Providers
All 29 in WI
MARIA I AMARANTE, LPC, NCC, PhD
NPI 1871842104, individual, Wauwatosa, WI, Counselor, Professional
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Evidence tier
structure or single-organization volume
- Hours beyond a day in 7 months under one organization, which can be supervisory billing.
- Records needed.
- Medicaid dollars per patient on code 90837 ($444 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
- 93% of Medicaid dollars are on codes with a history of abuse.
score 58 of 100, rank 7293, $3.5M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 24.3 | 32.5 | 21.6 | 29.5 | 195 | 1 | 90791 90834 90837 | $74K |
| Feb 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 26.6 | 37.3 | 24.9 | 34.8 | 225 | 1 | 90791 90834 90837 | $94K |
| Mar 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 32.5 | 45.1 | 30.1 | 40.5 | 245 | 1 | 90791 90834 90837 | $125K |
| Apr 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 27.2 | 36.2 | 24.1 | 34.5 | 240 | 1 | 90791 90834 90837 | $97K |
| May 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 26.0 | 34.8 | 23.2 | 32.6 | 225 | 1 | 90791 90834 90837 | $97K |
| Sep 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 24.7 | 33.2 | 22.1 | 30.2 | 223 | 1 | 90791 90832 90837 | $89K |
| Oct 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 24.2 | 30.7 | 20.5 | 30.3 | 199 | 1 | 90791 90837 | $86K |
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | MARIA I AMARANTE, LPC, NCC, PhD |
| Type | Individual, sole proprietor |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | August 31, 2012, last updated August 31, 2012 |
| Practice location | 3015 N 114TH ST, FAMILY OPTIONS COUNSELING, LLC, Wauwatosa, WI 53222-4208, 414-431-4444 |
| Mailing address | 1670 S 11TH STREET #203, Milwaukee, WI 53204-0000 |
| Specialties | Counselor, Mental Health (101YM0800X) Counselor, Professional (101YP2500X, primary, license 4574-125 WI) |
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 | $3.5M | 93% | $444 | $191 (top 5% from $442) | 95th percentile | |
| 90791 | Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $119K | 3% | $108 | $105 (top 5% from $228) | 53rd percentile | |
| H0046 | Medicaid service code | $107K | 3% | $568 | $60 (top 5% from $2K) | 76th percentile | |
| 90846 | Family psychotherapy without patient, 50 minutes | $17K | 0% | $230 | $113 (top 5% from $277) | too few months to rank | |
| 90834 | Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $8K | 0% | $24 | $101 (top 5% from $318) | 12th percentile | |
| 90832 | Psychotherapy, 30 minutes | $6K | 0% | $71 | $59 (top 5% from $239) | 63rd percentile |
In this area
29 providers in Milwaukee County, WI carry an indicator in the public record, with $7.9M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 12 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 10. 5 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRO FAMILY SERVICES LLC Milwaukee, WI, ranked 234 | $23K |
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| 1 | WISCONSIN CHRONIC PAIN PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC Wauwatosa, WI, ranked 380 | $1K |
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| 1 | NOAH ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED West Allis, WI, ranked 574 | $0 |
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| 1 | CARING THROUGH LOVE LLC Milwaukee, WI, ranked 615 | $0 |
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| 1 | HERE FOR YOU PRENATAL COORDINATION SERVICES LLC West Allis, WI, ranked 633 | $0 |
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| 3 | ST. CAMILLUS HEALTH CENTER, INC. Wauwatosa, WI, ranked 2180 | $0 |
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| 3 | WE CARE SERVICES LLC Milwaukee, WI, ranked 2561 | $0 |
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| 3 | ST. CAMILLUS HEALTH CENTER, INC. Wauwatosa, WI, ranked 2611 | $0 |
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Recent enforcement in WI
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJChargedJun 25, 2026
Federal Charges Announced in Multi-Million Dollar Medicaid Fraud Scheme and Prescription Drug Diversion Conspiracy; Announcement Made as Part of Justice Department’s National Health Care Fraud Takedown
Cooper submitted over $5.8 million in false claims to Wisconsin Medicaid for prenatal care coordination services that beneficiaries never received and used another person's means of identification, while Jones conspired to distribute controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice.
DOJCivil settlementApr 17, 2026
Appleton Clinic to Pay Over $380,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to the Marketing and Use of Electric Stimulation Devices
Apple Medical Clinic and its principal caused the submission of false claims to Medicare for electrical muscle stimulation, vitamin injections, and other related services that were not medically reasonable or necessary, and marketed the Sanexas device outside its FDA clearance and contrary to coverage determinations.
DOJSentencedMar 23, 2026
Owner of Now-Closed Milwaukee Prenatal Care Coordination Company Sentenced to 60 Months’ Imprisonment for Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Jackson offered women kickbacks in exchange for their Medicaid numbers and falsely billed Wisconsin Medicaid for prenatal care coordination services, almost always at the monthly maximum, when she and her employees provided few to no covered services.
DOJCivil settlementMar 5, 2026
Waukesha Medical Equipment Company Agrees to Pay Nearly $7 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Billings to Federal Healthcare Programs
From 2019 through 2024, Kinex provided patients covered by federal programs with medical braces the patients did not need and billed Medicare, TRICARE, FEHBP, and OWCP as if the braces had been necessary, inducing patients to accept them by waiving co-pays and giving free equipment.
DOJSentencedFeb 3, 2026
Delafield Man Sentenced to 18 Months’ Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Pay Healthcare Kickbacks
Johnson paid kickbacks to companies purporting to provide marketing services in exchange for signed prescriptions and doctors' orders for durable medical equipment that his company Kestrel Medical submitted to Medicare.
Referral packet
The packet is a draft for a reviewer. It reads every public record behind this case, states what the records show with a citation for each finding, names the regulation each finding relates to, and lists the ordinary explanations to rule out first. It never asserts intent.