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NPI 1578510764 · Kalamazoo, MI · Land Ambulance
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Life Ems Of Kalamazoo, Inc is a land ambulance provider located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. This profile covers 7 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 | Life Ems Of Kalamazoo, Inc |
| Address | 517 E North St |
| City | Kalamazoo |
| State | MI |
| ZIP | 49007 |
| Taxonomy | Land Ambulance |
| NPI Enumerated | May 31, 2006 |
Lifetime revenue by payer source (source: CMS Medicare & Medicaid claims data)
| Payer Source | Total Paid |
|---|---|
| Medicaid | $20.5M |
| Medicare | $2.3M |
LIFE EMS OF KALAMAZOO operates as a land-ambulance provider with a code mix heavily weighted toward emergency advanced life support and mileage-driven transports; the top billed procedures include A0427 (ALS emergency), A0425 (ground mileage), and A0429 (BLS emergency) across both payers. The Medicare and Medicaid top codes reflect front-line emergency transport services rather than durable medical equipment or ancillary care lines, indicating an operational focus on point-of-care ambulance response and patient transport.
Revenue is highly concentrated in a small set of transport codes for both payers: the top 3 Medicare codes account for 87.4% of its total Medicare revenue, and the top 3 Medicaid codes account for 81.8% of its total Medicaid revenue. This concentration suggests the business is economically dependent on a narrow set of ambulance services, with limited diversification into other procedure lines.
The provider is effectively Medicaid-dominant by scale, reporting $20.5M in lifetime Medicaid revenue compared with $2.3M in lifetime Medicare revenue. Medicaid receipts represent the majority of its payer mix and therefore changes in state Medicaid policy or reimbursement for ambulance services would likely have an outsized impact on its financials.
On Medicare claims, LIFE EMS shows above-average national standing for its highest-volume codes: A0427 ranks #202 of 6841 providers nationally (97th percentile; notably above typical national volume) and A0425 ranks #304 of 8934 providers nationally (97th percentile; notably above typical national volume). These rankings indicate the organization is a strong national performer for high-acuity ALS emergency transports and billed mileage relative to other Medicare-reporting ambulance providers.
Within Michigan Medicaid, the organization is a major in-state participant for the same revenue drivers: A0427 ranks #6 of 163 providers in-state (97th percentile; notably above typical state volume) and A0425 ranks #8 of 199 providers in-state (96th percentile; notably above typical state volume). The combination of high in-state rank and large absolute Medicaid revenue positions the provider as a key regional ambulance operator for emergency ALS and mileage-billed transports.
Operational patterns show very high reported mileage and transport activity: A0425 (ground mileage) appears among the top codes for both payers with large claim volumes (60.9K Medicare claims and 68.4K Medicaid claims as reported), suggesting the provider bills substantial per-mile transport services in routine operations. Paired with high counts for A0427 and A0429, this pattern is consistent with frequent, long-distance or numerous short transports where mileage revenue is a meaningful line item.
Medicaid-specific activity includes a notable volume of non-transport responses: A0998 (ambulance response and treatment, no transport) appears on the Medicaid list with 9.8K claims and $2M in revenue (9.6% of this provider's total Medicaid revenue) and ranks #4 of 48 in-state (94th percentile; typical, unremarkable volume). This indicates the provider performs a substantial number of on-scene treatments or triage encounters for Medicaid patients that do not result in transport.
The provider has long tenure in the Medicare/Medicaid ecosystem, with an NPI enumeration date of 2006-05-31 (~20 years ago), supporting a sustained operational presence. Combined with the reported lifetime revenues ($2.3M Medicare; $20.5M Medicaid) and high-percentile rankings on core transport codes, the data depict a stable, established ambulance service concentrated on emergency ALS, BLS, and mileage-based billing.
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) | 3,320 | $370 | $1.2M |
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | 60,880 | $10 | $426.2K |
| A0429 | Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency) | 1,150 | $310 | $360.2K |
| A0428 | Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls) | 1,290 | $200 | $254.5K |
| A0433 | Advanced life support, level 2 (als 2) | 30 | $550 | $15.3K |
| A0434 | Specialty care transport (sct) | 20 | $620 | $11.7K |
| A0426 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, non-emergency transport, level 1 (als 1) | 50 | $240 | $11.1K |
How this provider's Medicare billing volume and revenue compare to other providers nationally and within its state, across 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0427 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency) | 42,010 | $250 | $10.5M |
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | 68,400 | $50 | $3.5M |
| A0429 | Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency) | 15,710 | $180 | $2.8M |
| A0998 | Ambulance response and treatment, no transport | 9,790 | $200 | $2M |
| A0428 | Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls) | 6,560 | $140 | $925K |
| A0426 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, non-emergency transport, level 1 (als 1) | 3,450 | $240 | $834.4K |
| A0225 | Ambulance service, neonatal transport, base rate, emergency transport, one way | 30 | $170 | $4.6K |
How this provider's Medicaid billing volume and revenue compare to other Michigan providers billing the same CPT/HCPCS codes.
Full comparison — all codes billed, vs. Michigan median
7 rows
| CPT/HCPCS Code | Description | Rank | Provider Count | Median Claims | Avg Paid | Average Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0427 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency) | 6 | 160 | 1,880 | $230 | $1.3M |
| A0428 | Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls) | 16 | 70 | 1,790 | $130 | $1M |
| A0429 | Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency) | 16 | 150 | 1,570 | $150 | $951.3K |
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | 8 | 200 | 2,950 | $50 | $648.5K |
| A0998 | Ambulance response and treatment, no transport | 4 | 50 | 1,100 | $180 | $553.8K |
| A0426 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, non-emergency transport, level 1 (als 1) | 5 | 50 | 540 | $220 | $285.3K |
| A0225 | Ambulance service, neonatal transport, base rate, emergency transport, one way | 4 | 10 | 590 | $180 | $128K |
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