Clinic
DR. Samantha Howard, DMD, PC
DR. Samantha Howard, DMD, PC was paid $161K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Nov 2024, across 13 billing codes. Its largest line is D2392, Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent — 27% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoDR. SAMANTHA HOWARD, DMD, PC
DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL 35553
DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL 35553
33aNPI1932345543assigned 01/02/2009
33bProvider typeDental Clinic/Center
28Total paid$161K
24GClaims5,904
24DCodes billed13
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dental Clinic/Center providers in Alabama
Rank by total paid#14 of 59
Median peer was paid$28K
This provider vs. median5.7×
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.
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 | 591 | $12K | |
| 2019 | 458 | $9K | |
| 2020 | 351 | $8K | |
| 2021 | 720 | $23K | |
| 2022 | 993 | $28K | |
| 2023 | 1,434 | $40K | |
| 2024incomplete | 1,357 | $41K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 27% | 652 | 319 | $43K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 16% | 1,507 | 1,413 | $26K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 14% | 825 | 784 | $22K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 12% | 1,066 | 998 | $20K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 11% | 514 | 464 | $17K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 5.4% | 234 | 193 | $9K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 4.1% | 404 | 384 | $7K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 3.5% | 103 | 58 | $6K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 3.1% | 227 | 187 | $5K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 3.1% | 278 | 240 | $5K |
| D2393 | Resin-based composite - three surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 16 | 12 | $1K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 61 | 53 | $582.45 |
1 more codes
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 17 | $365.40 |
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 officialHOWARD, SAMANTHA (PRESIDENT)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Vaxclinic, LLC | Charlotte, NC | $16K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.