Zucchero, Joseph

Zucchero, Joseph was paid $71K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Sep 2018, across 7 billing codes. Its largest line is D1120, dental cleaning, child — 41% of everything it billed.

33Billing provider infoZUCCHERO, JOSEPH
CHICAGO, IL 60631

33aNPI1912014135assigned 08/24/2006

33bProvider typePediatric Dentist

28Total paid$71K

24GClaims2,264

24DCodes billed7

24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Sep 2018

Compared with peers

Next to other Pediatric Dentist providers in Illinois

Rank by total paid#30 of 53

Median peer was paid$99K

This provider vs. median0.7×

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	2,264	$71K

Box 24 · Service lines

What it billed for

Code	Service	Share	Claims	Bene. records	Paid
D1120	Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child	41%	728	683	$29K
D0120	Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient	28%	731	685	$20K
D1206	Topical application of fluoride varnish	26%	729	683	$19K
D2392	Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent	3.0%	34	26	$2K
D7140	Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root	1.3%	18	15	$938.88
D0272	Bitewings - two radiographic images	<1%	12	12	$112.80
D0220	Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image	<1%	12	12	$67.20

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.