Dental
OIG excluded
Alms, Thomas
Alms, Thomas was paid $27K by Medicaid between Feb 2018 and Apr 2018, across 7 billing codes. Its largest line is D2394, — 62% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoALMS, THOMAS
MOUNT VERNON, MO 65712
MOUNT VERNON, MO 65712
33aNPI1437140217assigned 11/02/2005
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$27K
24GClaims647
24DCodes billed7
24AFirst – last monthFeb 2018 – Apr 2018
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Missouri
Rank by total paid#176 of 260
Median peer was paid$78K
This provider vs. median0.4×
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 (07/20/2020).
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 | 647 | $27K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2394 | 62% | 158 | 43 | $17K | |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 8.5% | 97 | 97 | $2K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 7.6% | 90 | 78 | $2K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 7.4% | 97 | 97 | $2K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 4.9% | 47 | 47 | $1K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 4.8% | 102 | 102 | $1K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 4.3% | 56 | 56 | $1K |
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.