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The Doctors and Services in Medicare Part B
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ARTHUR SCHWARTZ MD
CHEVY CHASE, MD, 20815
How This Provider Compares
This Provider
Avg in State & Specialty
Providers in this state and specialty were reimbursed, on average, $413 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 12 services per patient. Here’s how this provider compares.
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How This Provider’s Patients Compare
Doctors often say their patients are sicker or more complex than those of their peers. The measure displayed below, used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, takes into account patients’ characteristics to estimate whether they are expected to have above-average Medicare spending. It considers patients’ age, sex, diagnoses from the past year and other factors. This provider’s score below takes into account all of his Part B patients.
This Provider's Services
This provider performed 40 different services in 2015
(24 were redacted as they were performed on less than 11 patients)
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CATEGORYDescription of Service |
Times Performed (or Units) | This Service's Rank | Patients | Unique Visits Per Patient |
Billed to Medicare | Payments from Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MEDICINEEye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, ... + Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient, 1 or more visits × Service Code: 92014Performed in an office |
1,430 times performed, 25% of his services |
1st 22nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
1,099 patients got this service, 84% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$220,548.90an average of $154.23 per time performed |
$134,305.60 an average of $93.92 per time performed |
MEDICINEEye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, ... + Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient × Service Code: 92012Performed in an office |
1,144 times performed, 20% of his services |
2nd 29th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
672 patients got this service, 51% of his patients |
1.7 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.6) |
$122,705.44an average of $107.26 per time performed |
$76,545.04 an average of $66.91 per time performed |
MEDICINEMeasurement of field of vision during daylight conditions + Measurement of field of vision during daylight conditions × Service Code: 92083Performed in an office |
1,011 times performed, 18% of his services |
3rd 40th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
824 patients got this service, 63% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$158,727.00an average of $157.00 per time performed |
$56,171.16 an average of $55.56 per time performed |
MEDICINEDiagnostic imaging of optic nerve of eye Service Code: 92133Performed in an office |
1,002 times performed, 18% of his services |
4th 46th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
828 patients got this service, 63% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$135,270.00an average of $135.00 per time performed |
$37,023.90 an average of $36.95 per time performed |
MEDICINEExamination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit... + Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp × Service Code: 92020Performed in an office |
244 times performed, 4% of his services |
5th 109th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
218 patients got this service, 17% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$14,396.00an average of $59.00 per time performed |
$5,521.72 an average of $22.63 per time performed |
MEDICINEMeasurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye Service Code: 92136Performed in an office |
141 times performed, 3% of his services |
6th 57th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
112 patients got this service, 9% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$23,930.52an average of $169.72 per time performed |
$8,774.43 an average of $62.23 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYUltrasound of corneal structure and measurement Service Code: 76514Performed in an office |
135 times performed, 2% of his services |
7th 140th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
133 patients got this service, 10% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$8,100.00an average of $60.00 per time performed |
$1,656.45 an average of $12.27 per time performed |
MEDICINEEye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, ... + Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, new patient, 1 or more visits × Service Code: 92004Performed in an office |
118 times performed, 2% of his services |
8th 91st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
118 patients got this service, 9% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$21,235.28an average of $179.96 per time performed |
$12,965.84 an average of $109.88 per time performed |
MEDICINEService Code: 92134Performed in an office |
83 times performed, 1% of his services |
9th 68th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
80 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.6) |
$11,205.00an average of $135.00 per time performed |
$3,198.82 an average of $38.54 per time performed |
EYELaser repair to improve eye fluid flow, 1 or more sessions + Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow, 1 or more sessions × Service Code: 65855Performed in an office |
73 times performed, 1% of his services |
10th 421st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
64 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$102,200.00an average of $1,400.00 per time performed |
$21,886.86 an average of $299.82 per time performed |
EYERemoval of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laser + Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laser × Service Code: 66821Performed in a facility |
41 times performed, 0.73% of his services |
11th 253rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
37 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$47,150.00an average of $1,150.00 per time performed |
$11,301.65 an average of $275.65 per time performed |
EYERemoval of eyelashes by forceps Service Code: 67820Performed in an office |
38 times performed, 0.68% of his services |
12th 459th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
30 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$5,039.94an average of $132.63 per time performed |
$1,545.84 an average of $40.68 per time performed |
EYECreation of eye fluid drainage tracts in iris using laser... + Creation of eye fluid drainage tracts in iris using laser, per session × Service Code: 66761Performed in an office |
28 times performed, 0.5% of his services |
13th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
17 patients got this service, 1% of his patients |
1.6 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$42,000.00an average of $1,500.00 per time performed |
$7,497.84 an average of $267.78 per time performed |
MEDICINEService Code: 92250Performed in an office |
24 times performed, 0.43% of his services |
14th 63rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
24 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$3,600.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$1,737.12 an average of $72.38 per time performed |
EYEClosure of tear duct opening using plug Service Code: 68761Performed in an office |
17 times performed, 0.3% of his services |
15th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
14 patients got this service, 1% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$6,719.93an average of $395.29 per time performed |
$2,591.31 an average of $152.43 per time performed |
EYECreation of eye fluid drainage tract Service Code: 66170Performed in a facility |
16 times performed, 0.29% of his services |
16th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
14 patients got this service, 1% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$48,000.00an average of $3,000.00 per time performed |
$16,659.20 an average of $1,041.20 per time performed |
Notes: Medicare redacted this data for any services provided to fewer than 11 patients. The contact information listed above is the most current we have for this provider. The services listed on this page may have been delivered at a previous address or as part of a different practice.
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Sources: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, American Medical Association
Services that begin with a letter come from CMS. All other codes and descriptions of the medical procedures are from the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set, copyright 2015 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Where practical, AMA’s consumer friendly translation of the CPT descriptor was used. ProPublica has received permission from the AMA to use these codes on this site.