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Carmel O'reardon

Social Worker, Clinical·Houston, TX·NPI: 1114196698Share

Compared to Social Worker, Clinical Peers

Total spending distribution among 34 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $401K is at the 75th percentile among 34 Social Worker, Clinical providers.

Total Paid

$401K

$400,551

Total Claims

6,134

Beneficiaries

1,590

3.9 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$65

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Carmel O'reardon is a Social Worker, Clinical provider based in Houston, TX. From 2020-11 through 2023-10, this provider received $401K in Medicaid payments across 6K claims serving 2K beneficiaries, billing 2 distinct procedure codes.

Key Findings

  • 📊94% of all billing comes from a single procedure code: 90834 (90834). This extreme concentration is unusual and may indicate specialized services or a narrow billing pattern.
  • 📊Spending more than doubled from $23K in 2020 to $110K in 2023 (378% growth).
  • 📊Saw a 5.6× spike in 2021 ($23K → $128K), a sharp year-over-year increase.

Yearly Spending

2020
$23K
+457%
2021
$128K
+9%
2022
$140K
-21%
2023
$110K

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 2 distinct procedure codes. The top code (90834 (Psychotherapy, 45 minutes)) accounts for 94% of total spending.

90834Normal range

Psychotherapy, 45 minutes

$378K

5,942 claims · 94.5%

Your Cost: $63.68/claim|Median: $63.65
1.0× median
90791Normal range

Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation

$22K

192 claims · 5.5%

Your Cost: $115.35/claim|Median: $99.21
1.2× median