Dental
James Kerns DMD PLLC
James Kerns DMD PLLC was paid $5K by Medicaid between May 2023 and Aug 2024, across 8 billing codes. Its largest line is D1120, dental cleaning, child — 82% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoJAMES KERNS DMD PLLC
PLANTATION, FL 33317
PLANTATION, FL 33317
33aNPI1750679759assigned 07/12/2011
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$5K
24GClaims612
24DCodes billed8
24AFirst – last monthMay 2023 – Aug 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Florida
Rank by total paid#379 of 542
Median peer was paid$25K
This provider vs. median0.2×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 251 | $3K | |
| 2024incomplete | 361 | $2K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 82% | 158 | 154 | $4K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 7.1% | 157 | 153 | $376.85 |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 5.2% | 14 | 13 | $277.51 |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 2.6% | 68 | 66 | $135.63 |
| D1330 | 2.4% | 164 | 160 | $126.48 | |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | <1% | 16 | 16 | $11.05 |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 0% | 15 | 15 | $0.00 |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 0% | 20 | 20 | $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 officialKERNS, JAMES (PRESIDENT)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| American Dental of Florida-Margate | Margate, FL | $163K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.