Providers

DEBORAH FORD, ALC

NPI 1962254979, individual, Andalusia, AL, Counselor, Mental Health

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Evidence tier
documented action, then payment
  • Listed on the OIG exclusion list since September 20, 2001.
  • Medicaid still paid claims in 9 later months, $36,674 in total.
  • 72% of Medicaid dollars are on codes with a history of abuse.
score 97 of 100, rank 44, $37K at stake

Public list actions

OIG exclusion September 20, 2001 under section 1128b4
Hospital, Nurse/Nurses Aide, Opp, AL

Paid after the action

Months in which Medicaid paid claims for this provider after a public action that should have triggered a screening check. This is a record of payments, not a determination that they were improper.

listidentity checkaction datewindow closedmonths paid afterfirstlastpaid after12 months before
OIG exclusion list
leie 1128b4 (hospital)
Exact NPI, name verifiedSep 20, 2001still open9Apr 2024Dec 2024$37K$0

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

NameDEBORAH FORD, ALC
TypeIndividual
StatusActive
NPI issuedApril 3, 2024, last updated April 3, 2024
Practice location109 MEDICAL PARK DR STE C, Andalusia, AL 36420-5364, 334-222-1818
Mailing address614 W BYPASS, Andalusia, AL 36420-4731
Specialties
Counselor (101Y00000X, license ALC04852)
Counselor, Mental Health (101YM0800X, primary, license ALC04852 AL)

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
90837Psychotherapy, 1 hourhistory of abuse$26K72%$100$191 (top 5% from $442)13th percentile
90791Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation$4K12%$79$105 (top 5% from $228)too few months to rank
90834Psychotherapy, 45 minutes$3K8%$63$101 (top 5% from $318)too few months to rank
90832Psychotherapy, 30 minutes$1K4%$48$59 (top 5% from $239)too few months to rank
90785Psychiatric services complicated by communication factor$1K4%$4.32$15 (top 5% from $35)15th percentile

In this area

3 providers in Covington County, AL 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
3COMFORT CARE HOSPICE, LLC
Andalusia, AL, ranked 3742
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00136, ranked 136 nationally.
3ANDALUSIA MANOR LLC
Andalusia, AL, ranked 5452
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00136, ranked 136 nationally.
4BHAGWAN BANG
Opp, AL, ranked 8468
$3.9M
  • Hours beyond a day in 1 month, but with up to 1697 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
  • Records needed.

Recent enforcement in AL

All releases

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

DOJCivil settlementJun 23, 2026
Alabama Provider Pays $300,000 to Resolve False Claims as Part of 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown
A Phenix City-based provider billed Alabama Medicaid for Basic Living Skills services for at-risk children that were not actually rendered.
DOJSentencedApr 2, 2026
Former Medicaid Provider Sentenced to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
Pulliam, a child and family therapist enrolled as an Alabama Medicaid provider, submitted claims for counseling services that were never provided using beneficiaries' identifying information without consent.
DOJCivil judgmentMar 19, 2026
Mississippi Man Ordered to Pay $31 Million for Role in Healthcare Kickback Scheme
Crites and others referred patients, primarily TRICARE beneficiaries, to Cloverland Pharmacy in exchange for kickbacks paid by the pharmacy for each referral.
DOJCivil settlementFeb 21, 2025
Saad Healthcare Agrees to Pay $3M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations That It Billed Medicare for Ineligible Hospice Patients
Saad submitted, or caused the submission of, false claims to Medicare between 2013 and 2020 for 21 hospice patients who were not terminally ill and thus ineligible for the Medicare hospice benefit.
DOJCivil settlementFeb 21, 2025
Saad Healthcare Agrees to Pay $3M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations That It Billed Medicare for Ineligible Hospice Patients
Saad Healthcare submitted, or caused the submission of, false claims to Medicare between 2013 and 2020 for 21 hospice patients who were not terminally ill and were ineligible for the Medicare hospice benefit.

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