Providers

SHANNON M ELLER, LPC, CCADC, NCC, CSS

NPI 1679809016, individual, Griffin, GA, Marriage & Family Therapist

4
Evidence tier
structure or single-organization volume
  • Hours beyond a day in 4 months under one organization, which can be supervisory billing.
  • Records needed.
  • 80% of Medicaid dollars are on codes with a history of abuse.
score 53 of 100, rank 8138, $1.9M 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.

monthwhat was foundhours per day, lower boundhours per day, at pricehours per day, conservativeper working daypatientsbilling organizationscodespaid
Oct 2019More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line26.916.811.215.1214190791 90837 96130 96131$46K
Nov 2019More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line30.718.612.417.7211190791 90837 96130 96131$50K
Jan 2020More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line33.613.79.212.3433190791 90832 90834 90837 96130 96131$38K
Feb 2020More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line27.014.79.814.3385190791 90834 90837 96130 96131$39K

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

NameSHANNON M ELLER, LPC, CCADC, NCC, CSS
TypeIndividual
StatusActive
NPI issuedOctober 20, 2009, last updated April 3, 2019
Practice location1815 N EXPRESSWAY STE B, Griffin, GA 30223-1185, 678-408-4622
Specialties
Counselor, Professional (101YP2500X, license PC005894 GA)
Marriage & Family Therapist (106H00000X, primary, license MFT001231 GA)

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
90837Psychotherapy, 1 hourhistory of abuse$2.1M80%$209$191 (top 5% from $442)58th percentile
90791Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation$156K6%$123$105 (top 5% from $228)69th percentile
96130Evaluation of psychological test, first hour$101K4%$144$84 (top 5% from $233)85th percentile
96131Evaluation of psychological test, each additional hour$77K3%$113$170 (top 5% from $515)31st percentile
96151Health and behavior reassessment each 15 min (pre-2020)$64K2%$298$11 (top 5% from $232)95th percentile
90834Psychotherapy, 45 minutes$62K2%$115$101 (top 5% from $318)58th percentile
90785Psychiatric services complicated by communication factor$49K2%$6.38$15 (top 5% from $35)22nd percentile
90832Psychotherapy, 30 minutes$1K0%$46$59 (top 5% from $239)too few months to rank

In this area

2 providers in Spalding County, GA carry an indicator in the public record, with $0 at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 2 of them.

tierproviderat stakewhy
3BRIGHTMOOR HOSPICE, LLC
Griffin, GA, ranked 1533
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00103, ranked 103 nationally.
  • Medicaid dollars per patient on code Q5001 ($3083 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
3BRIGHTMOOR NURSING CENTER, LLC
Griffin, GA, ranked 5889
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00103, ranked 103 nationally.

Recent enforcement in GA

All releases

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

DOJIndictedAug 24, 2026
Southern District of Georgia federal indictments include murder, drug- and firearm-related charges and healthcare fraud
Perry Patalano was indicted for Healthcare Fraud, Theft of Government Money, Property or Records, and Aggravated Identity Theft.
DOJChargedJun 24, 2026
Two Georgia Men Charged in National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Rutledge billed Georgia Medicaid for thousands of wound care, cyst removal, psychotherapy, and allergy testing services that were never performed, and Releford obtained nursing jobs by lying about his qualifications and stealing a licensed practical nurse's identity, causing providers to bill Medicare and Medicaid for services he could not legally perform.
DOJSentencedMay 4, 2026
Two Sentenced to Prison for $522M Genetic Testing Fraud and Illegal Kickback Scheme Targeting Medicare and Medicaid
Two men who controlled four laboratories paid kickbacks and bribes to marketers to obtain DNA samples and fraudulent requisition forms from medical providers, resulting in approximately $522 million in false claims for medically unnecessary genetic tests.
DOJPleaded guiltyApr 14, 2026
Behavioral therapist pleads guilty to health care fraud for submitting inflated insurance reimbursement claims
From June 2020 through May 2023, Stallings submitted false and fraudulent billing claims to TRICARE for individual and group therapy services that were not provided or were not provided as presented, and also obtained COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds that she spent on personal purposes.
DOJSentencedDec 2, 2025
Georgia Man Sentenced for $24M Kickback and Medicare Fraud Conspiracy
Moore instructed a network of recruiters to induce Medicare beneficiaries to accept medically unnecessary genetic tests, received approximately $4.3 million in kickbacks for referring beneficiary information, DNA specimens and doctors' orders, and concealed the payments with sham invoices.

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