Dental
Western Dental Services, INC.
Western Dental Services, INC. was paid $683K by Medicaid between Jun 2019 and Dec 2024, across 29 billing codes. Its largest line is D0150, Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient — 21% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoWESTERN DENTAL SERVICES, INC.
PALMDALE, CA 93550
PALMDALE, CA 93550
33aNPI1912471400assigned 01/17/2019
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$683K
24GClaims41,040
24DCodes billed29
24AFirst – last monthJun 2019 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in California
Rank by total paid#664 of 2,314
Median peer was paid$185K
This provider vs. median3.7×
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.
Auditor's notes
Automated statistical signals. Not evidence of fraud — how these are computed.
Entity ProliferationAuthorized official TAKKAR, PREET controls 20+ related entities in our dataset. Read more
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 | 1,417 | $36K | |
| 2020 | 4,733 | $61K | |
| 2021 | 14,068 | $123K | |
| 2022 | 12,061 | $216K | |
| 2023 | 4,550 | $107K | |
| 2024incomplete | 4,211 | $140K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 21% | 3,035 | 3,006 | $146K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 16% | 3,343 | 3,275 | $109K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 14% | 3,416 | 3,371 | $96K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 10% | 1,864 | 1,243 | $69K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 8.6% | 11,706 | 5,562 | $59K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 5.7% | 1,150 | 1,148 | $39K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 3.8% | 853 | 607 | $26K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 3.6% | 2,467 | 2,419 | $25K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 3.6% | 1,673 | 1,665 | $25K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 2.3% | 808 | 451 | $16K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 2.1% | 596 | 580 | $14K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 1.9% | 2,461 | 2,408 | $13K |
17 more codes
| D4341 | 1.1% | 107 | $7K | |
| D9430 | 1.0% | 959 | $7K | |
| D1310 | <1% | 167 | $6K | |
| D0350 | <1% | 625 | $6K | |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | <1% | 966 | $5K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 683 | $5K |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | <1% | 26 | $3K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 203 | $3K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | <1% | 141 | $3K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 209 | $932.50 |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 12 | $420.00 |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 13 | $399.00 |
| D0270 | <1% | 435 | $285.00 | |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 76 | $228.00 |
| D0603 | <1% | 13 | $195.00 | |
| D1330 | 0% | 3,016 | $0.00 | |
| D0602 | 0% | 17 | $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 officialTAKKAR, PREET (CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Lodi, CA | $7.34M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Yuba City, CA | $7.21M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Moreno Valley, CA | $6.43M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Modesto, CA | $5.84M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Stockton, CA | $4.69M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Modesto, CA | $4.43M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Stockton, CA | $4.37M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Santa Maria, CA | $4.32M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Stockton, CA | $4.30M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Merced, CA | $4.15M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Fontana, CA | $4.09M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Lancaster, CA | $3.87M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Turlock, CA | $3.75M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Rialto, CA | $3.63M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Riverside, CA | $3.59M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Bakersfield, CA | $3.36M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Los Angeles, CA | $3.33M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Bakersfield, CA | $3.28M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Fresno, CA | $3.18M |
| Western Dental Services, INC. | Bakersfield, CA | $3.15M |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.