Managed care
Metrowest Dental Center
Metrowest Dental Center was paid $478K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 20 billing codes. Its largest line is D1110, Prophylaxis - adult — 26% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoMETROWEST DENTAL CENTER
LUDLOW, MA 01056
LUDLOW, MA 01056
33aNPI1972037562assigned 04/20/2017
33bProvider typePoint of Service
28Total paid$478K
24GClaims14,314
24DCodes billed20
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Point of Service providers in Massachusetts
Rank by total paid#11 of 19
Median peer was paid$1.04M
This provider vs. median0.5×
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 TAVANO, JOANNE 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,528 | $44K | |
| 2019 | 867 | $31K | |
| 2020 | 1,380 | $35K | |
| 2021 | 1,553 | $53K | |
| 2022 | 2,220 | $70K | |
| 2023 | 3,807 | $138K | |
| 2024incomplete | 2,959 | $107K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 26% | 2,481 | 2,206 | $124K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 15% | 1,706 | 1,391 | $71K |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 14% | 3,134 | 2,634 | $68K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 9.8% | 2,115 | 1,754 | $47K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 9.7% | 1,143 | 1,015 | $46K |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 8.3% | 1,195 | 1,029 | $40K |
| D2392 | Resin-based composite - two surfaces, posterior, primary or permanent | 5.4% | 377 | 188 | $26K |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | 5.2% | 412 | 342 | $25K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | 1.8% | 241 | 208 | $9K |
| D0330 | Panoramic radiographic image | 1.5% | 104 | 103 | $7K |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | <1% | 62 | 41 | $4K |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 73 | 26 | $3K |
8 more codes
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 232 | $3K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 87 | $3K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | <1% | 60 | $2K |
| D1208 | Topical application of fluoride, excluding varnish | <1% | 19 | $551.00 |
| D0603 | 0% | 197 | $0.00 | |
| D1310 | 0% | 20 | $0.00 | |
| D1330 | 0% | 20 | $0.00 | |
| D1999 | 0% | 636 | $0.00 |
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 officialTAVANO, JOANNE (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Walnut Dental, INC | Hartford, CT | $14.04M |
| Factor Dental, INC | Manchester, NH | $12.50M |
| Allure Family Dental. INC. | Leominster, MA | $3.30M |
| Dental Care Specialties PC | Springfield, MA | $2.72M |
| Malden Dentistry and Braces, P.C. | Malden, MA | $1.67M |
| New Bedford Dentistry and Braces PC | New Bedford, MA | $1.18M |
| Marlborough Dental Specialties, PC | Marlborough, MA | $1.08M |
| Revere Dentistry and Braces LLC | Revere, MA | $698K |
| Everett Family Dental, PC | Everett, MA | $676K |
| Manchester Dentistry and Braces INC | Manchester, NH | $674K |
| Fall River Dentistry and Braces PC | Fall River, MA | $495K |
| Braintree Dentistry and Braces PC | Braintree, MA | $398K |
| Nashua Dentistry and Braces INC | Nashua, NH | $384K |
| Springfield Dentistry and Braces, PC | Springfield, MA | $343K |
| Allure Dental, INC | Manchester, NH | $273K |
| Marlborough Endodontics PC | Marlborough, MA | $267K |
| Chicopee Dentistry and Braces, PC | Chicopee, MA | $255K |
| Marlborough Dental Specialties, PC | Worcester, MA | $187K |
| Marlborough Dental Partners PC | Marlborough, MA | $183K |
| Weymouth Dentistry and Braces PC | Weymouth, MA | $178K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.