Dental
Shining Stars Kids Dentistry PC
Shining Stars Kids Dentistry PC was paid $3.07M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 24 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 13% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoSHINING STARS KIDS DENTISTRY PC
LAKEWOOD, CO 80226
LAKEWOOD, CO 80226
33aNPI1306136221assigned 04/12/2011
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$3.07M
24GClaims97,485
24DCodes billed24
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Colorado
Rank by total paid#31 of 521
Median peer was paid$53K
This provider vs. median58×
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 | 14,482 | $452K | |
| 2019 | 15,507 | $448K | |
| 2020 | 12,709 | $395K | |
| 2021 | 15,073 | $492K | |
| 2022 | 15,394 | $496K | |
| 2023 | 13,507 | $391K | |
| 2024incomplete | 10,813 | $396K |
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 | 13% | 3,169 | 2,007 | $413K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 13% | 12,124 | 11,973 | $407K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 11% | 14,335 | 14,170 | $339K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 9.8% | 15,771 | 15,576 | $300K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 8.7% | 2,581 | 1,674 | $266K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 7.3% | 11,066 | 10,900 | $223K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 5.5% | 5,390 | 5,146 | $169K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 5.4% | 13,339 | 13,087 | $167K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 4.9% | 3,227 | 3,213 | $152K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 4.1% | 6,070 | 5,988 | $126K |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | 4.1% | 1,038 | 400 | $124K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 3.9% | 3,368 | 1,263 | $120K |
12 more codes
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 1.7% | 523 | $51K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 1.7% | 1,005 | $51K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 1.5% | 1,581 | $48K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 1.5% | 1,144 | $45K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 1.4% | 1,255 | $42K |
| D7111 | <1% | 228 | $14K | |
| D9310 | <1% | 159 | $6K | |
| D4346 | <1% | 51 | $2K | |
| D3220 | Therapeutic pulpotomy (excluding final restoration) - removal of pulp coronal to the dentinocemental junction | <1% | 20 | $2K |
| D8670 | Periodic orthodontic treatment visit | <1% | 12 | $1K |
| D0350 | <1% | 16 | $795.08 | |
| D9219 | <1% | 13 | $518.83 |
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 officialMUSANJE, LAWRENCE (DENTIST/OWNER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Bright Star Kids Dentistry PLLC | Commerce City, CO | $942K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.