Transport
Pella Community Ambulance Service
Pella Community Ambulance Service was paid $37K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Jun 2022, across 2 billing codes. Its largest line is A0425, Ground mileage, per statute mile — 80% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoPELLA COMMUNITY AMBULANCE SERVICE
PELLA, IA 50219
PELLA, IA 50219
33aNPI1861470874assigned 01/09/2006
33bProvider typeLand Ambulance
28Total paid$37K
24GClaims664
24DCodes billed2
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Jun 2022
Compared with peers
Next to other Land Ambulance providers in Iowa
Rank by total paid#52 of 87
Median peer was paid$99K
This provider vs. median0.4×
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 | 308 | $20K | |
| 2019 | 166 | $9K | |
| 2020 | 34 | $2K | |
| 2021 | 84 | $3K | |
| 2022 | 72 | $2K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | 80% | 570 | 457 | $29K |
| A0427 | Emergency ambulance ride, advanced life supportAmbulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency) | 20% | 94 | 81 | $7K |
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 officialHIGGINBOTHAM, GREGORY (CHIEF)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| City of Pella | Pella, IA | $16K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.