Dental
Higginbotham Dental Group, PLLC
Higginbotham Dental Group, PLLC was paid $418K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 14 billing codes. Its largest line is D0120, dental checkup, returning patient — 23% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoHIGGINBOTHAM DENTAL GROUP, PLLC
PARAGOULD, AR 72450
PARAGOULD, AR 72450
33aNPI1912274630assigned 11/23/2011
33bProvider typeGeneral Practice Dentistry
28Total paid$418K
24GClaims15,566
24DCodes billed14
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other General Practice Dentistry providers in Arkansas
Rank by total paid#49 of 401
Median peer was paid$36K
This provider vs. median12×
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 | 1,911 | $51K | |
| 2019 | 735 | $16K | |
| 2020 | 1,476 | $37K | |
| 2021 | 2,699 | $74K | |
| 2022 | 3,380 | $95K | |
| 2023 | 2,683 | $71K | |
| 2024incomplete | 2,682 | $75K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 23% | 3,966 | 3,831 | $98K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 22% | 2,021 | 1,954 | $90K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 17% | 3,984 | 3,840 | $73K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 15% | 2,967 | 2,874 | $63K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 12% | 1,461 | 1,406 | $48K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 6.0% | 345 | 312 | $25K |
| D2150 | Silver amalgam - two surfaces, primary or permanent | 1.9% | 119 | 69 | $8K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 1.5% | 403 | 384 | $6K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 109 | 26 | $3K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 67 | 50 | $2K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | <1% | 54 | 53 | $1K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 42 | 40 | $940.50 |
2 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 officialROSS, MISTI (INS DIRECTOR)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Higginbotham Dental Group, PLLC | Blytheville, AR | $520K |
| Higginbotham Dental Group, PLLC | Jonesboro, AR | $275K |
| Higginbotham Dental Group, PLLC | Jonesboro, AR | $163K |
| Higginbotham Dental Group, PLLC | West Memphis, AR | $86K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.