Dental
Joseph C Tuazon DDS PC
Joseph C Tuazon DDS PC was paid $4.74M by Medicaid between Feb 2019 and Dec 2024, across 25 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 23% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoJOSEPH C TUAZON DDS PC
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48310
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48310
33aNPI1861958944assigned 02/14/2019
33bProvider typePediatric Dentist
28Total paid$4.74M
24GClaims108,278
24DCodes billed25
24AFirst – last monthFeb 2019 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Pediatric Dentist providers in Michigan
Rank by total paid#12 of 153
Median peer was paid$464K
This provider vs. median10×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16,158 | $707K | |
| 2020 | 15,489 | $713K | |
| 2021 | 18,134 | $809K | |
| 2022 | 19,058 | $822K | |
| 2023 | 20,660 | $886K | |
| 2024incomplete | 18,779 | $802K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 23% | 8,257 | 4,559 | $1.08M |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 15% | 15,876 | 15,859 | $708K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 14% | 18,119 | 18,109 | $656K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 8.3% | 13,594 | 13,589 | $392K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 6.1% | 5,006 | 5,006 | $288K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 6.1% | 8,315 | 1,776 | $288K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 5.6% | 2,682 | 2,194 | $267K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 3.5% | 6,008 | 6,002 | $165K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 3.3% | 8,152 | 8,129 | $159K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 2.9% | 4,576 | 4,574 | $140K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 2.4% | 8,136 | 7,441 | $112K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 2.1% | 2,324 | 2,322 | $101K |
13 more codes
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 2.0% | 1,117 | $97K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 1.4% | 1,018 | $65K |
| D0240 | 1.2% | 2,543 | $58K | |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 515 | $42K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 241 | $38K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 308 | $27K |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | <1% | 559 | $24K |
| D0191 | <1% | 759 | $21K | |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 103 | $6K |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | <1% | 28 | $6K |
| D9248 | <1% | 12 | $2K | |
| D2330 | <1% | 17 | $1K | |
| D2331 | <1% | 13 | $1K |
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 officialTUAZON, JOSEPH (DENTIST)