Dental
DR. Aico H. Watanabe, D.D.S.
DR. Aico H. Watanabe, D.D.S. was paid $756K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 19 billing codes. Its largest line is D1110, Prophylaxis - adult — 21% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoDR. AICO H. WATANABE, D.D.S.
WESTLAKE, OH 44145
WESTLAKE, OH 44145
33aNPI1508047556assigned 11/19/2007
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$756K
24GClaims27,399
24DCodes billed19
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Ohio
Rank by total paid#104 of 745
Median peer was paid$38K
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.
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 | 4,404 | $84K | |
| 2019 | 662 | $7K | |
| 2020 | 4,295 | $94K | |
| 2021 | 4,671 | $97K | |
| 2022 | 2,953 | $54K | |
| 2023 | 5,135 | $115K | |
| 2024incomplete | 5,279 | $305K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 21% | 4,229 | 4,092 | $156K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 13% | 5,472 | 5,294 | $102K |
| D2740 | Crown - porcelain/ceramic | 13% | 120 | 87 | $97K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 9.7% | 3,599 | 3,484 | $73K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 7.4% | 3,436 | 3,326 | $56K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 5.8% | 1,974 | 1,904 | $44K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 5.0% | 463 | 272 | $38K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 4.7% | 693 | 661 | $36K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 4.6% | 565 | 352 | $35K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 3.9% | 1,161 | 350 | $30K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 3.4% | 1,005 | 946 | $26K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 2.6% | 636 | 606 | $20K |
7 more codes
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 2.0% | 1,412 | $15K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 1.4% | 1,840 | $11K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | <1% | 64 | $6K |
| D2150 | Silver amalgam - two surfaces, primary or permanent | <1% | 77 | $4K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | <1% | 584 | $4K |
| D2160 | <1% | 55 | $4K | |
| D2950 | <1% | 14 | $2K |
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 officialWATANABE, AICO (OWNER)