Dental
Shel Dental Center
Shel Dental Center was paid $653K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Jun 2020, across 14 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 22% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoSHEL DENTAL CENTER
LA FOLLETTE, TN 37766
LA FOLLETTE, TN 37766
33aNPI1326106113assigned 12/05/2006
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$653K
24GClaims20,501
24DCodes billed14
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Jun 2020
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Tennessee
Rank by total paid#51 of 242
Median peer was paid$164K
This provider vs. median4.0×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8,841 | $287K | |
| 2019 | 8,740 | $271K | |
| 2020 | 2,920 | $94K |
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 | 22% | 2,118 | 830 | $145K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 14% | 1,596 | 643 | $92K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 13% | 3,476 | 3,451 | $82K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 11% | 2,404 | 2,388 | $71K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 10% | 3,446 | 3,414 | $66K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 9.9% | 1,563 | 1,555 | $64K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 8.6% | 3,496 | 3,473 | $56K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 5.4% | 592 | 413 | $35K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 2.5% | 642 | 632 | $16K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 1.8% | 558 | 546 | $11K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 1.2% | 172 | 167 | $8K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 358 | 341 | $4K |
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 officialTOWLES, EDDIE (PRESIDENT)