Dental
Kevin Black, DMD, PLLC
Kevin Black, DMD, PLLC was paid $5.51M by Medicaid between Feb 2018 and Dec 2024, across 25 billing codes. Its largest line is D2930, Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth — 14% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoKEVIN BLACK, DMD, PLLC
GALVESTON, TX 77551
GALVESTON, TX 77551
33aNPI1740713163assigned 04/04/2017
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$5.51M
24GClaims190,565
24DCodes billed25
24AFirst – last monthFeb 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#48 of 2,774
Median peer was paid$43K
This provider vs. median129×
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 | 137 | $3K | |
| 2019 | 352 | $5K | |
| 2020 | 6,093 | $185K | |
| 2021 | 44,982 | $1.30M | |
| 2022 | 48,556 | $1.43M | |
| 2023 | 47,130 | $1.28M | |
| 2024incomplete | 43,315 | $1.31M |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | 14% | 5,618 | 1,198 | $791K |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | 12% | 4,871 | 4,809 | $677K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 12% | 23,193 | 3,681 | $639K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 9.0% | 13,892 | 13,795 | $495K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 8.0% | 15,629 | 15,494 | $439K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 7.6% | 37,907 | 14,744 | $421K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 5.8% | 3,280 | 1,530 | $321K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 4.7% | 17,930 | 17,800 | $256K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 4.3% | 3,537 | 3,517 | $239K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 4.3% | 4,515 | 4,480 | $238K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 3.4% | 15,505 | 15,347 | $188K |
| D7240 | Removal of impacted tooth - completely bony | 2.9% | 556 | 187 | $157K |
13 more codes
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 2.5% | 4,131 | $138K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 2.2% | 1,761 | $122K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 2.0% | 4,863 | $111K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 1.8% | 2,999 | $100K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 1.3% | 2,756 | $72K |
| D9248 | <1% | 294 | $35K | |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 546 | $32K |
| D9420 | <1% | 433 | $15K | |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 757 | $14K |
| D1330 | <1% | 567 | $7K | |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | <1% | 200 | $3K |
| D0603 | 0% | 5,608 | $0.00 | |
| D0602 | 0% | 19,217 | $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 officialBLACK, KEVIN (OWNER/DENTIST)