Providers
All 12 in NC
JEFFREY BRENNON CHILDERS, M.D.
NPI 1740361013, individual, Raleigh, NC, Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
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Evidence tier
structure or single-organization volume
- Hours beyond a day in 24 months, but with up to 564 patients a month across 3 billing organizations, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
- Records needed.
- Medicaid dollars per patient on code 99232 ($358 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
score 56 of 100, rank 7480, $4.4M 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 2018 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 16.0 | 40.5 | 27.0 | 36.4 | 344 | 3 | 99213 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $54K |
| Apr 2018 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 19.5 | 50.3 | 33.5 | 47.9 | 366 | 2 | 99213 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $64K |
| May 2018 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 20.8 | 53.4 | 35.6 | 48.0 | 416 | 3 | 99213 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $70K |
| Jun 2018 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 19.7 | 50.3 | 33.5 | 47.9 | 429 | 3 | 99213 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $64K |
| Jul 2018 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 19.6 | 51.1 | 34.1 | 48.0 | 373 | 3 | 99213 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $67K |
| Aug 2018 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 16.9 | 39.6 | 26.4 | 35.5 | 349 | 3 | 90837 99213 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $53K |
| Sep 2018 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 18.4 | 41.9 | 28.0 | 41.9 | 389 | 3 | 90837 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $53K |
| Oct 2018 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 19.8 | 44.7 | 29.8 | 40.2 | 429 | 3 | 90837 99213 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $59K |
| Nov 2018 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 15.9 | 40.7 | 27.1 | 37.0 | 379 | 3 | 99213 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $53K |
| May 2019 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 17.2 | 36.5 | 24.3 | 32.8 | 333 | 2 | 99213 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $58K |
| Jul 2019 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 20.2 | 43.6 | 29.0 | 39.1 | 338 | 2 | 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $67K |
| Aug 2019 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 21.3 | 42.3 | 28.2 | 39.7 | 388 | 3 | 90837 99213 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $67K |
| Sep 2023 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 24.6 | 44.4 | 29.6 | 42.2 | 306 | 2 | 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $80K |
| Oct 2023 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 21.8 | 38.0 | 25.4 | 35.7 | 329 | 2 | 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $73K |
| Nov 2023 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 24.5 | 39.6 | 26.4 | 36.0 | 347 | 2 | 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $73K |
| Dec 2023 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 25.4 | 38.8 | 25.8 | 38.1 | 369 | 2 | 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $73K |
| Jan 2024 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 32.0 | 53.8 | 35.9 | 48.3 | 365 | 2 | 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $113K |
| Feb 2024 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 32.8 | 53.6 | 35.7 | 49.4 | 464 | 2 | 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $108K |
| Mar 2024 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 27.3 | 45.1 | 30.1 | 44.4 | 564 | 2 | 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $99K |
| Apr 2024 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 22.5 | 40.4 | 27.0 | 36.8 | 475 | 3 | 90791 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $86K |
| May 2024 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 24.1 | 43.6 | 29.0 | 39.1 | 558 | 2 | 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $95K |
| Jul 2024 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 20.6 | 36.7 | 24.5 | 33.0 | 400 | 2 | 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $79K |
| Sep 2024 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 20.9 | 40.0 | 26.7 | 38.1 | 481 | 2 | 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $85K |
| Oct 2024 | More hours than a day holds at a conservative unit price | 23.8 | 43.1 | 28.7 | 38.7 | 456 | 2 | 99222 99231 99232 99239 | $93K |
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | JEFFREY BRENNON CHILDERS, M.D. |
| Type | Individual, sole proprietor |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | October 17, 2006, last updated October 30, 2023 |
| Practice location | 3000 FALSTAFF RD, Raleigh, NC 27610-1813, 919-250-3133 |
| Mailing address | 1028 COWPER DR, Raleigh, NC 27608-2229 |
| Specialties | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (2084P0800X, primary, license 200500692 NC) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | $2.7M | 61% | $358 | $67 (top 5% from $174) | 100th percentile | |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | $688K | 16% | $118 | $63 (top 5% from $137) | 91st percentile | |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | $569K | 13% | $95 | $49 (top 5% from $101) | 93rd percentile | |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | $426K | 10% | $75 | $37 (top 5% from $103) | 87th percentile | |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | $38K | 1% | $61 | $44 (top 5% from $110) | 73rd percentile | |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | $2K | 0% | $201 | $50 (top 5% from $194) | too few months to rank | |
| 90791 | Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $2K | 0% | $156 | $105 (top 5% from $228) | too few months to rank | |
| 90837 | Psychotherapy, 1 hourhistory of abuse | $2K | 0% | $1.77 | $191 (top 5% from $442) | 3rd percentile |
In this area
12 providers in Wake County, NC carry an indicator in the public record, with $21.6M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 5 of them, followed by named in an enforcement record on 4. 1 is tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COTTAGE HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC Raleigh, NC, ranked 154 | $87K |
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| 3 | IFEOMA EZUGWU Raleigh, NC, ranked 2376 | $0 |
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| 3 | DAWN MEACHAM Raleigh, NC, ranked 2422 | $0 |
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| 3 | HILLCREST RALEIGH AT CRABTREE, LLC Raleigh, NC, ranked 2704 | $0 |
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| 3 | OUR TREATMENT CENTER Raleigh, NC, ranked 5266 | $0 |
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| 3 | QUEENSLY ONUZULIKE Raleigh, NC, ranked 6401 | $0 |
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| 4 | DONNA ANDERSON Cary, NC, ranked 9153 | $589K |
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| 4 | IJAZ RASUL Cary, NC, ranked 9221 | $489K |
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Recent enforcement in NC
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJSentencedAug 27, 2026
Charlotte Woman Sentenced for Defrauding the North Carolina Medicaid Program
Jackson and her company submitted over $1.9 million in claims to NC Medicaid for urine drug testing and psychotherapy services that were never performed or already paid, using Medicaid recipients' personal information, and she spent the proceeds.
DOJPleaded guiltyJul 9, 2026
Guilford County Woman Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud in Connection with Million Dollar Urine Drug Testing Scheme
Singleton owned and operated Joelle's Center of Hope, which submitted approximately $1,735,865 in claims to North Carolina Medicaid for urine drug tests that were not performed, listing a nurse practitioner and a doctor as ordering providers who never ordered the tests.
DOJPleaded guiltyJun 24, 2026
Raleigh Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving More than $60 Million in Fraudulent Claims from Paying Kickbacks for Patient Referrals
Price owned and operated Golden Star Labs, which paid collectors on a per-specimen basis to supply bogus respiratory test samples obtained through identity theft, and billed Medi-Cal and Medicare more than $96 million in false claims, receiving more than $60 million, and he also filed a false federal income tax return.
DOJChargedJun 24, 2026
McLeansville Woman Charged With Health Care Fraud, Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown
White, the owner of Reginald Center of Turn Around, billed North Carolina Medicaid for thousands of fictitious drug tests resulting in a loss of $2.8 million.
DOJIndictedJun 24, 2026
Felon Indicted in Multimillion Dollar Healthcare Kickback and False Documents Conspiracy
Ayyad is alleged to have solicited and received kickbacks from clinical laboratories in exchange for generating referrals, paid kickbacks to independent contractor sales reps, created dozens of sham invoices and contracts to conceal the payments, and caused the submission of fraudulent claims for laboratory testing to Medicare, HRSA, TRICARE, and other payers through labs and entities he owned and controlled.
Referral packet
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