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Wound Care Associates LLC
Wound Care Associates LLC was paid $5.57M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 57 billing codes. Its largest line is 11042, Debridement, subcutaneous tissue (includes epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue); first 20 sq cm — 28% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoWOUND CARE ASSOCIATES LLC
HAMMOND, LA 70403
HAMMOND, LA 70403
33aNPI1568793750assigned 01/27/2010
33bProvider typeClinical Medical Laboratory
28Total paid$5.57M
24GClaims324,036
24DCodes billed57
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Clinical Medical Laboratory providers in Louisiana
Rank by total paid#11 of 66
Median peer was paid$253K
This provider vs. median22×
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 | 29,892 | $234K | |
| 2019 | 32,368 | $327K | |
| 2020 | 34,052 | $477K | |
| 2021 | 55,400 | $927K | |
| 2022 | 59,942 | $1.20M | |
| 2023 | 54,353 | $1.05M | |
| 2024incomplete | 58,029 | $1.36M |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11042 | Debridement, subcutaneous tissue (includes epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue); first 20 sq cm | 28% | 95,121 | 46,039 | $1.54M |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity | 18% | 59,470 | 28,364 | $1.02M |
| 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 | 18% | 41,474 | 19,329 | $991K |
| 99232 | Hospital visit by a doctor, follow-up daySubsequent hospital care, per day, moderate complexity | 8.2% | 52,596 | 11,530 | $459K |
| 97610 | 4.5% | 3,895 | 1,613 | $249K | |
| 87798 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; not otherwise specified, amplified probe, each organism | 4.3% | 2,217 | 1,437 | $237K |
| 11045 | 2.1% | 6,507 | 3,256 | $114K | |
| A6196 | Alginate or other fiber gelling dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, each dressing | 2.0% | 1,830 | 1,475 | $110K |
| 11043 | 1.9% | 2,056 | 1,159 | $104K | |
| 87481 | 1.5% | 2,164 | 1,437 | $82K | |
| 99233 | Hospital visit by a doctor, follow-up day (complex)Prolong inpt eval add15 m | 1.2% | 5,035 | 1,573 | $69K |
| 99349 | <1% | 2,457 | 1,579 | $53K |
45 more codes
| 99308 | Subsequent nursing facility care, per day, straightforward | <1% | 9,655 | $52K |
| 99204 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (more involved) | <1% | 1,189 | $46K |
| 99309 | Subsequent nursing facility care, per day, low to moderate complexity | <1% | 8,726 | $45K |
| A6252 | Specialty absorptive dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in. but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 1,527 | $43K |
| A6021 | Collagen dressing, sterile, size 16 sq. in. or less, each | <1% | 367 | $41K |
| 99215 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (complex) | <1% | 1,158 | $39K |
| 99223 | Prolong inpt eval add15 m | <1% | 1,001 | $38K |
| 0598T | <1% | 2,671 | $23K | |
| 87651 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; Streptococcus, group A, amplified probe | <1% | 2,075 | $23K |
| 87500 | <1% | 2,076 | $23K | |
| 87641 | <1% | 2,092 | $22K | |
| 87653 | <1% | 2,070 | $22K | |
| A6197 | Alginate or other fiber gelling dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 16 sq. in. but less than or equal to 48 sq. in., each dressing | <1% | 136 | $19K |
| 97597 | <1% | 1,215 | $17K | |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care, per day, moderate complexity | <1% | 764 | $16K |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care, per day, straightforward or low complexity | <1% | 2,903 | $15K |
| 17250 | <1% | 738 | $13K | |
| 11044 | <1% | 73 | $6K | |
| 99205 | Prolong outpt/office vis | <1% | 98 | $5K |
| 11721 | <1% | 1,542 | $4K | |
| 99350 | Prolong home eval add 15m | <1% | 163 | $3K |
| 99212 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, straightforward | <1% | 337 | $3K |
| A4450 | Tape, non-waterproof, per 18 square inches | <1% | 1,169 | $3K |
| 99348 | <1% | 143 | $2K | |
| G0179 | Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and allowed practitioners to affirm the initial implementation of the plan of care | <1% | 213 | $2K |
| 99203 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine) | <1% | 65 | $2K |
| 99304 | <1% | 278 | $1K | |
| 99305 | <1% | 159 | $1K | |
| A6216 | Gauze, non-impregnated, non-sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 2,132 | $1K |
| A6253 | Specialty absorptive dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size more than 48 sq. in., without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 13 | $1K |
| 0599T | <1% | 165 | $1K | |
| 36415 | Collection of venous blood by venipuncture | <1% | 1,546 | $982.07 |
| A6212 | Foam dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, with any size adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 17 | $780.81 |
| 29581 | <1% | 34 | $754.56 | |
| 99307 | <1% | 133 | $728.51 | |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and allowed practitioners to affirm the initial implementation of the plan of care | <1% | 42 | $727.87 |
| A6446 | Conforming bandage, non-elastic, knitted/woven, sterile, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yard | <1% | 36 | $436.15 |
| 99310 | Prolong nursin fac eval 15m | <1% | 178 | $394.44 |
| 11719 | <1% | 135 | $131.15 | |
| 11720 | <1% | 78 | $96.31 | |
| 99497 | <1% | 17 | $55.04 | |
| A6441 | Padding bandage, non-elastic, non-woven/non-knitted, width greater than or equal to three inches and less than five inches, per yard | <1% | 29 | $25.20 |
| 99306 | Prolong nursin fac eval 15m | 0% | 13 | $0.00 |
| 99441 | 0% | 25 | $0.00 | |
| G0442 | Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 0% | 18 | $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 officialWATSEY, ERIKA (SVP OF ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS)