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Dentist

Medicare spending analysis for Dentist providers

🔎 Data Analysis

Dentist accounts for $31.6M in Medicare payments across 660 providers.

The specialty's average markup of 2.5x is below the overall Medicare average of 3.77x.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Total Payments (10yr)
$31.6M
Top Providers
50
States with Providers
32

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2016$27.9K542—
2017$541.8K3.1K16+1840.4%
2018$966.4K4.8K36+78.4%
2019$1.8M8.0K53+84.2%
2020$5.4M15.2K99+205.1%
2021$7.3M24.5K133+33.6%
2022$7.5M52.2K149+4.0%
2023$8.1M62.9K172+7.1%

Top Dentist Providers

#ProviderStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Eva LebronNY$543.4K417$1.3K
2Feliciano EspaillatNY$498.3K440$1.1K
3Grigoriy YusupovNJ$482.8K553$873.10
4Veronika VazquezNV$399.9K842$474.96
5Christian SantanaPA$384.6K324$1.2K
6John FinelliNY$375.9K411$914.64
7John PooveyCO$312.5K303$1.0K
8Juan ColladoNY$285.2K228$1.3K
9Obianuju OkekeNY$266.7K248$1.1K
10Enrique GuillenNY$265.5K227$1.2K
11Sachi MehrotraCA$260.0K29.3K$8.88
12Andre LeeCA$256.3K426$601.56
13Roya RashtianCA$253.5K408$621.42
14Keyur ShodhanCA$227.5K336$677.22
15Xiaorong ChenCA$224.2K377$594.62
16Juan EspaillatNY$188.1K158$1.2K
17Farnaz FaridCA$158.8K325$488.62
18Juan SolanoGA$157.8K135$1.2K
19Eleazar SantiagoNV$156.7K335$467.82
20Michael RosenAZ$142.1K201$706.83
21Daniel NamCA$140.9K177$795.86
22Amrittej VirkTX$116.3K933$124.63
23Veena KantiTX$114.2K1.1K$108.25
24Benny NabizadehCA$102.8K152$676.51
25Chunkeun ChoiCA$87.4K77$1.1K

Top Procedures

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesAvg/Service
21215Repair of lower jaw bone with bone graft$3.0M1.0K$3.0K
21210Repair of nasal or cheek bone with bone graft$1.1M866$1.2K
21127Insertion of bone grafts between portions of bone to enlarge lower jaw bone$886.0K460$1.9K
21209Incision and repair of bony defect of cheek bone including bony segment reduction$328.2K883$371.69
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$262.9K4.2K$62.54
21110Application and removal of dental fixation device$209.1K313$667.94
88305Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity$203.4K5.5K$36.76
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$192.4K2.0K$94.58
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$162.2K1.4K$118.43
J0585Injection, onabotulinumtoxina, 1 unit$138.8K28.2K$4.92
99203New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes$109.4K1.3K$82.03
21198Incision or partial removal of lower jaw bone$103.0K213$483.41
15576Creation of flap graft to eyelids, nose, ears, lips, or mouth$101.4K138$734.43
15574Creation of flap graft to forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet$101.3K152$666.27
10120Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple$90.1K1.3K$68.14
99212Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes$89.5K2.4K$37.89
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$85.8K674$127.27
21025Removal of lower jaw bone$82.5K238$346.50
21085Impression and custom preparation of oral surgical splint$66.9K151$443.32
21206Incision or partial removal of upper jaw bone$66.6K145$459.16

Geographic Distribution

NY
$2.5M
20 providers
CA
$2.1M
29 providers
NV
$568.6K
3 providers
NJ
$506.7K
5 providers
PA
$409.9K
2 providers
TX
$373.4K
16 providers
CO
$340.5K
2 providers
AZ
$248.3K
5 providers
GA
$200.2K
5 providers
MA
$183.1K
14 providers
VA
$156.7K
10 providers
IL
$150.1K
11 providers
FL
$49.1K
3 providers
OK
$47.7K
3 providers
KS
$43.5K
1 providers
MN
$41.3K
7 providers
SC
$39.3K
3 providers
NC
$31.9K
3 providers
NE
$25.0K
2 providers
OH
$18.4K
7 providers
OR
$13.6K
1 providers
WA
$10.9K
3 providers
MD
$10.5K
4 providers
MI
$5.3K
3 providers
DC
$3.7K
1 providers
KY
$3.7K
2 providers
MS
$3.3K
2 providers
TN
$2.7K
1 providers
ME
$2.7K
1 providers
MO
$2.1K
1 providers

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Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.