Dental
Emerald Dental PLLC
Emerald Dental PLLC was paid $1.11M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 24 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 22% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoEMERALD DENTAL PLLC
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421
33aNPI1548703945assigned 12/02/2016
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$1.11M
24GClaims27,644
24DCodes billed24
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Tennessee
Rank by total paid#22 of 242
Median peer was paid$164K
This provider vs. median6.7×
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 | 1,271 | $42K | |
| 2019 | 1,552 | $52K | |
| 2020 | 1,981 | $55K | |
| 2021 | 3,732 | $131K | |
| 2022 | 4,495 | $157K | |
| 2023 | 8,240 | $395K | |
| 2024incomplete | 6,373 | $276K |
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 | 22% | 3,487 | 1,446 | $248K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 16% | 3,007 | 1,118 | $177K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 11% | 2,057 | 310 | $121K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 7.1% | 1,957 | 1,857 | $78K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 6.6% | 2,359 | 2,257 | $73K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 5.8% | 799 | 454 | $65K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 5.8% | 2,828 | 2,700 | $64K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 5.3% | 2,895 | 2,758 | $58K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 4.6% | 1,825 | 1,745 | $51K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 4.0% | 868 | 816 | $45K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 3.3% | 327 | 58 | $36K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 1.7% | 640 | 622 | $19K |
12 more codes
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 1.6% | 879 | $18K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 1.6% | 956 | $18K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 1.3% | 935 | $14K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 278 | $8K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 724 | $7K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 154 | $3K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 73 | $2K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | <1% | 245 | $2K |
| D2332 | <1% | 21 | $1K | |
| D1330 | 0% | 232 | $0.00 | |
| D9986 | 0% | 62 | $0.00 | |
| D1999 | 0% | 36 | $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 officialGARDNER, PAUL (DENTIST)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| George County Hospital | Lucedale, MS | $8.92M |
| George County Hospital | Leakesville, MS | $1.26M |
| George County Hospital- Crna | Lucedale, MS | $1K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.