Providers
All 76 in MD
JOSEPH ANDREW DEKKER, DO
NPI 1336408947, individual, Cumberland, MD, Family Medicine
5
Evidence tier
informational
- Medicaid dollars per patient on code 99308 ($141 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
score 35 of 100, rank 10261, $502K at stake
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | JOSEPH ANDREW DEKKER, DO |
| Type | Individual, sole proprietor |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | May 16, 2012, last updated June 16, 2020 |
| Practice location | 157 BALTIMORE ST, Cumberland, MD 21502-2472, 301-722-3215 |
| Mailing address | 2269 BRIMSTONE PL, Hanover, MD 21076-1871 |
| Specialties | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Neuromuscular Medicine (2081N0008X, license 15525 FL) Surgery (208600000X, license OS019371 PA) Surgery (208600000X, license 0102205761 VA) Family Medicine (207Q00000X, primary, license H0075809 MD) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99308 | Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, 20 minutes or more | $593K | 56% | $140 | $14 (top 5% from $58) | 99th percentile | |
| 99309 | Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | $403K | 38% | $141 | $21 (top 5% from $84) | 98th percentile | |
| 99305 | Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes | $55K | 5% | $98 | $22 (top 5% from $71) | 98th percentile | |
| 99306 | Initial nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, 50 minutes or more | $1K | 0% | $106 | $37 (top 5% from $100) | too few months to rank | |
| 99448 | Telephone or internet assessment with verbal and written report by consulting physician, 21-30 minutes | $71 | 0% | $0.34 | too few months to rank | ||
| 99447 | Telephone or internet assessment with verbal and written report by consulting physician, 11-20 minutes | $0 | 0% | $0.00 | $0.00 (top 5% from $30) | too few months to rank | |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | $0 | 0% | $0.00 | $21 (top 5% from $104) | too few months to rank |
Medicare Part B 2024, largest codes
| code | what it is | services | beneficiaries | paid | submitted per service | allowed per service | charge to allowed | usual for this code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99308 | Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, 20 minutes or more | 280 | 108 | $17K | $223 | $76 | 2.9x | 2.0x (90th percentile 3.4x) |
| 99305 | Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 92 | 87 | $10K | $276 | $136 | 2.0x | 2.0x (90th percentile 3.3x) |
| 99309 | Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | 47 | 29 | $4K | $233 | $110 | 2.1x | 2.0x (90th percentile 3.3x) |
A submitted charge many times the allowed amount is common and lawful; it matters when it is far above what other providers submit for the same code.
In this area
76 providers in MD carry an indicator in the public record, with $113.1M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 53 of them, followed by named in an enforcement record on 8. 11 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELIA TORRES Takoma Park, MD, ranked 25 | $14K |
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| 1 | GUIDING LIVES Baltimore, MD, ranked 57 | $1.4M |
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| 1 | ANOTHER CHANCE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES Baltimore, MD, ranked 67 | $874K |
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| 1 | QOL COMMUNICATION SERVICES, LLC Owings Mills, MD, ranked 73 | $729K |
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| 1 | AMSTRONG CHAPAJONG Glenarden, MD, ranked 109 | $232K |
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| 1 | LABORATORY RX, LLC Frederick, MD, ranked 131 | $132K |
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| 1 | ADAM MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INC Frederick, MD, ranked 168 | $66K |
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| 1 | RICHARD O AKOTO MD PA Takoma Park, MD, ranked 510 | $0 |
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Recent enforcement in MD
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJCivil settlementMar 20, 2026
Health Care Management Corporation Agrees to Pay $4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
CVR knowingly submitted claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE for sclerotherapy, radiofrequency ablation, and endovenous laser ablation procedures to treat chronic venous insufficiency that were not clinically indicated and were medically unnecessary between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2016.
DOJCivil settlementNov 20, 2025
Diagnostic Laboratory Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations
GTI agreed to pay $1.635 million to resolve allegations that it submitted Medicare claims for respiratory pathogen panels that were medically unnecessary or obtained through kickbacks paid under a marketing services agreement with an infection prevention company for laboratory test referrals from long-term care facilities.
DOJSentencedNov 13, 2025
Baltimore County Woman Sentenced for Impersonating Nurses and Aggravated Identity Theft
Amponsah used stolen nursing licenses and false educational and professional histories to obtain employment as a purported licensed nurse at no less than 40 facilities in Maryland that billed health care benefit programs including Medicare and Medicaid for services she provided, earning more than $145,000 in wages.
DOJPleaded guiltyAug 14, 2025
Baltimore County Woman Admits to Impersonating Nurses, Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft
Amponsah used stolen nursing licenses and false educational and professional histories to obtain employment as a purported licensed nurse at no less than 40 facilities in Maryland, which billed health care benefit programs including Medicare and Medicaid for services she provided.
DOJCivil judgmentAug 11, 2025
United States Obtains More Than $1.4 Million Judgment Against Family Medical Practitioner for Fraudulent Billing
Akoto billed Medicare for auricular stimulation (P-Stim) devices using a code for a surgically implanted neurostimulator device, which Medicare does not reimburse as acupuncture.
Referral packet
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