Dental
Balster Pediatric Dentistry, PC
Balster Pediatric Dentistry, PC was paid $865K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 20 billing codes. Its largest line is D1120, dental cleaning, child — 28% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoBALSTER PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY, PC
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402
33aNPI1598922247assigned 05/20/2008
33bProvider typePediatric Dentist
28Total paid$865K
24GClaims29,930
24DCodes billed20
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Pediatric Dentist providers in Iowa
Rank by total paid#16 of 58
Median peer was paid$284K
This provider vs. median3.1×
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 | 1,435 | $48K | |
| 2019 | 1,770 | $62K | |
| 2020 | 1,549 | $44K | |
| 2021 | 3,080 | $102K | |
| 2022 | 6,021 | $185K | |
| 2023 | 8,383 | $219K | |
| 2024incomplete | 7,692 | $206K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 28% | 7,286 | 7,151 | $242K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 20% | 7,175 | 7,054 | $174K |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | 19% | 1,547 | 537 | $161K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 18% | 7,725 | 7,590 | $154K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 6.8% | 2,763 | 2,711 | $59K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 3.4% | 667 | 655 | $30K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 1.4% | 407 | 396 | $12K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | <1% | 262 | 261 | $8K |
| D1354 | <1% | 1,056 | 276 | $7K | |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 279 | 70 | $6K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 64 | 24 | $4K |
| D9310 | <1% | 118 | 110 | $3K |
8 more codes
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 57 | $3K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 135 | $879.04 |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 27 | $629.94 |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 39 | $564.36 |
| D9420 | <1% | 13 | $495.33 | |
| D0240 | <1% | 29 | $67.50 | |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | <1% | 44 | $54.00 |
| D1999 | 0% | 237 | $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 officialBALSTER, ERIK (OWNER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| County of Preble | Eaton, OH | $52K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.