Dental
Combs, Michael
Combs, Michael was paid $77K by Medicaid between Jan 2019 and Dec 2021, across 14 billing codes. Its largest line is D0120, dental checkup, returning patient — 23% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoCOMBS, MICHAEL
ABSECON, NJ 08201
ABSECON, NJ 08201
33aNPI1740690189assigned 05/07/2014
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$77K
24GClaims2,859
24DCodes billed14
24AFirst – last monthJan 2019 – Dec 2021
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in New Jersey
Rank by total paid#242 of 674
Median peer was paid$27K
This provider vs. median2.9×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,370 | $34K | |
| 2020 | 1,023 | $29K | |
| 2021 | 466 | $15K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 23% | 703 | 703 | $18K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 19% | 327 | 327 | $15K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 16% | 384 | 384 | $12K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 13% | 230 | 230 | $10K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 9.4% | 161 | 160 | $7K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 5.5% | 106 | 106 | $4K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 3.9% | 252 | 252 | $3K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 2.7% | 85 | 85 | $2K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 2.4% | 91 | 13 | $2K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 2.3% | 70 | 70 | $2K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 2.0% | 312 | 301 | $2K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | <1% | 50 | 50 | $500.00 |
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.