Providers

MALIK MUHAMMAD, Ph.D.

NPI 1326345588, individual, Durham, NC, Psychologist

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Evidence tier
documented action, then payment
  • Listed on the Medicare revocation list since October 12, 2021.
  • Medicaid still paid claims in 1 later month, $1,779 in total.
  • 98% of Medicaid dollars are on codes with a history of abuse.
score 95 of 100, rank 116, $2K at stake

Public list actions

Medicare revocation effective October 12, 2021, barred from re-enrolling until October 12, 2031
424.535(a)(9) failure to report and 424.535(a)(3) felonies, Practitioner - Clinical Psychologist, NC
Medicare revocation effective October 12, 2021, barred from re-enrolling until October 12, 2031
424.535(a)(9) failure to report and 424.535(a)(3) felonies, Practitioner - Clinical Psychologist, VA
Medicare revocation effective October 12, 2021, barred from re-enrolling until October 12, 2031
424.535(a)(9) failure to report and 424.535(a)(3) felonies, Practitioner - Clinical Psychologist, CA
Medicare revocation effective October 12, 2021, barred from re-enrolling until October 12, 2031
424.535(a)(9) failure to report and 424.535(a)(3) felonies, Practitioner - Clinical Psychologist, GA
OIG exclusion January 19, 2023 under section 1128a1
Bus Owner/Exec, Psychologic Practice, Petersburg, VA

Paid after the action

Months in which Medicaid paid claims for this provider after a public action that should have triggered a screening check. This is a record of payments, not a determination that they were improper.

listidentity checkaction datewindow closedmonths paid afterfirstlastpaid after12 months before
Medicare revocation list
424.535(a)(9) failure to report and 424.535(a)(3) felonies
Exact NPI, name verifiedOct 12, 2021Oct 12, 20311Nov 2021Nov 2021$2K$448K

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

NameMALIK MUHAMMAD, Ph.D.
TypeIndividual, sole proprietor
StatusActive
NPI issuedFebruary 23, 2011, last updated September 29, 2016
Practice location20 W COLONY PL, STE 280, Durham, NC 27705-5591, 800-984-3167
Specialties
Psychologist (103T00000X, primary, license 4438 NC)

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
codewhat it ispaidshareper patient-monthtypicalrank among providers
90837Psychotherapy, 1 hourhistory of abuse$195K98%$241$191 (top 5% from $442)69th percentile
96131Evaluation of psychological test, each additional hour$2K1%$188$170 (top 5% from $515)too few months to rank
96130Evaluation of psychological test, first hour$5850%$45$84 (top 5% from $233)too few months to rank

In this area

6 providers in Durham County, NC carry an indicator in the public record, with $13.2M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 3 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 2.

tierproviderat stakewhy
3PIUS ONDACHI
Durham, NC, ranked 960
$24K
  • Charged (charged) per a Department of Justice release dated June 30, 2025, not adjudicated.
  • Medicaid paid $23,836 in the last 12 observed months.
  • and 1 more
3DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
Durham, NC, ranked 2712
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00088, ranked 88 nationally.
3HILLCREST CONVALESCENT CENTER, INC.
Durham, NC, ranked 2905
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00075, ranked 75 nationally.
3DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.
Durham, NC, ranked 4671
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00088, ranked 88 nationally.
4JASON OCEAN
Durham, NC, ranked 7371
$10.6M
  • Hours beyond a day in 29 months under one organization, which can be supervisory billing.
  • Records needed.
  • and 1 more
4LISA HOWELL
Durham, NC, ranked 7605
$2.6M
  • Hours beyond a day in 3 months under one organization, which can be supervisory billing.
  • Records needed.
  • and 1 more

Recent enforcement in NC

All releases

Department of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.

DOJSentencedAug 27, 2026
Charlotte Woman Sentenced for Defrauding the North Carolina Medicaid Program
Jackson and her company submitted over $1.9 million in claims to NC Medicaid for urine drug testing and psychotherapy services that were never performed or already paid, using Medicaid recipients' personal information, and she spent the proceeds.
DOJPleaded guiltyJul 9, 2026
Guilford County Woman Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud in Connection with Million Dollar Urine Drug Testing Scheme
Singleton owned and operated Joelle's Center of Hope, which submitted approximately $1,735,865 in claims to North Carolina Medicaid for urine drug tests that were not performed, listing a nurse practitioner and a doctor as ordering providers who never ordered the tests.
DOJPleaded guiltyJun 24, 2026
Raleigh Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving More than $60 Million in Fraudulent Claims from Paying Kickbacks for Patient Referrals
Price owned and operated Golden Star Labs, which paid collectors on a per-specimen basis to supply bogus respiratory test samples obtained through identity theft, and billed Medi-Cal and Medicare more than $96 million in false claims, receiving more than $60 million, and he also filed a false federal income tax return.
DOJChargedJun 24, 2026
McLeansville Woman Charged With Health Care Fraud, Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown
White, the owner of Reginald Center of Turn Around, billed North Carolina Medicaid for thousands of fictitious drug tests resulting in a loss of $2.8 million.
DOJIndictedJun 24, 2026
Felon Indicted in Multimillion Dollar Healthcare Kickback and False Documents Conspiracy
Ayyad is alleged to have solicited and received kickbacks from clinical laboratories in exchange for generating referrals, paid kickbacks to independent contractor sales reps, created dozens of sham invoices and contracts to conceal the payments, and caused the submission of fraudulent claims for laboratory testing to Medicare, HRSA, TRICARE, and other payers through labs and entities he owned and controlled.

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