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Arizona Medicaid Spending

Arizona's Medicaid program paid $8.49B across 34 providers from 2018–2024. 99 providers in Arizona are flagged on our risk watchlist. The top procedure code is S5125 (Attendant care services, per 15 min) at $1.79B.

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Total Spending

$8.49B

Total Claims

164.4M

Top Providers

34

Beneficiaries

109.7M

Largest Provider

Acumen Fiscal Agent LLC

$1.06B

Top Procedure

S5125

$1.79B

Flagged Providers

99

on risk watchlist

Avg Per Provider

$249.6M

across 34 providers

Yearly Spending Trend

Top Providers in Arizona

1

Acumen Fiscal Agent LLC

Community/Behavioral Health · Mesa

$1.06B

10.5M claims

2

Arion Care Solutions LLC

In Home Supportive Care · Chandler

$606.7M

5.8M claims

3

Phoenix Children's Hospital

General Acute Care Hospital Children · Phoenix

$555.7M

4.2M claims

4

National Mentor Healthcare

Day Training, Developmentally Disabled Services · Phoenix

$459.7M

2.1M claims

5

El Rio Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center, INC

Clinic/Center, Federally Qualified Health Center ( · Tucson

$360.3M

4.4M claims

6

Mountain Park Health Center

Clinic/Center, Federally Qualified Health Center ( · Phoenix

$352.1M

4.7M claims

7

The Tungland Company, LLC

Residential Treatment Facility, Intellectual and/o · Phoenix

$331.8M

1.2M claims

8

Sonora Quest Laboratories LLC

Clinical Medical Laboratory · Phoenix

$298.1M

28.5M claims

9

Yuma Regional Medical Center

General Acute Care Hospital · Yuma

$278.4M

6.9M claims

10

Ability360, Inc,

Community Based Residential Treatment Facility, In · Phoenix

$274.7M

1.8M claims

11

Laboratory Corporation of America

Clinical Medical Laboratory · Phoenix

$265.9M

31.0M claims

12

Maricopa County Special Health Care District

General Acute Care Hospital · Phoenix

$251.5M

4.6M claims

13

Adelante Healthcare, Inc.

Family Medicine · Phoenix

$245.9M

2.3M claims

14

Instant Care of Arizona

Home Health · Phoenix

$229.9M

1.8M claims

15

Banner Desert Medical Center

General Acute Care Hospital · Mesa

$199.6M

3.9M claims

16

Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus LLC

Clinic/Center, Multi-Specialty · Tucson

$194.4M

3.6M claims

17

Community Bridges Inc.

Community/Behavioral Health · Mesa

$172.9M

4.2M claims

18

American Medical Response of Maricopa, LLC

Ambulance, Land Transport · Mesa

$171.3M

948K claims

19

Phoenix Children's Hospital

Pediatrics · Phoenix

$162.4M

2.8M claims

20

Nextcare Arizona LLC

Clinic/Center, Urgent Care · Tempe

$161.3M

1.7M claims

21

Creative Networks, L.l.c.

Case Management · Phoenix

$159.7M

1.7M claims

22

Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix

Clinic/Center, Sleep Disorder Diagnostic · Phoenix

$140.8M

3.8M claims

23

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

Community/Behavioral Health · Glendale

$140.3M

3.4M claims

24

City of Phoenix Arizona

Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic · Phoenix

$138.9M

793K claims

25

La Frontera Center Inc.

Clinic/Center Mental Health (Including Community · Tucson

$136.2M

3.1M claims

26

Banner-university Medical Group

Clinic/Center, Primary Care · Phoenix

$133.7M

2.5M claims

27

United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona, INC

Home Health · Tucson

$131.5M

1.3M claims

28

District Medical Group, INC

Anesthesiology · Phoenix

$130.6M

1.8M claims

29

Tucson Medical Center

Clinic/Center, Hearing and Speech · Tucson

$127.3M

3.8M claims

30

Dignity Health

Rehabilitation Unit · Phoenix

$126.2M

3.2M claims

31

Total Transit INC

Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN) · Glendale

$124.6M

11.1M claims

32

Arizona Consumer Direct Personal Care

Home Health · Tucson

$121.5M

412K claims

33

Winslow Indian Health Care Center INC

Clinic/Center Public Health Federal · Winslow

$121.2M

235K claims

34

Maricopa Ambulance, LLC

Ambulance, Land Transport · Phoenix

$119.4M

601K claims

Spending by Top Procedures

S5125Attendant care services, per 15 min$1.79B
T1015Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive$1.01B
T2016Habilitation, residential, waiver; per diem$709.9M
99284Emergency dept visit, high complexity$326.5M
99285Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity$308.0M

Top Procedures in Arizona

CodeTotal Paid
S5125

Attendant care services, per 15 min

$1.79B
T1015

Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive

$1.01B
T2016

Habilitation, residential, waiver; per diem

$709.9M
99284

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$326.5M
99285

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$308.0M
T2017

Habilitation, residential, waiver; 15 min

$281.8M
99283

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$258.5M
S5150

Unskilled respite care, per 15 min

$212.6M
99213

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

$210.7M
A0427

Ambulance, ALS emergency transport Level 1

$173.0M
U0003

Infectious disease detection (COVID-19)

$162.2M
A0425

Ground mileage, per statute mile

$136.0M
99214

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

$132.2M
74177

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$126.2M
A0429

Ambulance, BLS emergency transport

$94.7M