Supplier
The Safeguard System INC
The Safeguard System INC was paid $245K by Medicaid between Jun 2019 and Aug 2024, across 2 billing codes. Its largest line is S5161, Emergency response system; service fee, per month (excludes installation and testing) — 100% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoTHE SAFEGUARD SYSTEM INC
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78415
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78415
33aNPI1386703791assigned 12/08/2006
33bProvider typeEmergency Response System Companies
28Total paid$245K
24GClaims8,866
24DCodes billed2
24AFirst – last monthJun 2019 – Aug 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Emergency Response System Companies providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#4 of 5
Median peer was paid$282K
This provider vs. median0.9×
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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 640 | $19K | |
| 2020 | 1,855 | $53K | |
| 2021 | 2,456 | $70K | |
| 2022 | 1,753 | $46K | |
| 2023 | 1,496 | $40K | |
| 2024incomplete | 666 | $18K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S5161 | Emergency response system; service fee, per month (excludes installation and testing) | 100% | 8,839 | 8,735 | $244K |
| S5160 | Emergency response system; installation and testing | <1% | 27 | 27 | $1K |
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 officialRILEY, JENNIFER (SECRETARY)