Dental
Baker, Dest, Baker, DDS, PLLC
Baker, Dest, Baker, DDS, PLLC was paid $394K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Oct 2018, across 18 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 22% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoBAKER, DEST, BAKER, DDS, PLLC
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC 28086
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC 28086
33aNPI1578720967assigned 05/22/2008
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$394K
24GClaims10,260
24DCodes billed18
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Oct 2018
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in North Carolina
Rank by total paid#242 of 756
Median peer was paid$121K
This provider vs. median3.3×
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 | 10,260 | $394K |
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% | 870 | 562 | $85K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 9.7% | 1,632 | 1,611 | $38K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 9.6% | 315 | 242 | $38K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 8.6% | 459 | 309 | $34K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 7.2% | 1,127 | 1,106 | $28K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 7.1% | 783 | 775 | $28K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 6.7% | 665 | 609 | $26K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 6.7% | 456 | 249 | $26K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 5.7% | 1,469 | 1,444 | $23K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 2.9% | 294 | 286 | $12K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 2.7% | 421 | 95 | $11K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 2.2% | 175 | 171 | $9K |
6 more codes
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 2.2% | 262 | $9K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 2.0% | 477 | $8K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 1.9% | 254 | $8K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 1.6% | 457 | $6K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 1.5% | 91 | $6K |
| D0240 | <1% | 53 | $744.31 |
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 officialDEST, RICHARD (REGISTERED AGENT/MEMBER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Rdest DDS PLLC III | Charlotte, NC | $6.07M |
| DRS Dest Garden Hendrick & Kingsbury PLLC III | Spindale, NC | $3.03M |
| Dest & Reimels DDS PLLC | Charlotte, NC | $1.68M |
| Garden,dest & Hendrick,dds, PLLC | Salisbury, NC | $909K |
| Dest, Pressley & Kanli, DDS, PLLC | Charlotte, NC | $99K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.