JACOB STROMAN, DPT

NPI 1336527324, individual, Red Bluff, CA, Physical Therapist

Evidence tier

informational

Medicaid dollars per patient on code 97110 ($1519 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.

score 35 of 100, rank 10171, $747K at stake

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

Name	JACOB STROMAN, DPT
Type	Individual
Status	Active
NPI issued	May 11, 2015, last updated May 11, 2015
Practice location	2490 S MAIN ST, Red Bluff, CA 96080-4337, 530-529-3636
Specialties	Physical Therapist (225100000X, primary, license PT 42497 CA)

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
97110	Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes	$790K	91%	$2K	$76 (top 5% from $314)	100th percentile
97750	Test or measurement for functional capacity, each 15 minutes	$69K	8%	$441	$37 (top 5% from $129)	100th percentile
97139	Medicaid service code	$5K	1%	$427	$98 (top 5% from $776)	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
97110	Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes	2,383	129	$43K	$38	$23	1.6x	2.9x (90th percentile 4.8x)
97112	Therapy procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes	742	79	$18K	$36	$30	1.2x	2.5x (90th percentile 4.2x)
97113	Therapy procedure using water pool to exercises, each 15 minutes	721	29	$17K	$40	$31	1.3x	2.6x (90th percentile 4.2x)
97530	Therapy procedure using functional activities	498	52	$14K	$41	$36	1.1x	2.3x (90th percentile 3.5x)
97163	Evaluation for physical therapy, typically 45 minutes	144	129	$11K	$110	$102	1.1x	1.9x (90th percentile 2.9x)
97140	Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes	438	50	$7K	$29	$21	1.4x	3.2x (90th percentile 5.0x)
G0283	Electrical stimulation (unattended), to one or more areas for indication(s) other than wound care, as part of a therapy plan of care	714	95	$5K	$15	$9	1.7x	4.1x (90th percentile 7.2x)
97012	Application of mechanical traction	114	16	$1K	$16	$11	1.4x	3.5x (90th percentile 5.8x)

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

8 providers in Tehama County, CA carry an indicator in the public record, with $2.8M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 5 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 2. 1 is tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	JAMES OOI Corning, CA, ranked 373	$2K	Listed on the CA Medicaid exclusion list since October 18, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 2 later months, $1,720 in total.
3	RED BLUFF HEALTH CARE, INC. Red Bluff, CA, ranked 1905	$0	Part of provider network D1-00092, ranked 92 nationally.
3	SHASTA VIEW CARE CENTER LLC Red Bluff, CA, ranked 2426	$0	Part of provider network D1-00087, ranked 87 nationally.
4	KERRY WAITS Red Bluff, CA, ranked 7772	$1.3M	Hours beyond a day in 10 months under one organization, which can be supervisory billing. Records needed. and 1 more
5	BRIAN LAIR Red Bluff, CA, ranked 10259	$506K	Medicaid dollars per patient on code G0467 ($343 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
5	LEE SHOOP Red Bluff, CA, ranked 10321	$371K	Medicaid dollars per patient on code 99213 ($794 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
5	JAMES MONTANA Red Bluff, CA, ranked 10356	$261K	Medicaid dollars per patient on code 97140 ($1251 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
5	DANIEL LEAVITT Red Bluff, CA, ranked 11369	$299K

Recent enforcement in CA

All releases

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

DOJPleaded guiltyAug 27, 2026

Anaheim Woman Pleads Guilty to Submitting More Than $2.2 Million in Fraudulent Hospice Care Claims to Medicare

Galbraith submitted approximately $2,266,694 in claims to Medicare for hospice services for beneficiaries who did not have a terminal illness with a life expectancy of six months or less, and Medicare paid her company approximately $2,140,606.

DOJCivil settlementAug 26, 2026

DermTech Inc. to Pay Up to $5M to Resolve Allegations It Submitted False Claims to Medicare for Unreliable Skin Cancer Tests

DermTech Inc. submitted claims to Medicare for skin cancer tests conducted with an unvalidated positive control range and for tests lacking sufficient patient RNA, and did not retract results or adequately refund Medicare.

DOJCivil settlementAug 26, 2026

DermTech Inc. to Pay Up to $5M to Resolve Allegations It Submitted False Claims to Medicare for Unreliable Skin Cancer Tests

DermTech Inc. billed Medicare for skin cancer tests conducted using an unvalidated positive control range and for tests with insufficient patient RNA, and did not retract the results or adequately refund Medicare.

DOJCivil settlementAug 24, 2026

Medicare Advantage Provider Monogram Health Agrees to Pay $2.4 Million to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit

Monogram knowingly submitted diagnosis codes in four HCCs that were not clinically accurate, not supported by medical record documentation, and/or did not require or affect patient care, inflating Medicare Advantage beneficiaries' risk scores and causing CMS to make higher capitated payments to Medicare Advantage Organizations.

DOJCivil settlementAug 24, 2026

Medicare Advantage Provider Monogram Health Agrees to Pay $2.4M to Settle False Claims Act Suit

Monogram Health knowingly submitted diagnosis codes within four HCCs that were not clinically accurate, not supported by medical record documentation, and/or did not require or affect patient care, inflating Medicare Advantage beneficiaries' risk scores and causing CMS to make higher capitated payments to MAOs.

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