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Scheila Watson

Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder)·Colorado Springs, CO·NPI: 1114116688Share

Compared to Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Peers

Total spending distribution among 20 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $213K is at the below 25th percentile among 20 Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) providers.

Total Paid

$213K

$213,248

Total Claims

2,956

Beneficiaries

1,151

2.6 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$72

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Scheila Watson is a Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) provider based in Colorado Springs, CO. From 2018-07 through 2019-09, this provider received $213K in Medicaid payments across 3K claims serving 1K beneficiaries, billing 5 distinct procedure codes.

Key Findings

  • 📊85% of billing is concentrated in 90837 (90837), indicating significant specialization in this service.
  • 📊Spending more than doubled from $43K in 2018 to $170K in 2019 (293% growth).
  • 📊Saw a 3.9× spike in 2019 ($43K → $170K), 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  • 📊Billing stopped in 2019-09, suggesting this provider is no longer active in Medicaid.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
$43K
+293%
2019
$170K

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 5 distinct procedure codes. The top code (90837 (Psychotherapy, 60 minutes)) accounts for 85% of total spending.

90837Normal range

Psychotherapy, 60 minutes

$182K

2,100 claims · 85.1%

Your Cost: $86.43/claim|Median: $85.66
1.0× median
H0005Normal range

Alcohol and/or drug services, group counseling

$27K

553 claims · 12.6%

Your Cost: $48.51/claim|Median: $47.35
1.0× median
S9445Normal range

$2K

203 claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $11.14/claim|Median: $12.72
0.9× median
H0032Normal range

Mental health service plan development

$2K

60 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $26.96/claim|Median: $80.64
0.3× median
H0002Normal range

Behavioral health screening

$1K

40 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $25.82/claim|Median: $38.77
0.7× median