Dental
Western Dental Services, INC.
Western Dental Services, INC. was paid $3.10M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 36 billing codes. Its largest line is D0120, dental checkup, returning patient — 16% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoWESTERN DENTAL SERVICES, INC.
CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234
CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234
33aNPI1629115704assigned 01/30/2007
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$3.10M
24GClaims79,688
24DCodes billed36
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in California
Rank by total paid#186 of 2,668
Median peer was paid$173K
This provider vs. median18×
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 TAKKAR, PREET controls 20+ 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 | 15,928 | $505K | |
| 2019 | 13,829 | $516K | |
| 2020 | 9,919 | $382K | |
| 2021 | 12,275 | $454K | |
| 2022 | 10,478 | $454K | |
| 2023 | 9,981 | $438K | |
| 2024incomplete | 7,278 | $346K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 16% | 9,757 | 9,719 | $509K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 14% | 6,764 | 6,754 | $429K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 9.6% | 8,001 | 7,965 | $297K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 8.3% | 11,934 | 11,769 | $257K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 7.9% | 3,675 | 2,335 | $246K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 6.0% | 1,581 | 793 | $186K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 6.0% | 3,925 | 3,919 | $185K |
| D8670 | Periodic orthodontic treatment visit | 4.9% | 558 | 558 | $153K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 3.8% | 2,148 | 1,461 | $117K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 2.9% | 4,056 | 1,158 | $91K |
| D4341 | 2.8% | 1,267 | 454 | $87K | |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 2.7% | 4,005 | 3,991 | $84K |
24 more codes
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 2.2% | 813 | $67K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 2.1% | 5,622 | $66K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 1.6% | 5,186 | $51K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 1.6% | 3,134 | $49K |
| D0350 | 1.1% | 3,527 | $33K | |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 1.0% | 934 | $32K |
| D1310 | <1% | 649 | $30K | |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 482 | $28K |
| D4910 | <1% | 360 | $27K | |
| D9993 | <1% | 411 | $26K | |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 148 | $12K |
| D7230 | <1% | 30 | $6K | |
| D9223 | Deep sedation/general anesthesia - each subsequent 15 minute increment | <1% | 17 | $5K |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | <1% | 37 | $4K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 87 | $3K |
| D3220 | Therapeutic pulpotomy (excluding final restoration) - removal of pulp coronal to the dentinocemental junction | <1% | 31 | $3K |
| D0603 | <1% | 132 | $2K | |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 73 | $2K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 163 | $2K |
| D9910 | <1% | 33 | $2K | |
| D9222 | <1% | 15 | $2K | |
| D4342 | <1% | 50 | $2K | |
| D0602 | <1% | 56 | $810.00 | |
| D0601 | <1% | 27 | $405.00 |
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 officialTAKKAR, PREET (CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Lodi, CA | $7.34M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Yuba City, CA | $7.21M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Moreno Valley, CA | $6.43M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Modesto, CA | $5.84M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Stockton, CA | $4.69M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Modesto, CA | $4.43M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Stockton, CA | $4.37M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Santa Maria, CA | $4.32M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Stockton, CA | $4.30M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Merced, CA | $4.15M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Fontana, CA | $4.09M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Lancaster, CA | $3.87M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Turlock, CA | $3.75M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Rialto, CA | $3.63M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Riverside, CA | $3.59M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Bakersfield, CA | $3.36M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Los Angeles, CA | $3.33M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Bakersfield, CA | $3.28M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Fresno, CA | $3.18M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Bakersfield, CA | $3.15M |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.