Dental
Chalmette Dental Associates, LLC
Chalmette Dental Associates, LLC was paid $5.03M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 31 billing codes. Its largest line is D1110, Prophylaxis - adult — 14% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoCHALMETTE DENTAL ASSOCIATES, LLC
CHALMETTE, LA 70043
CHALMETTE, LA 70043
33aNPI1922367192assigned 05/09/2012
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$5.03M
24GClaims147,090
24DCodes billed31
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Louisiana
Rank by total paid#2 of 251
Median peer was paid$103K
This provider vs. median49×
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 LACOSTE, JOSEPH controls 18+ 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16,942 | $614K | |
| 2019 | 20,020 | $680K | |
| 2020 | 18,601 | $610K | |
| 2021 | 23,573 | $709K | |
| 2022 | 20,379 | $658K | |
| 2023 | 25,609 | $911K | |
| 2024incomplete | 21,966 | $851K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 14% | 16,161 | 13,534 | $708K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 10% | 18,823 | 17,413 | $515K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 9.6% | 5,439 | 3,070 | $484K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 9.1% | 12,920 | 12,697 | $458K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 8.7% | 10,703 | 8,606 | $438K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 8.0% | 8,516 | 7,859 | $405K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 5.2% | 12,674 | 12,474 | $262K |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | 5.0% | 1,868 | 694 | $251K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 4.4% | 10,584 | 10,276 | $220K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 3.6% | 14,346 | 12,376 | $183K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 3.0% | 2,271 | 1,408 | $151K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 2.9% | 3,136 | 2,374 | $144K |
19 more codes
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 2.7% | 1,797 | $136K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 2.1% | 2,999 | $108K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 2.0% | 10,494 | $103K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 1.9% | 5,371 | $93K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 1.6% | 3,457 | $82K |
| D7210 | Extraction, erupted tooth requiring removal of bone and/or sectioning of tooth | 1.5% | 1,057 | $77K |
| D3220 | Therapeutic pulpotomy (excluding final restoration) - removal of pulp coronal to the dentinocemental junction | <1% | 523 | $46K |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | <1% | 765 | $38K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 279 | $30K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | <1% | 1,524 | $30K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 932 | $28K |
| D9248 | <1% | 183 | $16K | |
| D7240 | Removal of impacted tooth - completely bony | <1% | 37 | $11K |
| D9243 | <1% | 84 | $9K | |
| D9420 | <1% | 51 | $5K | |
| D9239 | <1% | 27 | $3K | |
| D1510 | <1% | 30 | $1K | |
| D7111 | <1% | 23 | $758.37 | |
| D1330 | 0% | 16 | $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 officialLACOSTE, JOSEPH (OWNER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Bogalusa Dental Associates, LLC | Bogalusa, LA | $4.51M |
| Slidell Dental Associate, LLC | Slidell, LA | $4.43M |
| Laplace Dental Associates, LLC: DR. Joseph R. Lacoste, JR., DR. Thai N | Laplace, LA | $3.74M |
| Boutte Dental Associates, LLC | Boutte, LA | $3.55M |
| Houma Dental Associates, LLC | Houma, LA | $3.46M |
| Hammond Dental Office of Joseph R. Lacoste, JR., DDS | Hammond, LA | $3.07M |
| ST Claude Gentle Dental Center INC | New Orleans, LA | $2.75M |
| Juban Dental Associates, LLC | Denham Springs, LA | $2.59M |
| Joseph R. Lacoste, JR., DDS, Apdc | Raceland, LA | $2.59M |
| Kenner Dental Associates, LLC | Kenner, LA | $2.52M |
| Ascension Dental Associates, LLC | Gonzales, LA | $2.19M |
| Covington Dental Office of Joseph R. Lacoste, JR, DDS | Covington, LA | $2.11M |
| Manhattan Dental Associates, LLC | Harvey, LA | $2.02M |
| Lakeside Dental Associates, INC. | Metairie, LA | $1.76M |
| Baton Rouge Dental Associates, LLC | Baton Rouge, LA | $1.57M |
| Zachary Dental Associates, LLC | Zachary, LA | $1.35M |
| West Baton Rouge Dental Associates, LLC | Addis, LA | $1.14M |
| Magazine Dental Associates, LLC | New Orleans, LA | $1.07M |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.