Clinic
Boutte Dental Associates, LLC
Boutte Dental Associates, LLC was paid $3.55M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 28 billing codes. Its largest line is D2930, Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth — 11% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoBOUTTE DENTAL ASSOCIATES, LLC
BOUTTE, LA 70039
BOUTTE, LA 70039
33aNPI1699090365assigned 04/06/2010
33bProvider typeDental Clinic/Center
28Total paid$3.55M
24GClaims90,222
24DCodes billed28
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dental Clinic/Center providers in Louisiana
Rank by total paid#2 of 59
Median peer was paid$90K
This provider vs. median40×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 17,639 | $757K | |
| 2019 | 16,178 | $647K | |
| 2020 | 12,874 | $531K | |
| 2021 | 15,254 | $555K | |
| 2022 | 10,806 | $329K | |
| 2023 | 10,040 | $379K | |
| 2024incomplete | 7,431 | $348K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | 11% | 3,308 | 1,733 | $400K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 10% | 8,166 | 7,154 | $370K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 10% | 13,564 | 12,779 | $366K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 9.2% | 9,331 | 9,197 | $325K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 8.8% | 5,862 | 5,623 | $311K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 5.7% | 4,922 | 4,097 | $204K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 5.7% | 10,106 | 9,912 | $204K |
| D2150 | Silver amalgam - two surfaces, primary or permanent | 4.8% | 1,994 | 840 | $169K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 4.3% | 7,150 | 7,007 | $154K |
| D2140 | 3.7% | 2,002 | 1,149 | $130K | |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 3.5% | 1,525 | 692 | $125K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 3.3% | 1,800 | 1,038 | $118K |
16 more codes
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 2.0% | 2,122 | $71K |
| D9248 | 2.0% | 638 | $70K | |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 1.9% | 590 | $68K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 1.9% | 2,818 | $67K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 1.9% | 2,206 | $67K |
| D9920 | 1.8% | 997 | $62K | |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 1.7% | 5,126 | $61K |
| D2160 | 1.1% | 460 | $40K | |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 1.1% | 847 | $40K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 393 | $32K |
| D3220 | Therapeutic pulpotomy (excluding final restoration) - removal of pulp coronal to the dentinocemental junction | <1% | 334 | $30K |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | <1% | 566 | $24K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 1,461 | $20K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | <1% | 1,762 | $15K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | <1% | 96 | $3K |
| D0001 | 0% | 76 | $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 |
| 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 |
| 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.