Dental
Western Dental Services, INC.
Western Dental Services, INC. was paid $983K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 26 billing codes. Its largest line is D0120, dental checkup, returning patient — 20% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoWESTERN DENTAL SERVICES, INC.
GARDEN GROVE, CA 92843
GARDEN GROVE, CA 92843
33aNPI1346781184assigned 03/13/2017
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$983K
24GClaims30,668
24DCodes billed26
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in California
Rank by total paid#502 of 2,314
Median peer was paid$185K
This provider vs. median5.3×
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.
Entity ProliferationAuthorized official TAKKAR, PREET controls 20+ related entities in our dataset. Read more
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 | 6,014 | $137K | |
| 2019 | 6,428 | $192K | |
| 2020 | 3,503 | $106K | |
| 2021 | 4,550 | $140K | |
| 2022 | 3,543 | $142K | |
| 2023 | 3,153 | $127K | |
| 2024incomplete | 3,477 | $139K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 20% | 3,662 | 3,644 | $196K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 16% | 2,541 | 2,534 | $159K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 15% | 3,962 | 3,937 | $144K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 9.0% | 4,818 | 4,420 | $89K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 8.1% | 3,277 | 1,009 | $79K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 7.7% | 1,593 | 1,583 | $75K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 6.1% | 2,874 | 2,850 | $60K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 3.2% | 3,115 | 3,098 | $31K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 2.8% | 410 | 235 | $28K |
| D2150 | Silver amalgam - two surfaces, primary or permanent | 1.9% | 282 | 142 | $19K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 1.8% | 1,128 | 1,118 | $18K |
| D2140 | 1.4% | 256 | 131 | $14K |
14 more codes
| D0350 | <1% | 918 | $10K | |
| D4341 | <1% | 131 | $9K | |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | <1% | 116 | $9K |
| D9993 | <1% | 129 | $8K | |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | <1% | 739 | $8K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 129 | $7K |
| D1310 | <1% | 129 | $6K | |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 135 | $5K |
| D8670 | Periodic orthodontic treatment visit | <1% | 14 | $3K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 65 | $2K |
| D4910 | <1% | 27 | $2K | |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 61 | $2K |
| D9430 | <1% | 13 | $416.00 | |
| D1330 | 0% | 144 | $0.00 |
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 officialTAKKAR, PREET (CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Lodi, CA | $7.34M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Yuba City, CA | $7.21M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Moreno Valley, CA | $6.43M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Modesto, CA | $5.84M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Stockton, CA | $4.69M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Modesto, CA | $4.43M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Stockton, CA | $4.37M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Santa Maria, CA | $4.32M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Stockton, CA | $4.30M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Merced, CA | $4.15M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Fontana, CA | $4.09M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Lancaster, CA | $3.87M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Turlock, CA | $3.75M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Rialto, CA | $3.63M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Riverside, CA | $3.59M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Bakersfield, CA | $3.36M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Los Angeles, CA | $3.33M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Bakersfield, CA | $3.28M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Fresno, CA | $3.18M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Bakersfield, CA | $3.15M |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.