Treatment Tracker
The Doctors and Services in Medicare Part B
This database was last updated in December 2017. It should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data is available via the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ lookup tool.
How This Provider Compares
This Provider
Avg in State & Specialty
Providers in this state and specialty were reimbursed, on average, $304 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 7 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 44 different services in 2015
(20 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 |
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EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTEstablished patient office or other outpatient visit, typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes × Service Code: 99213Performed in an office |
1,012 times performed, 26% of his services |
1st 1st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
320 patients got this service, 87% of his patients |
3.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.6) |
$91,080.00an average of $90.00 per time performed |
$56,722.60 an average of $56.05 per time performed |
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMInsertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample + Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample × Service Code: 36415Performed in an office |
842 times performed, 21% of his services |
2nd 6th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
281 patients got this service, 77% of his patients |
3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2) |
$8,420.00an average of $10.00 per time performed |
$2,467.06 an average of $2.93 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTEstablished patient office or other outpatient, visit typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes × Service Code: 99214Performed in an office |
212 times performed, 5% of his services |
3rd 2nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
155 patients got this service, 42% of his patients |
1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.4) |
$31,800.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$17,517.56 an average of $82.63 per time performed |
TEMPORARY CODESInfluenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered t... + Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use (fluvirin) × Service Code: Q2037Performed in an office |
186 times performed, 5% of his services |
4th 30th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
184 patients got this service, 50% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$7,440.00an average of $40.00 per time performed |
$2,884.86 an average of $15.51 per time performed |
PROCEDURESAdministration of influenza virus vaccine Service Code: G0008Performed in an office |
183 times performed, 5% of his services |
5th 8th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
181 patients got this service, 49% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$5,490.00an average of $30.00 per time performed |
$5,345.43 an average of $29.21 per time performed |
MEDICINERoutine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretat... + Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report × Service Code: 93000Performed in an office |
181 times performed, 5% of his services |
6th 11th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
160 patients got this service, 44% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$13,575.00an average of $75.00 per time performed |
$2,646.22 an average of $14.62 per time performed |
MEDICINEUltrasound study of arteries of both arms and legs Service Code: 93922Performed in an office |
142 times performed, 4% of his services |
7th 161st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
141 patients got this service, 39% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$28,400.00an average of $200.00 per time performed |
$11,612.76 an average of $81.78 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTEstablished patient office or other outpatient, visit typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes × Service Code: 99215Performed in an office |
134 times performed, 3% of his services |
8th 16th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
132 patients got this service, 36% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$26,800.00an average of $200.00 per time performed |
$14,465.30 an average of $107.95 per time performed |
MEDICINEUltrasound examination of heart including color-depicted ... + Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function × Service Code: 93306Performed in an office |
128 times performed, 3% of his services |
9th 76th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
128 patients got this service, 35% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$76,800.00an average of $600.00 per time performed |
$25,646.08 an average of $200.36 per time performed |
MEDICINEAssessment of balance and postural instability Service Code: 92548Performed in an office |
127 times performed, 3% of his services |
10th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service |
126 patients got this service, 34% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$19,050.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$11,969.75 an average of $94.25 per time performed |
MEDICINEUltrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on ... + Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck × Service Code: 93880Performed in an office |
121 times performed, 3% of his services |
11th 99th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
120 patients got this service, 33% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$44,165.00an average of $365.00 per time performed |
$18,542.04 an average of $153.24 per time performed |
PROCEDURESAnnual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention... + Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit × Service Code: G0439Performed in an office |
119 times performed, 3% of his services |
12th 13th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
119 patients got this service, 33% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$17,850.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$15,030.89 an average of $126.31 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYStool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors Service Code: 82270Performed in an office |
103 times performed, 3% of his services |
13th 123rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
103 patients got this service, 28% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$1,030.00an average of $10.00 per time performed |
$447.02 an average of $4.34 per time performed |
MEDICINEExercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress te... + Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician supervision, interpretation, and report × Service Code: 93015Performed in an office |
68 times performed, 2% of his services |
14th 194th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
68 patients got this service, 19% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$20,400.00an average of $300.00 per time performed |
$3,969.84 an average of $58.38 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTEstablished patient office or other outpatient visit, typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes × Service Code: 99212Performed in an office |
65 times performed, 2% of his services |
15th 22nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
60 patients got this service, 16% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.8) |
$3,900.00an average of $60.00 per time performed |
$2,294.50 an average of $35.30 per time performed |
MEDICINEInjection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, di... + Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention × Service Code: 96372Performed in an office |
48 times performed, 1% of his services |
16th 15th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
13 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
3.7 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.8) |
$1,920.00an average of $40.00 per time performed |
$1,092.00 an average of $22.75 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYUltrasound behind abdominal cavity Service Code: 76770Performed in an office |
31 times performed, 0.78% of his services |
17th 270th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
30 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$6,200.00an average of $200.00 per time performed |
$3,170.99 an average of $102.29 per time performed |
URINARY SYSTEMUltrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding + Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding × Service Code: 51798Performed in an office |
27 times performed, 0.68% of his services |
18th 345th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
26 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$4,995.00an average of $185.00 per time performed |
$474.39 an average of $17.57 per time performed |
MEDICINEVaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection ben... + Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older × Service Code: 90732Performed in an office |
26 times performed, 0.66% of his services |
19th 88th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
26 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$2,600.00an average of $100.00 per time performed |
$2,079.48 an average of $79.98 per time performed |
PROCEDURESAdministration of pneumococcal vaccine Service Code: G0009Performed in an office |
24 times performed, 0.61% of his services |
20th 17th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
24 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$480.00an average of $20.00 per time performed |
$470.40 an average of $19.60 per time performed |
MEDICINEUltrasound study of arteries and arterial grafts of both ... + Ultrasound study of arteries and arterial grafts of both legs × Service Code: 93925Performed in an office |
21 times performed, 0.53% of his services |
21st 210th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
21 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$6,930.00an average of $330.00 per time performed |
$4,503.45 an average of $214.45 per time performed |
MEDICINEMeasurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed... + Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration × Service Code: 94060Performed in an office |
19 times performed, 0.48% of his services |
22nd 160th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
19 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$2,850.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$1,008.71 an average of $53.09 per time performed |
MEDICINEDemonstration and/or evaluation of patient use of aerosol... + Demonstration and/or evaluation of patient use of aerosol generator, nebulizer, metered dose inhaler or intermittent positive pressure breathing (ippb) device × Service Code: 94664Performed in an office |
14 times performed, 0.35% of his services |
23rd 342nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
14 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$630.00an average of $45.00 per time performed |
$227.08 an average of $16.22 per time performed |
AUDITORY SYSTEMRemoval of impact ear wax, one ear Service Code: 69210Performed in an office |
12 times performed, 0.3% of his services |
24th 90th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
12 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$720.00an average of $60.00 per time performed |
$449.88 an average of $37.49 per time performed |
Office Visits
Medicare reimburses office visits using a five-point scale, with five being the most intensive and costly. The chart below shows what percentage of this provider’s office visits were reimbursed at each level. A higher than average proportion of costly visits is not necessarily an indication of a problem, but it may be worth asking about.
This provider charged Medicare for about the same percentage of 5’s as his peers
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Average for Internal Medicine Providers in California
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.