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DIENTES COMMUNITY DENTAL CARE.

Dentist·SANTA CRUZ, CA·NPI: 1437213279Share
Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)

Extreme procedure concentration — 100% of $40.9M billed through a single code

Total Paid

$40.9M

$40,942,694

Total Claims

173K

Beneficiaries

160K

1.1 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$236

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$5.5M
-6%
2019
$5.2M
-16%
2020
$4.3M
+27%
2021
$5.5M
-15%
2022
$4.7M
+54%
2023
$7.2M
+18%
2024
$8.5M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 1 distinct procedure code. The top code (00003 (Anesthesia services)) accounts for 100% of total spending.

00003Normal range

Anesthesia services

$40.9M

173K claims · 100.0%

Your Cost: $236.37/claim|Median: $223.77
1.1× median