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Howard Center INC

Clinic/Center, Adolescent and Children Mental Health·Burlington, VT·NPI: 1952528408Share

Compared to Clinic/Center, Adolescent and Children Mental Health Peers

Total spending distribution among 5 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $130.1M is at the 75th percentile among 5 Clinic/Center, Adolescent and Children Mental Health providers.

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

Total Paid

$130.1M

$130,071,834

Total Claims

280K

Beneficiaries

53K

5.3 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$464

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

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Howard Center INC is a Clinic/Center, Adolescent and Children Mental Health provider based in Burlington, VT. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $130.1M in Medicaid payments across 280K claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $130.1M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 16,258 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

18% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$15.9M
+10%
2019
$17.5M
+7%
2020
$18.6M
+7%
2021
$20.0M
-5%
2022
$19.0M
+7%
2023
$20.2M
-7%
2024
$18.8M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 7 distinct procedure codes. The top code (H0023 (Behavioral health outreach service, per 15 minutes)) accounts for 30% of total spending.

H0023Top 1%

Behavioral health outreach service, per 15 minutes

$39.4M

37K claims · 30.3%

Your Cost: $1,059.48/claim|Median: $53.97
19.6× median
H2015Top 5%

Comprehensive community support services, per 15 min

$34.9M

64K claims · 26.8%

Your Cost: $543.62/claim|Median: $96.24
5.7× median
H2020Top 10%

Day habilitation, waiver, per 15 minutes

$28.8M

79K claims · 22.1%

Your Cost: $363.49/claim|Median: $144.05
2.5× median
H2017Top 10%

Psychosocial rehabilitation services, per 15 min

$19.8M

68K claims · 15.2%

Your Cost: $289.84/claim|Median: $91.63
3.2× median
H0046Top 1%

Mental health services, not otherwise specified

$3.2M

363 claims · 2.5%

Your Cost: $8,830.81/claim|Median: $85.02
103.9× median
H0019Top 5%

Behavioral health; residential, per diem

$2.6M

472 claims · 2.0%

Your Cost: $5,581.23/claim|Median: $357.16
15.6× median
H2014Normal range

Skills training & development, per 15 min

$1.3M

30K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $43.70/claim|Median: $83.88
0.5× median

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