Dental
Chuks, Ugochi
Chuks, Ugochi was paid $1.86M by Medicaid between Nov 2020 and Dec 2024, across 22 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 21% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoCHUKS, UGOCHI
HOUSTON, TX 77051
HOUSTON, TX 77051
33aNPI1376854356assigned 06/24/2010
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$1.86M
24GClaims54,009
24DCodes billed22
24AFirst – last monthNov 2020 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#192 of 2,774
Median peer was paid$43K
This provider vs. median44×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,996 | $60K | |
| 2021 | 15,136 | $537K | |
| 2022 | 15,093 | $541K | |
| 2023 | 12,030 | $407K | |
| 2024incomplete | 9,754 | $315K |
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 | 21% | 4,498 | 2,476 | $392K |
| D2332 | 11% | 1,652 | 1,136 | $200K | |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 10% | 8,318 | 2,256 | $189K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 9.4% | 2,443 | 1,260 | $174K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 7.3% | 5,284 | 4,807 | $136K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 7.1% | 3,896 | 3,722 | $132K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 6.0% | 4,110 | 3,984 | $112K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 5.0% | 2,979 | 2,862 | $92K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 4.9% | 1,947 | 1,854 | $92K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 3.2% | 2,693 | 2,598 | $59K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 2.9% | 3,863 | 3,696 | $53K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 2.8% | 1,422 | 1,312 | $52K |
10 more codes
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 2.5% | 1,583 | $47K |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | 2.4% | 353 | $44K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 1.4% | 273 | $27K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 1.2% | 1,685 | $23K |
| D2330 | 1.0% | 278 | $19K | |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | <1% | 61 | $8K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 87 | $4K |
| D2331 | <1% | 33 | $3K | |
| D9944 | <1% | 17 | $2K | |
| D0603 | <1% | 6,534 | $9.02 |
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.