Dental
OIG excluded
Ehrlich, Melvin
Ehrlich, Melvin was paid $91K by Medicaid between Sep 2018 and Oct 2018, across 14 billing codes. Its largest line is D1120, dental cleaning, child — 22% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoEHRLICH, MELVIN
FRAMINGHAM, MA 01702
FRAMINGHAM, MA 01702
33aNPI1346352531assigned 08/31/2006
33bProvider typePediatric Dentist
28Total paid$91K
24GClaims2,361
24DCodes billed14
24AFirst – last monthSep 2018 – Oct 2018
Compared with peers
Next to other Pediatric Dentist providers in Massachusetts
Rank by total paid#111 of 144
Median peer was paid$511K
This provider vs. median0.2×
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.
Auditor's notes
Automated statistical signals. Not evidence of fraud — how these are computed.
OIG exclusionListed on the federal exclusion list (08/18/2016).
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 | 2,361 | $91K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 22% | 452 | 226 | $20K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 21% | 540 | 270 | $19K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 13% | 492 | 246 | $12K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 6.9% | 74 | 19 | $6K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 6.7% | 102 | 51 | $6K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 6.5% | 76 | 28 | $6K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 5.7% | 48 | 19 | $5K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 5.0% | 136 | 22 | $4K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 4.3% | 164 | 82 | $4K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 3.9% | 106 | 53 | $4K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 1.8% | 42 | 21 | $2K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 1.1% | 32 | 16 | $1K |
2 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.