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Worcester Dentistry and Braces PC

Worcester Dentistry and Braces PC was paid $48K by Medicaid between Oct 2022 and Nov 2024, across 11 billing codes. Its largest line is D1110, Prophylaxis - adult — 27% of everything it billed.

33Billing provider infoWORCESTER DENTISTRY AND BRACES PC
WORCESTER, MA 01610
33aNPI1528644879assigned 03/18/2021
28Total paid$48K
24GClaims1,596
24DCodes billed11
24AFirst – last monthOct 2022 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers

Next to other Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedic Dentist providers in Massachusetts

Rank by total paid#104 of 116
Median peer was paid$460K
This provider vs. median0.1×

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 TAVANO, JOANNE controls 20+ related entities in our dataset. Read more
Box 24A · Dates of service

Paid by month

$0$5.0K$10K2018201920202021202220232024
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
YearClaimsPaid
2022154$7K
2023818$20K
2024incomplete624$21K
Box 24 · Service lines

What it billed for

CodeServiceShareClaimsBene. recordsPaid
D1110 Prophylaxis - adult 27% 292 221 $13K
D0150 Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient 24% 322 249 $11K
D2392 Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent 11% 116 39 $5K
D0140 Limited oral evaluation - problem focused 11% 206 140 $5K
D0220 Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image 7.1% 298 216 $3K
D0210 Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images 4.7% 37 29 $2K
D0274 Bitewings - four radiographic images 4.5% 64 60 $2K
D0120 Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient 4.5% 121 84 $2K
D1206 Topical application of fluoride varnish 2.8% 57 49 $1K
D0330 Panoramic radiographic image 2.1% 29 28 $983.00
D0230 Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image 1.2% 54 37 $558.00

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 officialTAVANO, JOANNE (CFO)
Same official

Other billing entities under TAVANO, JOANNE

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ProviderLocationPaid
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Marlborough Endodontics PCMarlborough, MA$267K
Chicopee Dentistry and Braces, PCChicopee, MA$255K
Marlborough Dental Specialties, PCWorcester, MA$187K
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Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.