Delta Dental of New Mexico

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Delta Dental of New Mexico and its affiliates in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee collectively are among the largest dental plan administrators in the nation. In 2013, the enterprise paid out nearly $3 billion for dental care for 12.1 million enrollees.

Delta Dental of New Mexico is a not-for-profit corporation that has been providing dental benefit plans for New Mexico residents since 1971. Today, nearly 390,000 New Mexico residents in more than 1,700 employer groups are covered by plans administered by Delta Dental. Offices for Delta Dental of New Mexico are located in Albuquerque.
At Delta Dental, we pride ourselves on the efficiency of our administration and claims payment. In 2010, Delta Dental of New Mexico had a 99.7% procedural accuracy of paid claims and a 99.9% financial accuracy of paid claims.

Delta Dental of New Mexico is a member of the Delta Dental Plans Association, America’s largest, most experienced dental benefits system. Together, the plans provide coverage to more than 75 million Americans and operate the nation’s largest network of participating dentists.1

Financial Strength Rating
Delta Dental of New Mexico has been assigned a financial strength rating of A– (Excellent) by A.M. Best Co.

1. Internal data. Delta Dental Plans Association. Reported for 2016.