Dental
W. A. Thames, DMD
W. A. Thames, DMD was paid $167K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Sep 2022, across 16 billing codes. Its largest line is D0140, Limited oral evaluation - problem focused — 27% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoW. A. THAMES, DMD
NETTLETON, MS 38858
NETTLETON, MS 38858
33aNPI1295972644assigned 01/07/2009
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$167K
24GClaims11,313
24DCodes billed16
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Sep 2022
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Mississippi
Rank by total paid#141 of 379
Median peer was paid$78K
This provider vs. median2.1×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2,716 | $34K | |
| 2019 | 1,671 | $43K | |
| 2020 | 1,476 | $17K | |
| 2021 | 3,355 | $41K | |
| 2022 | 2,095 | $33K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 27% | 1,506 | 1,170 | $45K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 15% | 3,642 | 1,385 | $26K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 13% | 770 | 537 | $21K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 11% | 423 | 84 | $18K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 8.1% | 709 | 594 | $14K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 7.2% | 570 | 425 | $12K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 4.5% | 72 | 40 | $7K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 3.7% | 227 | 214 | $6K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 2.9% | 97 | 25 | $5K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 2.9% | 214 | 196 | $5K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 2.2% | 126 | 16 | $4K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 2.1% | 225 | 76 | $4K |
4 more codes
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 officialTHAMES, WALTER (OWNER)