDS | Covington, LA | $2.11M |
| Manhattan Dental Associates, LLC | Harvey, LA | $2.02M |
| Lakeside Dental Associates, INC. | Metairie, LA | $1.76M |
| Baton Rouge Dental Associates, LLC | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.57M |
| Zachary Dental Associates, LLC | Zachary, LA | $1.35M |
| West Baton Rouge Dental Associates, LLC | Addis, LA | $1.14M |
| Magazine Dental Associates, LLC | New Orleans, LA | $1.07M |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.