Dental
R. Bruce Howell D.D.S., M.S.
R. Bruce Howell D.D.S., M.S. was paid $576K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 15 billing codes. Its largest line is D0120, dental checkup, returning patient — 35% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoR. BRUCE HOWELL D.D.S., M.S.
PLEASANT GROVE, UT 84062
PLEASANT GROVE, UT 84062
33aNPI1992716104assigned 08/11/2006
33bProvider typePediatric Dentist
28Total paid$576K
24GClaims13,417
24DCodes billed15
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Pediatric Dentist providers in Utah
Rank by total paid#56 of 152
Median peer was paid$311K
This provider vs. median1.9×
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 | 2,909 | $120K | |
| 2019 | 2,126 | $98K | |
| 2020 | 1,370 | $65K | |
| 2021 | 775 | $28K | |
| 2022 | 4,207 | $201K | |
| 2023 | 1,045 | $33K | |
| 2024incomplete | 985 | $31K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patientPeriodic oral evaluation - established patient | 35% | 2,347 | 2,337 | $203K |
| D9420 | 33% | 693 | 667 | $188K | |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | 14% | 567 | 564 | $78K |
| D2930 | Prefabricated stainless steel crown - primary tooth | 4.9% | 550 | 136 | $28K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | 4.5% | 3,118 | 3,101 | $26K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 2.3% | 3,154 | 3,140 | $13K |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 2.0% | 918 | 905 | $11K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 1.8% | 565 | 185 | $11K |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | 1.4% | 501 | 490 | $8K |
| D2140 | <1% | 111 | 62 | $3K | |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | <1% | 163 | 79 | $3K |
| D0140 | Limited oral evaluation - problem focused | <1% | 41 | 38 | $2K |
3 more codes
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 officialFLORES, KRISTA (ADMISTATIVE ASSISTANT)