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Linda Bankovich, DPT

NPI: 1629093174
Apo, AE
4 years of data
Physical Therapist in Private Practice
$9.9M
Total Payments
11
Beneficiaries
835.8K
Services
1.03x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$9.9M
Specialty median$44.9K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $9.9M over 4 years
2Risk score: 68 โ€” flagged for review
399th percentile in Physical Therapist in Private Practice by payments
4836 services/day โ€” physically implausible
5Payments surged 39656% in 2023
61 procedure with >3x markup

โš ๏ธ Flagged for Review

Risk Score: 68
  • 304x specialty median spending
  • 431x specialty median beneficiaries
  • 541x specialty median services
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Statistical flag only โ€” not an accusation of fraud

โš ๏ธ This provider averages 836 services per working day โ€” physically unusual for an individual practitioner

Based on 835.8K total services over 4 years (250 working days/year). Learn about impossible service volumes โ†’

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $9.9M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Physical Therapist in Private Practice providers nationally.

Averaging 836 services per working day raises questions about billing patterns.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 16333% from 2014 to 2023.

99% of their billing comes from a single procedure code (K1034 โ€” Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count).

This provider has been statistically flagged with a risk score of 68/100. Statistical flags are not accusations of fraud.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Annual Medicare Payments

Annual Services Provided

Avg Payment per Service

Markup Ratio Over Time

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Notable: Payments increased 39656% in 2023

Year-over-year payment surges can indicate changes in practice volume, new services, or billing pattern shifts.

Submitted Charges vs. Medicare Payments

Average per-service amounts submitted by the provider compared to what Medicare actually paid โ€” the gap represents the markup.

YearAvg SubmittedAvg PaidMarkup RatioGap per ServiceTotal PaymentsServicesBeneficiaries
2014$41.78$18.822.22x$22.96$59.4K3.2K5
2015$40.84$18.332.23x$22.51$36.2K2.0K3
2016$41.18$19.582.10x$21.60$24.5K1.3K2
2023$12.00$11.761.02x$0.24$9.8M829.4K1

Top Procedures (7)

K1034Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count
$9.8M
829.4K services$11.76/svc1.02x markup
97110Therapeutic exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes
$79.6K
4.2K services$18.92/svc2.11x markup
97112Therapeutic procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes
$21.8K
937 services$23.31/svc1.93x markup
97140Manual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes
$11.0K
635 services$17.37/svc2.59x markup
97116Walking training to 1 or more areas, each 15 minutes
$3.4K
207 services$16.50/svc2.73x markup
G0283Electrical stimulation (unattended), to one or more areas for indication(s) other than wound care, as part of a therapy plan of careโš  4.5x markup
$2.9K
374 services$7.75/svc4.52x markup
97001Physical therapy evaluation
$1.3K
23 services$57.68/svc1.99x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
K1034Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count829.4K$9.8M$11.761.02x
97110Therapeutic exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes4.2K$79.6K$18.922.11x
97112Therapeutic procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes937$21.8K$23.311.93x
97140Manual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes635$11.0K$17.372.59x
97116Walking training to 1 or more areas, each 15 minutes207$3.4K$16.502.73x
G0283Electrical stimulation (unattended), to one or more areas for indication(s) other than wound care, as part of a therapy plan of care374$2.9K$7.754.52x
97001Physical therapy evaluation23$1.3K$57.681.99x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

1.03x

This provider submits charges 1.03 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 1.03x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $103. This is lower than the national average.

Location

Apo, AE

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Data Sources

  • โ€ข Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • โ€ข Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • โ€ข National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

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