Clinic
West Baton Rouge Dental Associates, LLC
West Baton Rouge Dental Associates, LLC was paid $1.14M by Medicaid between Dec 2019 and Dec 2024, across 20 billing codes. Its largest line is D0330, Panoramic radiographic image — 13% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoWEST BATON ROUGE DENTAL ASSOCIATES, LLC
ADDIS, LA 70710
ADDIS, LA 70710
33aNPI1790337632assigned 07/11/2019
33bProvider typeDental Clinic/Center
28Total paid$1.14M
24GClaims28,563
24DCodes billed20
24AFirst – last monthDec 2019 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dental Clinic/Center providers in Louisiana
Rank by total paid#10 of 59
Median peer was paid$90K
This provider vs. median13×
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.
Auditor's notes
Automated statistical signals. Not evidence of fraud — how these are computed.
Entity ProliferationAuthorized official LACOSTE, JOSEPH controls 18+ related entities in our dataset. Read more
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 | 97 | $5K | |
| 2020 | 1,951 | $82K | |
| 2021 | 6,140 | $186K | |
| 2022 | 5,628 | $169K | |
| 2023 | 7,935 | $297K | |
| 2024incomplete | 6,812 | $402K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 13% | 3,979 | 3,413 | $150K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 13% | 3,475 | 2,857 | $148K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 9.9% | 2,712 | 2,299 | $113K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 9.2% | 1,187 | 572 | $105K |
| D7240 | Removal of impacted tooth - completely bony | 8.8% | 334 | 107 | $101K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 7.4% | 3,110 | 2,746 | $84K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 6.8% | 2,194 | 2,064 | $77K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 5.1% | 2,762 | 2,576 | $58K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 4.4% | 610 | 247 | $50K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 4.2% | 2,255 | 2,070 | $48K |
| D9243 | 3.9% | 313 | 168 | $44K | |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 3.7% | 505 | 258 | $43K |
8 more codes
| D7230 | 2.2% | 112 | $25K | |
| D9239 | 2.0% | 188 | $23K | |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 1.6% | 1,282 | $18K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 1.6% | 1,595 | $18K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | <1% | 774 | $11K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 161 | $10K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | <1% | 847 | $8K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | <1% | 168 | $7K |
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 officialLACOSTE, JOSEPH (OWNER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Chalmette Dental Associates, LLC | Chalmette, LA | $5.03M |
| Bogalusa Dental Associates, LLC | Bogalusa, LA | $4.51M |
| Slidell Dental Associate, LLC | Slidell, LA | $4.43M |
| Laplace Dental Associates, LLC: DR. Joseph R. Lacoste, JR., DR. Thai N | Laplace, LA | $3.74M |
| Boutte Dental Associates, LLC | Boutte, LA | $3.55M |
| Houma Dental Associates, LLC | Houma, LA | $3.46M |
| Hammond Dental Office of Joseph R. Lacoste, JR., DDS | Hammond, LA | $3.07M |
| ST Claude Gentle Dental Center INC | New Orleans, LA | $2.75M |
| Juban Dental Associates, LLC | Denham Springs, LA | $2.59M |
| Joseph R. Lacoste, JR., DDS, Apdc | Raceland, LA | $2.59M |
| Kenner Dental Associates, LLC | Kenner, LA | $2.52M |
| Ascension Dental Associates, LLC | Gonzales, LA | $2.19M |
| Covington Dental Office of Joseph R. Lacoste, JR, DDS | Covington, LA | $2.11M |
| Manhattan Dental Associates, LLC | Harvey, LA | $2.02M |
| Lakeside Dental Associates, INC. | Metairie, LA | $1.76M |
| Baton Rouge Dental Associates, LLC | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.57M |
| Zachary Dental Associates, LLC | Zachary, LA | $1.35M |
| Magazine Dental Associates, LLC | New Orleans, LA | $1.07M |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.