Providers
DAVID C CERLING, Ph.D.
NPI 1568535904, individual, Evansville, IN, Psychologist, Clinical
4
Evidence tier
structure or single-organization volume
- Hours beyond a day in 9 months, but with up to 821 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
- Records needed.
score 51 of 100, rank 8675, $2.3M at stake
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 29.0 | 38.0 | 25.3 | 23.3 | 667 | 2 | 90791 90834 90837 90853 H0038 | $81K |
| Apr 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 29.9 | 42.4 | 28.2 | 24.3 | 659 | 2 | 90791 90834 90837 90853 H0038 | $85K |
| May 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 32.8 | 43.3 | 28.8 | 28.1 | 772 | 2 | 90791 90832 90834 90837 90853 H0038 | $91K |
| Jun 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 37.7 | 48.4 | 32.3 | 29.0 | 795 | 2 | 90791 90832 90834 90837 90853 H0038 | $98K |
| Jul 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 35.1 | 49.8 | 33.2 | 29.1 | 793 | 2 | 90791 90832 90834 90837 90853 H0038 | $102K |
| Aug 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 34.7 | 48.6 | 32.4 | 30.5 | 821 | 2 | 90791 90832 90834 90837 90853 H0038 | $102K |
| Sep 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 38.7 | 52.3 | 34.8 | 32.1 | 814 | 2 | 90791 90834 90837 90853 H0038 | $107K |
| Oct 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 32.6 | 45.9 | 30.6 | 28.9 | 790 | 2 | 90791 90832 90834 90837 90853 H0038 | $95K |
| Nov 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 31.6 | 42.8 | 28.5 | 25.2 | 744 | 2 | 90791 90832 90834 90837 90853 H0038 | $86K |
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | DAVID C CERLING, Ph.D. |
| Type | Individual, sole proprietor |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | November 15, 2006, last updated July 9, 2007 |
| Practice location | 6221 PHYSICIANS CT, Evansville, IN 47715-4031, 812-491-7739 |
| Specialties | Psychologist, Clinical (103TC0700X, primary, license 20010406A IN) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H0015 | Alcohol/drug intensive outpatient per diemhistory of abuse | $2.4M | 23% | $668 | $666 (top 5% from $2K) | 50th percentile | |
| H0010 | Alcohol/drug sub-acute detox residential per diem | $2.3M | 22% | $4K | $3K (top 5% from $6K) | 69th percentile | |
| H0035 | Mental health partial hospitalization less than 24 hours | $2.3M | 22% | $2K | $1K (top 5% from $3K) | 73rd percentile | |
| 90837 | Psychotherapy, 1 hourhistory of abuse | $1.1M | 11% | $173 | $191 (top 5% from $442) | 42nd percentile | |
| H2034 | Alcohol/drug halfway house services per diem | $944K | 9% | $1K | $2K (top 5% from $4K) | 32nd percentile | |
| H0038 | Self-help/peer services per 15 min | $592K | 6% | $98 | $147 (top 5% from $2K) | 40th percentile | |
| 90853 | Group psychotherapyhistory of abuse | $333K | 3% | $71 | $60 (top 5% from $332) | 58th percentile | |
| 90791 | Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $315K | 3% | $110 | $105 (top 5% from $228) | 56th percentile |
In this area
8 providers in Vanderburgh County, IN carry an indicator in the public record, with $45.4M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 6 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 2.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | PULASKI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Evansville, IN, ranked 2200 | $0 |
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| 3 | PULASKI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Evansville, IN, ranked 6968 | $0 |
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| 4 | BACHAR MALEK Evansville, IN, ranked 7354 | $16.5M |
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| 4 | WILLARD WHITEHEAD Evansville, IN, ranked 8037 | $19.2M |
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| 4 | MELISSA JONES Evansville, IN, ranked 8790 | $1.7M |
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| 5 | ROBERT ALLEY Evansville, IN, ranked 10487 | $6.7M |
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| 5 | SHANNON JONES Evansville, IN, ranked 10949 | $1.2M | |
| 5 | MEREDITH BEAN Evansville, IN, ranked 11523 | $156K |
Recent enforcement in IN
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJSentencedJun 18, 2026
Florida Man Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison
As vice president of a dental practice, he submitted claims to Indiana Medicaid falsely billing for hundreds of dental surgeries that were never performed, used patients' personal identifiers without authorization to support the claims, and committed tax evasion to conceal the income.
DOJSentencedFeb 18, 2026
Highland Physician Sentenced to 97 Months in Prison
Cataldi, sole owner of an otolaryngology practice, billed Medicare and private insurance for thousands of balloon sinuplasty procedures that she did not perform, seeking approximately $50 million and being paid almost $20 million.
DOJCivil settlementJan 28, 2026
Settlement for $1.7 Million With Former Physician Don J. Wagoner and His Business Entity for Fraudulently Billing the Indiana Medicaid Program
Defendants required patients seeking opioid or pain medicine prescriptions to give a single urine sample, tested it with one inexpensive multiplexed screening kit, and billed Indiana Medicaid $171.27 or more per patient by falsely certifying that nine or more separate samples had been collected and analyzed.
DOJSentencedJan 8, 2026
Indiana Woman Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison
Reese falsely claimed to be a licensed clinical psychologist, used forged documents to obtain employment and stole the identities and license numbers of three medical professionals to enroll in Indiana Medicaid and bill for therapy services.
DOJSentencedOct 3, 2024
Merrillville Doctor Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay Restitution
Farley submitted claims to Medicaid and Medicare falsely representing that he had complex, extended visits with patients at his addiction treatment practice, billing for more than 7,000 services he did not provide.
Referral packet
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