Agency
New Bedford Health Department
New Bedford Health Department was paid $456K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 2 billing codes. Its largest line is D1351, Sealant - per tooth — 63% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoNEW BEDFORD HEALTH DEPARTMENT
NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740
NEW BEDFORD, MA 02740
33aNPI1962651075assigned 09/12/2008
33bProvider typePublic Health or Welfare Agency
28Total paid$456K
24GClaims13,606
24DCodes billed2
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Public Health or Welfare Agency providers in Massachusetts
Rank by total paid#15 of 64
Median peer was paid$6K
This provider vs. median79×
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 | 3,042 | $97K | |
| 2019 | 2,918 | $98K | |
| 2020 | 893 | $29K | |
| 2021 | 816 | $29K | |
| 2022 | 2,062 | $71K | |
| 2023 | 1,738 | $58K | |
| 2024incomplete | 2,137 | $73K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1351 | Sealant - per tooth | 63% | 7,288 | 2,498 | $286K |
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 37% | 6,318 | 6,301 | $170K |
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 officialDESOUZA, MARIANNE (PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR)
Parent organizationCITY OF NEW BEDFORD