Dental
Gun Barrel Smiles PLLC
Gun Barrel Smiles PLLC was paid $1.13M by Medicaid between Nov 2020 and Dec 2024, across 20 billing codes. Its largest line is D0145, Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age — 14% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoGUN BARREL SMILES PLLC
GUN BARREL CITY, TX 75156
GUN BARREL CITY, TX 75156
33aNPI1841678125assigned 05/07/2015
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$1.13M
24GClaims51,602
24DCodes billed20
24AFirst – last monthNov 2020 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#288 of 2,774
Median peer was paid$43K
This provider vs. median26×
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 THAKKAR, DHAVAL controls 20+ 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,919 | $45K | |
| 2021 | 15,260 | $345K | |
| 2022 | 13,242 | $293K | |
| 2023 | 11,419 | $237K | |
| 2024incomplete | 9,762 | $207K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | 14% | 1,138 | 1,130 | $155K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 12% | 5,585 | 946 | $140K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 12% | 12,753 | 4,779 | $138K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 11% | 4,414 | 4,340 | $122K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 11% | 3,439 | 3,385 | $119K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 8.2% | 1,792 | 1,761 | $93K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 7.0% | 2,397 | 2,353 | $78K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 5.3% | 5,148 | 5,002 | $60K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 5.1% | 621 | 292 | $57K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 3.5% | 2,861 | 2,811 | $39K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 2.8% | 2,273 | 2,243 | $32K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 2.6% | 1,302 | 1,281 | $29K |
8 more codes
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 2.3% | 768 | $26K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 2.2% | 347 | $25K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | <1% | 167 | $8K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 89 | $3K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 77 | $1K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 35 | $840.41 |
| D0603 | 0% | 5,101 | $0.00 | |
| D0602 | 0% | 1,295 | $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 officialTHAKKAR, DHAVAL (OWNER / DENTIST)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Port Arthur Smiles INC | Port Arthur, TX | $2.21M |
| Orange Smiles INC | West Orange, TX | $1.78M |
| Willis Family Dental PLLC | Humble, TX | $1.41M |
| Henderson Smiles PLLC | Humble, TX | $1.07M |
| Mexia Dental PLLC | Mexia, TX | $1.01M |
| Santa Fe Dental PLLC | Humble, TX | $932K |
| Lindale Smiles | Lindale, TX | $664K |
| Alvin Family Dental | Alvin, TX | $613K |
| 3Cdental Orange PLLC | Orange, TX | $605K |
| Potranco Smiles PLLC | Humble, TX | $201K |
| Castroville Dental PLLC | Castroville, TX | $162K |
| Marbach Smiles PLLC | San Antonio,, TX | $159K |
| Converse Smiles PLLC | San Antonio, TX | $45K |
| Shaenfield Dental PLLC | San Antonio, TX | $42K |
| Canyon Lake Dental PLLC | Canyon Lake, TX | $32K |
| Gloss Dental of Rosenberg PLLC | Rosenberg, TX | $29K |
| Camp Bowie Smiles PLLC | Fort Worth, TX | $15K |
| Rosharon Smiles PLLC | Rosharon, TX | $12K |
| Gloss Dental | Houston, TX | $837.46 |
| Midway Crossing Smiles | Dallas, TX | $0.00 |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.