Dental
Chu Truong DDS & Associates , PLLC
Chu Truong DDS & Associates , PLLC was paid $337K by Medicaid between Oct 2020 and Dec 2024, across 13 billing codes. Its largest line is D0120, dental checkup, returning patient — 18% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoCHU TRUONG DDS & ASSOCIATES , PLLC
HOUSTON, TX 77089
HOUSTON, TX 77089
33aNPI1528206653assigned 01/28/2009
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$337K
24GClaims16,782
24DCodes billed13
24AFirst – last monthOct 2020 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#649 of 2,774
Median peer was paid$43K
This provider vs. median7.9×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 428 | $8K | |
| 2021 | 4,338 | $88K | |
| 2022 | 4,801 | $97K | |
| 2023 | 4,115 | $79K | |
| 2024incomplete | 3,100 | $66K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 18% | 2,198 | 2,150 | $60K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 18% | 772 | 298 | $60K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 12% | 1,186 | 1,171 | $42K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 12% | 3,845 | 1,796 | $42K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 11% | 697 | 690 | $36K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 9.8% | 2,351 | 2,322 | $33K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 7.0% | 1,053 | 1,036 | $24K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 7.0% | 1,979 | 1,941 | $24K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 2.9% | 151 | 146 | $10K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 2.1% | 70 | 37 | $7K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | <1% | 26 | 26 | $919.51 |
| D0602 | <1% | 2,398 | 2,369 | $27.01 |
1 more codes
| D0603 | 0% | 56 | $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 officialCHU, DARLENE (MANAGER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Dchu, Rtruong, DDS & Associates, P.A. | Houston, TX | $981K |
| Rtruong, Dchu, DDS & Associates, P.A. | Houston, TX | $532K |
| D.Chu, DDS and Associates, PLLC | Pasadena, TX | $55K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.