Providers

KARL WINEGAR, LCSW

NPI 1780138206, individual, Prairieville, LA, Social Worker, Clinical

4
Evidence tier
structure or single-organization volume
  • Hours beyond a day in 6 months, but with up to 901 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
  • Records needed.
score 52 of 100, rank 8470, $3.9M 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 line46.144.129.420.0901190791 90834 90837 90846 90847 H0038 H2017 S5150 T1016 T1017$185K
Nov 2019More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line38.042.128.121.8881190791 90834 90837 90846 90847 H0038 H2017 S5150 T1016 T1017$166K
Mar 2020More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line35.445.430.319.5786190791 90834 90837 90846 90847 H0038 H2017 T1017$162K
Apr 2020More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line37.846.430.920.9741190791 90834 90846 90847 H0038 H2017 S5150 T1017$157K
May 2020More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line36.745.830.521.7777190791 90832 90834 90846 90847 H0038 H2017 S5150 T1017$165K
Jun 2020More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line36.046.230.818.9783190791 90834 90846 90847 H0038 H2017 S5150 T1017$164K

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

NameKARL WINEGAR, LCSW
TypeIndividual
StatusActive
NPI issuedAugust 12, 2016, last updated June 2, 2022
Practice location37283 SWAMP RD STE 803, Prairieville, LA 70769-3329, 208-821-1032
Specialties
Social Worker, Clinical (1041C0700X, primary, license LCSW-36001 ID)

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
90834Psychotherapy, 45 minutes$1.0M20%$151$101 (top 5% from $318)73rd percentile
T1017Targeted case management each 15 min$1.0M20%$175$167 (top 5% from $808)51st percentile
H0038Self-help/peer services per 15 min$901K17%$349$147 (top 5% from $2K)75th percentile
H2017Psychosocial rehabilitation services per 15 minhistory of abuse$680K13%$380$310 (top 5% from $1K)61st percentile
H0046Medicaid service code$268K5%$256$60 (top 5% from $2K)66th percentile
T1016Case management each 15 min$253K5%$154$98 (top 5% from $507)65th percentile
90847Family psychotherapy with patient, 50 minutes$211K4%$175$130 (top 5% from $458)69th percentile
H0032Medicaid service code$161K3%$79$98 (top 5% from $675)39th percentile

In this area

3 providers in Ascension Parish County, LA carry an indicator in the public record, with $3.9M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 2 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 1.

tierproviderat stakewhy
3BATON ROUGE HOMECARE, LLC
Gonzales, LA, ranked 1234
$281K
  • Part of provider network D1-00080, ranked 80 nationally.
3A-1 BAYOU HEALTH 2000, INC.
Gonzales, LA, ranked 6632
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00080, ranked 80 nationally.
4BRANDI MOORE
Gonzales, LA, ranked 8483
$3.7M
  • Hours beyond a day in 23 months, but with up to 3053 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
  • Records needed.

Recent enforcement in LA

All releases

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

DOJOtherJul 30, 2026
Louisiana U.S. Attorneys Highlight Nine Recent Fraud Prosecutions Across the State
A nurse practitioner was sentenced for a health care fraud scheme involving over $12 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests and receipt of kickbacks, and a New Orleans physician was charged with health care fraud for allegedly submitting $5.9 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and Humana for care not provided, in-person care for patients outside the state, and claims using other providers' identities.
DOJChargedJun 23, 2026
National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 455 Defendants Charged in Fraud Scheme Totaling Over $6.5 Billion
Defendants were charged in connection with schemes to submit claims for medically unnecessary respiratory pathogen panel testing, claims for care a physician did not provide, and false Medicaid claims for personal care services not rendered.
DOJSentencedJun 17, 2026
Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for $12M Medicare Fraud
A nurse practitioner received kickbacks for signing hundreds of orders for medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests after brief phone calls with patients without examining them, causing over $12.1 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare.
DOJSentencedApr 10, 2026
Slidell Doctor Sentenced For $6.6 Million In Health Care Fraud
Tassin, working through purported telemedicine companies, signed doctors' orders for cancer genetic tests for Medicare beneficiaries he never saw, spoke to, or treated, falsely certifying medical necessity in exchange for a set fee of typically $30 per order.
DOJSentencedJan 28, 2026
Slidell Chiropractor Sentenced For Health Care Fraud
Peyroux conspired with others to purchase Medicare beneficiary information and fabricated recordings and billed Medicare through his chiropractic clinic for over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits that were not requested or were otherwise ineligible for reimbursement, falsely listing a former nurse practitioner as the referring provider.

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