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    Howard Center Inc — Billing Profile & Reimbursement Data

    NPI 1952528408 · Burlington, VT · Adolescent and Children Mental Health Clinic/Center

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    Howard Center Inc is a adolescent and children mental health clinic/center provider located in Burlington, Vermont. This profile covers 0 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.

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    Provider details (source: NPPES NPI Registry)

    FieldValue
    Entity TypeOrganization
    OrganizationHoward Center Inc
    Address1138 Pine St
    CityBurlington
    StateVT
    ZIP05401
    TaxonomyAdolescent and Children Mental Health Clinic/Center
    NPI EnumeratedApril 19, 2007

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

    Payer SourceTotal Paid
    Medicaid$130.1M
    Medicare$0

    Key Findings

    HOWARD CENTER INC is effectively a Medicaid-focused provider with $130.1M in lifetime Medicaid revenue and no Medicare billing on file; it functions as a single-payer operation from a reimbursement standpoint, making Medicaid policy and utilization shifts the primary drivers of its financial performance. The provider’s NPI has been enumerated since 2007-04-19 (~19 years ago), indicating a long-standing presence in the state market.

    Revenue concentration is pronounced: the top 3 Medicaid codes (H0023, H2015, H2020) together account for 79.2% of this provider’s total Medicaid revenue. Individually those codes are reported as H0023 $39.4M (30.3%), H2015 $34.9M (26.9%), and H2020 $28.7M (22.1%), highlighting heavy dependence on a narrow set of community behavioral-health services.

    The code mix shows an operational focus on community and outreach behavioral health for children and adolescents: H0023 (behavioral health outreach service), H2015 (comprehensive community support services per 15 minutes), and H2020 (therapeutic behavioral services per diem) together dominate revenue, implying the organization delivers high-volume outreach, time-based community support, and per-diem therapeutic care rather than procedure-driven or acute inpatient services. This pattern aligns with a service model centered on longitudinal community-based treatment and per-diem therapeutic programming.

    Competitive standing is mixed across service lines: the provider is a statewide leader for H0023, ranking #1 of 10 providers in-state (100th percentile) and described as notably above typical state volume, which signals dominance in outreach services. For H2020 it also ranks #1 of 3 providers in-state (100th percentile) but the data labels that volume as typical/unremarkable, reflecting a small competitive set for per-diem therapeutic services. By contrast, H2015 is mid-market at #10 of 19 (50th percentile) and is characterized as typical, indicating average competition in comprehensive community support.

    Several codes show episodic, high-dollar claims that supplement the time-based service mix: H0046 (mental health services, NOS) produced $3.2M in revenue with an average paid/claim of $8831, and H0019 (long-term residential, per diem, without room and board) generated $2.6M with an average paid/claim of $5581. Although these codes represent smaller shares (2.5% and 2.0% respectively), their high per-claim payments indicate occasional use of more intensive or residential interventions alongside the provider’s predominant community services.

    Skills training and psychosocial rehabilitation represent meaningful ongoing care components: H2014 (skills training and development, per 15 minutes) produced $1.3M (1.0%) and ranks #2 of 14 providers in-state (92th percentile; notably above typical state volume), while H2017 (psychosocial rehabilitation, per 15 minutes) contributed $19.8M (15.2%) and ranks #6 of 28 (81th percentile; typical). These datapoints suggest a substantial investment in rehabilitative and habilitative session-based services relative to many in-state peers.

    The concentration of revenue in a small set of community-behavioral codes creates both operational leverage and risk: dominance in H0023 gives the provider bargaining or programmatic strength in outreach, but reliance on three codes for 79.2% of Medicaid revenue makes the organization sensitive to utilization changes, rate adjustments, or policy shifts affecting those specific service lines. Absent Medicare billing, the organization has limited immediate exposure to adult fee-for-service Medicare revenue streams or dual-eligible payments, which constrains diversification opportunities.

    From a market-analysis perspective, HOWARD CENTER’s long tenure (~19 years) combined with top statewide rankings for certain outreach and per-diem therapeutic codes positions it as an established, specialized provider of adolescent and children’s community mental health services in Vermont. Analysts should monitor state-level policy, reimbursement adjustments for H0023/H2015/H2020, and competitor movements in H2014 and H2017 to assess future revenue stability and growth prospects.

    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.

    7 rows

    CPT/HCPCS CodeDescriptionClaimsAvg PaidRevenue
    H0023Alcohol and/or drug outreach37,180$1,060$39.4M
    H2015Comprehensive community support services, per 15 minutes64,230$540$34.9M
    H2020Therapeutic behavioral services, per diem79,200$360$28.7M
    H2017Psychosocial rehabilitation services, per 15 minutes68,340$290$19.8M
    H0046Mental health services, not otherwise specified360$8,830$3.2M
    H0019Behavioral health; long‑term residential (non‑medical, non‑acute care in a residential treatment program where stay is typically longer than 30 days), without room and board, per diem470$5,580$2.6M
    H2014Skills training and development, per 15 minutes30,430$40$1.3M

    Medicaid: Competitive Analysis & Benchmarks

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

    Full comparison — all codes billed, vs. Vermont median

    7 rows

    CPT/HCPCS CodeDescriptionRankProvider CountMedian ClaimsAvg PaidAverage Revenue
    H2020Therapeutic behavioral services, per diem11060,190$330$16.4M
    H0023Alcohol and/or drug outreach1106,170$900$8.7M
    H2015Comprehensive community support services, per 15 minutes102064,230$90$7.1M
    H0019Behavioral health; long‑term residential (non‑medical, non‑acute care in a residential treatment program where stay is typically longer than 30 days), without room and board, per diem410510$4,230$6.6M
    H2017Psychosocial rehabilitation services, per 15 minutes6306,730$110$4.1M
    H0046Mental health services, not otherwise specified610330$1,360$3.1M
    H2014Skills training and development, per 15 minutes2107,770$60$599.6K

    Related Providers

    Other providers that share a Tax Identification Number (TIN) with Howard Center Inc, ranked by combined Medicare and Medicaid revenue.

    ProviderStateTaxonomyMedicare RevenueMedicaid Revenue
    Howard Center IncVTDevelopmentally Disabled Services Day Training Agency$0$1.8M
    Nicholas HunterVTClinical Psychologist$0$581.2K
    Brian CinaVTClinical Social Worker$0$207.4K
    Katrina SliwkaVTMental Health Counselor$0$82.9K
    Jenny ShenVTPsychiatry Physician$25.7K$0
    Casey ComartVTClinical Social Worker$1.5K$0

    Nearby Providers

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

    ProviderStateTaxonomyMedicare RevenueMedicaid Revenue
    Howard Center IncVTDevelopmentally Disabled Services Day Training Agency$0$332.2M
    Vermont Department Of Mental HealthVTAdult Mental Health Clinic/Center$0$105.1M
    Community Health Centers Of Burlington IncVTFederally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)$0$39.8M
    Howard Center IncVTMethadone Clinic$517.9K$35M
    Howard Center IncVTState or Local Public Health Clinic/Center$0$23.4M
    University Of Vermont Medical Center IncVTInternal Medicine Physician$0$17.6M
    Transition IiVTCase Manager/Care Coordinator$0$17.3M
    The Dental Center At Community Health Center Of BurlingtonVTDental Clinic/Center$0$6.7M
    City Of Burlington VermontVTLand Ambulance$677.2K$4.3M
    Spectrum, Inc.VTAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor$0$2.4M

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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. Vermont Providers
    7 of 7 years billed far more than typical (above p95)
    p5–p95 (all providers)p25–p75MedianThis providerOutlier
    Claims Volume vs. Vermont Distribution
    Howard Center Inc — 2 of 7 codes billed far more than typical (above p95)
    p5–p95 (all providers)p25–p75MedianThis providerOutlier
    Rank Distribution — Vermont