Dental
Brident DDS PC
Brident DDS PC was paid $256K by Medicaid between Dec 2021 and Dec 2024, across 20 billing codes. Its largest line is D0120, dental checkup, returning patient — 15% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoBRIDENT DDS PC
HOUSTON, TX 77045
HOUSTON, TX 77045
33aNPI1922779156assigned 09/27/2021
33bProvider typeDentist
28Total paid$256K
24GClaims20,903
24DCodes billed20
24AFirst – last monthDec 2021 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dentist providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#460 of 1,678
Median peer was paid$35K
This provider vs. median7.4×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 164 | $2K | |
| 2022 | 6,587 | $89K | |
| 2023 | 4,545 | $52K | |
| 2024incomplete | 9,607 | $113K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 15% | 1,982 | 1,788 | $38K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 10% | 1,279 | 1,126 | $27K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 9.8% | 413 | 173 | $25K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 8.8% | 2,590 | 2,349 | $23K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 8.7% | 4,053 | 2,739 | $22K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 8.2% | 1,376 | 268 | $21K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 8.2% | 1,073 | 965 | $21K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 8.1% | 660 | 593 | $21K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 7.1% | 2,543 | 2,302 | $18K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 4.7% | 574 | 501 | $12K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 4.5% | 821 | 727 | $11K |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | 4.4% | 176 | 137 | $11K |
8 more codes
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 47 | $2K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | <1% | 157 | $2K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | <1% | 167 | $996.66 |
| D9310 | <1% | 54 | $211.41 | |
| D1330 | <1% | 47 | $48.99 | |
| D0603 | <1% | 1,372 | $18.82 | |
| D0601 | <1% | 830 | $0.40 | |
| D0602 | <1% | 689 | $0.04 |
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.