Providers
AMY HECHT, LMHC, NCC, IADC
NPI 1235532433, individual, Sioux City, IA, Counselor, Mental Health
3
Evidence tier
charged in a public enforcement record
- Charged (arrested) per a state attorney general release dated September 13, 2024, not adjudicated.
score 60 of 100, rank 1765, $0 at stake
Public list actions
OIG exclusion August 20, 2025 under section 1128a1
Ind- Lic HC Serv Pro, Counselor, Sioux City, IA
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | AMY HECHT, LMHC, NCC, IADC |
| Type | Individual |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | October 1, 2014, last updated February 12, 2026 |
| Practice location | 520 14TH ST, Sioux City, IA 51105-1207, 712-252-7170 |
| Specialties | Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) (101YA0400X, license 14010 IA) Counselor, Mental Health (101YM0800X, primary, license 072360 IA) |
In this area
3 providers in Woodbury County, IA carry an indicator in the public record, with $7.1M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 2 of them, followed by paid after a public list action on 1. 1 is tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATRICK CHAU Sioux City, IA, ranked 4 | $489K |
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| 4 | RANDALL WOOD Sioux City, IA, ranked 7483 | $4.2M |
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| 4 | DAVID PAULSRUD Sioux City, IA, ranked 8649 | $2.4M |
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Recent enforcement in IA
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJComplaint filedJun 29, 2026
Southern District of Iowa Announces Cases Related to the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown
A civil False Claims Act complaint alleges a plastic surgeon submitted only artificially-inflated list price invoices for skin substitute products to a Medicare contractor, and separately three health systems agreed to pay $4,643,128 after self-disclosing overuse and over-billing of the Impella heart pump device.
DOJIndictedJun 24, 2026
National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 455 Defendants Charged in Connection with More Than $6.5 Billion in Alleged Fraud
A home care company and its owner were indicted for submitting claims to the Veterans Community Care Program for home health care services not actually provided, including services claimed after a veteran client died, and a plastic surgery practice and its owner were sued for giving Medicare false invoices for skin substitute products used to set reimbursement.
DOJPleaded guiltyNov 13, 2025
Iowa Attorney Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement to Iowa Medicaid
An attorney submitted documents to Iowa Medicaid to qualify an elderly client for nursing home benefits, including a statement that a 1961 Rolls Royce had a fair market value of $194,000 when he knew it did not.
DOJCivil settlementJan 16, 2025
Two Iowa Healthcare Practitioners Settle Allegations for False Submission of Claims to Federal Healthcare Programs in Telemedicine Scheme
Two practitioners billed Medicare for office visits and medical discussions they did not provide and signed orders for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment such as orthotic braces based on recorded cold calls to beneficiaries they never contacted.
DOJSentencedJul 3, 2024
Illegal Alien and Two Others Sentenced to Federal Prison in Organ Transplant Scheme
Herrera Rosales assumed another person's identity, provided to him by Herrera and Guerra, to apply for and obtain more than $500,000 in Medicare, Minnesota Medicaid, and Social Security benefits, including a federally funded kidney transplant.
Referral packet
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