Dental
Laurence R. Mester, JR. DDS & Associates PA
Laurence R. Mester, JR. DDS & Associates PA was paid $1.53M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 17 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 16% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoLAURENCE R. MESTER, JR. DDS & ASSOCIATES PA
CAMERON, NC 28326
CAMERON, NC 28326
33aNPI1912225996assigned 05/14/2010
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$1.53M
24GClaims38,742
24DCodes billed17
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in North Carolina
Rank by total paid#101 of 756
Median peer was paid$121K
This provider vs. median13×
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 | 5,879 | $202K | |
| 2019 | 5,537 | $241K | |
| 2020 | 6,496 | $204K | |
| 2021 | 5,113 | $211K | |
| 2022 | 4,916 | $216K | |
| 2023 | 5,202 | $219K | |
| 2024incomplete | 5,599 | $239K |
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 | 16% | 2,302 | 1,410 | $242K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 14% | 2,026 | 803 | $215K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 11% | 4,581 | 4,375 | $171K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 8.8% | 2,422 | 2,296 | $135K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 8.0% | 4,899 | 4,745 | $122K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 6.6% | 2,458 | 2,319 | $102K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 6.5% | 3,195 | 3,042 | $99K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 6.0% | 2,677 | 2,531 | $92K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 5.0% | 589 | 415 | $77K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 4.9% | 2,783 | 2,703 | $75K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 4.8% | 4,605 | 4,471 | $74K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 3.9% | 756 | 558 | $60K |
5 more codes
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 officialMESTER, LAURENCE (DENTIST)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Laurence R. Mester, JR., D.D.S. & Associates II, P.A. | Fayetteville, NC | $1.49M |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.