Dental
Baton Rouge Dental Associates, LLC
Baton Rouge Dental Associates, LLC was paid $1.57M by Medicaid between Apr 2019 and Dec 2024, across 24 billing codes. Its largest line is D1110, Prophylaxis - adult — 22% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoBATON ROUGE DENTAL ASSOCIATES, LLC
BATON ROUGE, LA 70817
BATON ROUGE, LA 70817
33aNPI1629564638assigned 07/03/2018
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$1.57M
24GClaims41,579
24DCodes billed24
24AFirst – last monthApr 2019 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Louisiana
Rank by total paid#30 of 251
Median peer was paid$103K
This provider vs. median15×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3,853 | $192K | |
| 2020 | 7,015 | $265K | |
| 2021 | 11,527 | $400K | |
| 2022 | 6,301 | $223K | |
| 2023 | 7,088 | $244K | |
| 2024incomplete | 5,795 | $245K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 22% | 8,203 | 6,433 | $342K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 17% | 6,441 | 5,009 | $266K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 10% | 2,049 | 689 | $158K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 9.8% | 3,459 | 2,599 | $154K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 7.7% | 1,535 | 779 | $121K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 6.9% | 3,319 | 2,672 | $109K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 5.4% | 938 | 472 | $85K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 5.4% | 3,577 | 2,920 | $84K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 3.5% | 2,555 | 1,803 | $55K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 2.5% | 1,995 | 1,711 | $40K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 2.3% | 3,130 | 2,522 | $37K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 1.4% | 1,141 | 1,046 | $22K |
12 more codes
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | 1.1% | 79 | $17K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 1.0% | 1,519 | $16K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, child | 1.0% | 428 | $16K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | <1% | 635 | $13K |
| D4341 | <1% | 96 | $9K | |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 226 | $8K |
| D7240 | Removal of impacted tooth - completely bony | <1% | 33 | $7K |
| D2394 | <1% | 51 | $6K | |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 37 | $2K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | <1% | 12 | $394.56 |
| D0270 | <1% | 51 | $370.83 | |
| D0052 | 0% | 70 | $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 officialLACOSTE, JOSEPH (OWNER)
| 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 |
| ST Claude Gentle Dental Center INC | New Orleans, LA | $2.75M |
| 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 |
| 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.