Providers
CHERITY GURGANUS, PMHNP-BC
NPI 1750656120, individual, Rocky Mount, NC, Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health
5
Evidence tier
informational
score 29 of 100, rank 11885, $19K at stake
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | CHERITY GURGANUS, PMHNP-BC |
| Type | Individual, sole proprietor |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | March 17, 2012, last updated October 2, 2020 |
| Practice location | 90 GUARDIAN CT, Rocky Mount, NC 27804-3017, 252-212-3350 |
| Mailing address | PO BOX 2723, Rocky Mount, NC 27802-2723 |
| Specialties | Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health (363LP0808X, primary, license 175911 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1015 | Medicaid service code | $593K | 89% | $76 | $182 (top 5% from $488) | 16th percentile | |
| 99309 | Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | $40K | 6% | $11 | $21 (top 5% from $84) | 25th percentile | |
| 99308 | Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, 20 minutes or more | $17K | 3% | $9.94 | $14 (top 5% from $58) | 34th percentile | |
| 90792 | Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services | $5K | 1% | $12 | $112 (top 5% from $313) | 8th percentile | |
| 99336 | Domiciliary/rest home visit established level 3 (retired 2023) | $4K | 1% | $13 | $28 (top 5% from $90) | 22nd percentile | |
| 99307 | Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes | $2K | 0% | $8.44 | $7.86 (top 5% from $34) | 54th percentile | |
| G0467 | Federally qualified health center (fqhc) visit, established patient; a medically-necessary, face-to-face encounter (one-on-one) between an established patient and a fqhc practitioner during which time one or more fqhc services are rendered and includes a t | $2K | 0% | $18 | $20 (top 5% from $124) | too few months to rank | |
| G0469 | Medicaid service code | $278 | 0% | $15 | $1.41 (top 5% from $209) | too few months to rank |
In this area
2 providers in Nash County, NC carry an indicator in the public record, with $964K at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 1 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 1.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | ROCKY MOUNT HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, LLC Rocky Mount, NC, ranked 5489 | $0 |
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| 5 | ANNA CRIST Rocky Mount, NC, ranked 11038 | $964K |
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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