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NPI 1053613323 · Batesville, AR · Air Ambulance
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Survival Flight Inc. is a air ambulance provider located in Batesville, Arkansas. This profile covers 4 Medicare and 4 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 | Survival Flight Inc. |
| Address | 1551 Lawrence St |
| City | Batesville |
| State | AR |
| ZIP | 72501 |
| Taxonomy | Air Ambulance |
| NPI Enumerated | November 18, 2010 |
Lifetime revenue by payer source (source: CMS Medicare & Medicaid claims data)
| Payer Source | Total Paid |
|---|---|
| Medicaid | $23.5M |
| Medicare | $8.5M |
SURVIVAL FLIGHT INC. operates as an air ambulance provider with its billing dominated by rotary-wing transport codes; A0431 and A0436 together drive the business narrative, with Medicare entries showing 1.3K claims for A0431 at $4347 avg paid/claim and 89.3K claims for A0436 at $30 avg paid/claim, and Medicaid entries showing 10.1K claims for A0431 at $1618 avg paid/claim and 9.7K claims for A0436 at $714 avg paid/claim. Fixed-wing activity (A0430, A0435) is present but small in revenue share on both payers and appears operationally secondary. This pattern is consistent with a rotor-wing–focused transport operation that bills both per-transport and per-mile units.
Revenue for both payers is highly concentrated in a very small set of line items: the provider’s top three Medicare codes account for 99.6% of its $8.5M total Medicare revenue, and the top three Medicaid codes account for 99.7% of its $23.5M total Medicaid revenue. That degree of concentration indicates that a handful of air-ambulance services (primarily A0431 and A0436) produce virtually all reported payer revenue for this entity. Any change in reimbursement or utilization policy for those codes would materially affect overall revenue.
The provider’s payer mix is skewed toward Medicaid in scale: lifetime Medicaid revenue is $23.5M versus $8.5M in Medicare, so Medicaid represents the larger single payer relationship by reported dollars. Both payers are active contributors to revenue, but this profile should be treated as Medicaid-dominant for strategic or contract-review purposes.
On Medicare, SURVIVAL FLIGHT ranks strongly for its top rotary-wing codes: A0436 ranks #6 of 348 providers nationally (99th percentile, described as notably above typical national volume) and A0431 ranks #7 of 348 (98th percentile). These national-level percentiles indicate the provider is a major national participant for rotary-wing mileage and transports under Medicare, not a marginal operator. Conversely, fixed-wing codes such as A0430 and A0435 show low national placement (A0430 ranks #90 of 92; A0435 ranks #89 of 92) and are unremarkable in Medicare volume.
At the state level for Medicaid, SURVIVAL FLIGHT is the clear leader for its primary rotary-wing codes: A0431 ranks #1 of 13 providers in-state (100th percentile) and A0436 ranks #1 of 12 providers in-state (100th percentile), with A0431 generating $16.4M (69.8% of Medicaid revenue) and A0436 generating $7M (29.6% of Medicaid revenue). Those in-state rank positions and the fact that A0431 and A0436 together comprise essentially all Medicaid revenue imply market dominance in Arkansas for rotary-wing Medicaid transports.
Claim-count and per-claim payment patterns differ markedly between payers and by code, suggesting different billing units and reimbursement structures: Medicare shows 89.3K claims for A0436 at $30 avg paid/claim and 1.3K claims for A0431 at $4347 avg paid/claim, whereas Medicaid shows 9.7K claims for A0436 at $714 avg paid/claim and 10.1K claims for A0431 at $1618 avg paid/claim. These contrasts indicate the provider bills many more mileage units on Medicare at a low per-unit payment and far fewer, higher-dollar transports under A0431 on both payers; reviewers should note the large per-claim payment and differing unitization across payers when reconciling utilization and reimbursements.
The provider has an established presence with its NPI enumerated on 2010-11-18 (~16 years ago), signaling long-tenured participation in Medicare and Medicaid networks. Combined with the concentrated revenue base and high percentiles on core codes, the tenure supports a sustained operational focus on air-ambulance services rather than a recent or incidental entrant.
Because nearly all revenue is funneled through a narrow set of rotary-wing codes (top-three share 99.6% Medicare; 99.7% Medicaid), the business faces concentration risk: payer edits, reimbursement policy changes, or utilization reviews targeting A0431/A0436 could meaningfully impact overall revenue. Operationally, the small contributions from fixed-wing codes (Medicaid A0430 and A0435 each 0.3% of Medicaid revenue; Medicare A0430 0.7% and A0435 0.4%) suggest limited diversification and potential sensitivity to code-specific policy shifts.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0431 | Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (rotary wing) | 1,320 | $4,350 | $5.7M |
| A0436 | Rotary wing air mileage, per statute mile | 89,290 | $30 | $2.7M |
| A0430 | Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (fixed wing) | 20 | $3,550 | $60.4K |
| A0435 | Fixed wing air mileage, per statute mile | 2,750 | $10 | $30.3K |
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.
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| CPT/HCPCS Code | Description | Claims | Avg Paid | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0431 | Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (rotary wing) | 10,130 | $1,620 | $16.4M |
| A0436 | Rotary wing air mileage, per statute mile | 9,740 | $710 | $7M |
| A0430 | Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (fixed wing) | 60 | $1,030 | $65.6K |
| A0435 | Fixed wing air mileage, per statute mile | 100 | $670 | $65.4K |
How this provider's Medicaid billing volume and revenue compare to other Arkansas providers billing the same CPT/HCPCS codes.
Full comparison — all codes billed, vs. Arkansas median
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| CPT/HCPCS Code | Description | Rank | Provider Count | Median Claims | Avg Paid | Average Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0431 | Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (rotary wing) | 1 | 10 | 70 | $1,710 | $2.2M |
| A0436 | Rotary wing air mileage, per statute mile | 1 | 10 | 110 | $960 | $1.3M |
| A0435 | Fixed wing air mileage, per statute mile | 2 | 10 | 100 | $580 | $139.4K |
| A0430 | Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (fixed wing) | 1 | 10 | 50 | $1,180 | $54.2K |
Other providers in the same ZIP code as Survival Flight Inc., ranked by combined Medicare and Medicaid revenue.
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