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NPI 1053574673 · Salt Lake City, UT · Land Ambulance
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Unified Fire Authority-salt Lake is a land ambulance provider located in Salt Lake City, Utah. This profile covers 4 Medicare and 7 Medicaid CPT/HCPCS procedure codes, with claims volume, average reimbursement, and total revenue by code, benchmarked against other providers billing the same services.
Provider details (source: NPPES NPI Registry)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Entity Type | Organization |
| Organization | Unified Fire Authority-salt Lake |
| Address | 3380 S 900 W |
| City | Salt Lake City |
| State | UT |
| ZIP | 84119 |
| Taxonomy | Land Ambulance |
| NPI Enumerated | July 3, 2008 |
Lifetime revenue by payer source (source: CMS Medicare & Medicaid claims data)
| Payer Source | Total Paid |
|---|---|
| Medicaid | $14.6M |
| Medicare | $920.5K |
UNIFIED FIRE AUTHORITY-SALT LAKE operates as a land ambulance emergency transport provider: its top billed codes are A0427 (ALS 1), A0429 (BLS emergency), and A0425 (ground mileage), which together define a classic emergency transport service mix across Medicare and Medicaid. Claim volumes reported include high counts for mileage and BLS/ALS transports on both payers, supporting an operational focus on 911-style ground ambulance response rather than elective non-emergency transports.
Medicare revenue is highly concentrated in three codes: A0427 (61.1% of Medicare revenue), A0429 (26.8%), and A0425 (9.5%), and the precomputed top-3 codes account for 97.4% of this provider's total Medicare revenue. This concentration indicates that almost all Medicare dollars come from emergency ALS/BLS transports and mileage rather than a broader set of ancillary ambulance services.
Medicaid revenue is even more concentrated: A0429 alone generates $14M and represents 95.5% of the provider's total Medicaid revenue, with A0427 at 3.0% and A0425 at 1.3%; the precomputed top-3 codes account for 99.8% of Medicaid revenue. This shows the provider is essentially dependent on a single Medicaid service line (BLS emergency transport) for the vast majority of state-plan revenue.
The payer mix is heavily skewed toward Medicaid in scale: total Medicare revenue is $920.5K versus total Medicaid revenue of $14.6M, meaning Medicaid is by far the dominant revenue source for this provider. Analysts should treat this entity as effectively a Medicaid-driven ambulance provider when evaluating financial exposure and network contracting impact.
Competitive standing differs by payer: nationally for Medicare the provider posts typical volumes in high percentiles for its top codes (A0427 ranks #498 of 6841, 93th percentile; A0429 ranks #716 of 7808, 91th percentile), which suggests it is a recognizable but not dominant national player on those codes. In-state Medicaid rankings show a much stronger position—A0429 ranks #4 of 56 (95th percentile) and A0427 ranks #2 of 26 (96th percentile)—indicating UNIFIED FIRE AUTHORITY-SALT LAKE is a major Medicaid emergency transport provider within Utah.
Ground mileage (A0425) is billed heavily in claims volume but contributes a small share of revenue: Medicare shows 12.4K A0425 claims at $7 avg paid/claim (9.5% of Medicare revenue), and Medicaid shows 23.1K A0425 claims at $8 avg paid/claim (1.3% of Medicaid revenue). The pattern of high mileage claim counts but low per-claim payment means mileage supports operational activity reporting but is not a primary revenue driver.
There are notable payer-level payment differentials for the same services: A0429 average paid/claim is $320 on Medicare versus $747 on Medicaid, while A0427 average paid/claim is $383 on Medicare versus $105 on Medicaid. These divergences imply materially different reimbursement rates by payer for BLS vs ALS transports and should be investigated further when modeling per-trip economics and payer negotiation leverage.
The provider has been an enumerated NPI for a sustained period (NPI enumerated (registered): 2008-07-03 (~18 years ago)), indicating long tenure in the market. That duration, combined with high in-state Medicaid ranks, suggests an established operational footprint and likely integration with local emergency medical services pathways.
Medicare revenue breakdown by CPT/HCPCS procedure code.
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The CPT/HCPCS codes generating the most Medicare revenue for this provider.
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| CPT/HCPCS Code | Description | Claims | Avg Paid | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0427 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency) | 1,470 | $380 | $562.2K |
| A0429 | Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency) | 770 | $320 | $246.7K |
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | 12,420 | $10 | $86.9K |
| A0433 | Advanced life support, level 2 (als 2) | 40 | $550 | $24K |
How this provider's Medicare billing volume and revenue compare to other providers nationally and within its state, across 4 CPT/HCPCS codes.
Medicaid revenue breakdown by year and by CPT/HCPCS procedure code, including monthly billing trends and the top codes driving revenue.
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Every CPT/HCPCS code this provider has billed to Medicaid, with claims volume, average payment, and total revenue.
7 rows
| CPT/HCPCS Code | Description | Claims | Avg Paid | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0429 | Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency) | 18,720 | $750 | $14M |
| A0427 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency) | 4,160 | $110 | $436.5K |
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | 23,090 | $10 | $184.7K |
| A0422 | Ambulance (als or bls) oxygen and oxygen supplies, life sustaining situation | 3,470 | $10 | $17.3K |
| A0999 | Unlisted ambulance service | 14,880 | $1 | $14.9K |
| A0382 | Bls routine disposable supplies | 30 | $0 | $0 |
| A0398 | Als routine disposable supplies | 560 | $0 | $0 |
How this provider's Medicaid billing volume and revenue compare to other Utah providers billing the same CPT/HCPCS codes.
Full comparison — all codes billed, vs. Utah median
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| CPT/HCPCS Code | Description | Rank | Provider Count | Median Claims | Avg Paid | Average Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0429 | Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency) | 4 | 60 | 1,370 | $720 | $3.6M |
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | 4 | 60 | 1,510 | $20 | $628.5K |
| A0999 | Unlisted ambulance service | 3 | 20 | 1,610 | $1 | $309.7K |
| A0427 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency) | 2 | 30 | 370 | $100 | $135.7K |
| A0422 | Ambulance (als or bls) oxygen and oxygen supplies, life sustaining situation | 5 | 30 | 170 | $10 | $11.8K |
| A0382 | Bls routine disposable supplies | 25 | 30 | 1,320 | $1 | $4.1K |
| A0398 | Als routine disposable supplies | 18 | 30 | 850 | $1 | $1.3K |
Other providers in the same ZIP code as Unified Fire Authority-salt Lake, ranked by combined Medicare and Medicaid revenue.
| Provider | State | Taxonomy | Medicare Revenue | Medicaid Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Utah Community Physicians Group | UT | General Practice Physician | $0 | $36M |
| C.n.s. Corporation | UT | Home Health Agency | $0 | $13.6M |
| West Valley City | UT | Ambulance | $202.1K | $6.2M |
| Granger Medical Clinic PC | UT | Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center | $0 | $5.1M |
| Unified Health Services LLC | UT | Community Based Hospice Care Agency | $0 | $4.1M |
| Community Nursing Service | UT | Community Based Hospice Care Agency | $0 | $4.1M |
| Granger Pediatric Dentistry | UT | Dental Clinic/Center | $0 | $2.4M |
| Hans Petersen | UT | Pediatric Dentistry | $0 | $1.6M |
| Standard Optical Co | UT | Optometrist | $0 | $1.5M |
| Community Nursing Service | UT | Home Health Agency | $0 | $970.4K |
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