Clinic
Thunder Bay Community Health Service, INC
Thunder Bay Community Health Service, INC was paid $791K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 32 billing codes. Its largest line is G0467, community health center visit, returning patient — 27% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoTHUNDER BAY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE, INC
CHEBOYGAN, MI 49721
CHEBOYGAN, MI 49721
33aNPI1306244108assigned 12/10/2014
33bProvider typeFederally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
28Total paid$791K
24GClaims27,623
24DCodes billed32
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) providers in Michigan
Rank by total paid#109 of 241
Median peer was paid$477K
This provider vs. median1.7×
Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.
Auditor's notes
Automated statistical signals. Not evidence of fraud — how these are computed.
Entity ProliferationAuthorized official BATES, RICHARD controls 20+ related entities in our dataset. Read more
Box 24A · Dates of service
Paid by month
Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider
By year, as a table
| Year | Claims | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3,307 | $86K | |
| 2019 | 3,955 | $107K | |
| 2020 | 2,644 | $74K | |
| 2021 | 4,841 | $139K | |
| 2022 | 4,456 | $130K | |
| 2023 | 4,586 | $134K | |
| 2024incomplete | 3,834 | $120K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G0467 | Community health center visit, returning patientFederally qualified health center (fqhc) visit, established patient; a medically-necessary, face-to-face encounter (one-on-one) between an established patient and a fqhc practitioner during which time one or more fqhc services are rendered and includes a typical bundle of medicare-covered services that would be furnished per diem to a patient receiving a fqhc visit | 27% | 6,510 | 5,463 | $217K |
| G0470 | Federally qualified health center (fqhc) visit, mental health, established patient; a medically-necessary, face-to-face mental health encounter (one-on-one) between an established patient and a fqhc practitioner during which time one or more fqhc services are rendered and includes a typical bundle of medicare-covered services that would be furnished per diem to a patient receiving a mental health visit | 25% | 6,582 | 3,393 | $199K |
| 90832 | Psychotherapy session, about 30 minutesPsychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient | 18% | 4,991 | 2,798 | $142K |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity | 14% | 3,992 | 3,516 | $111K |
| 99214 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (more involved)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, moderate complexity | 4.5% | 901 | 833 | $35K |
| 90834 | Psychotherapy session, about 45 minutesPsychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient | 1.5% | 321 | 234 | $12K |
| 87428 | 1.5% | 504 | 482 | $12K | |
| 99394 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, adolescent (12-17 years) | 1.3% | 173 | 173 | $10K |
| 90791 | Psychiatric diagnostic evaluationPsychiatric diagnostic evaluation | 1.3% | 97 | 96 | $10K |
| 87880 | Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay; Streptococcus, group A | 1.2% | 1,143 | 1,094 | $10K |
| 87426 | Infectious agent antigen detection, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) | <1% | 367 | 348 | $8K |
| G0466 | Community health center visit, new patientFederally qualified health center (fqhc) visit, new patient; a medically-necessary, face-to-face encounter (one-on-one) between a new patient and a fqhc practitioner during which time one or more fqhc services are rendered and includes a typical bundle of medicare-covered services that would be furnished per diem to a patient receiving a fqhc visit | <1% | 190 | 188 | $7K |
20 more codes
| 99393 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, late childhood (5-11 years) | <1% | 69 | $3K |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | <1% | 275 | $2K |
| 87804 | Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay; Influenza, each type | <1% | 188 | $2K |
| 99203 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine) | <1% | 37 | $1K |
| 99202 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, straightforward | <1% | 46 | $1K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | <1% | 28 | $1K |
| 90837 | Psychotherapy session, about an hour | <1% | 14 | $931.80 |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, child | <1% | 25 | $923.97 |
| 81002 | <1% | 533 | $906.68 | |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 40 | $794.55 |
| 90471 | Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections), 1 vaccine | <1% | 93 | $780.64 |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | <1% | 25 | $577.48 |
| 0001A | <1% | 13 | $492.05 | |
| 0002A | <1% | 13 | $492.05 | |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | <1% | 15 | $356.25 |
| 99212 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, straightforward | <1% | 14 | $245.60 |
| 90688 | <1% | 386 | $97.58 | |
| 90460 | Immunization administration through 18 years of age via any route, first or only component | <1% | 13 | $28.00 |
| 85018 | <1% | 12 | $9.80 | |
| 90651 | 0% | 13 | $0.00 |
Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.
From NPPES
Who's on the registration
Authorized officialBATES, RICHARD (INTERIM CEO)
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