401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

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

Data updated 2026-08-25

$5M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 209
Participants Below avg headcount: 41st
Percentile by assets National rank: $22,312
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

$5M in assets, 209 participants

Rafael Rivera, Jr., D.D.S., P.L.L.C.'s Smile Starters 401(k) Plan reported $5M in total assets and 209 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 41st 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.

#7,331 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Smile Starters 401(k) Plan covers 209 participants in North Carolina, about 26% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $5M.

#7,331
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers): +45.7%
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$4,663,220 41st percentile higher than 41% of 123,620 filed plans

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

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (209 participants).

Micro (1-10) 33,766 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 26,107 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 54,251 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,349 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,399 filings (1%)

Smile Starters 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Smile Starters 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 200 in the plan year 2023 filing to 209 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 261995249 · Rafael Rivera, Jr., D.D.S., P.L.L.C. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Smile Starters 401(k) Plan · $5M · 209 · 41st

EIN $5M
EIN 209
EIN 41st
EIN 401(k)
EIN near I-Wireless, LLC 401(k) Plan
EIN ind #7331

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 →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Smile Starters 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$5M
Net Income	$1M
Employer EIN	261995249
Plan Effective Date	2021-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

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

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $5M 170.6087917304276% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

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

The Bank of America 401(k) Plan $62.9B · 168,963
Honeywell 401(k) Plan $16.3B · 39,468
Duke Energy Retirement Savings Plan $11.3B · 27,341
Nucor Corporation Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan $9.3B · 27,070
Truist Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan $9.2B · 52,699

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 I-Wireless, LLC 401(k) Plan in KY ($5M); by covered participants it is Del Amo Motorsports 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA (209 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($5M here).

I-Wireless, LLC 401(k) Plan (KY) $5M · 21
Affiliated Capital Resources 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (CA) $5M · 2
Stasis Homes Inc. Retirement Plan (TX) $5M · 10
Nppg Retirement Select 100+Pep (NJ) $5M · N/A

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (209 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Del Amo Motorsports 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (CA) 209 · 0 off
Quarternorth Energy 401(k) Plan (TX) 209 · 0 off
Pillar Construction, Inc. 401(k) Plan (VA) 209 · 0 off
Evolve Ip, LLC 401(k) Plan (PA) 209 · 0 off

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼

Smile Starters 401(k) Plan surged - up 45.7% during 2024, from $3M to $5M. 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 I-Wireless, LLC 401(k) Plan in KY ($5M, 21 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 Del Amo Motorsports 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA (209 participants, $291K in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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