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CHRISTOPHER H. BROWN, BS DENT, DDS,PA

Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery·HICKORY, NC·NPI: 1295752194Share

Compared to Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Peers

Total spending distribution among 5 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $21.8M is at the 99th percentile among 5 Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery providers.

Above 99th percentile for this specialty — higher spending than 4 of 5 peers

Active Billing Period:2018-01→2024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$21.8M

$21,775,235

Total Claims

204K

Beneficiaries

127K

1.6 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$107

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$2.5M
+9%
2019
$2.7M
-6%
2020
$2.5M
+13%
2021
$2.9M
-2%
2022
$2.8M
+17%
2023
$3.3M
+56%
2024
$5.1M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 25 distinct procedure codes. The top code (D7240 (Extraction, impacted tooth, complete bony)) accounts for 21% of total spending.

D7240Normal range

Extraction, impacted tooth, complete bony

$4.5M

23K claims · 20.8%

Your Cost: $196.51/claim|Median: $231.00
0.9× median
D7210Normal range

Extraction, erupted tooth, surgical approach

$4.4M

40K claims · 20.2%

Your Cost: $109.57/claim|Median: $109.42
1.0× median
D9222Top 25%

Deep sedation/general anesthesia, first 15 minutes

$3.3M

23K claims · 15.1%

Your Cost: $144.85/claim|Median: $90.28
1.6× median
D7230Normal range

Extraction, impacted tooth, partial bony

$2.0M

12K claims · 9.3%

Your Cost: $167.80/claim|Median: $187.09
0.9× median
D9612Top 25%

$1.4M

25K claims · 6.6%

Your Cost: $57.78/claim|Median: $35.08
1.6× median
D7140Normal range

Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root

$1.2M

18K claims · 5.4%

Your Cost: $63.79/claim|Median: $57.39
1.1× median
D0150Normal range

Comprehensive oral evaluation, new or established patient

$910K

21K claims · 4.2%

Your Cost: $43.37/claim|Median: $32.07
1.4× median
D7220Normal range

$790K

6,233 claims · 3.6%

Your Cost: $126.72/claim|Median: $138.00
0.9× median
D7250Normal range

$716K

6,135 claims · 3.3%

Your Cost: $116.64/claim|Median: $112.26
1.0× median
D7310Normal range

$450K

4,415 claims · 2.1%

Your Cost: $102.00/claim|Median: $100.96
1.0× median
D7451Normal range

$321K

1,455 claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $220.60/claim|Median: $220.60
1.0× median
D7311Normal range

$293K

3,110 claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $94.28/claim|Median: $91.31
1.0× median
D0140Top 25%

Limited oral evaluation, problem focused

$279K

7,787 claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $35.83/claim|Median: $27.07
1.3× median
D9223Normal range

Deep sedation/general anesthesia, each additional 15 min

$249K

3,015 claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $82.45/claim|Median: $107.14
0.8× median
D9613Normal range

$221K

3,957 claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $55.79/claim|Median: $55.79
1.0× median
D7260Normal range

$221K

626 claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $352.60/claim|Median: $301.32
1.2× median
D9239Top 10%

$198K

1,360 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $145.25/claim|Median: $73.67
2.0× median
D0330Normal range

Panoramic radiographic image

$112K

2,474 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $45.12/claim|Median: $37.36
1.2× median
D7280Normal range

$78K

426 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $183.67/claim|Median: $175.60
1.0× median
D7241Normal range

$55K

234 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $234.55/claim|Median: $242.62
1.0× median
D7473Top 10%

$5K

17 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $269.29/claim|Median: $148.70
1.8× median
D7283Top 25%

$4K

17 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $223.74/claim|Median: $174.14
1.3× median
D7471Normal range

$3K

18 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $176.99/claim|Median: $171.12
1.0× median
D9243Normal range

$3K

34 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $75.36/claim|Median: $81.52
0.9× median
D9610Normal range

$465

15 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $31.01/claim|Median: $28.44
1.1× median

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