Dental
Benitez, Karen
Benitez, Karen was paid $277K by Medicaid between Feb 2018 and May 2021, across 11 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 39% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoBENITEZ, KAREN
STAMFORD, CT 06901
STAMFORD, CT 06901
33aNPI1588843528assigned 10/26/2007
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$277K
24GClaims4,956
24DCodes billed11
24AFirst – last monthFeb 2018 – May 2021
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Connecticut
Rank by total paid#40 of 153
Median peer was paid$41K
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 | 873 | $67K | |
| 2019 | 2,031 | $111K | |
| 2020 | 1,438 | $68K | |
| 2021 | 614 | $31K |
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 | 39% | 753 | 327 | $109K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 18% | 767 | 757 | $50K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 11% | 701 | 688 | $30K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 7.4% | 568 | 529 | $20K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 5.7% | 449 | 116 | $16K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 5.4% | 482 | 477 | $15K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 4.8% | 567 | 555 | $13K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 3.6% | 396 | 391 | $10K |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | 3.4% | 47 | 26 | $9K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 1.5% | 154 | 154 | $4K |
| D1330 | <1% | 72 | 72 | $432.00 |
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.