Dental
Luz E. Estrada, DDS, PLLC II
Luz E. Estrada, DDS, PLLC II was paid $1.69M by Medicaid between Jan 2019 and Sep 2024, across 20 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 25% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoLUZ E. ESTRADA, DDS, PLLC II
CARY, NC 27518
CARY, NC 27518
33aNPI1386115293assigned 12/17/2018
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$1.69M
24GClaims52,428
24DCodes billed20
24AFirst – last monthJan 2019 – Sep 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in North Carolina
Rank by total paid#93 of 756
Median peer was paid$121K
This provider vs. median14×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12,259 | $393K | |
| 2020 | 8,441 | $276K | |
| 2021 | 9,924 | $354K | |
| 2022 | 8,678 | $279K | |
| 2023 | 8,162 | $257K | |
| 2024incomplete | 4,964 | $137K |
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 | 25% | 4,058 | 1,953 | $432K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 12% | 7,803 | 7,582 | $204K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 11% | 5,029 | 4,780 | $187K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 7.6% | 4,764 | 4,548 | $129K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 7.5% | 1,609 | 1,030 | $128K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 5.1% | 5,219 | 4,979 | $87K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 4.6% | 2,476 | 2,353 | $78K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 4.5% | 1,885 | 1,638 | $76K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 4.4% | 4,997 | 4,685 | $74K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 3.9% | 5,631 | 4,161 | $67K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 3.1% | 3,231 | 3,110 | $52K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 2.5% | 1,553 | 541 | $43K |
8 more codes
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 1.9% | 1,801 | $33K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 1.9% | 878 | $32K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 1.4% | 553 | $24K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 1.2% | 148 | $20K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 266 | $13K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 170 | $10K |
| D0240 | <1% | 340 | $5K | |
| D4355 | <1% | 17 | $967.16 |
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 officialGRUVER, JULIE (DENTAL CONSULTANT)