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NPI 1891240859 · Summerdale, AL · Land Ambulance
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Lifeguard Ambulance Service LLC is a land ambulance provider located in Summerdale, Alabama. This profile covers 6 Medicare and 9 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 | Lifeguard Ambulance Service LLC |
| Address | 106 Highway 59 S |
| City | Summerdale |
| State | AL |
| ZIP | 36580 |
| Taxonomy | Land Ambulance |
| NPI Enumerated | August 19, 2016 |
Lifetime revenue by payer source (source: CMS Medicare & Medicaid claims data)
| Payer Source | Total Paid |
|---|---|
| Medicaid | $3.8M |
| Medicare | $2.9M |
LIFEGUARD AMBULANCE SERVICE LLC’s billed services are heavily weighted toward emergency advanced life support transport: the Medicare top-revenue code is A0427 (Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport) which generates $1.7M and 4.6K claims, and the Medicaid top-revenue code is also A0427 with $1.6M and 13.7K claims. The mix of A0427 and high-volume ground mileage (A0425) on both payers indicates the operation is primarily an emergency ambulance service with frequent staffed, ALS-capable responses rather than a niche non-emergency transporter.
Revenue concentration is very high on a small set of codes for both payers: the provider’s top three Medicare codes (A0427, A0425, A0429) account for 89.2% of Medicare revenue, and the top three Medicaid codes (A0427, A0425, A0429) account for 84.7% of Medicaid revenue. This means a few transport and mileage codes drive the vast majority of reported Medicare and Medicaid dollars rather than a broad mix of ancillary ambulance services.
On payer scale, this provider reports $2.9M in lifetime Medicare revenue versus $3.8M in lifetime Medicaid revenue, so Medicaid represents the larger single-payer revenue source. Both payers are material to the business, but Medicaid is the larger revenue stream in absolute terms.
Nationally for Medicare, LIFEGUARD is a high-volume outlier on core emergency codes: A0427 ranks #143 of 6841 providers (98th percentile) and A0425 ranks #222 of 8934 providers (98th percentile), which the source labels as "notably above typical national volume." Those rankings position the firm as a major national-volume participant for emergency ALS transports and mileage billing, even if its total Medicare revenue is $2.9M.
At the state level for Medicaid, the provider shows strong standing on multiple codes: A0427 ranks #9 of 102 in-state (92nd percentile) and A0426 (ALS non-emergency) ranks #2 of 41 in-state (98th percentile), with the latter explicitly called "notably above typical state volume." This suggests LIFEGUARD is a leading in-state supplier of advanced-life-support transports, including a particularly large footprint in non-emergency ALS under Medicaid.
Operational intensity is evident in mileage and claim counts: Medicare shows 79.3K A0425 claims producing $634.2K, while Medicaid shows 22.4K A0425 claims producing $1.2M, indicating heavy reliance on ground-mileage reimbursement as a material revenue line across payers. High mileage volumes combined with high ranks imply either many long-distance transports or a very high frequency of shorter transports that collectively produce sizable mileage revenue.
The payer-specific service mix differs in non-emergency ALS exposure: on Medicaid A0426 contributes $258.9K and 1.8K claims (6.9% of Medicaid revenue) and ranks #2 in-state, whereas on Medicare A0426 contributes $67.3K and 290 claims (2.3% of Medicare revenue) and ranks lower nationally. In practice, Medicaid appears to support a larger non-emergency ALS business for this provider than Medicare does, which could reflect state program utilization patterns or contracted non-emergency transport work.
The provider has been enumerated since 2016-08-19 (~10 years ago), which implies several years of operational history underpinning the reported $2.9M Medicare and $3.8M Medicaid lifetime revenues. The combination of tenure, concentrated high-volume emergency codes, and high percentile ranks on key codes suggests an established ambulance operator with a focused ALS emergency and mileage-driven business model.
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) | 4,550 | $370 | $1.7M |
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | 79,280 | $10 | $634.2K |
| A0429 | Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency) | 1,010 | $310 | $311.9K |
| A0428 | Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls) | 1,140 | $190 | $219.1K |
| A0426 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, non-emergency transport, level 1 (als 1) | 290 | $230 | $67.3K |
| A0433 | Advanced life support, level 2 (als 2) | 60 | $530 | $32K |
How this provider's Medicare billing volume and revenue compare to other providers nationally and within its state, across 6 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.
9 rows
| CPT/HCPCS Code | Description | Claims | Avg Paid | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0427 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency) | 13,660 | $120 | $1.6M |
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | 22,400 | $50 | $1.2M |
| A0429 | Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency) | 2,980 | $120 | $349.1K |
| A0426 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, non-emergency transport, level 1 (als 1) | 1,820 | $140 | $258.9K |
| A0428 | Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls) | 3,570 | $70 | $242.8K |
| A0382 | Bls routine disposable supplies | 3,120 | $20 | $59.2K |
| A0422 | Ambulance (als or bls) oxygen and oxygen supplies, life sustaining situation | 1,330 | $10 | $15.9K |
| 94761 | The provider takes multiple measurements of the patient’s oxygen saturation using a sensor on the ear or finger. | 30 | $0 | $0 |
| A0398 | Als routine disposable supplies | 70 | $0 | $0 |
How this provider's Medicaid billing volume and revenue compare to other Alabama providers billing the same CPT/HCPCS codes.
Full comparison — all codes billed, vs. Alabama median
9 rows
| CPT/HCPCS Code | Description | Rank | Provider Count | Median Claims | Avg Paid | Average Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | 19 | 130 | 3,610 | $40 | $394K |
| A0427 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency) | 9 | 100 | 1,850 | $90 | $379.6K |
| A0428 | Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls) | 33 | 80 | 2,590 | $40 | $248.6K |
| A0429 | Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency) | 24 | 90 | 1,170 | $70 | $209.8K |
| A0382 | Bls routine disposable supplies | 13 | 40 | 1,930 | $20 | $77.6K |
| A0426 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, non-emergency transport, level 1 (als 1) | 2 | 40 | 140 | $100 | $46.4K |
| A0422 | Ambulance (als or bls) oxygen and oxygen supplies, life sustaining situation | 6 | 20 | 410 | $10 | $12.1K |
| A0398 | Als routine disposable supplies | 6 | 10 | 300 | $1 | $110 |
| 94761 | The provider takes multiple measurements of the patient’s oxygen saturation using a sensor on the ear or finger. | 8 | 10 | 60 | $1 | $1 |
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