Providers
All 10 in CA
RICHARD ALTESMAN, MD
NPI 1730292350, individual, San Luis Obispo, CA, Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
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Evidence tier
structure or single-organization volume
- Hours beyond a day in 25 months, but with up to 860 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
- Records needed.
- Medicaid dollars per patient on code 99214 ($203 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
score 55 of 100, rank 7592, $2.7M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2022 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 11.4 | 50.3 | 33.5 | 49.5 | 644 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $103K |
| Feb 2022 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 13.5 | 60.5 | 40.3 | 56.4 | 684 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $111K |
| Mar 2022 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 14.8 | 67.7 | 45.1 | 60.8 | 761 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $136K |
| Apr 2022 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 11.6 | 55.6 | 37.1 | 52.9 | 661 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $103K |
| May 2022 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 13.6 | 62.9 | 42.0 | 59.1 | 755 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $126K |
| Jun 2022 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 14.2 | 65.3 | 43.6 | 59.4 | 773 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $127K |
| Jul 2022 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 13.8 | 64.3 | 42.8 | 63.2 | 811 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $125K |
| Aug 2022 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 15.9 | 73.7 | 49.1 | 66.2 | 860 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $143K |
| Sep 2022 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 12.7 | 59.6 | 39.8 | 54.2 | 717 | 1 | 90833 99213 99214 | $112K |
| Oct 2022 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 13.8 | 63.8 | 42.5 | 62.7 | 800 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $126K |
| Nov 2022 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 12.7 | 60.5 | 40.3 | 55.0 | 716 | 1 | 90833 99213 99214 | $112K |
| Dec 2022 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 10.4 | 48.3 | 32.2 | 45.4 | 628 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $96K |
| Jan 2023 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 10.2 | 47.9 | 32.0 | 45.0 | 589 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $91K |
| Feb 2023 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 10.4 | 47.7 | 31.8 | 44.5 | 533 | 1 | 90833 99213 99214 | $82K |
| Mar 2023 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 9.8 | 37.4 | 24.9 | 33.6 | 561 | 1 | 90833 99213 99214 | $72K |
| Apr 2023 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 10.4 | 37.1 | 24.7 | 37.1 | 575 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $72K |
| May 2023 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 12.5 | 44.2 | 29.5 | 39.7 | 626 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $90K |
| Jun 2023 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 14.1 | 50.9 | 34.0 | 46.3 | 701 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $98K |
| Jul 2023 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 11.1 | 40.2 | 26.8 | 39.5 | 605 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $81K |
| Aug 2023 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 13.3 | 48.2 | 32.1 | 43.3 | 695 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $96K |
| Sep 2023 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 10.3 | 36.7 | 24.4 | 34.9 | 554 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $71K |
| Oct 2023 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 11.9 | 42.6 | 28.4 | 40.0 | 647 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $85K |
| Nov 2023 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 11.8 | 41.4 | 27.6 | 37.6 | 631 | 1 | 90792 90833 99213 99214 | $80K |
| Feb 2024 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 11.4 | 37.8 | 25.2 | 34.8 | 606 | 1 | 90833 99213 99214 | $74K |
| Mar 2024 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 11.5 | 38.1 | 25.4 | 37.5 | 638 | 1 | 90833 99213 99214 | $82K |
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | RICHARD ALTESMAN, MD |
| Type | Individual |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | August 17, 2006, last updated March 20, 2025 |
| Practice location | 1304 ELLA ST STE B, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-4166, 805-541-6000 |
| Specialties | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (2084P0800X, license 159774-1 NY) Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (2084P0800X, primary, license 159744-1 CA) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $1.6M | 58% | $203 | $60 (top 5% from $133) | 99th percentile | |
| 90833 | Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes | $790K | 29% | $90 | $49 (top 5% from $109) | 90th percentile | |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | $239K | 9% | $146 | $44 (top 5% from $110) | 97th percentile | |
| 90792 | Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services | $126K | 5% | $253 | $112 (top 5% from $313) | 92nd percentile |
Medicare Part B 2024, largest codes
| code | what it is | services | beneficiaries | paid | submitted per service | allowed per service | charge to allowed | usual for this code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | 42 | 33 | $2K | $200 | $106 | 1.9x | 2.3x (90th percentile 3.8x) |
| 90833 | Psychotherapy with evaluation and management visit, 30 minutes | 34 | 27 | $943 | $150 | $62 | 2.4x | 2.1x (90th percentile 3.5x) |
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
10 providers in San Luis Obispo County, CA carry an indicator in the public record, with $14.4M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 8 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 2.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | GUARDIAN ANGEL HOME CARE OF SAN LUIS OBISPO San Luis Obispo, CA, ranked 4192 | $0 |
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| 3 | COMMUNITY HOME HEALTH INC Arroyo Grande, CA, ranked 6870 | $0 |
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| 4 | MATTHEW HADILAKSONO Templeton, CA, ranked 7340 | $447K |
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| 4 | SHAUNA LYNCH Atascadero, CA, ranked 7462 | $4.7M |
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| 4 | WILLIAM MORGAN Arroyo Grande, CA, ranked 7546 | $3.2M |
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| 4 | PEDRO GUIMARAES San Luis Obispo, CA, ranked 7565 | $3.0M |
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| 4 | ABDELLATIF AICHOURI San Luis Obispo, CA, ranked 7899 | $682K |
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| 4 | JOSE FELIBERTI Arroyo Grande, CA, ranked 7944 | $492K |
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Recent enforcement in CA
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJPleaded guiltyAug 27, 2026
Anaheim Woman Pleads Guilty to Submitting More Than $2.2 Million in Fraudulent Hospice Care Claims to Medicare
Galbraith submitted approximately $2,266,694 in claims to Medicare for hospice services for beneficiaries who did not have a terminal illness with a life expectancy of six months or less, and Medicare paid her company approximately $2,140,606.
DOJCivil settlementAug 26, 2026
DermTech Inc. to Pay Up to $5M to Resolve Allegations It Submitted False Claims to Medicare for Unreliable Skin Cancer Tests
DermTech Inc. submitted claims to Medicare for skin cancer tests conducted with an unvalidated positive control range and for tests lacking sufficient patient RNA, and did not retract results or adequately refund Medicare.
DOJCivil settlementAug 26, 2026
DermTech Inc. to Pay Up to $5M to Resolve Allegations It Submitted False Claims to Medicare for Unreliable Skin Cancer Tests
DermTech Inc. billed Medicare for skin cancer tests conducted using an unvalidated positive control range and for tests with insufficient patient RNA, and did not retract the results or adequately refund Medicare.
DOJCivil settlementAug 24, 2026
Medicare Advantage Provider Monogram Health Agrees to Pay $2.4 Million to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit
Monogram knowingly submitted diagnosis codes in four HCCs that were not clinically accurate, not supported by medical record documentation, and/or did not require or affect patient care, inflating Medicare Advantage beneficiaries' risk scores and causing CMS to make higher capitated payments to Medicare Advantage Organizations.
DOJCivil settlementAug 24, 2026
Medicare Advantage Provider Monogram Health Agrees to Pay $2.4M to Settle False Claims Act Suit
Monogram Health knowingly submitted diagnosis codes within four HCCs that were not clinically accurate, not supported by medical record documentation, and/or did not require or affect patient care, inflating Medicare Advantage beneficiaries' risk scores and causing CMS to make higher capitated payments to MAOs.
Referral packet
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