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    Lifeline, Inc — Billing Profile & Reimbursement Data

    NPI 1700061314 · Bladensburg, MD · Home Health Agency

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    Lifeline, Inc is a home health agency provider located in Bladensburg, Maryland. This profile covers 0 Medicare and 8 Medicaid CPT/HCPCS procedure codes, with claims volume, average reimbursement, and total revenue by code, benchmarked against other providers billing the same services.

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    Provider details (source: NPPES NPI Registry)

    FieldValue
    Entity TypeOrganization
    OrganizationLifeline, Inc
    Address5632 Annapolis Rd Ste 9
    CityBladensburg
    StateMD
    ZIP20710
    TaxonomyHome Health Agency
    NPI EnumeratedJanuary 2, 2008

    Lifetime revenue by payer source (source: CMS Medicare & Medicaid claims data)

    Payer SourceTotal Paid
    Medicaid$103.5M
    Medicare$0

    Key Findings

    LIFELINE, INC is effectively a Medicaid-focused operator: Total Medicaid revenue is $103.5M while Total Medicare revenue is none (no Medicare billing on file), and its NPI has been enumerated since 2008-01-02 (~18 years ago). This combination indicates long-tenured, single-payer dependence on state Medicaid programs rather than a mixed Medicare/Medicaid business model.

    Revenue is highly concentrated in a very small set of Medicaid codes: the precomputed top 3 Medicaid codes account for 93.4% of this provider’s total Medicaid revenue, driven primarily by T1019, T2016, and 99509. In particular, T1019 alone represents $79.2M (76.6% of Medicaid revenue), making this one service line the dominant source of revenue.

    The code mix (T1019 – personal care services per 15 minutes; T2016 – habilitation, residential, waiver per diem; 99509 – home health provider visits for ADLs/self care) indicates an operational emphasis on hands-on, community-based personal care and waiver habilitation services rather than traditional Medicare skilled home health bundles. This aligns with the Home Health Agency taxonomy but points to a business model centered on per-15-minute and per-diem Medicaid-funded support services.

    Competitive standing on the top revenue driver is strong in-state: T1019 ranks #1 of 4 providers in-state and is at the 100th percentile, indicating LIFELINE is the largest in-state biller for that code within its small peer group. Although the source notes this as a "typical, unremarkable volume for this code," the rank and percentile together show a dominant position on the single largest revenue source.

    Other major codes show more modest competitive placement: T2016 (26.9K claims, $13.2M; 12.8%) ranks #7 of 11 in-state (40th percentile) and 99509 (28.6K claims, $4.2M; 4.1%) ranks #6 of 10 (44th percentile), which signals middle-tier participation on residential habilitation and ADL-visit services. Conversely, G0299 (16.3K claims, $1.6M; 1.6%) ranks #2 of 27 in-state (96th percentile), suggesting relatively strong in-state standing for direct skilled nursing in the home despite its much smaller revenue share.

    Operationally, the dominance of per-15-minute personal care (T1019) and per-diem waiver habilitation (T2016) implies a workforce-heavy, schedule-driven delivery model where reimbursement is closely tied to documented minutes and per-diem placements. That mix typically requires scalable staffing, robust scheduling, and close claims documentation to capture high volumes of short-interval services.

    The combination of extreme revenue concentration (93.4% from the top 3 codes) and a complete absence of Medicare billing creates payer-concentration risk: policy changes, reimbursement adjustments, or shifts in waiver program rules affecting T1019 or T2016 could materially impact LIFELINE’s revenue. Lack of Medicare exposure also limits natural diversification across federal and state funding streams.

    For downstream analysis, analysts should prioritize reviewing claims and contract detail for T1019 and the two other top codes, verify program authorization/waiver participation that supports large per-diem and per-15-minute billing, and monitor in-state policy updates around personal care and habilitation rates. These focused steps are the most relevant given that $79.2M (76.6%) of Medicaid revenue is concentrated in a single code and the top three codes together represent 93.4% of the provider’s Medicaid revenue.

    Medicaid: Total Revenue Breakdown by CPT/HCPCS Code

    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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    Medicaid: Complete Services Breakdown

    Every CPT/HCPCS code this provider has billed to Medicaid, with claims volume, average payment, and total revenue.

    8 rows

    CPT/HCPCS CodeDescriptionClaimsAvg PaidRevenue
    T1019Personal care services, per 15 minutes, not for an inpatient or resident of a hospital, nursing facility, icf/mr or imd, part of the individualized plan of treatment (code may not be used to identify…604,930$130$79.2M
    T2016Habilitation, residential, waiver; per diem26,880$490$13.2M
    99509A home health provider, such as a registered nurse, or a non nursing practitioner, visits a patient to provide help with activities of daily living, or ADLs, and self care.28,570$150$4.2M
    H0025Behavioral health prevention education service (delivery of services with target population to affect knowledge, attitude and/or behavior)8,800$330$2.9M
    G0299Direct skilled nursing services of a registered nurse (RN) in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes16,330$100$1.6M
    T2021Day habilitation, waiver; per 15 minutes10,140$130$1.3M
    S5135Companion care, adult (e.g., iadl/adl); per 15 minutes8,880$100$923.8K
    S9123Nursing care, in the home; by registered nurse, per hour (use for general nursing care only, not to be used when cpt codes 99500-99602 can be used)550$1$1.7K

    Medicaid: Competitive Analysis & Benchmarks

    How this provider's Medicaid billing volume and revenue compare to other Maryland providers billing the same CPT/HCPCS codes.

    Full comparison — all codes billed, vs. Maryland median

    8 rows

    CPT/HCPCS CodeDescriptionRankProvider CountMedian ClaimsAvg PaidAverage Revenue
    T2016Habilitation, residential, waiver; per diem71033,370$580$25.8M
    T1019Personal care services, per 15 minutes, not for an inpatient or resident of a hospital, nursing facility, icf/mr or imd, part of the individualized plan of treatment (code may not be used to identify…11094,610$110$22.4M
    99509A home health provider, such as a registered nurse, or a non nursing practitioner, visits a patient to provide help with activities of daily living, or ADLs, and self care.61029,130$210$7.1M
    H0025Behavioral health prevention education service (delivery of services with target population to affect knowledge, attitude and/or behavior)4105,340$360$4.3M
    T2021Day habilitation, waiver; per 15 minutes71017,100$160$3.7M
    S5135Companion care, adult (e.g., iadl/adl); per 15 minutes71011,460$190$2.9M
    G0299Direct skilled nursing services of a registered nurse (RN) in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes2302,110$280$1.3M
    S9123Nursing care, in the home; by registered nurse, per hour (use for general nursing care only, not to be used when cpt codes 99500-99602 can be used)11101,690$150$967.2K

    Nearby Providers

    Other providers in the same ZIP code as Lifeline, Inc, ranked by combined Medicare and Medicaid revenue.

    ProviderStateTaxonomyMedicare RevenueMedicaid Revenue
    Prestige Healthcare Resources Inc.MDAdult Mental Health Clinic/Center$0$55.6M
    Healthtech InstituteMDDevelopmentally Disabled Services Day Training Agency$0$4.5M
    Parmjit AujlaMDInternal Medicine Physician$193.7K$175.4K
    Asghar ShaiganyMDGastroenterology Physician$133.7K$0
    Muyiwa EleshoMDClinical Social Worker$10.4K$0

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    References

    1. 1.Medicare Physician & Other Practitioner by Provider and Service. CMS.gov.Provider-level Medicare Part B utilization and payment data.
    2. 2.NPPES NPI Registry. CMS.gov.National Provider Identifier registry used for provider enumeration and taxonomy metadata.

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    Medicaid Revenue by Year vs. Maryland Providers
    7 of 7 years billed far more than typical (above p95)
    p5–p95 (all providers)p25–p75MedianThis providerOutlier
    Claims Volume vs. Maryland Distribution
    Lifeline, Inc — 2 of 8 codes billed far more than typical (above p95)
    p5–p95 (all providers)p25–p75MedianThis providerOutlier
    Rank Distribution — Maryland