Clinic
Premier Dental Group, PLLC of Knoxville
Premier Dental Group, PLLC of Knoxville was paid $1.81M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Sep 2022, across 35 billing codes. Its largest line is D8670, Periodic orthodontic treatment visit — 24% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoPREMIER DENTAL GROUP, PLLC OF KNOXVILLE
KNOXVILLE, TN 37919
KNOXVILLE, TN 37919
33aNPI1821269507assigned 03/20/2008
33bProvider typeClinic/Center
28Total paid$1.81M
24GClaims42,749
24DCodes billed35
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Sep 2022
Compared with peers
Next to other Clinic/Center providers in Tennessee
Rank by total paid#8 of 70
Median peer was paid$72K
This provider vs. median25×
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 | 23,234 | $974K | |
| 2019 | 15,801 | $617K | |
| 2020 | 2,040 | $127K | |
| 2021 | 1,323 | $79K | |
| 2022 | 351 | $14K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D8670 | Periodic orthodontic treatment visit | 24% | 6,352 | 5,236 | $441K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 10% | 2,719 | 1,337 | $189K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 6.3% | 2,806 | 2,689 | $114K |
| D7240 | Removal of impacted tooth - completely bony | 5.5% | 466 | 145 | $100K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 5.3% | 4,190 | 4,024 | $96K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 4.9% | 1,496 | 810 | $89K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 4.7% | 2,750 | 2,629 | $86K |
| D9243 | 3.9% | 948 | 346 | $71K | |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 3.6% | 2,330 | 1,983 | $64K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 3.4% | 785 | 475 | $62K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 3.0% | 2,758 | 2,724 | $55K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 2.8% | 2,040 | 1,904 | $52K |
23 more codes
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 2.8% | 2,933 | $50K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 2.6% | 1,994 | $48K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 2.3% | 2,278 | $42K |
| D8080 | Comprehensive orthodontic treatment of the adolescent dentition | 2.0% | 38 | $36K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 1.9% | 1,318 | $35K |
| D9223 | Deep sedation/general anesthesia - each subsequent 15 minute increment | 1.8% | 423 | $33K |
| D9239 | 1.4% | 352 | $26K | |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 1.4% | 433 | $25K |
| D8660 | <1% | 375 | $15K | |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | <1% | 115 | $12K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 1,101 | $11K |
| D0340 | <1% | 174 | $10K | |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 354 | $9K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 431 | $9K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | <1% | 147 | $9K |
| D9222 | <1% | 87 | $7K | |
| D2950 | <1% | 48 | $5K | |
| D3220 | Therapeutic pulpotomy (excluding final restoration) - removal of pulp coronal to the dentinocemental junction | <1% | 56 | $4K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | <1% | 27 | $3K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | <1% | 250 | $2K |
| D2330 | <1% | 22 | $1K | |
| D2394 | <1% | 14 | $1K | |
| D1999 | 0% | 139 | $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 officialSAWAF, MICHAEL (ORTHODONTIST)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Cool Water Orthodontics | Franklin, TN | $27K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.