Clinic
Palo Alto County Hospital
Palo Alto County Hospital was paid $756K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 4 billing codes. Its largest line is T1015, a visit at a community health center or clinic (one all-in rate) — 100% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoPALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL
GRAETTINGER, IA 51342
GRAETTINGER, IA 51342
33aNPI1811063795assigned 11/24/2006
33bProvider typeRural Health Clinic/Center
28Total paid$756K
24GClaims11,727
24DCodes billed4
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Rural Health Clinic/Center providers in Iowa
Rank by total paid#79 of 182
Median peer was paid$561K
This provider vs. median1.3×
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 | 1,050 | $66K | |
| 2019 | 1,518 | $105K | |
| 2020 | 1,502 | $91K | |
| 2021 | 1,730 | $110K | |
| 2022 | 2,145 | $132K | |
| 2023 | 2,059 | $134K | |
| 2024incomplete | 1,723 | $117K |
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 | 100% | 7,061 | 5,488 | $755K |
| 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% | 3,183 | 2,794 | $437.69 |
| 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 | <1% | 1,424 | 1,257 | $68.14 |
| 90834 | Psychotherapy session, about 45 minutesPsychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient | 0% | 59 | 37 | $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 officialEINSWEILER, DESIREE (CEO)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $4.73M |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $675K |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | West Bend, IA | $615K |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $66K |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $6K |
| Palo Alto County Hospital | Emmetsburg, IA | $3K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.