Dental
MUSC College of Dental Medicine
MUSC College of Dental Medicine was paid $1.80M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Nov 2024, across 24 billing codes. Its largest line is D7140, Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root — 17% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoMUSC COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE
CHARLESTON, SC 29425
CHARLESTON, SC 29425
33aNPI1952517161assigned 05/15/2007
33bProvider typeOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedic Dentist
28Total paid$1.80M
24GClaims55,409
24DCodes billed24
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedic Dentist providers in South Carolina
Rank by total paid#1 of 20
Median peer was paid$53K
This provider vs. median34×
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 | 8,586 | $278K | |
| 2019 | 10,092 | $323K | |
| 2020 | 4,963 | $136K | |
| 2021 | 8,829 | $278K | |
| 2022 | 8,758 | $280K | |
| 2023 | 6,981 | $232K | |
| 2024incomplete | 7,200 | $276K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 17% | 3,654 | 2,058 | $314K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 10% | 5,286 | 5,286 | $182K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 9.9% | 7,778 | 7,778 | $179K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 9.8% | 3,823 | 3,823 | $177K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 8.0% | 8,827 | 8,827 | $144K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 7.9% | 4,050 | 4,036 | $142K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 6.1% | 2,714 | 2,713 | $110K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 5.0% | 2,212 | 2,212 | $91K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 4.7% | 2,623 | 2,566 | $85K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 3.8% | 3,687 | 3,687 | $69K |
| D3330 | Endodontic therapy, molar tooth (excluding final restoration) | 2.7% | 89 | 89 | $49K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 2.6% | 616 | 431 | $46K |
12 more codes
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 2.4% | 3,439 | $44K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 1.7% | 1,058 | $31K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 1.7% | 303 | $31K |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | 1.5% | 2,842 | $27K |
| D9248 | 1.1% | 295 | $20K | |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | <1% | 138 | $18K |
| D0240 | <1% | 1,173 | $18K | |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation for a patient under three years of age | <1% | 416 | $15K |
| D9222 | <1% | 60 | $6K | |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | <1% | 192 | $5K |
| D9920 | <1% | 41 | $2K | |
| D1354 | <1% | 93 | $651.00 |
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 officialBALLENTINE, JOHN (ASSOCIATE ACADEMIC PROG DIRECTOR)