Dental
Clifton C. Higgins, D.D.S., P.A.
Clifton C. Higgins, D.D.S., P.A. was paid $173K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 10 billing codes. Its largest line is D0120, dental checkup, returning patient — 29% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoCLIFTON C. HIGGINS, D.D.S., P.A.
JONESBORO, AR 72401
JONESBORO, AR 72401
33aNPI1740480847assigned 07/18/2007
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$173K
24GClaims6,511
24DCodes billed10
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Arkansas
Rank by total paid#98 of 401
Median peer was paid$36K
This provider vs. median4.8×
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 | 1,315 | $33K | |
| 2019 | 641 | $15K | |
| 2020 | 464 | $12K | |
| 2021 | 503 | $12K | |
| 2022 | 1,055 | $30K | |
| 2023 | 1,303 | $37K | |
| 2024incomplete | 1,230 | $33K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 29% | 1,984 | 1,823 | $50K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 20% | 797 | 753 | $35K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 19% | 1,426 | 1,308 | $32K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 17% | 1,473 | 1,354 | $29K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 8.8% | 445 | 401 | $15K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 3.6% | 288 | 265 | $6K |
| D2150 | Silver amalgam - two surfaces, primary or permanent | 2.0% | 47 | 26 | $3K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | <1% | 12 | 12 | $950.95 |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 13 | 13 | $444.60 |
| D0603 | <1% | 26 | 19 | $125.00 |
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 officialHIGGINS, LEIANDREA (BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR)