Statistical flags indicate unusual patterns — not proof of fraud or wrongdoing. Read our methodology

#17 HotspotOH

Columbus, OH

Flagged Providers
10
Suspicious Spending
$1.77B
Avg per Provider
$177.5M
National Rank
#17 of 32

Fraud Pattern Analysis

Columbus, OH ranks #17 among the 32 cities with the highest concentration of flagged Medicaid providers in the OpenMedicaid dataset. With 10 flagged providers billing a combined $1.77B in suspicious Medicaid charges, this city is near the national city average of 13 flagged providers. The average suspicious spending per flagged provider ($177.5M) is notably high, which may indicate large-scale billing schemes rather than isolated incidents.