Clinic
Thunder Bay Community Health Service, INC
Thunder Bay Community Health Service, INC was paid $551K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 27 billing codes. Its largest line is G0467, community health center visit, returning patient — 40% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoTHUNDER BAY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE, INC
ONAWAY, MI 49765
ONAWAY, MI 49765
33aNPI1821228958assigned 07/23/2009
33bProvider typeFederally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
28Total paid$551K
24GClaims18,023
24DCodes billed27
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) providers in Michigan
Rank by total paid#119 of 241
Median peer was paid$477K
This provider vs. median1.2×
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 BATES, RICHARD controls 20+ 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 | 2,916 | $88K | |
| 2019 | 2,744 | $84K | |
| 2020 | 1,991 | $57K | |
| 2021 | 2,330 | $69K | |
| 2022 | 2,753 | $88K | |
| 2023 | 3,088 | $93K | |
| 2024incomplete | 2,201 | $72K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G0467 | Community health center visit, returning patientFederally qualified health center (fqhc) visit, established patient; a medically-necessary, face-to-face encounter (one-on-one) between an established patient and a fqhc practitioner during which time one or more fqhc services are rendered and includes a typical bundle of medicare-covered services that would be furnished per diem to a patient receiving a fqhc visit | 40% | 5,497 | 4,397 | $219K |
| G0470 | Federally qualified health center (fqhc) visit, mental health, established patient; a medically-necessary, face-to-face mental health encounter (one-on-one) between an established patient and a fqhc practitioner during which time one or more fqhc services are rendered and includes a typical bundle of medicare-covered services that would be furnished per diem to a patient receiving a mental health visit | 24% | 3,125 | 1,808 | $130K |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity | 11% | 2,703 | 2,300 | $59K |
| 90832 | Psychotherapy session, about 30 minutesPsychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient | 11% | 2,775 | 1,640 | $59K |
| 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 | 7.6% | 1,225 | 1,091 | $42K |
| 99394 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, adolescent (12-17 years) | 1.6% | 176 | 175 | $9K |
| 87880 | Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay; Streptococcus, group A | 1.4% | 994 | 944 | $7K |
| 87428 | 1.1% | 237 | 221 | $6K | |
| 99393 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, late childhood (5-11 years) | <1% | 74 | 74 | $3K |
| D1120 | Dental cleaning, childProphylaxis - child | <1% | 65 | 65 | $2K |
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | <1% | 111 | 39 | $2K |
| 90791 | Psychiatric diagnostic evaluationPsychiatric diagnostic evaluation | <1% | 40 | 40 | $2K |
15 more codes
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | <1% | 66 | $2K |
| 99212 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, straightforward | <1% | 74 | $1K |
| D0150 | Comprehensive oral evaluation - new or established patient | <1% | 23 | $989.00 |
| D0272 | Bitewings - two radiographic images | <1% | 36 | $885.90 |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | <1% | 123 | $780.76 |
| D0120 | Dental checkup, returning patient | <1% | 26 | $700.00 |
| 87804 | Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay; Influenza, each type | <1% | 81 | $589.53 |
| 87426 | Infectious agent antigen detection, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) | <1% | 23 | $468.00 |
| D0274 | Bitewings - four radiographic images | <1% | 12 | $430.00 |
| 81002 | <1% | 243 | $378.54 | |
| 90472 | Immunization administration, each additional vaccine (list separately) | <1% | 13 | $354.86 |
| 90471 | Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections), 1 vaccine | <1% | 29 | $245.30 |
| 90460 | Immunization administration through 18 years of age via any route, first or only component | <1% | 38 | $147.00 |
| 87807 | <1% | 14 | $108.50 | |
| 90688 | <1% | 200 | $50.25 |
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 officialBATES, RICHARD (INTERIM CEO)
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