Providers

TERRI L PONDER, LCSW

NPI 1679812895, individual, Tullahoma, TN, Social Worker, Clinical

4
Evidence tier
structure or single-organization volume
  • Hours beyond a day in 2 months, but with up to 400 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
  • Records needed.
  • 60% of Medicaid dollars are on codes with a history of abuse.
score 52 of 100, rank 8254, $284K 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
Sep 2022More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line25.135.223.432.0211190791 90832 90834 90837$67K
Oct 2022More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line24.734.823.234.3230190791 90832 90834 90837$69K

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

NameTERRI L PONDER, LCSW
TypeIndividual
StatusActive
NPI issuedFebruary 7, 2013, last updated March 8, 2021
Practice location1803 N JACKSON ST, Tullahoma, TN 37388-2201, 931-461-1300
Specialties
Social Worker, Clinical (1041C0700X, primary, license 4623 TN)

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$309K60%$228$191 (top 5% from $442)65th percentile
90832Psychotherapy, 30 minutes$121K24%$40$59 (top 5% from $239)32nd percentile
90834Psychotherapy, 45 minutes$50K10%$44$101 (top 5% from $318)18th percentile
90791Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation$35K7%$196$105 (top 5% from $228)92nd percentile
3008FMedicaid service code$00%$0.00$0.00 (top 5% from $1.17)too few months to rank

In this area

3 providers in Coffee County, TN carry an indicator in the public record, with $1.2M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 2 of them, followed by paid after a public list action on 1. 1 is tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tierproviderat stakewhy
1HARRISON YANG
Manchester, TN, ranked 386
$1K
  • Listed on the Medicare revocation list since September 9, 2019.
  • Medicaid still paid claims in 5 later months, $1,210 in total.
5DANIEL MANSFIELD
Tullahoma, TN, ranked 11120
$739K
5CYNTHIA YOUNG
Tullahoma, TN, ranked 11250
$442K

Recent enforcement in TN

All releases

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

DOJCivil settlementAug 10, 2026
Celina Pharmacy Owner/Two Pharmacies Agree to Pay $450,000 & Receive Ban on Handling Controlled Substances
The defendants knowingly dispensed controlled substances without valid prescriptions and outside the usual course of professional pharmacy practice, and falsely billed Medicare for prescriptions that were not medically necessary or otherwise eligible for reimbursement.
DOJSentencedJul 8, 2026
Memphis Gynecologist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Adulterating Medical Devices and Health Care Fraud
Kumar used adulterated and unlabeled single-use and improperly reprocessed reusable hysteroscopy devices in more than 15,000 hysteroscopy with biopsy procedures and billed Medicare and Medicaid for the procedures.
DOJSentencedJun 24, 2026
Celina Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Opioid Distribution/Health Care Fraud
The majority owner of two pharmacies conspired to unlawfully dispense controlled substances despite red flags of abuse and diversion, submitted false claims to Medicare Part D and TennCare, and paid patient co-payments, cash, and "Monkey Bucks" to increase prescription volume.
DOJChargedJun 23, 2026
Clarksville Physician Charged with Health Care Fraud Related to Controlled Substance Prescribing Scheme
Aquino owned and operated North Clarksville Medical Center and for more than five years prescribed medically unnecessary controlled substances, totaling more than 1.08 million pills and doses, that were not issued for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice, causing losses of approximately $335,621.73 to health care benefit programs.
DOJIndictedJun 23, 2026
Gordonsville Physician Indicted on Health Care Fraud and Controlled Substance Charges
Moss owned and operated Gordonsville Clinic and prescribed medically unnecessary controlled substances, totaling more than 5.6 million pills and doses over more than eight years, that were not issued for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice.

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