Providers
All 16 in CA
CHRISTOPHER WILLS, PA-C
NPI 1073122412, individual, Redding, CA, Physician Assistant
4
Evidence tier
structure or single-organization volume
- Hours beyond a day in 10 months, but with up to 1068 patients a month across 4 billing organizations, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
- Records needed.
score 51 of 100, rank 8658, $2.4M at stake
Hours billed per day
Medicaid billing converted into hours of hands-on care per day. The lower bound counts one unit per claim line and needs no price; the other two divide dollars by a unit price, the conservative one at 1.5 times the price. The clinician on the claim may be a supervisor under state rules, so billing organizations are counted too.
| month | what was found | hours per day, lower bound | hours per day, at price | hours per day, conservative | per working day | patients | billing organizations | codes | paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2021 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 16.7 | 39.4 | 26.3 | 37.0 | 905 | 4 | 99203 99204 99213 99214 | $88K |
| Sep 2021 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 18.1 | 50.2 | 33.5 | 45.6 | 1002 | 4 | 99203 99204 99213 99214 | $98K |
| Jan 2022 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 18.7 | 52.0 | 34.6 | 51.1 | 1068 | 2 | 99203 99204 99213 99214 99215 | $103K |
| Jan 2024 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 9.5 | 38.0 | 25.3 | 34.1 | 532 | 3 | 99204 99214 | $76K |
| Feb 2024 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 9.5 | 38.7 | 25.8 | 35.6 | 503 | 1 | 99204 99213 99214 | $71K |
| Mar 2024 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 9.5 | 37.1 | 24.7 | 36.5 | 527 | 1 | 99203 99204 99214 | $76K |
| Apr 2024 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 9.5 | 36.6 | 24.4 | 33.2 | 502 | 2 | 99204 99214 | $72K |
| Aug 2024 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 7.7 | 36.8 | 24.5 | 34.5 | 450 | 1 | 99203 99204 99213 99214 | $64K |
| Sep 2024 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 8.2 | 40.3 | 26.8 | 38.3 | 466 | 1 | 99204 99213 99214 | $67K |
| Nov 2024 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 8.2 | 36.5 | 24.3 | 34.7 | 460 | 2 | 99204 99213 99214 | $66K |
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | CHRISTOPHER WILLS, PA-C |
| Type | Individual |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | July 30, 2020, last updated July 30, 2020 |
| Practice location | 100 E CYPRESS AVE, Redding, CA 96002-0162, 530-722-1111 |
| Mailing address | 5864 N I ST, San Bernardino, CA 92407-2563 |
| Specialties | Physician Assistant (363A00000X, primary) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $1.9M | 76% | $103 | $60 (top 5% from $133) | 87th percentile | |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | $487K | 19% | $108 | $95 (top 5% from $171) | 63rd percentile | |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | $88K | 4% | $103 | $44 (top 5% from $110) | 94th percentile | |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $17K | 1% | $100 | $67 (top 5% from $121) | 87th percentile | |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or morehistory of abuse | $13K | 1% | $95 | $88 (top 5% from $210) | 55th percentile | |
| 87426 | Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | $6K | 0% | $0.63 | $32 (top 5% from $49) | 5th percentile | |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | $1K | 0% | $0.65 | $12 (top 5% from $49) | 13th percentile | |
| 87804 | Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $462 | 0% | $0.38 | $22 (top 5% from $33) | 7th percentile |
Medicare Part B 2024, largest codes
| code | what it is | services | beneficiaries | paid | submitted per service | allowed per service | charge to allowed | usual for this code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | 209 | 180 | $16K | $203 | $111 | 1.8x | 2.3x (90th percentile 3.8x) |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | 47 | 47 | $4K | $329 | $142 | 2.3x | 2.4x (90th percentile 3.9x) |
| 87426 | Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 51 | 47 | $2K | $100 | $34 | 2.9x | 2.8x (90th percentile 4.4x) |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | 128 | 98 | $1K | $63 | $13 | 5.0x | 3.6x (90th percentile 6.4x) |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | 17 | 17 | $880 | $135 | $79 | 1.7x | 2.2x (90th percentile 3.8x) |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | 24 | 24 | $490 | $155 | $29 | 5.3x | 3.6x (90th percentile 8.1x) |
| 87804 | Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | 28 | 14 | $454 | $79 | $16 | 4.9x | 2.5x (90th percentile 3.9x) |
| 87880 | Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 11 | 11 | $162 | $74 | $15 | 5.0x | 2.6x (90th percentile 4.1x) |
A submitted charge many times the allowed amount is common and lawful; it matters when it is far above what other providers submit for the same code.
In this area
16 providers in Shasta County, CA carry an indicator in the public record, with $7.7M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 11 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 4. 1 is tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARK RAMUS Redding, CA, ranked 107 | $244K |
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| 3 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, LLC Redding, CA, ranked 2241 | $0 |
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| 3 | SOJOURN HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE - REDDING, LLC. Redding, CA, ranked 3041 | $0 |
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| 3 | LHCG XXXVIII, LLC Redding, CA, ranked 3156 | $0 |
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| 3 | DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Redding, CA, ranked 4220 | $0 |
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| 4 | ORNELLA ADDONIZIO Redding, CA, ranked 7725 | $1.7M |
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| 4 | BRIAN BAAS Anderson, CA, ranked 7755 | $1.4M |
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| 4 | NIRMEET RAI Redding, CA, ranked 9780 | $413 |
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Recent enforcement in CA
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJPleaded guiltyAug 27, 2026
Anaheim Woman Pleads Guilty to Submitting More Than $2.2 Million in Fraudulent Hospice Care Claims to Medicare
Galbraith submitted approximately $2,266,694 in claims to Medicare for hospice services for beneficiaries who did not have a terminal illness with a life expectancy of six months or less, and Medicare paid her company approximately $2,140,606.
DOJCivil settlementAug 26, 2026
DermTech Inc. to Pay Up to $5M to Resolve Allegations It Submitted False Claims to Medicare for Unreliable Skin Cancer Tests
DermTech Inc. submitted claims to Medicare for skin cancer tests conducted with an unvalidated positive control range and for tests lacking sufficient patient RNA, and did not retract results or adequately refund Medicare.
DOJCivil settlementAug 26, 2026
DermTech Inc. to Pay Up to $5M to Resolve Allegations It Submitted False Claims to Medicare for Unreliable Skin Cancer Tests
DermTech Inc. billed Medicare for skin cancer tests conducted using an unvalidated positive control range and for tests with insufficient patient RNA, and did not retract the results or adequately refund Medicare.
DOJCivil settlementAug 24, 2026
Medicare Advantage Provider Monogram Health Agrees to Pay $2.4 Million to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit
Monogram knowingly submitted diagnosis codes in four HCCs that were not clinically accurate, not supported by medical record documentation, and/or did not require or affect patient care, inflating Medicare Advantage beneficiaries' risk scores and causing CMS to make higher capitated payments to Medicare Advantage Organizations.
DOJCivil settlementAug 24, 2026
Medicare Advantage Provider Monogram Health Agrees to Pay $2.4M to Settle False Claims Act Suit
Monogram Health knowingly submitted diagnosis codes within four HCCs that were not clinically accurate, not supported by medical record documentation, and/or did not require or affect patient care, inflating Medicare Advantage beneficiaries' risk scores and causing CMS to make higher capitated payments to MAOs.
Referral packet
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