Providers

IRENE GEK-HIA IRBY, NP

NPI 1477792604, individual, Annapolis, MD, Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care Medicine

5
Evidence tier
informational
score 29 of 100, rank 11948, $7K at stake

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
State file: provider deceased
medicaid enrollment terminated: provider deceased (t-msis status 80)
Exact NPI, list gives no nameFeb 18, 2022still open5Feb 2023Jun 2023$7K$3K

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

NameIRENE GEK-HIA IRBY, NP
TypeIndividual
StatusActive
NPI issuedFebruary 11, 2009, last updated October 21, 2015
Practice location108 FORBES ST, SECOND FLOOR, Annapolis, MD 21401-1502, 410-571-7880
Mailing addressPO BOX 64131, Baltimore, MD 21264-4131
Specialties
Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care Medicine (363LC0200X, primary, license R202633 MD)
Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care Medicine (363LC0200X, license R762005 MS)

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
99212Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more$15K51%$45$28 (top 5% from $147)77th percentile
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more$10K36%$25$60 (top 5% from $133)13th percentile
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more$3K10%$64$95 (top 5% from $171)too few months to rank
82962Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument$5192%$0.84$1.54 (top 5% from $9.17)37th percentile
Medicare Part B 2024, largest codes
codewhat it isservicesbeneficiariespaidsubmitted per serviceallowed per servicecharge to allowedusual for this code
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more1919$1K$414$1053.9x2.3x (90th percentile 3.8x)
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more3029$1K$280$743.8x2.2x (90th percentile 3.8x)

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

2 providers in Anne Arundel County, MD carry an indicator in the public record, with $936K at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 2 of them.

tierproviderat stakewhy
4RON ELFENBEIN
Baltimore, MD, ranked 9207
$514K
  • Hours beyond a day in 1 month, but with up to 1633 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
  • Records needed.
4THEMBI DEPASS
Annapolis, MD, ranked 9261
$423K
  • Hours beyond a day in 3 months under one organization, which can be supervisory billing.
  • Records needed.

Recent enforcement in MD

All releases

Department 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.

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