Clinic
ST Claude Gentle Dental Center INC
ST Claude Gentle Dental Center INC was paid $2.75M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 30 billing codes. Its largest line is D0150, Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient — 15% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoST CLAUDE GENTLE DENTAL CENTER INC
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117
33aNPI1598824674assigned 12/06/2006
33bProvider typeDental Clinic/Center
28Total paid$2.75M
24GClaims67,046
24DCodes billed30
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dental Clinic/Center providers in Louisiana
Rank by total paid#4 of 59
Median peer was paid$90K
This provider vs. median31×
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.
Auditor's notes
Automated statistical signals. Not evidence of fraud — how these are computed.
Entity ProliferationAuthorized official LACOSTE, JOSEPH controls 18+ related entities in our dataset. Read more
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 | 15,710 | $727K | |
| 2019 | 10,723 | $447K | |
| 2020 | 9,512 | $407K | |
| 2021 | 13,163 | $476K | |
| 2022 | 9,238 | $355K | |
| 2023 | 5,171 | $187K | |
| 2024incomplete | 3,529 | $154K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 15% | 10,399 | 8,182 | $418K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 15% | 10,044 | 8,198 | $416K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 15% | 4,340 | 2,228 | $403K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 13% | 7,548 | 5,792 | $348K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 10% | 11,631 | 9,710 | $288K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 5.5% | 1,933 | 1,027 | $152K |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | 4.6% | 1,042 | 509 | $128K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 4.0% | 3,207 | 3,185 | $110K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 2.5% | 3,333 | 3,249 | $69K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 2.2% | 3,139 | 3,087 | $61K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 2.1% | 2,205 | 1,654 | $58K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 2.1% | 1,672 | 1,397 | $58K |
18 more codes
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 1.6% | 715 | $44K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 1.1% | 1,266 | $29K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 1.0% | 403 | $28K |
| D4341 | <1% | 289 | $27K | |
| D7240 | Removal of impacted tooth - completely bony | <1% | 97 | $25K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 1,586 | $20K |
| D9243 | <1% | 190 | $16K | |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 331 | $10K |
| D9920 | <1% | 178 | $10K | |
| D9239 | <1% | 83 | $9K | |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | <1% | 161 | $7K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 187 | $6K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 50 | $3K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | <1% | 257 | $3K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 133 | $3K |
| D0999 | Unspecified diagnostic procedure, by report | <1% | 588 | $3K |
| D3220 | Therapeutic pulpotomy (excluding final restoration) - removal of pulp coronal to the dentinocemental junction | <1% | 24 | $2K |
| D2140 | <1% | 15 | $971.85 |
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 officialLACOSTE, JOSEPH (OWNER PRESIDENT)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Chalmette Dental Associates, LLC | Chalmette, LA | $5.03M |
| Bogalusa Dental Associates, LLC | Bogalusa, LA | $4.51M |
| Slidell Dental Associate, LLC | Slidell, LA | $4.43M |
| Laplace Dental Associates, LLC: DR. Joseph R. Lacoste, JR., DR. Thai N | Laplace, LA | $3.74M |
| Boutte Dental Associates, LLC | Boutte, LA | $3.55M |
| Houma Dental Associates, LLC | Houma, LA | $3.46M |
| Hammond Dental Office of Joseph R. Lacoste, JR., DDS | Hammond, LA | $3.07M |
| Juban Dental Associates, LLC | Denham Springs, LA | $2.59M |
| Joseph R. Lacoste, JR., DDS, Apdc | Raceland, LA | $2.59M |
| Kenner Dental Associates, LLC | Kenner, LA | $2.52M |
| Ascension Dental Associates, LLC | Gonzales, LA | $2.19M |
| Covington Dental Office of Joseph R. Lacoste, JR, DDS | Covington, LA | $2.11M |
| Manhattan Dental Associates, LLC | Harvey, LA | $2.02M |
| Lakeside Dental Associates, INC. | Metairie, LA | $1.76M |
| Baton Rouge Dental Associates, LLC | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.57M |
| Zachary Dental Associates, LLC | Zachary, LA | $1.35M |
| West Baton Rouge Dental Associates, LLC | Addis, LA | $1.14M |
| Magazine Dental Associates, LLC | New Orleans, LA | $1.07M |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.