Dental
Sunshine Strip Dental and Orthodontics PLLC
Sunshine Strip Dental and Orthodontics PLLC was paid $6.88M by Medicaid between May 2020 and Dec 2024, across 32 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 12% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoSUNSHINE STRIP DENTAL AND ORTHODONTICS PLLC
HARLINGEN, TX 78550
HARLINGEN, TX 78550
33aNPI1508374083assigned 01/18/2018
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$6.88M
24GClaims225,236
24DCodes billed32
24AFirst – last monthMay 2020 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#24 of 1,678
Median peer was paid$35K
This provider vs. median199×
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 ZARRABI, SAAM 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,040 | $191K | |
| 2021 | 53,485 | $1.73M | |
| 2022 | 57,437 | $1.81M | |
| 2023 | 59,714 | $1.75M | |
| 2024incomplete | 48,560 | $1.39M |
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 | 12% | 8,347 | 3,700 | $796K |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | 11% | 5,308 | 5,239 | $732K |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | 9.6% | 4,599 | 1,215 | $658K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 9.2% | 24,177 | 6,157 | $631K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 8.2% | 7,683 | 4,043 | $563K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 7.5% | 18,673 | 18,506 | $516K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 7.0% | 13,624 | 13,509 | $478K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 5.3% | 34,391 | 19,766 | $364K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 4.7% | 6,377 | 6,295 | $326K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 4.2% | 20,543 | 20,347 | $287K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 3.6% | 21,245 | 20,975 | $246K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 2.9% | 6,112 | 6,048 | $197K |
20 more codes
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 2.7% | 8,544 | $186K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 2.4% | 6,398 | $162K |
| D7240 | Removal of impacted tooth - completely bony | 2.3% | 578 | $159K |
| D9248 | 2.2% | 1,364 | $154K | |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 1.6% | 1,158 | $112K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 1.2% | 2,427 | $79K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | <1% | 869 | $54K |
| D2934 | <1% | 361 | $48K | |
| D3220 | Therapeutic pulpotomy (excluding final restoration) - removal of pulp coronal to the dentinocemental junction | <1% | 404 | $32K |
| D0160 | <1% | 2,230 | $31K | |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 1,033 | $18K |
| D2330 | <1% | 238 | $17K | |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 358 | $9K |
| D9223 | Deep sedation/general anesthesia - each subsequent 15 minute increment | <1% | 174 | $9K |
| D9222 | <1% | 81 | $6K | |
| D2332 | <1% | 24 | $3K | |
| D7111 | <1% | 179 | $2K | |
| D9612 | <1% | 33 | $1K | |
| D0350 | <1% | 54 | $145.20 | |
| D0603 | <1% | 27,650 | $0.01 |
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 officialZARRABI, SAAM (OWNER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Mission Dental PLLC | Mission, TX | $12.24M |
| Rodeo Edinburg & Orthodontics, PLLC | Fort Worth, TX | $10.28M |
| Rodeo Dental Main Street, PLLC | Fort Worth, TX | $9.73M |
| Donna Dental and Orthodontics PLLC | Donna, TX | $6.74M |
| Woodforest Dental and Orthodontics PLLC | Houston, TX | $5.99M |
| Winwood Dental and Orthodontics PLLC | Odessa, TX | $5.86M |
| Laredo Zapata Dental and Orthodontics, PLLC | Fort Worth, TX | $5.21M |
| Highway 6 Dental and Orthodontics PLLC | Houston, TX | $4.55M |
| Scott ST. Dental and Orthodontics, PLLC | Houston, TX | $4.23M |
| Alamo Dental and Orthodontics PLLC | Alamo, TX | $4.02M |
| Sharyland Dental and Orthodontics PLLC | Mission, TX | $3.68M |
| Palmhurst Dental and Orthodontics PLLC | Palmhurst, TX | $3.66M |
| Tidwell Dental and Orthodontics PLLC | Houston, TX | $3.36M |
| Dogden Dental and Orthodontics, PLLC | Temple, TX | $2.91M |
| Casa View Dental and Orthodontics PLLC | Dallas, TX | $2.18M |
| Killeen Dental and Orthodontics PLLC | Killeen, TX | $2.15M |
| San Dario Dental and Orthodontics PLLC | Laredo, TX | $1.45M |
| Irving Dental and Orthodontics PLLC | Irving, TX | $1.01M |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.