Transport
Whatcom County Fire District 14
Whatcom County Fire District 14 was paid $634K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Nov 2024, across 3 billing codes. Its largest line is A0999, Unlisted ambulance service — 55% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoWHATCOM COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 14
SUMAS, WA 98295
SUMAS, WA 98295
33aNPI1881858108assigned 07/16/2008
33bProvider typeLand Ambulance
28Total paid$634K
24GClaims4,084
24DCodes billed3
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Land Ambulance providers in Washington
Rank by total paid#74 of 142
Median peer was paid$676K
This provider vs. median0.9×
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 | 740 | $95K | |
| 2019 | 826 | $171K | |
| 2020 | 615 | $117K | |
| 2021 | 704 | $123K | |
| 2022 | 612 | $79K | |
| 2024incomplete | 587 | $49K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0999 | Unlisted ambulance service | 55% | 885 | 743 | $346K |
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | 24% | 1,599 | 1,333 | $155K |
| A0429 | Emergency ambulance ride, basic life supportAmbulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency) | 21% | 1,600 | 1,334 | $132K |
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 officialCHRISTENSEN, DENISE (DEPUTY CHIEF)