Dental
Higgins, Mani & Watson IV DDS PA
Higgins, Mani & Watson IV DDS PA was paid $3.43M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 22 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 23% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoHIGGINS, MANI & WATSON IV DDS PA
SMITHFIELD, NC 27577
SMITHFIELD, NC 27577
33aNPI1316023443assigned 10/31/2006
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$3.43M
24GClaims105,146
24DCodes billed22
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in North Carolina
Rank by total paid#43 of 756
Median peer was paid$121K
This provider vs. median28×
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 | 20,708 | $598K | |
| 2019 | 13,070 | $390K | |
| 2020 | 14,491 | $482K | |
| 2021 | 12,884 | $437K | |
| 2022 | 15,176 | $482K | |
| 2023 | 14,605 | $543K | |
| 2024incomplete | 14,212 | $493K |
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 | 23% | 7,897 | 4,583 | $804K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 12% | 16,295 | 15,581 | $407K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 10% | 4,736 | 2,982 | $354K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 9.2% | 8,559 | 8,214 | $314K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 5.7% | 7,433 | 7,161 | $197K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 5.7% | 13,581 | 12,920 | $196K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 5.6% | 6,436 | 6,135 | $193K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 4.4% | 9,203 | 8,907 | $150K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 4.2% | 12,245 | 11,141 | $145K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 3.6% | 2,408 | 2,286 | $123K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 2.7% | 745 | 531 | $92K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 2.6% | 2,172 | 2,061 | $88K |
10 more codes
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 2.3% | 5,132 | $80K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 1.8% | 640 | $62K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 1.8% | 3,391 | $60K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 1.5% | 1,464 | $51K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 1.2% | 801 | $42K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 1,243 | $34K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 593 | $25K |
| D4346 | <1% | 128 | $4K | |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | <1% | 15 | $2K |
| D4342 | <1% | 29 | $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 officialWATSON, MICHAEL (PRES.)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Higgins, Mani & Watson II DDS PA | Wilson, NC | $6.83M |
| Higgins, Mani & Watson I DDS PA | Greenville, NC | $6.69M |
| Higgins, Mani & Watson III DDS PA | Fayetteville, NC | $3.69M |
| Higgins Mani and Watson Viii DDS PA | Zebulon, NC | $1.82M |
| Higgins, Mani & Watson Vi DDS PA | Wake Forest, NC | $736K |
| Amity Medical Group, INC. | Los Angeles, CA | $84K |
| Higgins Mani & Watson Ix DDS PA | Bunn, NC | $28K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.