Providers
SHERI JO TESCH, MS LMFT
NPI 1093940512, individual, Buffalo, MN, Marriage & Family Therapist
5
Evidence tier
informational
- Medicaid dollars per patient on code 90832 ($365 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
score 35 of 100, rank 9972, $2.0M at stake
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | SHERI JO TESCH, MS LMFT |
| Type | Individual |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | May 28, 2009, last updated August 31, 2021 |
| Practice location | 308 12TH AVE S, Buffalo, MN 55313-2321, 763-682-4400 |
| Mailing address | 1321 13TH ST N, Saint Cloud, MN 56303-2613 |
| Specialties | Marriage & Family Therapist (106H00000X, primary, license 2583 MN) |
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 | $1.2M | 45% | $365 | $59 (top 5% from $239) | 99th percentile | |
| 90834 | Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $781K | 30% | $313 | $101 (top 5% from $318) | 95th percentile | |
| H2014 | Skills training and development per 15 minhistory of abuse | $472K | 18% | $539 | $298 (top 5% from $3K) | 71st percentile | |
| 90791 | Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $117K | 4% | $197 | $105 (top 5% from $228) | 92nd percentile | |
| 90837 | Psychotherapy, 1 hourhistory of abuse | $56K | 2% | $248 | $191 (top 5% from $442) | 72nd percentile | |
| H0032 | Medicaid service code | $29K | 1% | $220 | $98 (top 5% from $675) | 69th percentile | |
| 90847 | Family psychotherapy with patient, 50 minutes | $2K | 0% | $168 | $130 (top 5% from $458) | too few months to rank | |
| 90785 | Psychiatric services complicated by communication factor | $910 | 0% | $25 | $15 (top 5% from $35) | too few months to rank |
In this area
3 providers in Wright County, MN carry an indicator in the public record, with $0 at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 3 of them.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | LAKE RIDGE CARE CENTER OF BUFFALO, INC. Buffalo, MN, ranked 2599 | $0 |
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| 3 | PARK VIEW CARE CENTER Buffalo, MN, ranked 2944 | $0 |
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| 3 | THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY Howard Lake, MN, ranked 7109 | $0 |
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Recent enforcement in MN
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJOtherMay 22, 2026
This Week in Fraud: The Fraud Division Announced Expansion of Midwest Task Force and Authorization to Hire 15 New Medicaid Prosecutors, an Unprecedented Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown, and a $2 Billion Telemedicine Health Care Fraud Scheme
The Justice Department announced charges against 15 defendants for Medicaid fraud schemes totaling over $90 million in intended loss, a 10-year sentence in a $2 billion international health care fraud conspiracy in Brooklyn, and a Michigan jury conviction of a nurse who bribed a Detroit hospital nurse for confidential records used to bill Medicare in a $1.6 million scheme, along with expansion of the Health Care Fraud Midwest Strike Force and hiring of 15 additional Medicaid fraud prosecutors.
DOJChargedMay 21, 2026
Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Against 15 Defendants for Over $90M in Fraud
Fifteen defendants were charged in connection with schemes involving over $90 million in intended loss against Minnesota Medicaid programs, including paying kickbacks to parents and billing for autism, Integrated Community Supports, Individualized Home Supports, Housing Stabilization Services and child care services that were not provided as represented.
DOJPleaded guiltyFeb 10, 2026
Fraud Tourists Plead Guilty to Minneapolis Medicaid Fraud
Two men set up businesses in Minneapolis, enrolled as Housing Stabilization Services providers, recruited Medicaid beneficiaries at homeless shelters and Section 8 housing, billed for services not provided, and used ChatGPT and fabricated e-mails to create fake client records when asked for documentation.
DOJChargedSep 24, 2025
First Defendant Charged in Autism Fraud Scheme
Hassan and others enrolled Smart Therapy LLC as an EIDBI autism services provider, recruited children with cash kickbacks to parents, employed unqualified behavioral technicians, and submitted inflated and fabricated Medicaid claims for services not provided, obtaining more than $14 million, while also submitting approximately $465,000 in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program claims through Feeding Our Future.
DOJCivil settlementJun 26, 2025
NUWAY Alliance Agrees to Pay $18,500,000 Settlement in Medicaid Kickbacks Scheme, False Claims Act Violations
NUWAY compensated Medicaid patients for seeking intensive outpatient treatment in violation of the federal anti-kickback statute and submitted false claims for IOP services not provided by double-billing the same period of time as distinct billable units.
Referral packet
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