Providers
All 26 in NC
BOBBY KATO, LPC
NPI 1386021798, individual, Charlotte, NC, Counselor, Professional
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Evidence tier
structure or single-organization volume
- Hours beyond a day in 7 months under one organization, which can be supervisory billing.
- Records needed.
- Medicaid dollars per patient on code 90837 ($695 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
- 99% of Medicaid dollars are on codes with a history of abuse.
score 57 of 100, rank 7316, $1.5M at stake
Public list actions
OIG exclusion January 20, 2026 under section 1128a1
Bus Owner/Exec, Mental/Behavioral HE, Enfield, CT
Hours billed per day
Medicaid billing converted into hours of hands-on care per day. The lower bound counts one unit per claim line and needs no price; the other two divide dollars by a unit price, the conservative one at 1.5 times the price. The clinician on the claim may be a supervisor under state rules, so billing organizations are counted too.
| month | what was found | hours per day, lower bound | hours per day, at price | hours per day, conservative | per working day | patients | billing organizations | codes | paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2019 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 26.0 | 27.0 | 18.0 | 25.7 | 77 | 1 | 90837 | $70K |
| Nov 2019 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 28.4 | 27.9 | 18.6 | 26.6 | 103 | 1 | 90791 90837 | $72K |
| Dec 2019 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 28.7 | 29.8 | 19.9 | 28.0 | 90 | 1 | 90837 | $79K |
| Jan 2020 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 31.4 | 29.7 | 19.8 | 26.7 | 89 | 1 | 90837 | $82K |
| Feb 2020 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 25.0 | 24.4 | 16.3 | 23.6 | 79 | 1 | 90837 | $63K |
| Sep 2020 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 24.4 | 23.8 | 15.9 | 21.7 | 81 | 1 | 90837 | $63K |
| Oct 2020 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 25.6 | 25.8 | 17.2 | 24.3 | 89 | 1 | 90837 | $71K |
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | BOBBY KATO, LPC |
| Type | Individual, sole proprietor |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | May 5, 2015, last updated February 19, 2026 |
| Practice location | 10130 MALLARD CREEK RD STE 300, Charlotte, NC 28262-6001, 704-249-1445 |
| Specialties | Counselor, Professional (101YP2500X, primary, license 2759 CT) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90837 | Psychotherapy, 1 hourhistory of abuse | $1.6M | 99% | $695 | $191 (top 5% from $442) | 98th percentile | |
| 90834 | Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $8K | 0% | $74 | $101 (top 5% from $318) | 32nd percentile | |
| 90791 | Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $6K | 0% | $101 | $105 (top 5% from $228) | too few months to rank | |
| 90832 | Psychotherapy, 30 minutes | $646 | 0% | $43 | $59 (top 5% from $239) | too few months to rank |
In this area
26 providers in Mecklenburg County, NC carry an indicator in the public record, with $28.2M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 17 of them, followed by named in an enforcement record on 5. 4 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JACKSON CONSULTING AND SERVICES LLC Charlotte, NC, ranked 127 | $138K |
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| 1 | CRYSTAL JACKSON Charlotte, NC, ranked 445 | $0 |
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| 1 | COLBY JOYNER Charlotte, NC, ranked 548 | $0 |
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| 1 | ODYSSEY HEALTH GROUP, INC Charlotte, NC, ranked 587 | $0 |
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| 2 | TERESIA MEDLEY-HOOD Charlotte, NC, ranked 688 | $1.3M |
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| 3 | FISHER OF MEN PROJECT LLC Charlotte, NC, ranked 1297 | $169K |
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| 3 | MECKLENBURG HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, LLC Charlotte, NC, ranked 3452 | $0 |
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| 4 | MONIQUE WILLETT Charlotte, NC, ranked 8234 | $437K |
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Recent enforcement in NC
All releasesDepartment 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.
Referral packet
The packet is a draft for a reviewer. It reads every public record behind this case, states what the records show with a citation for each finding, names the regulation each finding relates to, and lists the ordinary explanations to rule out first. It never asserts intent.