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Sunnyside Home Care Project, Inc.

Home Health·Long Island City, NY·NPI: 1104024926SharePrint Report

Red Flags Explained

Each flag represents a statistical test that identified unusual billing patterns. Here's what each flag on this provider means in plain English:

Billing Swing

Billing Swing means this provider's total billing changed dramatically from one year to the next — increasing or decreasing by more than 200% with over $1M in absolute change. This could indicate a change in practice scope, a billing scheme ramping up, or legitimate growth.

These flags are statistical indicators only. Many flagged providers have legitimate explanations for their billing patterns. Learn more about our methodology.

Advanced Detection Signals

Additional statistical tests from advanced fraud detection methods

Change PointBilling shifted 3.1x in 2019-09

These signals use advanced statistical methods including digit distribution analysis, change-point detection, and market concentration metrics. Learn more.

Compared to Home Health Peers

Total spending distribution among 322 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $169.6M is at the 50th percentile among 322 Home Health providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$169.6M

$169,641,841

Total Claims

771K

Beneficiaries

34K

22.7 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$220

#584 of 618K providers by total spending(top <0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Sunnyside Home Care Project, Inc. is a Home Health provider based in Long Island City, NY. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $169.6M in Medicaid payments across 771K claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $169.6M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 21,205 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

544% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$4.2M
+414%
2019
$21.5M
+53%
2020
$33.1M
-12%
2021
$29.1M
-8%
2022
$26.8M
+4%
2023
$27.9M
-3%
2024
$27.0M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 3 distinct procedure codes. The top code (T1019 (Personal care services, per 15 min)) accounts for 87% of total spending.

T1019Top 25%

Personal care services, per 15 min

$147.9M

703K claims · 87.2%

Your Cost: $210.37/claim|Median: $82.47
2.5× median
T1020Normal range

Personal care services, per diem

$21.8M

68K claims · 12.8%

Your Cost: $321.20/claim|Median: $296.27
1.1× median
S9122Top 25%

Home health aide or certified nurse, per hour

$21K

99 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $213.10/claim|Median: $116.67
1.8× median