Dental
Kim R. Melton, DDS, PHD, P.A.
Kim R. Melton, DDS, PHD, P.A. was paid $336K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2022, across 14 billing codes. Its largest line is D0120, dental checkup, returning patient — 19% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoKIM R. MELTON, DDS, PHD, P.A.
WAKE FOREST, NC 27587
WAKE FOREST, NC 27587
33aNPI1679788202assigned 05/14/2007
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$336K
24GClaims10,229
24DCodes billed14
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2022
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in North Carolina
Rank by total paid#158 of 402
Median peer was paid$154K
This provider vs. median2.2×
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 | 3,628 | $132K | |
| 2019 | 2,657 | $85K | |
| 2020 | 1,327 | $38K | |
| 2021 | 1,191 | $33K | |
| 2022 | 1,426 | $47K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 19% | 2,481 | 2,471 | $64K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 17% | 1,445 | 1,439 | $56K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 15% | 644 | 363 | $51K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 12% | 397 | 245 | $40K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 11% | 1,321 | 1,319 | $37K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 6.8% | 1,390 | 1,386 | $23K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 6.4% | 665 | 661 | $22K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 5.0% | 981 | 980 | $17K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 3.0% | 232 | 231 | $10K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 2.0% | 253 | 56 | $7K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 1.3% | 245 | 245 | $5K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 16 | 14 | $2K |
2 more codes
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 officialMELTON, KIM (PRESIDENT)