Dental
Linda Cao Dds,llc
Linda Cao Dds,llc was paid $3.25M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 25 billing codes. Its largest line is D2930, Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth — 20% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoLINDA CAO DDS,LLC
METAIRIE, LA 70006
METAIRIE, LA 70006
33aNPI1548670813assigned 05/07/2014
33bProvider typePediatric Dentist
28Total paid$3.25M
24GClaims82,117
24DCodes billed25
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Pediatric Dentist providers in Louisiana
Rank by total paid#23 of 98
Median peer was paid$469K
This provider vs. median6.9×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 15,704 | $615K | |
| 2019 | 14,597 | $514K | |
| 2020 | 11,093 | $394K | |
| 2021 | 5,064 | $121K | |
| 2022 | 9,564 | $359K | |
| 2023 | 14,546 | $589K | |
| 2024incomplete | 11,549 | $655K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | 20% | 4,957 | 1,475 | $665K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 16% | 5,599 | 3,270 | $512K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 13% | 11,535 | 11,102 | $407K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 9.8% | 11,551 | 11,091 | $320K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 5.6% | 8,954 | 8,603 | $181K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 4.6% | 6,908 | 6,556 | $148K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 4.0% | 3,507 | 3,139 | $130K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 3.4% | 2,255 | 2,138 | $109K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 3.3% | 4,350 | 4,210 | $107K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 3.3% | 935 | 677 | $107K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 3.1% | 2,166 | 2,049 | $99K |
| D9920 | 3.1% | 1,597 | 1,386 | $99K |
13 more codes
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 2.5% | 6,690 | $82K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 2.4% | 1,207 | $79K |
| D3220 | Therapeutic pulpotomy (excluding final restoration) - removal of pulp coronal to the dentinocemental junction | 2.4% | 873 | $77K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 1.3% | 6,518 | $42K |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | <1% | 499 | $24K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 276 | $16K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | <1% | 212 | $11K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 859 | $10K |
| D9420 | <1% | 91 | $8K | |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 222 | $7K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 71 | $4K |
| D9248 | <1% | 16 | $2K | |
| D9986 | 0% | 269 | $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 officialCAO, LINDA (PEDIATRIC DENTIST)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Cao Dds,llc | Harvey, LA | $3.18M |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.