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Newark Public Schools

Local Education Agency (LEA)·Newark, NJ·NPI: 1447472980Share

Compared to Local Education Agency (LEA) Peers

Total spending distribution among 12 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $145.8M is at the 75th percentile among 12 Local Education Agency (LEA) providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-01→2024-09(79 months)
Sharp billing drop in final month

Total Paid

$145.8M

$145,809,421

Total Claims

1.0M

Beneficiaries

236K

4.4 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$140

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

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Newark Public Schools is a Local Education Agency (LEA) provider based in Newark, NJ. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $145.8M in Medicaid payments across 1.0M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $145.8M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 18,226 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

↓ 28% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$20.2M
+12%
2019
$22.6M
-22%
2020
$17.6M
+21%
2021
$21.3M
+15%
2022
$24.6M
+1%
2023
$24.9M
-41%
2024
$14.6M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 14 distinct procedure codes. The top code (T1018 (School-based IEP services, per encounter)) accounts for 56% of total spending.

T1018Top 25%

School-based IEP services, per encounter

$82.2M

884K claims · 56.4%

Your Cost: $92.97/claim|Median: $39.53
2.4× median
99361Normal range

Physician direction of emergency medical systems, online

$60.1M

34K claims · 41.2%

Your Cost: $1,788.55/claim|Median: $1,788.55
1.0× median
A0130Normal range

Non-emergency wheelchair van transport

$3.5M

118K claims · 2.4%

Your Cost: $29.31/claim|Median: $29.37
1.0× median
92508Normal range

Treatment of speech/language disorder, group, 2+ patients

$20K

977 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $20.00/claim|Median: $13.22
1.5× median
97110Normal range

Therapeutic exercises, each 15 min

$9K

252 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $37.30/claim|Median: $24.49
1.5× median
97530Normal range

Therapeutic activities, each 15 min

$5K

131 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $37.10/claim|Median: $33.11
1.1× median
92507Normal range

Speech/hearing/language treatment

$4K

212 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $20.00/claim|Median: $49.45
0.4× median
97533Normal range

$2K

64 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $33.75/claim|Median: $48.71
0.7× median
97535Top 25%

Self-care/home management training, per 15 minutes

$2K

53 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $36.60/claim|Median: $18.18
2.0× median
90832Normal range

Psychotherapy, 30 minutes

$2K

68 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $22.35/claim|Median: $41.28
0.5× median
97150Top 25%

Therapeutic procedure, group (2+ patients)

$820

41 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $20.00/claim|Median: $12.12
1.6× median
92609Normal range

$640

32 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $20.00/claim|Median: $59.78
0.3× median
97116Top 25%

Gait training

$560

16 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $35.00/claim|Median: $12.48
2.8× median
97112Normal range

Therapeutic procedure, neuromuscular reeducation, per 15 minutes

$420

21 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $20.00/claim|Median: $20.04
1.0× median

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