Farmers Branch Medicaid providers billed $2,249,235 for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services in 2024, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database show. This was an 8.6% increase over 2023, when claims in this category totaled $2,071,807.
Medicaid is a public health insurance program administered by the states and jointly funded by federal and state governments. It provides coverage for low-income populations, including individuals, families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making up a significant portion of the U.S. health care system.
Since Medicaid funds are sourced from taxpayers, shifts in local billing amounts illustrate how community health care dollars are directed.
The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” category comprises Medicaid-billed services identified by the type of care delivered, based on standard HCPCS and CPT code groups. Each billing code was placed into a designated service category using uniform code prefixes and number spans, supporting grouped service reviews, accurate rankings and preventing service overlap over time for this analysis.
While various Medicaid service categories saw higher spending, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment was the second largest in Farmers Branch based on 2024 Medicaid payments.
Across Texas, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment was the fourth-highest Medicaid payment category by total funds in 2024.
During the five years preceding 2024, Medicaid payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in Farmers Branch rose by $2,249,235 for a 0% change. Spending grew more quickly in select years, with especially strong year-over-year gains during 2023 and 2022.
Payments for care in this category were distributed within Farmers Branch but focused on specific ZIP codes. The ZIP code 75244 reported the highest Medicaid total for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in 2024, with $2,249,235 billed. The top 1 ZIP code together accounted for 100% of all such Medicaid payments in Farmers Branch for the year.
Within this category, Medicaid payments were primarily directed toward few specific billing codes.
For added context, Medicaid payments connected to Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment rose 8.6% in Farmers Branch between 2024 and 2023, while spending across all Medicaid claim categories in the city went up 11.7% during that same period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, joint federal and state Medicaid spending reached approximately $871.7 billion during fiscal 2023, close to 18% of the total U.S. health expenditure. This is up sharply from about $613.5 billion in 2019, before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This increase reflects growth of nearly 40% in only a few years, largely attributed to expanded enrollment and greater service utilization since the pandemic period.
New federal budget laws enacted under the Trump administration included major proposals for shrinking federal Medicaid funding and modifying program structure. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is set to cut more than $1 trillion in federal Medicaid outlays over 10 years and brings policies such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing. These changes are expected to reduce coverage and federal funding for some participants, shift more costs to the states, and limit federal growth even as hundreds of millions of Americans remain covered.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $1,314,824 | – |
| 2023 | $2,071,807 | 57.6% |
| 2024 | $2,249,235 | 8.6% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $3,738,850 | 42.1% |
| 2 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $2,249,235 | 25.3% |
| 3 | Durable Medical Equipment | $891,604 | 1<0.1% |
| 4 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $543,498 | 6.1% |
| 5 | Vision Services | $507,271 | 5.7% |
| 6 | Durable medical equipment (DME) Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) | $346,142 | 3.9% |
| 7 | Dental Services | $243,341 | 2.7% |
| 8 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $159,792 | 1.8% |
| 9 | Evaluation and Management | $146,535 | 1.6% |
| 10 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $29,943 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $28,620 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $3,137 | <0.1% |
| 13 | Procedures / Professional Services | $352 | <0.1% |
| 14 | Temporary Codes | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| H2016 | Comp comm supp svc, per diem | $1,967,435 | 12 |
| H2014 | Skills train and dev, 15 min | $227,121 | 11 |
| H2019 | Ther behav svc, per 15 min | $54,678 | 11 |
Note: HCPCS codes are shown for context within the category. Category totals and rankings in this article are based on standardized service groupings rather than individual billing codes.
Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The source data can be found here.
