KATHERINE RUTH DICKERSON, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS

NPI 1780816603, individual, Denver, NC, Counselor, Mental Health

Evidence tier

structure or single-organization volume

Hours beyond a day in 4 months, but with up to 452 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
Records needed.
80% of Medicaid dollars are on codes with a history of abuse.

score 53 of 100, rank 8241, $397K 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
Nov 2021	More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line	26.2	15.7	10.5	14.3	352	1	90791 90832 90834 90837	$49K
Jan 2022	More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line	25.6	14.8	9.9	14.6	381	1	90791 90832 90834 90837	$48K
Feb 2022	More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line	31.9	19.0	12.7	17.7	414	1	90791 90832 90834 90837	$55K
Mar 2022	More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line	32.2	22.3	14.9	20.1	452	1	90791 90832 90834 90837	$71K

National provider registry

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Name	KATHERINE RUTH DICKERSON, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS (also KATHERINE PEDRAZA)
Type	Individual
Status	Active
NPI issued	August 11, 2009, last updated December 15, 2023
Practice location	7490 WATERSIDE CROSSING BLVD STE 2A, Denver, NC 28037-3004, 704-360-3637
Specialties	Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) (101YA0400X, license LCAS-1406 NC) Counselor, Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) (101YA0400X, license CCS-10965 NC) Counselor, Mental Health (101YM0800X, license CCS-10965 NC) Counselor, Mental Health (101YM0800X, primary, license S9956 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
90837	Psychotherapy, 1 hourhistory of abuse	$637K	80%	$185	$191 (top 5% from $442)	47th percentile
90791	Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation	$76K	10%	$117	$105 (top 5% from $228)	63rd percentile
90832	Psychotherapy, 30 minutes	$39K	5%	$90	$59 (top 5% from $239)	76th percentile
90834	Psychotherapy, 45 minutes	$39K	5%	$83	$101 (top 5% from $318)	39th percentile
90785	Psychiatric services complicated by communication factor	$549	0%	$5.65	$15 (top 5% from $35)	20th percentile

In this area

167 providers in NC carry an indicator in the public record, with $185.4M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 84 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 42. 22 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	DAVID SMITH Winston Salem, NC, ranked 2	$1.1M	Listed on the Medicare revocation list and the SC Medicaid exclusion list since August 30, 2021. Medicaid still paid claims in 7 later months, $1,063,751 in total. and 1 more
1	MICHAEL ADIX Shelby, NC, ranked 12	$155K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since April 18, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 11 later months, $154,645 in total. and 1 more
1	CAROLINA FAMILY AND URGENT CARE Lumberton, NC, ranked 30	$6K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since September 8, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 7 later months, $5,787 in total. and 1 more
1	JOSEPH MEYER Fort Bragg, NC, ranked 48	$26K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since October 20, 2006. Medicaid still paid claims in 7 later months, $26,252 in total. and 1 more
1	LIFE TOUCH LLC Kinston, NC, ranked 68	$868K	Adjudicated (charged, pleaded guilty, sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated June 30, 2025. Medicaid paid $868,112 in the last 12 observed months.
1	ULTIMATE SACRIFICE Winston Salem, NC, ranked 96	$365K	Adjudicated (pleaded guilty) per a Department of Justice release dated April 9, 2025. Medicaid paid $364,787 in the last 12 observed months.
1	MALIK MUHAMMAD Durham, NC, ranked 116	$2K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since October 12, 2021. Medicaid still paid claims in 1 later month, $1,779 in total. and 1 more
1	JACKSON CONSULTING AND SERVICES LLC Charlotte, NC, ranked 127	$138K	Adjudicated (sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated August 27, 2026. Medicaid paid $137,561 in the last 12 observed months.

All 167 in NC

Recent enforcement in NC

All releases

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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

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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

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