Supplier
Watchdog LLC
Watchdog LLC was paid $2.39M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 4 billing codes. Its largest line is S5161, Emergency response system; service fee, per month (excludes installation and testing) — 92% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoWATCHDOG LLC
MERIDIAN, ID 83646
MERIDIAN, ID 83646
33aNPI1861854382assigned 03/23/2016
33bProvider typeEmergency Response System Companies
28Total paid$2.39M
24GClaims76,741
24DCodes billed4
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Emergency Response System Companies providers in Idaho
Rank by total paid#2 of 5
Median peer was paid$29K
This provider vs. median83×
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 | 3,018 | $99K | |
| 2019 | 5,993 | $191K | |
| 2020 | 11,588 | $370K | |
| 2021 | 13,359 | $430K | |
| 2022 | 13,436 | $435K | |
| 2023 | 16,456 | $370K | |
| 2024incomplete | 12,891 | $491K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S5161 | Emergency response system; service fee, per month (excludes installation and testing) | 92% | 73,084 | 69,742 | $2.20M |
| S5160 | Emergency response system; installation and testing | 3.4% | 1,592 | 1,561 | $81K |
| A9280 | Alert or alarm device, not otherwise classified | 2.4% | 966 | 920 | $56K |
| A9279 | Monitoring feature/device, stand-alone or integrated, any type, includes all accessories, components and electronics, not otherwise classified | 1.9% | 1,099 | 1,014 | $45K |
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 officialTENCZA, JOHN (MANAGER)