Dental
Michael Wharton-Palmer
Michael Wharton-Palmer was paid $28K by Medicaid between Nov 2018 and Apr 2021, across 10 billing codes. Its largest line is D0120, dental checkup, returning patient — 25% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoMICHAEL WHARTON-PALMER
TEXARKANA, AR 71854
TEXARKANA, AR 71854
33aNPI1952999807assigned 01/06/2021
33bProvider typePediatric Dentist
28Total paid$28K
24GClaims1,649
24DCodes billed10
24AFirst – last monthNov 2018 – Apr 2021
Compared with peers
Next to other Pediatric Dentist providers in Arkansas
Rank by total paid#49 of 60
Median peer was paid$1.02M
This provider vs. median0.0×
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 | 26 | $0.00 | |
| 2019 | 148 | $0.00 | |
| 2021 | 1,475 | $28K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 25% | 319 | 300 | $7K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 19% | 191 | 180 | $5K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | 18% | 317 | 296 | $5K |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 18% | 127 | 120 | $5K |
| D9230 | Inhalation of nitrous oxide / analgesia, anxiolysis | 7.3% | 102 | 85 | $2K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 5.4% | 91 | 86 | $2K |
| D0601 | 4.1% | 454 | 431 | $1K | |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 3.0% | 14 | 14 | $866.54 |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | <1% | 20 | 18 | $125.40 |
| D0602 | <1% | 14 | 14 | $55.01 |
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 officialWHARTON-PALMER, DEBRA (OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR)