Agency
Amerita, INC.
Amerita, INC. was paid $6.66M by Medicaid between Dec 2018 and Dec 2024, across 18 billing codes. Its largest line is B4189, Parenteral nutrition solution; compounded amino acid and carbohydrates with electrolytes, trace elements, and vitamins, including preparation, any strength, 10 to 51 grams of protein - premix — 45% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoAMERITA, INC.
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78233
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78233
33aNPI1629174214assigned 09/15/2006
33bProvider typeHome Infusion Agency
28Total paid$6.66M
24GClaims50,745
24DCodes billed18
24AFirst – last monthDec 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Home Infusion Agency providers in Texas
Rank by total paid#3 of 17
Median peer was paid$1.36M
This provider vs. median4.9×
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.
Auditor's notes
Automated statistical signals. Not evidence of fraud — how these are computed.
Entity ProliferationAuthorized official KATEN, ALEXANDER controls 15+ 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 | 142 | $6K | |
| 2019 | 28 | $434.81 | |
| 2020 | 2,921 | $420K | |
| 2021 | 11,210 | $1.63M | |
| 2022 | 13,415 | $1.70M | |
| 2023 | 11,906 | $1.36M | |
| 2024incomplete | 11,123 | $1.55M |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B4189 | Parenteral nutrition solution; compounded amino acid and carbohydrates with electrolytes, trace elements, and vitamins, including preparation, any strength, 10 to 51 grams of protein - premix | 45% | 3,357 | 757 | $2.97M |
| B4185 | Parenteral nutrition solution, not otherwise specified, 10 grams lipids | 18% | 20,828 | 1,302 | $1.21M |
| B4224 | Parenteral nutrition administration kit, per day | 14% | 6,804 | 1,438 | $902K |
| A4305 | Disposable drug delivery system, flow rate of 50 ml or greater per hour | 6.3% | 2,467 | 975 | $417K |
| B4220 | Parenteral nutrition supply kit; premix, per day | 4.3% | 5,923 | 1,439 | $286K |
| A4222 | Infusion supplies for external drug infusion pump, per cassette or bag (list drugs separately) | 4.2% | 2,498 | 781 | $282K |
| B4035 | Enteral feeding supply kit; pump fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | 3.8% | 2,526 | 1,105 | $251K |
| B4161 | Enteral formula, for pediatrics, hydrolyzed/amino acids and peptide chain proteins, includes fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | 3.3% | 485 | 347 | $217K |
| B9998 | Noc for enteral supplies | <1% | 695 | 566 | $51K |
| B4034 | Enteral feeding supply kit; syringe fed, per day, includes but not limited to feeding/flushing syringe, administration set tubing, dressings, tape | <1% | 1,386 | 353 | $25K |
| B9004 | Parenteral nutrition infusion pump, portable | <1% | 145 | 138 | $23K |
| A4216 | Sterile water, saline and/or dextrose, diluent/flush, 10 ml | <1% | 2,571 | 1,500 | $22K |
6 more codes
| B4152 | Enteral formula, nutritionally complete, calorically dense (equal to or greater than 1.5 kcal/ml) with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | <1% | 45 | $5K |
| A4930 | Gloves, sterile, per pair | <1% | 722 | $1K |
| A4927 | Gloves, non-sterile, per 100 | <1% | 234 | $1K |
| B4150 | Enteral formula, nutritionally complete with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit | <1% | 12 | $1K |
| A6209 | Foam dressing, wound cover, sterile, pad size 16 sq. in. or less, without adhesive border, each dressing | <1% | 25 | $325.27 |
| A4245 | Alcohol wipes, per box | <1% | 22 | $25.88 |
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 officialKATEN, ALEXANDER (CFO)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Amerita, INC. | Oklahoma City, OK | $12.16M |
| Amerita, INC. | Centennial, CO | $7.40M |
| Amerita, INC. | Tucson, AZ | $2.56M |
| Amerita, INC. | Colorado Springs, CO | $2.13M |
| Amerita, INC. | Riverside, RI | $1.14M |
| Amerita, INC. | Woodridge, IL | $410K |
| Amerita, INC. | El Paso, TX | $400K |
| Amerita, INC. | Anchorage, AK | $321K |
| Amerita, INC. | Tulsa, OK | $183K |
| Amerita, INC. | Prescott, AZ | $85K |
| Amerita, INC. | Centennial, CO | $70K |
| Amerita, INC. | Scottsdale, AZ | $20K |
| Amerita, INC. | Bentonville, AR | $11K |
| Amerita, INC. | Chattanooga, TN | $11K |
| Amerita, INC. | Salt Lake City, UT | $2K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.