Dental
Laurence R Mester JR DDS and Associates III PA
Laurence R Mester JR DDS and Associates III PA was paid $843K by Medicaid between Sep 2022 and Dec 2024, across 20 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 20% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoLAURENCE R MESTER JR DDS AND ASSOCIATES III PA
FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28303
FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28303
33aNPI1295496495assigned 01/10/2022
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$843K
24GClaims20,352
24DCodes billed20
24AFirst – last monthSep 2022 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in North Carolina
Rank by total paid#160 of 756
Median peer was paid$121K
This provider vs. median7.0×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,290 | $41K | |
| 2023 | 5,913 | $250K | |
| 2024incomplete | 13,149 | $552K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 20% | 1,611 | 983 | $166K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 13% | 2,675 | 2,524 | $112K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 11% | 1,861 | 1,730 | $89K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 10% | 2,347 | 2,191 | $86K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 7.6% | 514 | 384 | $64K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 6.5% | 1,865 | 1,739 | $55K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 5.7% | 605 | 447 | $48K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 5.3% | 765 | 341 | $45K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 3.8% | 1,191 | 1,139 | $32K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 3.4% | 1,809 | 1,735 | $29K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 3.4% | 874 | 802 | $28K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 2.5% | 1,457 | 1,360 | $21K |
8 more codes
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patient | 2.4% | 869 | $20K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 1.7% | 131 | $14K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 1.4% | 692 | $12K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 1.3% | 969 | $11K |
| D2331 | <1% | 41 | $3K | |
| D2332 | <1% | 35 | $3K | |
| D2335 | <1% | 24 | $3K | |
| D2330 | <1% | 17 | $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 officialMESTER, JING (TREASURER)