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Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron

General Acute Care Hospital Children

Akron, Ohio

NPI: 1861506560

Risk Tier

High

Total Paid

$556.6M

$556,646,907

Total Claims

6.6M

Beneficiaries

5.6M

Avg Cost/Claim

$83.90

Active billing period: 84 months (2018-01 to 2024-12)

Statistical Fraud Flags (2)

Cost Outlier

Billing over 3× the national median for specific procedure codes.

Bills $148.27 per claim for 99213 (Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, low-mod complexity), which is 3.9× the national median of $37.81.

Rate Outlier

Billing above the 90th percentile across multiple procedure codes simultaneously.

Billing above the 90th percentile for 221 procedure codes: 99213 at 3.9× median, 99214 at 3.0× median.

Advanced Detection Signals

Billing Velocity

3590.0 claims per working day — may exceed physically possible volume for a single provider.

Disclaimer: Statistical flags indicate unusual billing patterns — they are not proof of fraud or wrongdoing. Some entities (government agencies, home care programs, hospitals) may legitimately bill at higher rates due to patient acuity, overhead costs, or specialized services. This report is generated from public HHS data and statistical analysis only. No clinical or investigative review has been performed.

Generated by OpenMedicaid | openmedicaid.org | Data: HHS 2018-2024