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Saltzman Tanis Pittell Levin and Jacobson

Pediatrics·Hollywood, FL·NPI: 1639138480SharePrint Report

Red Flags Explained

Each flag represents a statistical test that identified unusual billing patterns. Here's what each flag on this provider means in plain English:

Billing Swing

Billing Swing means this provider's total billing changed dramatically from one year to the next — increasing or decreasing by more than 200% with over $1M in absolute change. This could indicate a change in practice scope, a billing scheme ramping up, or legitimate growth.

Rate Outlier

Rate Outlier means this provider charges above the 90th percentile for multiple different procedure codes simultaneously. While one high-cost code could reflect specialization, consistently high rates across many codes may indicate systematic overbilling.

Explosive Growth

Explosive Growth means this provider's billing increased by more than 500% year-over-year. While rapid expansion can be legitimate, this pattern has been observed in fraud schemes that ramp up billing quickly before detection.

These flags are statistical indicators only. Many flagged providers have legitimate explanations for their billing patterns. Learn more about our methodology.

Advanced Detection Signals

Additional statistical tests from advanced fraud detection methods

Billing Velocity10348.3 claims/working day
Change PointBilling shifted 3.5x in 2021-05

These signals use advanced statistical methods including digit distribution analysis, change-point detection, and market concentration metrics. Learn more.

Risk Assessment

Bills $0.17 per claim for 1160F — 17.2× the national median of $0.01.

Bills $0.12 per claim for 2001F — 5.8× the national median of $0.02.

This is a statistical summary, not an accusation. See our methodology.

Compared to Pediatrics Peers

Total spending distribution among 14 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $201.3M is at the 90th percentile among 14 Pediatrics providers.

Above 90th percentile for this specialty — higher spending than 12 of 14 peers

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$201.3M

$201,288,692

Total Claims

19.1M

Beneficiaries

18.0M

1.1 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$11

#449 of 618K providers by total spending(top <0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Saltzman Tanis Pittell Levin and Jacobson is a Pediatrics provider based in Hollywood, FL. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $201.3M in Medicaid payments across 19.1M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $201.3M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 25,161 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

2442% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$1.7M
+836%
2019
$15.5M
+1%
2020
$15.7M
+102%
2021
$31.8M
+42%
2022
$45.1M
+10%
2023
$49.5M
-15%
2024
$42.1M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (99213 (Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, low-mod complexity)) accounts for 23% of total spending.

99213Normal range

Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, low-mod complexity

$46.4M

1.7M claims · 23.1%

Your Cost: $26.75/claim|Median: $37.81
0.7× median
99214Normal range

Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, mod-high complexity

$40.7M

989K claims · 20.2%

Your Cost: $41.12/claim|Median: $53.41
0.8× median
99392Normal range

Preventive medicine, established patient, age 1-4

$29.8M

511K claims · 14.8%

Your Cost: $58.36/claim|Median: $75.18
0.8× median
99391Normal range

Preventive medicine, established patient, infant (under 1)

$25.8M

442K claims · 12.8%

Your Cost: $58.38/claim|Median: $69.35
0.8× median
99393Normal range

Preventive medicine, established patient, age 5-11

$20.9M

368K claims · 10.4%

Your Cost: $56.77/claim|Median: $74.82
0.8× median
99394Normal range

Preventive medicine, established patient, age 12-17

$12.1M

203K claims · 6.0%

Your Cost: $59.56/claim|Median: $80.15
0.7× median
90460Normal range

Immunization administration, first vaccine/toxoid, with counseling

$8.1M

1.0M claims · 4.0%

Your Cost: $8.01/claim|Median: $17.85
0.5× median
99051Normal range

$2.8M

444K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $6.25/claim|Median: $7.89
0.8× median
90670Normal range

$2.2M

221K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $9.98/claim|Median: $5.94
1.7× median
99204Top 10%

Office/outpatient visit, new patient, mod-high complexity

$845K

6K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $144.03/claim|Median: $84.03
1.7× median
99244Normal range

Office or other outpatient consultation, moderate complexity

$591K

5K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $130.64/claim|Median: $121.58
1.1× median
99460Normal range

Initial hospital or birthing center care, newborn, per day

$585K

16K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $37.12/claim|Median: $62.48
0.6× median
90471Normal range

Immunization administration, 1 vaccine, percutaneous/ID/SC/IM

$568K

84K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $6.79/claim|Median: $9.80
0.7× median
90461Normal range

Immunization admin, additional vaccine, counseling

$564K

532K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $1.06/claim|Median: $6.93
0.1× median
99238Normal range

Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less

$512K

13K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $38.53/claim|Median: $37.22
1.0× median
90686Normal range

Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent, preservative-free, IM

$507K

248K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $2.05/claim|Median: $7.18
0.3× median
93306Top 25%

Echocardiography, transthoracic, complete, with Doppler

$464K

3K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $163.65/claim|Median: $54.68
3.0× median
97802Normal range

$458K

24K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $19.04/claim|Median: $12.70
1.5× median
96110Normal range

Developmental screening, per standardized instrument

$446K

264K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $1.69/claim|Median: $9.10
0.2× median
93303Normal range

Echocardiography, transthoracic, limited

$376K

3K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $148.08/claim|Median: $112.83
1.3× median
1160FTop 25%

$343K

2.0M claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $0.17/claim|Median: $0.01
17.2× median
87502Normal range

Influenza virus detection, reverse transcription, amplified probe

$335K

8K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $43.83/claim|Median: $65.64
0.7× median
83655Normal range

$325K

132K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $2.46/claim|Median: $10.49
0.2× median
2001FTop 25%

$325K

2.8M claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $0.12/claim|Median: $0.02
5.8× median
99188Normal range

$285K

44K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $6.45/claim|Median: $12.80
0.5× median
87651Normal range

Streptococcus Group A detection, nucleic acid, amplified probe

$267K

22K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $12.01/claim|Median: $28.46
0.4× median
90716Normal range

$246K

124K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $1.98/claim|Median: $6.18
0.3× median
85018Normal range

$218K

333K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $0.65/claim|Median: $1.71
0.4× median
99381Normal range

Preventive visit, new patient, infant (<1 yr)

$213K

4K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $55.53/claim|Median: $73.46
0.8× median
95004Normal range

Percutaneous allergy skin tests, each

$209K

5K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $44.83/claim|Median: $134.97
0.3× median