Providers
All 10 in CO
MELANIE E MORRIS, MS LAC LPC
NPI 1295267979, individual, Highlands Ranch, CO, Counselor, Professional
5
Evidence tier
informational
score 32 of 100, rank 10709, $3.9M at stake
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | MELANIE E MORRIS, MS LAC LPC |
| Type | Individual |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | March 31, 2017, last updated June 17, 2025 |
| Practice location | 1745 SHEA CENTER DR # 495, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129-1537, 303-906-3457 |
| Specialties | Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) (101YA0400X, license ACD.0001217 CO) Counselor, Professional (101YP2500X, primary, license LPC.0016255 CO) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H0038 | Self-help/peer services per 15 min | $5.8M | 85% | $1K | $147 (top 5% from $2K) | 91st percentile | |
| H0023 | Medicaid service code | $778K | 11% | $391 | $189 (top 5% from $1K) | 76th percentile | |
| H0001 | Medicaid service code | $129K | 2% | $147 | $103 (top 5% from $301) | 65th percentile | |
| 90834 | Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $45K | 1% | $154 | $101 (top 5% from $318) | 73rd percentile | |
| H0032 | Medicaid service code | $44K | 1% | $74 | $98 (top 5% from $675) | 35th percentile | |
| H0004 | Behavioral health counseling and therapy per 15 minhistory of abuse | $31K | 0% | $244 | $174 (top 5% from $559) | 69th percentile | |
| H0005 | Medicaid service code | $12K | 0% | $432 | $129 (top 5% from $479) | too few months to rank | |
| H0006 | Medicaid service code | $7K | 0% | $197 | $100 (top 5% from $371) | too few months to rank |
In this area
10 providers in Douglas County, CO carry an indicator in the public record, with $7.9M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 8 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 | TAMMY SWITZER Parker, CO, ranked 206 | $37K |
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| 3 | CENTER AT LINCOLN, LLC Parker, CO, ranked 2979 | $0 |
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| 4 | MATTHEW GRZEGOZEWSKI Lone Tree, CO, ranked 7510 | $3.7M |
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| 4 | JOSEPH LADIKA Highlands Ranch, CO, ranked 7935 | $508K |
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| 4 | NEDA ARAMI Castle Pines, CO, ranked 9710 | $19K |
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| 5 | ELIZABETH QUAIFE Parker, CO, ranked 10175 | $741K |
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| 5 | KATIE KOSTELYK Castle Pines, CO, ranked 10534 | $2.1M |
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| 5 | AISLYN NELSON Parker, CO, ranked 11123 | $732K |
Recent enforcement in CO
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJIndictedJun 23, 2026
Colorado Man Charged In Medicaid Fraud Scheme Connected To Arapahoe County Adult Daycare
Omer offered three $500 kickback payments in exchange for referrals of Medicaid beneficiaries for adult daycare, and $10,000 in other kickback payments described as marketing expenses or office supply, to induce beneficiaries to attend Nadina Adult Daycare Center.
DOJCivil settlementNov 24, 2025
Southern Colorado Hospital and Doctors Agree to Pay $650,000 to Resolve Allegations That They Unlawfully Prescribed Opioids and Other Controlled Substances
Three physicians employed by Mt. San Rafael Hospital allegedly issued invalid prescriptions for controlled substances including opioids not for a legitimate medical purpose or outside the usual course of professional practice, and caused claims for those prescriptions to be submitted to Medicare and other federal health care programs.
DOJCivil settlementDec 3, 2024
$2 Million Resolves Kickback Allegations Relating to Denver Neuromonitoring Company
Assure paid remuneration to surgeons through joint venture companies to induce them to order intraoperative neuromonitoring services, resulting in claims submitted to federally funded healthcare programs.
DOJIndictedSep 24, 2024
Seven People Charged With Over $40 Million In Medicare And Medicaid Fraud
Defendants, through genetic testing laboratories they owned and operated, paid kickbacks and bribes to marketing companies for referrals for medically unnecessary genetic testing, resulting in more than $40 million in false and fraudulent claims paid by Medicare and Colorado Medicaid, and three defendants laundered the proceeds.
Referral packet
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