KRISTI SMITH, LPC

NPI 1013243179, individual, Kennett, MO, Counselor, Professional

Evidence tier

documented action, then payment

Listed on the MO Medicaid exclusion list since July 29, 2011.
Medicaid still paid claims in 11 later months, $6,160 in total.

score 94 of 100, rank 312, $6K at stake

Paid after the action

Months in which Medicaid paid claims for this provider after a public action that should have triggered a screening check. This is a record of payments, not a determination that they were improper.

list	identity check	action date	window closed	months paid after	first	last	paid after	12 months before
MO Medicaid exclusion list state list extracted from https://mmac.mo.gov/wp-content/uploads/sanction-list-2026-08-31.xlsx (pandas claude colmap)	Exact NPI, name verified	Jul 29, 2011	still open	11	Sep 2023	Nov 2024	$6K	$0

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

Name	KRISTI SMITH, LPC
Type	Individual
Status	Active
NPI issued	October 26, 2009, last updated July 8, 2025
Practice location	1226 INDEPENDENCE AVE, Kennett, MO 63857-1316, 573-559-2380
Specialties	Counselor, Professional (101YP2500X, primary, license 2025027352 MO)

Procedures billed

The specific codes behind the dollars. Medicaid figures come from T-MSIS (2018 to 2024) and are compared with every other provider billing the same code; Medicare figures come from the 2024 physician and supplier file and compare this provider's submitted charge with what Medicare allowed, against the usual ratio for that code.

Medicaid, largest codes

code	what it is	paid	share	per patient-month	typical	rank among providers
90832	Psychotherapy, 30 minutes	$6K	100%	$22	$59 (top 5% from $239)	22nd percentile

In this area

159 providers in MO carry an indicator in the public record, with $57.7M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 80 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 42. 26 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	BRIDGEWAY CLINICS LLC Independence, MO, ranked 36	$159K	Listed on the MO Medicaid exclusion list since August 25, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 15 later months, $158,557 in total. and 1 more
1	ABOVE & BEYOND HEALTH LLC Saint Louis, MO, ranked 45	$3.5M	Adjudicated (pleaded guilty) per a state attorney general release dated February 3, 2026. Medicaid paid $3,527,923 in the last 12 observed months.
1	FUELLING & ASSOCIATES LLC Warrensburg, MO, ranked 46	$32K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since October 27, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 6 later months, $32,272 in total. and 1 more
1	MOHD MALIK Saint Louis, MO, ranked 53	$16K	Adjudicated (pleaded guilty, indicted, sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated January 10, 2024. Medicaid paid $16,153 in the last 12 observed months. and 3 more
1	PROVISION HOME CARE INC. Saint Louis, MO, ranked 56	$1.4M	Adjudicated (convicted) per a state attorney general release dated February 19, 2026. Medicaid paid $1,381,831 in the last 12 observed months.
1	HEALING HANDS HOMECARE AND COUNSELING SERVICES LLC Saint Louis, MO, ranked 90	$391K	Adjudicated (convicted) per a state attorney general release dated May 28, 2026. Medicaid paid $390,910 in the last 12 observed months.
1	PROVISION HOME CARE INC. Saint Louis, MO, ranked 138	$122K	Adjudicated (convicted) per a state attorney general release dated February 19, 2026. Medicaid paid $122,393 in the last 12 observed months.
1	SONNY SAGGAR Chesterfield, MO, ranked 251	$18K	Adjudicated (sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated February 19, 2025. Medicaid paid $18,253 in the last 12 observed months.

All 159 in MO

Recent enforcement in MO

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