Dental plans.Ranked by enrollment in L.A. County EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE top 15 dental dental /den·tal/ (den´t'l) pertaining to a tooth or teeth. den·tal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or for the teeth. 2. Of, relating to, or intended for dentistry. plans in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County have 6.4 million enrollees, up 16 percent from last year when they served about 5.5 million patients. Driving the enrollment gains were expansions in two state programs: Medi-Cal Medi-Cal is the name of the Medicaid program in the State of California. It is jointly administered by the California State Department of Health Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), operating as a Medical Assistance Program under Title XIX of the , which primarily serves the elderly, disabled and poor, and Healthy Families, which serves children of the working poor. The top six plans all saw enrollment increases, while the smaller plans had more mixed results. At the top of the list again is Delta Dental Plan Delta Dental Plan, n.pr an active member organization of the Delta Dental Plans Association (a not-for-profit organization), formed and guided by state dental societies to provide prepaid dental care to the public on a group basis. of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , while last year's second largest plan, Cigna Dental Health of California Inc., dropped to No. 6 despite a slight enrollment increase. Guardian/MDC of California, which was the fifth largest plan last year, dropped to No. 14 on our list as enrollment fell from 94,800 to 75,000. Laurence Laurence is the surname or the given name of several people: Surname
THE PACESETTER DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF CALIFORNIA DELTA Dental Plan of California, with 15.1 million members statewide, is the 800-pound gorilla gorilla, an ape, Gorilla gorilla, native to the lowland and mountain forests of western and central equatorial Africa. It is the largest of the apes, the males reaching a height of 5 to 6 ft (150–190 cm) with a 9-ft (144–cm) arm spread. of L.A. County dental plans. And that won't won't Contraction of will not. won't will not won't will change any time soon. Delta Dental Delta Dental is the largest and oldest dental plan system in the United States. The Delta Dental Plans Association is comprised of 39 independent Delta Dental member companies operating in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. and its affiliated af·fil·i·ate v. af·fil·i·at·ed, af·fil·i·at·ing, af·fil·i·ates v.tr. 1. To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch: PMI See Private Mortgage Insurance. Dental Health Plan (No. 2), a separately licensed plan that offers Delta's HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, product, together have 4.3 million members in Los Angeles County, more than the other top plans combined. Delta Dental is an affiliate Affiliate Relationship between two companies when one company owns substantial interest, but less than a majority of the voting stock of another company, or when two companies are both subsidiaries of a third company. See: Subsidiaries, parent company. of the San Francisco-based Dentegra Group Inc., a holding company that includes Delta Plan Delta Plan, flood control and reclamation project, S Netherlands, in the Rhine River delta. Built in 1957–81, it involved construction of four major dikes (up to 131 ft/40 m high) across the Rhine's four estuaries on the North Sea, three auxiliary dams, and a of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (pĕnsəlvā`nyə), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bordered by New Jersey, across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York . The affiliates operate nationwide with a combined enrollment of 18.7 million members, making Dentegra one of the nation's largest dental health plans. Locally, Delta and PMI added 1 million members since last year, a jump the company traces to several trends: a slowing economy that added to the number of poor patients being served by Medi-Cal, the expansion of the state's Healthy Families program for the children of the working poor, and continued strong performance of its HMO in Los Angeles. "The urban density of Los Angeles makes its possible to have a sufficient number of enrollees, and that makes it worthwhile for dentists Dentists can refer to one of the following:
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DENTAL PLANS
Ranked by enrollment in L.A. County
Rank Plan (Ranking in 2001) Enrollment (1) Dentists (2)
* name (current/year ago) * current
* address * L.A. County * year ago
* California
* companywide
1 Delta Dental Plan of 3,696/2,980 6,183
California (1) 15,100/12,919 974
12898 Towne Center Drive 15,900/13,400
Cerritos 90703
2 PMI Dental Health Plan (3) 589,3/392.1 1,176
12898 Towne Center Drive 1,039/1,016 974
Cerritos 90703 1,287/1,289
3 United Concordia Dental 402.9/388 9,257
Plans of California (4) 744/725 2,506
21700 Oxnard St., Suite 500 6,800/6,400
Woodland Hills 91367
4 MetDental 402.2/398.5 3,416
1 Madison Ave. 1,898.7/1,845.2 3,076
New York 10010 18,848.4/17,779.6
5 Wellpoint Dental Services (6) 245.8/243.3 4,586
5171 Verdugo Way 908.5/921.9 4,739
Camarillo 93012 2,709.0/2,675.0
6 Cigna Dental Health of 193.1/185 1,624
California Inc. (2) 438.9/423.3 1,624
5990 Sepulveda Blvd., 2,828/2,682
Suite 500
Van Nuys 91411
7 SafeGuard Health 170/200 4,274
Plans Inc. (7) 366/412 3,978
95 Enterprise 613/699
Aliso Viejo 92656
8 PacifiCare Dental & 133.6/114.7 (5) 1,548
Vision (8) 471.8/313.3 (5) 1,488
3110 Lake Center Drive 734.6/1,064.6 (5)
Santa Ana 92709
9 Golden West Dental & 126/101 4,971
Vision (9) 275/250.3 4,430
888 W. Ventura Blvd. 300/270.4
Camarillo 93010
10 GE Wellness Plan Dental 89.2/WND 1,297
30851 W. Agoura Road, 284.0/WND 1,200
Suite 300 284.0/WND
Agoura Hills 91301
11 Blue Shield of 87.8/93.5 3,596
California (13) 429.8/456.1 3,494
6701 Center Drive West, 429.8/456.1
Suite 800
Los Angeles 90045
12 Western Dental Services 87/82.3 1,010
Inc. (10) 310.1/312 835
530 S. Main St. 319.5/317.9
Orange 92868
13 Universal Care 81.2/85 373
1600 E. Hill St. 179.8/158.8 353
Signal Hill 90806 179.8/158.8
14 Guardian/MDC of 74.8/94.8 3,039
California (5) 517/539 3,039
11601 Wilshire Blvd., 5,118/5,662
Suite 300
Los Angeles 90049
15 Dentalpoint Inc. (12) 67.3/67.3 2,904
1875 Century Park East, 116.9/116.9 2,904
Suite 1875 921.5/921.5
Los Angeles 90067
Rank Plan (Ranking in 2001) Revenues (3)
* name L.A./companywide
* address * 2001
* 2000
1 Delta Dental Plan of NA/$3,300
California (1) NA/$2,900
12898 Towne Center Drive
Cerritos 90703
2 PMI Dental Health Plan (3) NA/158
12898 Towne Center Drive NA/143
Cerritos 90703
3 United Concordia Dental 46.9/864
Plans of California (4) 44.6/743
21700 Oxnard St., Suite 500
Woodland Hills 91367
4 MetDental NA/NA
1 Madison Ave. NA/NA
New York 10010
5 Wellpoint Dental Services (6) WND/12,400
5171 Verdugo Way WND/9,200
Camarillo 93012
6 Cigna Dental Health of WND/WND
California Inc. (2) WND/WND
5990 Sepulveda Blvd.,
Suite 500
Van Nuys 91411
7 SafeGuard Health NA/84.8
Plans Inc. (7) NA/97.3
95 Enterprise
Aliso Viejo 92656
8 PacifiCare Dental & NA/11,800 (6)
Vision (8) NA/11,500 (6)
3110 Lake Center Drive
Santa Ana 92709
9 Golden West Dental & WND/18,702
Vision (9) WND/WND
888 W. Ventura Blvd.
Camarillo 93010
10 GE Wellness Plan Dental 24.5/samd
30851 W. Agoura Road, 25.1/same
Suite 300
Agoura Hills 91301
11 Blue Shield of NA/46.6
California (13) NA/38.8
6701 Center Drive West,
Suite 800
Los Angeles 90045
12 Western Dental Services WND/WND
Inc. (10) WND/WND
530 S. Main St.
Orange 92868
13 Universal Care WND/WND
1600 E. Hill St. WND/WND
Signal Hill 90806
14 Guardian/MDC of WND/WND
California (5) WND/WND
11601 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 300
Los Angeles 90049
15 Dentalpoint Inc. (12) WND/WND
1875 Century Park East, WND/WND
Suite 1875
Los Angeles 90067
Rank Plan (Ranking in 2001) Services (4)
* name
* address
1 Delta Dental Plan of dental PPO, FFS
California (1)
12898 Towne Center Drive
Cerritos 90703
2 PMI Dental Health Plan (3) dental HMO, individual and
12898 Towne Center Drive grouo, group vision
Cerritos 90703
3 United Concordia Dental dental HMO, PPO, FFS
Plans of California (4)
21700 Oxnard St., Suite 500
Woodland Hills 91367
4 MetDental group dental plans
1 Madison Ave.
New York 10010
5 Wellpoint Dental Services (6) dental HMO, PPO,
5171 Verdugo Way traditional, FFS
Camarillo 93012
6 Cigna Dental Health of dental HMO, PPO,
California Inc. (2) indemnity, ASO
5990 Sepulveda Blvd.,
Suite 500
Van Nuys 91411
7 SafeGuard Health dental HMO, PPO and
Plans Inc. (7) indemnity plans
95 Enterprise
Aliso Viejo 92656
8 PacifiCare Dental & dental HMO, PPO, FFS,
Vision (8) vision plans
3110 Lake Center Drive
Santa Ana 92709
9 Golden West Dental & dental HMO, vision,
Vision (9) PPO, Indemnity
888 W. Ventura Blvd.
Camarillo 93010
10 GE Wellness Plan Dental dental HMO and PPO,
30851 W. Agoura Road, individual and group,
Suite 300 prepaid vision
Agoura Hills 91301
11 Blue Shield of dental HMO, PPO
California (13) and ASO services
6701 Center Drive West,
Suite 800
Los Angeles 90045
12 Western Dental Services dental HMO and PPO,
Inc. (10) individual and group,
530 S. Main St. prepaid vision
Orange 92868
13 Universal Care small and large group,
1600 E. Hill St. individual
Signal Hill 90806
14 Guardian/MDC of PPO and pre-paid dental, ASO
California (5)
11601 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 300
Los Angeles 90049
15 Dentalpoint Inc. (12) dental PPO, EPO,
1875 Century Park East, utilization review,
Suite 1875 claim administration
Los Angeles 90067
Rank Plan (Ranking in 2001) Profile
* name * parent co.
* address * headquarters
1 Delta Dental Plan of Same
California (1) San Francisco
12898 Towne Center Drive
Cerritos 90703
2 PMI Dental Health Plan (3) Delta Dental Plan of
12898 Towne Center Drive California
Cerritos 90703 San Francisco
3 United Concordia Dental Highmark Co.
Plans of California (4) Harrisburg, Pa.
21700 Oxnard St., Suite 500
Woodland Hills 91367
4 MetDental Metropolitan Life
1 Madison Ave. Insurance Co.
New York 10010 New York.
5 Wellpoint Dental Services (6) Wellpoint Health
5171 Verdugo Way Networks Inc.
Camarillo 93012 Thousand Oaks
6 Cigna Dental Health of Cigna Healthcare
California Inc. (2) Bloomfield, Conn.
5990 Sepulveda Blvd.,
Suite 500
Van Nuys 91411
7 SafeGuard Health same
Plans Inc. (7) Aliso Viejo
95 Enterprise
Aliso Viejo 92656
8 PacifiCare Dental & PacifiCare Health
Vision (8) Systems Inc.
3110 Lake Center Drive Santa Ana
Santa Ana 92709
9 Golden West Dental & same
Vision (9) Camarillo
888 W. Ventura Blvd.
Camarillo 93010
10 GE Wellness Plan Dental GE Financial Assurance
30851 W. Agoura Road, Schaumburg, III
Suite 300
Agoura Hills 91301
11 Blue Shield of Same
California (13) San Francisco
6701 Center Drive West,
Suite 800
Los Angeles 90045
12 Western Dental Services same
Inc. (10) Orange
530 S. Main St.
Orange 92868
13 Universal Care same
1600 E. Hill St. Signal Hill
Signal Hill 90806
14 Guardian/MDC of Guardian Life Insurance
California (5) Co. New York
11601 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 300
Los Angeles 90049
15 Dentalpoint Inc. (12) same
1875 Century Park East, Fresno
Suite 1875
Los Angeles 90067
Rank Plan (Ranking in 2001) Marketing
* name * contact
* address * Web site
1 Delta Dental Plan of Steve Spigarelli
California (1) deltadentalca.org
12898 Towne Center Drive
Cerritos 90703
2 PMI Dental Health Plan (3) Steve Spigarelli
12898 Towne Center Drive deltadentalca.org/pmi
Cerritos 90703
3 United Concordia Dental Kevin O'Toole
Plans of California (4) unitedconcordia.com
21700 Oxnard St., Suite 500
Woodland Hills 91367
4 MetDental karen Eldred
1 Madison Ave. metdental.com
New York 10010
5 Wellpoint Dental Services (6) Jim Perkins
5171 Verdugo Way wellpoint.com
Camarillo 93012
6 Cigna Dental Health of Mark E. Burkhard
California Inc. (2) cigna.com/dental
5990 Sepulveda Blvd.,
Suite 500
Van Nuys 91411
7 SafeGuard Health Robin Muck
Plans Inc. (7) safeguard.net
95 Enterprise
Aliso Viejo 92656
8 PacifiCare Dental & Greg Tamanaha
Vision (8) pacificare.com/dental
3110 Lake Center Drive
Santa Ana 92709
9 Golden West Dental & Chris McConathy
Vision (9) goldenwestdental.com
888 W. Ventura Blvd.
Camarillo 93010
10 GE Wellness Plan Dental Pat Cobleigh
30851 W. Agoura Road, smilesaver.com
Suite 300
Agoura Hills 91301
11 Blue Shield of Gaye Clark
California (13) mylifepath.com
6701 Center Drive West,
Suite 800
Los Angeles 90045
12 Western Dental Services Mark Skawinski
Inc. (10) westerndental.com
530 S. Main St.
Orange 92868
13 Universal Care Allan Rahan
1600 E. Hill St. universalcare.com
Signal Hill 90806
14 Guardian/MDC of Arthur Stem
California (5) glic.com
11601 Wilshire Blvd.,
Suite 300
Los Angeles 90049
15 Dentalpoint Inc. (12) Larry Kay
1875 Century Park East, NA
Suite 1875
Los Angeles 90067
Rank Plan (Ranking in 2001) Top Local Executive
* name * name
* address * title
* phone
1 Delta Dental Plan of Steve Spigarelli
California (1) director of sales, So. Cal.
12898 Towne Center Drive (562) 924-8311
Cerritos 90703
2 PMI Dental Health Plan (3) Belinda Martinez
12898 Towne Center Drive senior vice president
Cerritos 90703 (562) 924-8311
3 United Concordia Dental Len Matuszak
Plans of California (4) v.p., operations
21700 Oxnard St., Suite 500 (818) 710-9400
Woodland Hills 91367
4 MetDental Todd Katz
1 Madison Ave. vice president
New York 10010 (877) 738-3379
5 Wellpoint Dental Services (6) Jim Perkins
5171 Verdugo Way general manager
Camarillo 93012 (805) 557-6790
6 Cigna Dental Health of Alan West
California Inc. (2) regional vice president
5990 Sepulveda Blvd., (818) 756-2900
Suite 500
Van Nuys 91411
7 SafeGuard Health James E. Buncher
Plans Inc. (7) president, ceo
95 Enterprise (949) 425-4300
Aliso Viejo 92656
8 PacifiCare Dental & John Whalley
Vision (8) v.p. sales and services
3110 Lake Center Drive (714) 513-6494
Santa Ana 92709
9 Golden West Dental & Chris McConathy
Vision (9) director of marketing
888 W. Ventura Blvd. (800) 995-4124
Camarillo 93010
10 GE Wellness Plan Dental Harris Levey
30851 W. Agoura Road, president
Suite 300 (818) 706-6600
Agoura Hills 91301
11 Blue Shield of Debra Bowles
California (13) ceo
6701 Center Drive West, (888) 800-2742
Suite 800
Los Angeles 90045
12 Western Dental Services Samuel H. Gruenbaum
Inc. (10) president, ceo
530 S. Main St. (714) 480-3000
Orange 92868
13 Universal Care Jay B. Davis
1600 E. Hill St. exec. vice president
Signal Hill 90806 (562) 424-6200
14 Guardian/MDC of Arthur Stern
California (5) regional manager
11601 Wilshire Blvd., (800) 225-3399
Suite 300
Los Angeles 90049
15 Dentalpoint Inc. (12) Mike Diener
1875 Century Park East, president
Suite 1875 (310) 360-1282
Los Angeles 90067
NA - not available
WND - would not disclose
(1)In thousands.
(2)Participating dentists in L.A. County.
(3)In millions.
(4)Abbreviations for services: ASO - administrative services only, FFS -
fee for service, HMO - health maintenance organization, POS - point of
service, PPO - preferred provider organization, EPO - exclusive provider
organization.
(5)Included Vision Plans.
(6)For PacifiCare Health Systems Inc.
Note: The information for this list was provided by representatives of
the dental plans themselves. Plans are ranked by L.A. County enrollment
as of March 31, 2002. To the best of our knowledge, this information is
accurate as of press time. While every effort is made to ensure the
accuracy and thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical
errors sometimes occur. Please send corrections or additions on company
letterhead to the Research Department, Los Angeles Business Journal,
5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. (C)2002 Los Angeles
Business Journal. This list may not be reprinted in whole or in part
without prior written permission from the editor. Reprints are available
from Wright's Reprints, (877) 652-5295.
Researched by Natasha Prishva
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