STEP UP CARE OF TENNESSEE LLC

NPI 1023660206, organization, Memphis, TN, Psychologist

Evidence tier

informational

score 29 of 100, rank 11865, $22K 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
doj admin enforcement record (civil settlement): behavioral health companies, ceo, pay nearly $4.6 million to settle allegations related to telehealth services for nursing home residents	No NPI on the list; matched by name at high confidence	Jun 13, 2024	still open	5	Jul 2024	Nov 2024	$22K	$132K

National provider registry

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Name	STEP UP CARE OF TENNESSEE LLC
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	July 9, 2019, last updated July 9, 2019
Practice location	1250 FARROW RD, Memphis, TN 38116-7116, 718-298-4375
Mailing address	27 RANDOLPH RD, Howell, NJ 07731-8611
Authorized official	RAPHAEL LICHTSCHEIN (Owner)
Specialties	Psychologist (103T00000X, primary)

In this area

25 providers in Shelby County, TN carry an indicator in the public record, with $12.9M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 12 of them, followed by named in an enforcement record on 8. 7 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	POPLAR AVENUE CLINIC PLLC Memphis, TN, ranked 54	$1.5M	Adjudicated (sentenced, convicted) per a Department of Justice release dated January 8, 2026. Medicaid paid $1,519,438 in the last 12 observed months.
1	SANJEEV KUMAR Memphis, TN, ranked 75	$707K	Adjudicated (sentenced, indicted, convicted) per a Department of Justice release dated February 28, 2025. Medicaid paid $707,185 in the last 12 observed months.
1	OTYLIA PRIMARY CARE, LLC Memphis, TN, ranked 207	$37K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since December 6, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 21 later months, $36,734 in total.
1	WHAT ABOUT US IN HOME HEALTH CARE Memphis, TN, ranked 484	$0	Adjudicated (sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated April 4, 2025. No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
1	ADVANCED FOOT & ANKLE CARE OF MEMPHIS, LLC Memphis, TN, ranked 498	$0	Adjudicated (convicted) per a Department of Justice release dated March 18, 2024. No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
1	NAKITA CANNADY Bartlett, TN, ranked 568	$0	Adjudicated (sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated April 4, 2025. No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
1	NATHAN LUCAS Memphis, TN, ranked 626	$0	Adjudicated (sentenced, convicted) per a Department of Justice release dated March 18, 2024. No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
2	NARICIA FUTRELL Millington, TN, ranked 715	$893K	Billed more hands-on hours than a day holds in 11 months, peaking at 33.0 hours per day across 3 billing organizations. 91% of Medicaid dollars are on codes with a history of abuse.

All 25 in TN

Recent enforcement in TN

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DOJCivil settlementAug 10, 2026

Celina Pharmacy Owner/Two Pharmacies Agree to Pay $450,000 & Receive Ban on Handling Controlled Substances

The defendants knowingly dispensed controlled substances without valid prescriptions and outside the usual course of professional pharmacy practice, and falsely billed Medicare for prescriptions that were not medically necessary or otherwise eligible for reimbursement.

DOJSentencedJul 8, 2026

Memphis Gynecologist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Adulterating Medical Devices and Health Care Fraud

Kumar used adulterated and unlabeled single-use and improperly reprocessed reusable hysteroscopy devices in more than 15,000 hysteroscopy with biopsy procedures and billed Medicare and Medicaid for the procedures.

DOJSentencedJun 24, 2026

Celina Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Opioid Distribution/Health Care Fraud

The majority owner of two pharmacies conspired to unlawfully dispense controlled substances despite red flags of abuse and diversion, submitted false claims to Medicare Part D and TennCare, and paid patient co-payments, cash, and "Monkey Bucks" to increase prescription volume.

DOJChargedJun 23, 2026

Clarksville Physician Charged with Health Care Fraud Related to Controlled Substance Prescribing Scheme

Aquino owned and operated North Clarksville Medical Center and for more than five years prescribed medically unnecessary controlled substances, totaling more than 1.08 million pills and doses, that were not issued for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice, causing losses of approximately $335,621.73 to health care benefit programs.

DOJIndictedJun 23, 2026

Gordonsville Physician Indicted on Health Care Fraud and Controlled Substance Charges

Moss owned and operated Gordonsville Clinic and prescribed medically unnecessary controlled substances, totaling more than 5.6 million pills and doses over more than eight years, that were not issued for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice.

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