Dental
Kenner Dental Associates, LLC
Kenner Dental Associates, LLC was paid $2.52M by Medicaid between Jun 2019 and Dec 2024, across 22 billing codes. Its largest line is D1110, Prophylaxis - adult — 20% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoKENNER DENTAL ASSOCIATES, LLC
KENNER, LA 70065
KENNER, LA 70065
33aNPI1649766650assigned 07/03/2018
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$2.52M
24GClaims57,229
24DCodes billed22
24AFirst – last monthJun 2019 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Louisiana
Rank by total paid#17 of 251
Median peer was paid$103K
This provider vs. median24×
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 | 3,627 | $189K | |
| 2020 | 8,462 | $441K | |
| 2021 | 15,605 | $656K | |
| 2022 | 12,150 | $492K | |
| 2023 | 10,403 | $416K | |
| 2024incomplete | 6,982 | $327K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 20% | 11,764 | 9,212 | $501K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 16% | 9,517 | 7,450 | $392K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 15% | 4,713 | 2,316 | $381K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 14% | 7,055 | 5,473 | $365K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 7.6% | 7,582 | 6,263 | $191K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 6.5% | 1,707 | 935 | $163K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 4.6% | 1,968 | 813 | $117K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 3.9% | 1,040 | 475 | $99K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 3.1% | 2,143 | 2,087 | $77K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 3.0% | 3,667 | 3,559 | $76K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 1.8% | 1,897 | 1,422 | $46K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 887 | 829 | $23K |
10 more codes
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 1,685 | $21K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 416 | $20K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | <1% | 717 | $16K |
| D2394 | <1% | 77 | $11K | |
| D2150 | Silver amalgam - two surfaces, primary or permanent | <1% | 72 | $6K |
| D2140 | <1% | 83 | $6K | |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 79 | $5K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | <1% | 116 | $4K |
| D4910 | <1% | 15 | $964.81 | |
| D3110 | <1% | 29 | $932.40 |
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)
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|---|---|---|
| Chalmette Dental Associates, LLC | Chalmette, LA | $5.03M |
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| 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 |
| 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.