Agency
Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation was paid $85.62M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 22 billing codes. Its largest line is H0020, Alcohol and/or drug services; methadone administration and/or service (provision of the drug by a licensed program) — 76% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION
MONTGOMERY, AL 36130
MONTGOMERY, AL 36130
33aNPI1699828970assigned 01/19/2007
33bProvider typeCommunity/Behavioral Health Agency
28Total paid$85.62M
24GClaims1,432,726
24DCodes billed22
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Community/Behavioral Health Agency providers in Alabama
Rank by total paid#3 of 63
Median peer was paid$179K
This provider vs. median479×
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 | 238,905 | $9.40M | |
| 2019 | 104,559 | $11.44M | |
| 2020 | 169,572 | $13.26M | |
| 2021 | 315,102 | $15.10M | |
| 2022 | 274,377 | $14.68M | |
| 2023 | 206,458 | $12.26M | |
| 2024incomplete | 123,753 | $9.48M |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H0020 | Alcohol and/or drug services; methadone administration and/or service (provision of the drug by a licensed program) | 76% | 965,755 | 155,850 | $64.77M |
| 90837 | Psychotherapy session, about an hourPsychotherapy, 53 minutes with patient | 8.8% | 75,085 | 28,482 | $7.52M |
| 90853 | Group psychotherapy (other than of a multiple-family group) | 2.9% | 111,389 | 25,470 | $2.49M |
| H2027 | Psychoeducational service, per 15 minutes | 2.7% | 94,421 | 20,594 | $2.32M |
| G9008 | Coordinated care fee, physician coordinated care oversight services | 1.8% | 25,578 | 6,594 | $1.53M |
| 90791 | Psychiatric diagnostic evaluationPsychiatric diagnostic evaluation | 1.5% | 11,028 | 9,678 | $1.32M |
| H2011 | Crisis intervention service, per 15 minutes | 1.3% | 12,039 | 3,726 | $1.13M |
| H0046 | Mental health services, not otherwise specified | 1.1% | 30,851 | 9,732 | $964K |
| H0036 | Community psychiatric support and treatment, per 15 minutesCommunity psychiatric supportive treatment, face-to-face, per 15 minutes | 1.1% | 29,002 | 5,853 | $962K |
| 90832 | Psychotherapy session, about 30 minutesPsychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient | <1% | 13,452 | 8,310 | $650K |
| H0038 | Self-help/peer services, per 15 minutes | <1% | 18,338 | 5,161 | $489K |
| H0032 | Mental health service plan development by non-physician | <1% | 22,088 | 20,010 | $486K |
10 more codes
| 90834 | Psychotherapy session, about 45 minutes | <1% | 4,186 | $320K |
| H0004 | Behavioral health counseling and therapy, per 15 minutes | <1% | 2,294 | $186K |
| 90846 | Family psychotherapy without the patient present, 50 minutes | <1% | 1,406 | $117K |
| 90847 | Family psychotherapy with the patient present, 50 minutes | <1% | 1,444 | $111K |
| H0034 | Medication training and support, per 15 minutes | <1% | 5,260 | $86K |
| H0033 | Oral medication administration, direct observation | <1% | 3,270 | $78K |
| T2002 | Non-emergency transportation; per diem | <1% | 2,413 | $40K |
| H0031 | Mental health assessment, by non-physician | <1% | 3,110 | $39K |
| T1001 | Nursing assessment / evaluation | <1% | 139 | $9K |
| 90849 | <1% | 178 | $8K |
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 officialHOUSTON, JOHN (COMMISSIONER)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation | Montgomery, AL | $2.25B |
| Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation | Montgomery, AL | $559.48M |
| Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation | Montgomery, AL | $95.66M |
| Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation | Montgomery, AL | $42.26M |
| Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation | Montgomery, AL | $457K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.