Dental
L. Stephen Ortego D.D.S.
L. Stephen Ortego D.D.S. was paid $328K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Oct 2024, across 10 billing codes. Its largest line is D1110, Prophylaxis - adult — 24% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoL. STEPHEN ORTEGO D.D.S.
BALL, LA 71405
BALL, LA 71405
33aNPI1669760336assigned 07/15/2011
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$328K
24GClaims10,636
24DCodes billed10
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Oct 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Louisiana
Rank by total paid#115 of 412
Median peer was paid$83K
This provider vs. median3.9×
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 | 1,838 | $54K | |
| 2019 | 1,532 | $44K | |
| 2020 | 916 | $24K | |
| 2021 | 807 | $21K | |
| 2022 | 1,831 | $54K | |
| 2023 | 2,273 | $76K | |
| 2024incomplete | 1,439 | $54K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 24% | 1,685 | 1,568 | $78K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 17% | 2,033 | 1,982 | $56K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 15% | 949 | 857 | $48K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 11% | 1,128 | 1,125 | $38K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 10% | 2,350 | 2,302 | $33K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 9.2% | 747 | 591 | $30K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 9.0% | 1,437 | 1,433 | $30K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 4.2% | 159 | 56 | $14K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | <1% | 136 | 100 | $2K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 12 | 12 | $165.00 |
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 officialORTEGO, LLOYD (PRESIDENT)