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Ethel Bethea

Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder)·New Haven, CT·NPI: 1033402045Share

Compared to Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Peers

Total spending distribution among 20 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $427K is at the 25th percentile among 20 Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) providers.

Total Paid

$427K

$426,963

Total Claims

4,829

Beneficiaries

561

8.6 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$88

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Ethel Bethea is a Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) provider based in New Haven, CT. From 2018-11 through 2019-09, this provider received $427K in Medicaid payments across 5K claims serving 561 beneficiaries, billing 2 distinct procedure codes.

Key Findings

  • 📊98% of all billing comes from a single procedure code: 90837 (90837). This extreme concentration is unusual and may indicate specialized services or a narrow billing pattern.
  • 📊Spending grew 715% from $47K in 2018 to $380K in 2019.
  • 📊Saw a 8.1× spike in 2019 ($47K → $380K), a sharp year-over-year increase.
  • 📊Billing stopped in 2019-09, suggesting this provider is no longer active in Medicaid. Abrupt cessation of billing can be a risk indicator.

Yearly Spending

2018
$47K
+715%
2019
$380K

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 2 distinct procedure codes. The top code (90837 (Psychotherapy, 60 minutes)) accounts for 98% of total spending.

90837Normal range

Psychotherapy, 60 minutes

$420K

4,744 claims · 98.4%

Your Cost: $88.59/claim|Median: $85.66
1.0× median
90791Normal range

Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation

$7K

85 claims · 1.6%

Your Cost: $78.96/claim|Median: $99.21
0.8× median