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Americare Inc.

Home Health·Brooklyn, NY·NPI: 1649363342SharePrint 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:

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.

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

Risk Assessment

Bills $142.31 per claim for G0406 — 23.6× the national median of $6.02.

Billing in the top 1% nationally for 1 procedure code: G0406.

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

Compared to Home Health Peers

Total spending distribution among 322 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $686.3M is at the 90th percentile among 322 Home Health providers.

Above 90th percentile for this specialty — higher spending than 289 of 322 peers

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

Total Paid

$686.3M

$686,260,064

Total Claims

3.7M

Beneficiaries

178K

20.6 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$187

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

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Americare Inc. is a Home Health provider based in Brooklyn, NY. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $686.3M in Medicaid payments across 3.7M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $686.3M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 85,782 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

191% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$40.5M
+83%
2019
$74.2M
+43%
2020
$106.3M
+2%
2021
$108.2M
+5%
2022
$114.0M
+10%
2023
$125.2M
-6%
2024
$117.9M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 10 distinct procedure codes. The top code (T1019 (Personal care services, per 15 min)) accounts for 84% of total spending.

T1019Top 25%

Personal care services, per 15 min

$575.8M

3.3M claims · 83.9%

Your Cost: $173.06/claim|Median: $82.47
2.1× median
T1020Normal range

Personal care services, per diem

$109.3M

328K claims · 15.9%

Your Cost: $333.02/claim|Median: $296.27
1.1× median
T2024Normal range

Supported employment, waiver, per diem

$394K

2K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $205.03/claim|Median: $259.38
0.8× median
S9131Normal range

Physical therapy, in the home, per diem

$335K

4K claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $85.42/claim|Median: $90.35
0.9× median
T1030Top 25%

Nursing care, in the home, by RN, per diem

$260K

2K claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $111.85/claim|Median: $85.62
1.3× median
S9110Normal range

$130K

1K claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $121.25/claim|Median: $161.92
0.8× median
T1022Normal range

$85K

804 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $105.53/claim|Median: $184.03
0.6× median
G0406Top 1%

$6K

39 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $142.31/claim|Median: $6.02
23.6× median
S9123Normal range

Nursing care, in the home, by RN, per 15 minutes

$6K

85 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $65.06/claim|Median: $124.86
0.5× median
97161Top 25%

Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity

$4K

44 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $88.64/claim|Median: $47.89
1.9× median