ROPER HOSPITAL INC

NPI 1902195563, organization, Ladson, SC, Hospice Care, Community Based

Evidence tier

network structure with a list link

Part of provider network D1-00115, ranked 115 nationally.

score 60 of 100, rank 5775, $0 at stake

Provider networks

D1-00115 ranked 115

79 providers around Cincinnati, OH: 10 hospices, 26 home health agencies, 43 nursing facilities.

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

Name	ROPER HOSPITAL INC (also ROPER ST FRANCIS HOSPICE)
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	April 5, 2011, last updated October 3, 2023
Practice location	8536 PALMETTO COMMERCE PKWY STE 207B, Ladson, SC 29456-6700, 843-402-3560
Authorized official	Kimberly Ralston (VP Reimbursement)
Specialties	Hospice Care, Community Based (251G00000X, primary)

In this area

11 providers in Charleston County, SC carry an indicator in the public record, with $6.0M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 6 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 3. 1 is tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	KEVIN PATEL Charleston, SC, ranked 226	$26K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since February 18, 2021. Medicaid still paid claims in 8 later months, $25,913 in total.
3	ROPER ST FRANCIS ANCILLARY SERVICES Ladson, SC, ranked 804	$328K	Part of provider network D1-00115, ranked 115 nationally. Medicaid dollars per patient on code A9900 ($504 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
3	LUTHERAN HOMES OF SC, INC. MT Pleasant, SC, ranked 4250	$0	Part of provider network D1-00104, ranked 104 nationally.
3	BISHOP GADSDEN EPISCOPAL RETIREMENT COMMUNITY Charleston, SC, ranked 6977	$0	Part of provider network D1-00115, ranked 115 nationally.
4	DARREN PERRY North Charleston, SC, ranked 7349	$208K	Hours beyond a day in 1 month under one organization, which can be supervisory billing. Records needed. and 2 more
4	AMANDA ACREE Mount Pleasant, SC, ranked 7728	$1.7M	Hours beyond a day in 8 months under one organization, which can be supervisory billing. Records needed. and 1 more
4	SHIRLEY FORD N Charleston, SC, ranked 8745	$1.9M	Hours beyond a day in 12 months, but with up to 517 patients a month across 3 billing organizations, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours. Records needed.
5	STEVEN LOPEZ N Charleston, SC, ranked 9997	$1.8M	Medicaid dollars per patient on code 90833 ($211 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.

All 11 in SC

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