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South Padre Island EMS sees higher revenue per call despite fewer transports, QuickMed presentation shows
Summary
A QuickMed Claims presentation to the South Padre Island City Council showed revenue per EMS trip rose in fiscal 2025 even as trip volume fell, driven by payer mix shifts and higher reimbursements; collection timing and self-pay balances were discussed.
Kevin Carpenter, director at QuickMed Claims, told the South Padre Island City Council that the city’s EMS billing performance improved in fiscal 2025 despite a drop in trip volume, driven by higher reimbursement per call and a shifting payer mix.
Carpenter presented month-by-month transport counts and payer trends covering November 2023 through January 2025, and said Medicare and commercial insurers each made up about 19% of payers, with Medicaid around 12–13% of payer mix. “For South Padre that’s higher but that’s not, necessarily like a red flag because again you do a lot of treatment for transports,” Carpenter said, explaining why the island’s self-pay share is higher than some agencies.
The presentation, given during…
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