Dental
Covington Dental Office of Joseph R. Lacoste, JR, DDS
Covington Dental Office of Joseph R. Lacoste, JR, DDS was paid $2.11M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 22 billing codes. Its largest line is D1110, Prophylaxis - adult — 24% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoCOVINGTON DENTAL OFFICE OF JOSEPH R. LACOSTE, JR, DDS
COVINGTON, LA 70433
COVINGTON, LA 70433
33aNPI1487773941assigned 03/28/2007
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$2.11M
24GClaims58,726
24DCodes billed22
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Louisiana
Rank by total paid#20 of 251
Median peer was paid$103K
This provider vs. median20×
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 LACOSTE, JOSEPH controls 18+ 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 | 7,277 | $269K | |
| 2019 | 6,246 | $234K | |
| 2020 | 6,284 | $242K | |
| 2021 | 10,928 | $361K | |
| 2022 | 10,273 | $325K | |
| 2023 | 10,022 | $362K | |
| 2024incomplete | 7,696 | $321K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 24% | 11,973 | 10,123 | $517K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 17% | 8,837 | 7,099 | $351K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 11% | 9,291 | 8,222 | $239K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 11% | 4,910 | 3,654 | $229K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 5.5% | 3,160 | 3,136 | $116K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 5.4% | 1,429 | 794 | $115K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 5.2% | 5,349 | 5,274 | $110K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 4.1% | 3,918 | 3,844 | $86K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 4.0% | 1,677 | 1,596 | $84K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 2.5% | 862 | 338 | $53K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 2.4% | 1,524 | 358 | $51K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 2.1% | 3,570 | 3,016 | $45K |
10 more codes
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 1.8% | 623 | $39K |
| D7240 | Removal of impacted tooth - completely bony | 1.1% | 74 | $24K |
| D9243 | <1% | 193 | $18K | |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 802 | $15K |
| D9239 | <1% | 82 | $10K | |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | <1% | 318 | $8K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 39 | $3K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | <1% | 41 | $971.60 |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 18 | $661.14 |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | <1% | 36 | $237.02 |
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.
From NPPES
Who's on the registration
Authorized officialLACOSTE, JOSEPH (OWNER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Chalmette Dental Associates, LLC | Chalmette, LA | $5.03M |
| Bogalusa Dental Associates, LLC | Bogalusa, LA | $4.51M |
| Slidell Dental Associate, LLC | Slidell, LA | $4.43M |
| Laplace Dental Associates, LLC: DR. Joseph R. Lacoste, JR., DR. Thai N | Laplace, LA | $3.74M |
| Boutte Dental Associates, LLC | Boutte, LA | $3.55M |
| Houma Dental Associates, LLC | Houma, LA | $3.46M |
| Hammond Dental Office of Joseph R. Lacoste, JR., DDS | Hammond, LA | $3.07M |
| ST Claude Gentle Dental Center INC | New Orleans, LA | $2.75M |
| Juban Dental Associates, LLC | Denham Springs, LA | $2.59M |
| Joseph R. Lacoste, JR., DDS, Apdc | Raceland, LA | $2.59M |
| Kenner Dental Associates, LLC | Kenner, LA | $2.52M |
| Ascension Dental Associates, LLC | Gonzales, LA | $2.19M |
| Manhattan Dental Associates, LLC | Harvey, LA | $2.02M |
| Lakeside Dental Associates, INC. | Metairie, LA | $1.76M |
| Baton Rouge Dental Associates, LLC | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.57M |
| Zachary Dental Associates, LLC | Zachary, LA | $1.35M |
| West Baton Rouge Dental Associates, LLC | Addis, LA | $1.14M |
| Magazine Dental Associates, LLC | New Orleans, LA | $1.07M |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.