401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Rafael Rivera, Jr., D.D.S., P.L.L.C. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3M
Total assets Small plan by assets
200
Participants Below avg headcount
37th
Percentile by assets National rank
$16,000
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Smile Starters 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Rafael Rivera, Jr., D.D.S., P.L.L.C. · North Carolina · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$3M in assets, 200 participants

Rafael Rivera, Jr., D.D.S., P.L.L.C.'s Smile Starters 401(k) Plan reported $3M in total assets and 200 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 37th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #6,695 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Smile Starters 401(k) Plan covers 200 participants in North Carolina, about 24% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $3M.

#6,695
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+85.7%
assets growth YoY

Smile Starters 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Healthcare & Social Assistance and all filers

Smile Starters 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$3,200,065 37th percentile higher than 37% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Smile Starters 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Smile Starters 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (200 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Smile Starters 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Smile Starters 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $877K in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Smile Starters 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 186 in the plan year 2022 filing to 200 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 261995249 · Rafael Rivera, Jr., D.D.S., P.L.L.C. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Smile Starters 401(k) Plan · $3M · 200 · 37th

  • EOY $3M
  • 5500 200
  • ASSETS 37th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near Platinum Financial, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #6695

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in North Carolina →

Smile Starters 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Smile Starters 401(k) Plan$3MPlatinum Financial, LLC 401(k) PlanPlatinum Financial, LLC 401(…$3MUS Institutional Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & TrustUS Institutional Corporation…$3MLeonard Management 401(k) PlanLeonard Management 401(k) Pl…$3MConsolidated Shippers, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanConsolidated Shippers, Inc. …$3M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Smile Starters 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2M
Net Assets (End of Year)$3M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN261995249
Plan Effective Date2021-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Rafael Rivera, Jr., D.D.S., P.L.L.C.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Rafael Rivera, Jr., D.D.S., P.L.L.C. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5M 170.6087917304276% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1M$2M$3M$4M$5M 202220232024 $1.72M $4.66M ▲ +170.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 186 $2M
2023 1 200 $3M
2024 1 209 $5M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in North Carolina

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Smile Starters 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Smile Starters 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.003200065 · Participants: 200Smile Starters 401(k) PlanThe Bank of America 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 54.848846192 · Participants: 173899The Bank of America 401(k) PlanHoneywell 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.388124058 · Participants: 40004Honeywell 401(k) PlanDuke Energy Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.354065 · Participants: 28121Duke Energy Retirement Savings PlanTruist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.120701726 · Participants: 55480Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings PlanNucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.510660989 · Participants: 24174Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan
Smile Starters 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Smile Starters 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Smile Starters 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Platinum Financial, LLC 401(k) Plan in OR ($3M); by covered participants it is Factorial Restaurant Holdings LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in IL (200 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (200 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Smile Starters 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Smile Starters 401(k) Plan surged - up 85.7% during 2023, from $2M to $3M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Rafael Rivera, Jr., D.D.S., P.L.L.C. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Rafael Rivera, Jr., D.D.S., P.L.L.C.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 170.6%, from $2M to $5M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Smile Starters 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Platinum Financial, LLC 401(k) Plan in OR ($3M, 4 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Smile Starters 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Factorial Restaurant Holdings LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in IL (200 participants, $443 in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 261995249.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.