Providers
All 101 in TX
MERIDIAN HCS,LLC
NPI 1205925633, organization, San Antonio, TX, Home Health
3
Evidence tier
network structure with a list link
- Part of provider network D1-00116, ranked 116 nationally.
score 60 of 100, rank 1764, $0 at stake
Provider networks
D1-00116 ranked 1164 providers around Mcallen, TX: 2 hospices, 2 home health agencies.
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | MERIDIAN HCS,LLC |
| Type | Organization |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | October 12, 2006, last updated February 1, 2024 |
| Practice location | 6800 PARK TEN BLVD STE 133E, San Antonio, TX 78213-4229, 210-826-9393 |
| Authorized official | HECTOR CARBAJAL (CEO/ Owner) |
| Specialties | Home Health (251E00000X, primary, license 009813 TX) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q5001 | Medicaid service code | $0 | 0% | $0.00 | $0.00 (top 5% from $3K) | 0th percentile | |
| G0496 | LPN training/education of patient or caregiver each 15 min | $0 | 0% | $0.00 | $0.00 (top 5% from $16) | 0th percentile |
In this area
101 providers in Bexar County, TX carry an indicator in the public record, with $42.0M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 72 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 22. 5 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RICHARD MARQUEZ San Antonio, TX, ranked 434 | $202 |
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| 1 | LUCINDA PEREZ San Antonio, TX, ranked 521 | $0 |
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| 1 | TOX MANAGEMENT LLC San Antonio, TX, ranked 528 | $0 |
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| 1 | TRI-STATE TOXICOLOGY LLC San Antonio, TX, ranked 540 | $0 |
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| 1 | FLEET AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC San Antonio, TX, ranked 602 | $0 |
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| 3 | AMERICAN MEDICAL HOME HEALTH SERVICES - SAN ANTONIO LLC San Antonio, TX, ranked 810 | $17.1M |
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| 3 | ECHO HOSPICE LLC San Antonio, TX, ranked 1003 | $1.5M |
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| 3 | LOVING CARE HOME HEALTH, LLC San Antonio, TX, ranked 1117 | $608K |
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Recent enforcement in TX
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJCivil settlementAug 26, 2026
Dallas medical clinic to pay $7.5 million to resolve COVID-19 testing overbilling allegations
Aymancare billed the federal government's HRSA Uninsured Program for separate evaluation and management services in addition to COVID-19 specimen collection and testing at pop-up testing sites when no such separate services were performed.
DOJConvictedAug 12, 2026
Scammer pharmacist guilty in $20 million healthcare kickback scheme
Thomas paid over $2 million in kickbacks to the owner of a Houston clinic in exchange for referrals of DOL-OWCP insured patients prescribed high-reimbursement compounded medications, which his pharmacy then billed to DOL-OWCP, receiving more than $20 million in reimbursements.
DOJIndictedJun 24, 2026
U.S. Attorney Announces Major Health Care Fraud Cases in Western District of Texas
Charles is alleged to have received illegal kickbacks for referring patients to San Antonio area hospice companies, causing over $9 million in Medicare claims, while Dr. Duncan settled allegations of billing Medicare and TRICARE for an unapproved amniotic-based product and Trevor's Place settled allegations of submitting inflated TRICARE claims for services not provided.
DOJIndictedJun 23, 2026
Nine charged in SDTX as part of national health care fraud takedown
Nine defendants were indicted in the Southern District of Texas for operating pill mill clinics and a pharmacy that unlawfully distributed controlled substances, billing Medicaid $16 million for mental health services for minors that did not occur, and billing Medicare and TRICARE approximately $906 million for medically unnecessary amniotic wound allografts procured through kickbacks.
DOJChargedJun 23, 2026
Northern District of Texas Charges 13 Health Care Fraudsters for Loss Over $360 Million
Thirteen defendants in the Northern District of Texas were charged in seven cases involving more than $365 million in fraudulent billing to federally-funded programs and other insurers, including laboratory and genetic testing claims procured through kickbacks, transcranial magnetic stimulation treatments billed to TRICARE, medically unnecessary EEG testing, and hospice services never provided.
Referral packet
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