Supplier
A Step Ahead Orthotics and Prosthetics INC
A Step Ahead Orthotics and Prosthetics INC was paid $15.06M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 17 billing codes. Its largest line is L2280, Addition to lower extremity, molded inner boot — 24% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoA STEP AHEAD ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS INC
NASHVILLE, TN 37204
NASHVILLE, TN 37204
33aNPI1437691714assigned 11/17/2016
33bProvider typeProsthetic/Orthotic Supplier
28Total paid$15.06M
24GClaims68,675
24DCodes billed17
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Prosthetic/Orthotic Supplier providers in Tennessee
Rank by total paid#1 of 27
Median peer was paid$49K
This provider vs. median309×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8,255 | $2.32M | |
| 2019 | 9,325 | $2.40M | |
| 2020 | 10,528 | $2.30M | |
| 2021 | 11,291 | $2.35M | |
| 2022 | 11,259 | $2.15M | |
| 2023 | 9,400 | $1.94M | |
| 2024incomplete | 8,617 | $1.60M |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L2280 | Addition to lower extremity, molded inner boot | 24% | 8,189 | 4,918 | $3.55M |
| L1970 | Ankle foot orthosis, plastic with ankle joint, custom fabricated | 17% | 3,577 | 2,283 | $2.61M |
| L1907 | Ankle orthosis, supramalleolar with straps, with or without interface/pads, custom fabricated | 16% | 4,946 | 3,039 | $2.39M |
| L2275 | Addition to lower extremity, varus/valgus correction, plastic modification, padded/lined | 9.9% | 10,376 | 5,729 | $1.50M |
| L1960 | Ankle foot orthosis, posterior solid ankle, plastic, custom fabricated | 9.8% | 2,900 | 1,886 | $1.48M |
| L2840 | Addition to lower extremity orthosis, tibial length sock, fracture or equal, each | 9.1% | 10,726 | 4,661 | $1.37M |
| L2820 | Addition to lower extremity orthosis, soft interface for molded plastic, below knee section | 3.1% | 5,535 | 3,625 | $470K |
| L3225 | Orthopedic footwear, man's shoe, oxford, used as an integral part of a brace (orthosis) | 2.3% | 5,720 | 3,573 | $354K |
| L1690 | Combination, bilateral, lumbo-sacral, hip, femur orthosis providing adduction and internal rotation control, prefabricated, includes fitting and adjustment | 2.0% | 205 | 179 | $297K |
| L2220 | Addition to lower extremity, dorsiflexion and plantar flexion assist/resist, each joint | 1.8% | 2,901 | 1,290 | $276K |
| L3224 | Orthopedic footwear, woman's shoe, oxford, used as an integral part of a brace (orthosis) | 1.5% | 4,358 | 2,712 | $224K |
| L2210 | Addition to lower extremity, dorsiflexion assist (plantar flexion resist), each joint | 1.3% | 2,137 | 922 | $188K |
5 more codes
| L2270 | Addition to lower extremity, varus/valgus correction ('t') strap, padded/lined or malleolus pad | <1% | 4,191 | $143K |
| L2200 | Addition to lower extremity, limited ankle motion, each joint | <1% | 2,019 | $85K |
| L3010 | Foot, insert, removable, molded to patient model, longitudinal arch support, each | <1% | 371 | $60K |
| L3808 | Wrist hand finger orthosis, rigid without joints, may include soft interface material; straps, custom fabricated, includes fitting and adjustment | <1% | 226 | $59K |
| L3060 | Foot, arch support, removable, premolded, longitudinal/ metatarsal, each | <1% | 298 | $18K |
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 officialRIEGER, JOSEPH (CEO/PRACTITIONER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| A Step Ahead Orthotics and Prosthetics INC | Huntsville, AL | $2.02M |
| A Step Ahead Orthotics and Prosthetics INC | Murfreesboro, TN | $475K |
| A Step Ahead, LLC | Nashville, TN | $2K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.