Dental
Rtruong, Dchu, DDS & Associates, P.A.
Rtruong, Dchu, DDS & Associates, P.A. was paid $532K by Medicaid between Dec 2020 and Dec 2024, across 14 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 26% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoRTRUONG, DCHU, DDS & ASSOCIATES, P.A.
HOUSTON, TX 77039
HOUSTON, TX 77039
33aNPI1730103482assigned 07/26/2006
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$532K
24GClaims22,057
24DCodes billed14
24AFirst – last monthDec 2020 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#509 of 2,774
Median peer was paid$43K
This provider vs. median12×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 312 | $5K | |
| 2021 | 7,329 | $174K | |
| 2022 | 6,314 | $143K | |
| 2023 | 3,969 | $92K | |
| 2024incomplete | 4,133 | $118K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 26% | 1,410 | 393 | $136K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 13% | 2,462 | 2,421 | $69K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 13% | 885 | 324 | $67K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 9.9% | 1,509 | 1,479 | $53K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 9.7% | 4,680 | 2,472 | $51K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 7.7% | 1,800 | 1,768 | $41K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 7.2% | 2,711 | 2,663 | $39K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 6.2% | 2,698 | 2,640 | $33K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 5.6% | 564 | 554 | $30K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 1.9% | 416 | 85 | $10K |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | <1% | 25 | 25 | $3K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 13 | 12 | $298.21 |
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 officialCHU, DARLENE (MANAGER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Dchu, Rtruong, DDS & Associates, P.A. | Houston, TX | $981K |
| Chu Truong DDS & Associates , PLLC | Houston, TX | $337K |
| D.Chu, DDS and Associates, PLLC | Pasadena, TX | $55K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.