Dental
Balster, Erik
Balster, Erik was paid $436K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Jun 2022, across 20 billing codes. Its largest line is D2930, Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth — 39% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoBALSTER, ERIK
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402
33aNPI1568476604assigned 07/27/2006
33bProvider typePediatric Dentist
28Total paid$436K
24GClaims17,220
24DCodes billed20
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Jun 2022
Compared with peers
Next to other Pediatric Dentist providers in Iowa
Rank by total paid#27 of 58
Median peer was paid$284K
This provider vs. median1.5×
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 | 4,745 | $128K | |
| 2019 | 4,972 | $137K | |
| 2020 | 3,831 | $72K | |
| 2021 | 3,060 | $87K | |
| 2022 | 612 | $11K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | 39% | 1,706 | 498 | $168K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 20% | 3,807 | 3,735 | $88K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 14% | 3,990 | 3,913 | $63K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 13% | 4,154 | 4,080 | $57K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 4.9% | 1,394 | 1,359 | $21K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 3.0% | 379 | 371 | $13K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 2.2% | 480 | 84 | $10K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 198 | 183 | $4K |
| D9310 | <1% | 127 | 126 | $3K | |
| D0240 | <1% | 144 | 87 | $2K | |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 39 | 37 | $2K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 160 | 152 | $2K |
8 more codes
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 25 | $1K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 38 | $946.83 |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | <1% | 31 | $687.96 |
| D9420 | <1% | 12 | $491.16 | |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | <1% | 47 | $384.46 |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | <1% | 17 | $353.10 |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | <1% | 13 | $306.02 |
| D1999 | 0% | 459 | $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.