Clinic
Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation was paid $6.21M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 98 billing codes. Its largest line is T1015, a visit at a community health center or clinic (one all-in rate) — 85% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoBUDDHIST TZU CHI MEDICAL FOUNDATION
ALHAMBRA, CA 91801
ALHAMBRA, CA 91801
33aNPI1639398704assigned 04/25/2007
33bProvider typeFederally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
28Total paid$6.21M
24GClaims199,211
24DCodes billed98
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) providers in California
Rank by total paid#364 of 826
Median peer was paid$4.05M
This provider vs. median1.5×
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 | 969 | $1K | |
| 2019 | 1,724 | $3K | |
| 2020 | 2,598 | $46K | |
| 2021 | 28,475 | $915K | |
| 2022 | 50,010 | $1.19M | |
| 2023 | 56,966 | $1.82M | |
| 2024incomplete | 58,469 | $2.24M |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1015 | A visit at a community health center or clinic (one all-in rate)Clinic visit/encounter, all-inclusive | 85% | 36,923 | 28,944 | $5.31M |
| 00003 | Internal/system code - not a standard HCPCS code | 7.4% | 2,417 | 1,957 | $462K |
| 97810 | 4.1% | 12,397 | 6,761 | $257K | |
| 99212 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, straightforward | <1% | 3,356 | 2,049 | $28K |
| 97811 | <1% | 7,904 | 4,322 | $27K | |
| 87635 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), amplified probe | <1% | 1,706 | 1,105 | $21K |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity | <1% | 34,084 | 21,785 | $17K |
| 0003A | <1% | 301 | 169 | $13K | |
| 97026 | <1% | 2,136 | 1,413 | $12K | |
| 97140 | Manual therapy techniques, each 15 minutes (e.g., mobilization/manipulation, manual lymphatic drainage) | <1% | 2,190 | 1,203 | $9K |
| 0071A | <1% | 215 | 214 | $9K | |
| 0072A | <1% | 211 | 211 | $8K |
86 more codes
| 97813 | <1% | 241 | $6K | |
| 0012A | <1% | 130 | $4K | |
| G0467 | Community health center visit, returning patient | <1% | 798 | $4K |
| 0002A | <1% | 63 | $3K | |
| 90471 | Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections), 1 vaccine | <1% | 1,487 | $3K |
| 90688 | <1% | 508 | $2K | |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | <1% | 667 | $2K |
| 0064A | <1% | 56 | $2K | |
| 0001A | <1% | 42 | $2K | |
| 99214 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (more involved) | <1% | 2,706 | $2K |
| 99203 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine) | <1% | 498 | $1K |
| 90750 | <1% | 38 | $900.00 | |
| D0210 | Intraoral - complete series of radiographic images | <1% | 380 | $746.00 |
| 98960 | <1% | 2,942 | $662.39 | |
| 0011A | <1% | 46 | $658.88 | |
| 87426 | Infectious agent antigen detection, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) | <1% | 139 | $529.95 |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, child | <1% | 125 | $468.00 |
| 92004 | Ophthalmological services: medical examination and evaluation, comprehensive, new patient | <1% | 257 | $371.53 |
| 99204 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (more involved) | <1% | 386 | $356.96 |
| 99396 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, 40-64 years | <1% | 832 | $328.61 |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | <1% | 115 | $276.00 |
| 97110 | Therapeutic procedure, each 15 minutes; therapeutic exercises to develop strength and endurance, flexibility and range of motion | <1% | 24 | $260.40 |
| 3078F | <1% | 14,270 | $249.41 | |
| 90756 | <1% | 13 | $210.00 | |
| 90686 | <1% | 14 | $210.00 | |
| 3725F | <1% | 1,226 | $165.22 | |
| D9430 | <1% | 234 | $148.00 | |
| 3077F | <1% | 2,992 | $131.77 | |
| G8510 | Screening for depression is documented as negative, a follow-up plan is not required | <1% | 2,536 | $130.04 |
| 3075F | <1% | 3,674 | $101.43 | |
| D0220 | Intraoral - periapical first radiographic image | <1% | 290 | $91.00 |
| Q0091 | Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory | <1% | 34 | $85.00 |
| 92015 | Determination of refractive state | <1% | 438 | $75.38 |
| 83036 | Hemoglobin; glycosylated (A1C) | <1% | 1,180 | $58.57 |
| 99000 | <1% | 3,646 | $57.52 | |
| 99394 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, adolescent (12-17 years) | <1% | 20 | $54.83 |
| D0230 | Intraoral - periapical each additional radiographic image | <1% | 568 | $47.85 |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 130 | $46.50 |
| 92014 | Ophthalmological services: medical examination and evaluation, comprehensive, established patient | <1% | 179 | $39.05 |
| 92002 | <1% | 20 | $32.47 | |
| 90656 | <1% | 132 | $24.23 | |
| 1125F | <1% | 2,420 | $23.76 | |
| D4910 | <1% | 151 | $22.00 | |
| 82274 | <1% | 16 | $14.00 | |
| 99211 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, minimal severity | <1% | 70 | $5.40 |
| 86689 | 0% | 163 | $0.00 | |
| 99395 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, 18-39 years | 0% | 189 | $0.00 |
| G0444 | Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 0% | 32 | $0.00 |
| 2022F | 0% | 313 | $0.00 | |
| D9110 | 0% | 26 | $0.00 | |
| D1110 | Prophylaxis - adult | 0% | 33 | $0.00 |
| 82570 | 0% | 71 | $0.00 | |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | 0% | 31 | $0.00 |
| 3342F | 0% | 151 | $0.00 | |
| G2196 | Patient identified as an unhealthy alcohol user when screened for unhealthy alcohol use using a systematic screening method | 0% | 76 | $0.00 |
| D4341 | 0% | 167 | $0.00 | |
| 80061 | Lipid panel | 0% | 350 | $0.00 |
| 4004F | 0% | 41 | $0.00 | |
| D2391 | Resin-based composite - one surface, posterior, primary or permanent | 0% | 38 | $0.00 |
| 90460 | Immunization administration through 18 years of age via any route, first or only component | 0% | 15 | $0.00 |
| 03 | Instill, bupivac and meloxic | 0% | 40 | $0.00 |
| 3080F | 0% | 1,419 | $0.00 | |
| 3008F | 0% | 18,898 | $0.00 | |
| 99386 | 0% | 18 | $0.00 | |
| 3074F | 0% | 13,651 | $0.00 | |
| 3079F | 0% | 4,547 | $0.00 | |
| D1330 | 0% | 320 | $0.00 | |
| 1126F | 0% | 6,520 | $0.00 | |
| 1034F | 0% | 62 | $0.00 | |
| 97814 | 0% | 211 | $0.00 | |
| 1123F | 0% | 113 | $0.00 | |
| 36415 | Collection of venous blood by venipuncture | 0% | 82 | $0.00 |
| D0171 | 0% | 86 | $0.00 | |
| 98961 | 0% | 61 | $0.00 | |
| 80053 | Comprehensive metabolic panel | 0% | 341 | $0.00 |
| 97014 | 0% | 185 | $0.00 | |
| 97535 | Self-care/home management training, each 15 minutes | 0% | 79 | $0.00 |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | 0% | 57 | $0.00 |
| 99406 | 0% | 37 | $0.00 | |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | 0% | 15 | $0.00 |
| 82043 | 0% | 71 | $0.00 | |
| 91301 | 0% | 32 | $0.00 | |
| D7140 | Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root | 0% | 18 | $0.00 |
| 92230 | 0% | 20 | $0.00 | |
| 1000F | 0% | 18 | $0.00 | |
| 4000F | 0% | 41 | $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 officialDENQ, STEPHEN (CEO/CMO)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Tzu Chi Medical Group Corp | Alhambra, CA | $1K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.