Dental
Patel, Ashok
Patel, Ashok was paid $3.16M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 24 billing codes. Its largest line is D2751, Crown - porcelain fused to predominantly base metal — 23% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoPATEL, ASHOK
PACOIMA, CA 91331
PACOIMA, CA 91331
33aNPI1861552176assigned 12/11/2006
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$3.16M
24GClaims55,678
24DCodes billed24
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in California
Rank by total paid#161 of 2,314
Median peer was paid$185K
This provider vs. median17×
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 | 10,767 | $357K | |
| 2019 | 8,261 | $349K | |
| 2020 | 4,863 | $141K | |
| 2021 | 6,209 | $211K | |
| 2022 | 7,770 | $523K | |
| 2023 | 8,665 | $681K | |
| 2024incomplete | 9,143 | $900K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2751 | Crown - porcelain fused to predominantly base metal | 23% | 1,535 | 952 | $731K |
| D4341 | 10.0% | 4,652 | 1,427 | $315K | |
| D3330 | Endodontic therapy, molar tooth (excluding final restoration) | 9.7% | 666 | 588 | $308K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 9.5% | 5,774 | 5,683 | $301K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 7.0% | 2,776 | 2,728 | $221K |
| D2954 | 5.5% | 1,671 | 1,084 | $175K | |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 4.9% | 4,254 | 4,183 | $154K |
| D3320 | 4.8% | 413 | 328 | $151K | |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 4.6% | 2,356 | 2,307 | $145K |
| D2150 | Silver amalgam - two surfaces, primary or permanent | 3.8% | 1,828 | 1,116 | $121K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 3.6% | 2,540 | 2,492 | $115K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 3.0% | 4,773 | 4,717 | $94K |
12 more codes
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 1.8% | 14,605 | $58K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 1.8% | 485 | $56K |
| D2140 | 1.5% | 880 | $47K | |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 1.3% | 4,135 | $42K |
| D4342 | 1.1% | 881 | $36K | |
| D4910 | 1.1% | 452 | $34K | |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 420 | $23K |
| D3310 | <1% | 48 | $14K | |
| D2160 | <1% | 138 | $11K | |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 297 | $6K |
| D2931 | <1% | 33 | $4K | |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | <1% | 66 | $710.00 |
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.