Dental
Michael H. Chow, D.D.S., P.C.
Michael H. Chow, D.D.S., P.C. was paid $574K by Medicaid between Apr 2018 and Nov 2024, across 14 billing codes. Its largest line is D1120, dental cleaning, child — 21% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoMICHAEL H. CHOW, D.D.S., P.C.
METHUEN, MA 01844
METHUEN, MA 01844
33aNPI1922519925assigned 10/17/2017
33bProvider typeOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedic Dentist
28Total paid$574K
24GClaims20,486
24DCodes billed14
24AFirst – last monthApr 2018 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedic Dentist providers in Massachusetts
Rank by total paid#46 of 116
Median peer was paid$460K
This provider vs. median1.2×
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 | 2,270 | $60K | |
| 2019 | 3,035 | $84K | |
| 2020 | 2,594 | $75K | |
| 2021 | 3,311 | $92K | |
| 2022 | 3,473 | $105K | |
| 2023 | 2,916 | $81K | |
| 2024incomplete | 2,887 | $78K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 21% | 2,364 | 2,331 | $121K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 19% | 3,872 | 3,802 | $111K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 18% | 3,631 | 3,579 | $106K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 16% | 5,759 | 2,918 | $89K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 11% | 3,265 | 3,191 | $63K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 6.7% | 603 | 590 | $39K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 3.0% | 587 | 580 | $17K |
| D2150 | Silver amalgam - two surfaces, primary or permanent | 1.9% | 119 | 76 | $11K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 112 | 40 | $4K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 49 | 26 | $4K |
| D8670 | Periodic orthodontic treatment visit | <1% | 14 | 13 | $3K |
| D2140 | <1% | 40 | 28 | $3K |
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 officialCHOW, MICHAEL (DENTIST OWNER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Michael H Chow,dds,pa | Nashua, NH | $387K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.