Dental
Michael W Fuqua DDS
Michael W Fuqua DDS was paid $266K by Medicaid between Dec 2020 and Dec 2024, across 13 billing codes. Its largest line is D1351, Sealant - per tooth — 20% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoMICHAEL W FUQUA DDS
WESLACO, TX 78596
WESLACO, TX 78596
33aNPI1861572950assigned 10/16/2006
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$266K
24GClaims14,301
24DCodes billed13
24AFirst – last monthDec 2020 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#723 of 2,774
Median peer was paid$43K
This provider vs. median6.2×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 315 | $7K | |
| 2021 | 4,987 | $97K | |
| 2022 | 4,698 | $89K | |
| 2023 | 2,812 | $50K | |
| 2024incomplete | 1,489 | $24K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 20% | 2,137 | 509 | $53K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 18% | 947 | 886 | $47K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 16% | 1,642 | 1,523 | $43K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 9.7% | 1,911 | 1,794 | $26K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 9.5% | 887 | 824 | $25K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 8.7% | 699 | 648 | $23K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 7.5% | 1,876 | 1,729 | $20K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 6.8% | 1,872 | 1,603 | $18K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 2.6% | 354 | 323 | $7K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 94 | 82 | $2K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 16 | 13 | $2K |
| D0603 | 0% | 1,646 | 1,537 | $0.00 |
1 more codes
| D0602 | 0% | 220 | $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 officialFUQUA, MICHAEL (OWNER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Michael W Fuqua DDS | Harlingen, TX | $23K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.