Providers
All 9 in MD
GUIDING LIVES
NPI 1417575309, organization, Baltimore, MD, Community/Behavioral Health
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Evidence tier
adjudicated in a public enforcement record
- Adjudicated (sentenced) per a state attorney general release dated December 8, 2025.
- Medicaid paid $1,358,665 in the last 12 observed months.
score 96 of 100, rank 57, $1.4M at stake
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | GUIDING LIVES |
| Type | Organization |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | July 8, 2020, last updated July 8, 2020 |
| Practice location | 6305 BELAIR RD STE 2, Baltimore, MD 21206-1817, 443-934-7369 |
| Authorized official | ANTOINTTE EDWARDS (Director) |
| Specialties | Clinic/Center, Mental Health (Including Community Mental Health Center) (261QM0801X) Clinic/Center, Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility (CORF) (261QR0401X) Community/Behavioral Health (251S00000X, primary) |
In this area
9 providers in Baltimore city County, MD carry an indicator in the public record, with $5.1M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 5 of them, followed by named in an enforcement record on 2. 2 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
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| 1 | ANOTHER CHANCE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES Baltimore, MD, ranked 67 | $874K |
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| 1 | GUIDING LIVES Baltimore, MD, ranked 631 | $0 |
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| 2 | ABENA ADOKO SANDO Baltimore, MD, ranked 704 | $581K |
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| 4 | WALTER TOLLER Baltimore, MD, ranked 7947 | $480K |
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| 4 | TANYA PEETE Baltimore, MD, ranked 8625 | $2.5M |
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| 4 | MELISSA POWELL Baltimore, MD, ranked 9327 | $332K |
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| 5 | FLORENCE EZE Baltimore, MD, ranked 11388 | $279K | |
| 5 | BALTIMORE HEALTH CARE P.C Baltimore, MD, ranked 11937 | $9K |
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
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.