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  3. American Medical Response Northwest Inc
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Organization

American Medical Response Northwest Inc

NPI: 1972609923
Clackamas, OR
10 years of data
Ambulance Service Provider
$19.7M
Total Payments
66
Beneficiaries
557.6K
Services
3.64x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$19.7M
Specialty median$479.2K

📋 Key Findings

1Billed $19.7M over 10 years
23.64x markup ratio (above median)
399th percentile in Ambulance Service Provider by payments
4Payments surged 79% in 2023
56 procedures with >3x markup
✓ No flags detected

🔎 Data Analysis

This provider's $19.7M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Ambulance Service Provider providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 55% from 2014 to 2023.

62% of their billing comes from a single procedure code (A0427 — Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)).

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 79% 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 — the gap represents the markup.

YearAvg SubmittedAvg PaidMarkup RatioGap per ServiceTotal PaymentsServicesBeneficiaries
2014$107.84$31.463.43x$76.38$1.9M60.9K6
2015$103.60$31.413.30x$72.19$2.0M63.0K6
2016$114.35$33.093.46x$81.26$1.9M58.4K7
2017$109.75$30.823.56x$78.93$2.0M64.4K7
2018$119.99$32.193.73x$87.80$1.9M59.7K7
2019$121.33$32.233.76x$89.10$2.1M65.4K7
2020$127.37$33.473.81x$93.90$1.7M52.0K7
2021$162.38$41.953.87x$120.43$1.5M35.6K6
2022$159.36$40.853.90x$118.51$1.7M40.4K6
2023$189.65$51.363.69x$138.29$3.0M57.7K7

Top Procedures (7)

A0427Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)⚠ 3.5x markup
$12.1M
34.0K services$357.12/svc3.47x markup
A0425Ground mileage, per statute mile⚠ 4.1x markup
$3.0M
505.7K services$5.93/svc4.12x markup
A0429Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)⚠ 4.0x markup
$2.0M
6.3K services$310.03/svc4.03x markup
A0428Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls)⚠ 3.9x markup
$1.7M
9.0K services$184.50/svc3.86x markup
A0433Advanced life support, level 2 (als 2)
$593.2K
1.1K services$518.09/svc2.38x markup
A0426Ambulance service, advanced life support, non-emergency transport, level 1 (als 1)⚠ 4.7x markup
$281.8K
1.3K services$219.46/svc4.65x markup
A0434Specialty care transport (sct)⚠ 4.1x markup
$71.1K
115 services$618.60/svc4.10x markup
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CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
A0427Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)34.0K$12.1M$357.123.47x
A0425Ground mileage, per statute mile505.7K$3.0M$5.934.12x
A0429Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)6.3K$2.0M$310.034.03x
A0428Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls)9.0K$1.7M$184.503.86x
A0433Advanced life support, level 2 (als 2)1.1K$593.2K$518.092.38x
A0426Ambulance service, advanced life support, non-emergency transport, level 1 (als 1)1.3K$281.8K$219.464.65x
A0434Specialty care transport (sct)115$71.1K$618.604.10x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

3.64x

This provider submits charges 3.64 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 3.64x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $364. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Clackamas, OR

Provider Verification

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Similar Providers

Other Ambulance Service Provider providers in OR for peer comparison.

American Medical Response Northwest Inc (you)
$19.7M
Life Flight Network Llc⚠️
$212.0M
American Medical Response Northwest Inc
$42.6M
Metro West Ambulance, Inc
$35.0M
Show detailed table ▾
ProviderLocationTotal PaymentsStatus
Life Flight Network LlcAurora, OR$212.0M⚠️ Flagged
American Medical Response Northwest IncPortland, OR$42.6M✓ Clear
Metro West Ambulance, IncHillsboro, OR$35.0M✓ Clear

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Data Sources

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

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

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