Dental
Norberto Cantu JR DDS PA
Norberto Cantu JR DDS PA was paid $1.26M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 20 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 16% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoNORBERTO CANTU JR DDS PA
RIO GRANDE CITY, TX 78582
RIO GRANDE CITY, TX 78582
33aNPI1477729622assigned 05/07/2008
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$1.26M
24GClaims39,037
24DCodes billed20
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#163 of 1,678
Median peer was paid$35K
This provider vs. median37×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 261 | $3K | |
| 2019 | 123 | $1K | |
| 2020 | 521 | $8K | |
| 2021 | 1,707 | $36K | |
| 2022 | 12,055 | $411K | |
| 2023 | 12,576 | $416K | |
| 2024incomplete | 11,794 | $385K |
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 | 16% | 2,117 | 1,205 | $208K |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | 12% | 1,137 | 1,108 | $146K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 12% | 5,411 | 5,261 | $145K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 9.8% | 2,438 | 2,369 | $123K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 8.4% | 3,140 | 3,060 | $107K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 7.3% | 3,533 | 661 | $92K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 6.8% | 1,346 | 1,312 | $86K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 6.5% | 804 | 575 | $82K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 6.4% | 5,811 | 5,671 | $80K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 4.8% | 797 | 505 | $61K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 4.1% | 2,316 | 2,248 | $52K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 3.2% | 1,240 | 1,203 | $40K |
8 more codes
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 1.2% | 482 | $15K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 430 | $11K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 273 | $5K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 299 | $3K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 44 | $2K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 39 | $2K |
| D0602 | 0% | 7,260 | $0.00 | |
| D0603 | 0% | 120 | $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 officialCANTU, NORBERTO (PRESIDENT)