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, $376 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 6 services per patient. Here’s how this provider compares.

Number of
Patients
476
Rank: 63rd
out of 234 providers in this state & specialty
Services
Performed
6,784
Rank: 7th
out of 234 providers in this state & specialty
Avg Services
Per Patient
14.3 This Provider is in the top 10%
Avg 6.5
Total Paid
by Medicare
$236K
Rank: 32nd
out of 234 providers in this state & specialty
Avg Paid
Per Patient
$497 This Provider
Avg $376

Note: About 16% of this provider’s Medicare payments were for drugs administered in his office.
This is intended to reimburse the provider for purchasing the drugs, plus an additional percentage for overhead.

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 Patients
Expected to have lower spending
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This Provider's Services

This provider performed 86 different services in 2015
(59 were redacted as they were performed on less than 11 patients)

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Drug Services
Medical Services
CATEGORY
Description of Service
Times Performed (or Units) This Service's Rank Patients Unique Visits
Per Patient
Billed to Medicare Payments from Medicare
drug
DRUGS

Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specif... +

Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg ×

Service Code: J3301
Performed in an office
1,854
times performed,
27% of his services

1st 4th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

235
patients got this service, 49% of his patients
2.2
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.4)
$9,270.00an average of $5.00 per time performed $2,539.98
an average of $1.37 per time performed
drug
DRUGS

Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for int... +

Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg ×

Service Code: J7325
Performed in an office
1,360
times performed,
20% of his services

2nd 1st

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

33
patients got this service, 7% of his patients
2.6
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.9)
$45,900.00an average of $33.75 per time performed $13,396.00
an average of $9.85 per time performed
medical
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT

Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typ... +

Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes ×

Service Code: 99214
Performed in an office
767
times performed,
11% of his services

3rd 7th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

351
patients got this service, 74% of his patients
2.2
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.3)
$145,730.00an average of $190.00 per time performed $66,360.84
an average of $86.52 per time performed
medical
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule +

Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule ×

Service Code: 20610
Performed in an office
718
times performed,
11% of his services

4th 5th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

250
patients got this service, 53% of his patients
2.9
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.7)
$159,209.32an average of $221.74 per time performed $35,935.90
an average of $50.05 per time performed
medical
MEDICINE

Therapeutic exercise to develop strength, endurance, rang... +

Therapeutic exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes ×

Service Code: 97110
Performed in an office
398
times performed,
6% of his services

5th 3rd

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

42
patients got this service, 9% of his patients
8.3
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 3.9)
$21,890.00an average of $55.00 per time performed $10,065.42
an average of $25.29 per time performed
medical
MEDICINE

Manual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions... +

Manual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes ×

Service Code: 97140
Performed in an office
286
times performed,
4% of his services

6th 8th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

40
patients got this service, 8% of his patients
7.1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 3.9)
$24,310.00an average of $85.00 per time performed $5,459.74
an average of $19.09 per time performed
medical
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT

Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typ... +

Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes ×

Service Code: 99213
Performed in an office
212
times performed,
3% of his services

7th 2nd

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

147
patients got this service, 31% of his patients
1.4
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.7)
$27,549.40an average of $129.95 per time performed $12,130.64
an average of $57.22 per time performed
medical
RADIOLOGY

X-ray of knee, 3 views

Service Code: 73562
Performed in an office
187
times performed,
3% of his services

8th 11th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

127
patients got this service, 27% of his patients
1.2
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.2)
$24,571.80an average of $131.40 per time performed $5,432.35
an average of $29.05 per time performed
medical
RADIOLOGY

X-ray of knee, 1 or 2 views

Service Code: 73560
Performed in an office
109
times performed,
2% of his services

9th 14th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

86
patients got this service, 18% of his patients
1.2
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.1)
$11,118.00an average of $102.00 per time performed $2,745.71
an average of $25.19 per time performed
drug
DRUGS

Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular i... +

Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose ×

Service Code: J7323
Performed in an office
106
times performed,
2% of his services

10th 27th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

31
patients got this service, 7% of his patients
3.4
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 2.9)
$26,500.00an average of $250.00 per time performed $12,164.56
an average of $114.76 per time performed
medical
RADIOLOGY

X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views

Service Code: 73030
Performed in an office
82
times performed,
1% of his services

11th 12th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

57
patients got this service, 12% of his patients
1.4
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.2)
$10,332.00an average of $126.00 per time performed $1,945.04
an average of $23.72 per time performed
medical
RADIOLOGY

X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views

Service Code: 72100
Performed in an office
67
times performed,
0.99% of his services

12th 19th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

62
patients got this service, 13% of his patients
1.1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.1)
$8,174.00an average of $122.00 per time performed $1,876.00
an average of $28.00 per time performed
medical
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT

New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 4... +

New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes ×

Service Code: 99204
Performed in an office
52
times performed,
0.77% of his services

13th 20th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

52
patients got this service, 11% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1)
$14,820.00an average of $285.00 per time performed $6,764.68
an average of $130.09 per time performed
medical
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT

New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 3... +

New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes ×

Service Code: 99203
Performed in an office
47
times performed,
0.69% of his services

14th 10th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

47
patients got this service, 10% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1)
$8,930.00an average of $190.00 per time performed $4,143.99
an average of $88.17 per time performed
medical
MEDICINE

Therapeutic procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-mus... +

Therapeutic procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes ×

Service Code: 97112
Performed in an office
41
times performed,
0.6% of his services

15th 26th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

11
patients got this service, 2% of his patients
3.6
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 2.5)
$2,460.00an average of $60.00 per time performed $1,148.41
an average of $28.01 per time performed
medical
MEDICINE

Physical therapy evaluation

Service Code: 97001
Performed in an office
40
times performed,
0.59% of his services

16th 24th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

36
patients got this service, 8% of his patients
1.1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.1)
$5,600.00an average of $140.00 per time performed $2,382.80
an average of $59.57 per time performed
medical
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT

Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typ... +

Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes ×

Service Code: 99215
Performed in an office
34
times performed,
0.5% of his services

17th 53rd

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

32
patients got this service, 7% of his patients
1.1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.1)
$8,500.00an average of $250.00 per time performed $4,125.90
an average of $121.35 per time performed
medical
RADIOLOGY

X-ray of pelvis, 1 or 2 views

Service Code: 72170
Performed in an office
33
times performed,
0.49% of his services

18th 16th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

23
patients got this service, 5% of his patients
1.4
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.2)
$3,696.00an average of $112.00 per time performed $756.36
an average of $22.92 per time performed
medical
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Injections of tendon attachment to bone

Service Code: 20551
Performed in an office
29
times performed,
0.43% of his services

19th Alert

most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CT perform this service

21
patients got this service, 4% of his patients
1.4
average number of visits a patient made for this service
$5,800.00an average of $200.00 per time performed $1,520.18
an average of $52.42 per time performed
medical
RADIOLOGY

X-ray of spine of neck, 2 or 3 views

Service Code: 72040
Performed in an office
24
times performed,
0.35% of his services

20th 45th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

22
patients got this service, 5% of his patients
1.1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.2)
$3,168.00an average of $132.00 per time performed $690.48
an average of $28.77 per time performed
medical
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Injections of trigger points in 1 or 2 muscles

Service Code: 20552
Performed in an office
22
times performed,
0.32% of his services

21st Alert

most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CT perform this service

15
patients got this service, 3% of his patients
1.5
average number of visits a patient made for this service
$4,400.00an average of $200.00 per time performed $1,008.70
an average of $45.85 per time performed
medical
MEDICINE

Self-care or home management training, each 15 minutes

Service Code: 97535
Performed in an office
21
times performed,
0.31% of his services

22nd 59th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

17
patients got this service, 4% of his patients
1.2
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.2)
$1,260.00an average of $60.00 per time performed $454.23
an average of $21.63 per time performed
medical
RADIOLOGY

X-ray of hip on one side of body, 1 view

Service Code: 73500
Performed in an office
19
times performed,
0.28% of his services

23rd 34th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

18
patients got this service, 4% of his patients
1.1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.2)
$1,824.00an average of $96.00 per time performed $413.82
an average of $21.78 per time performed
medical
RADIOLOGY

X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views

Service Code: 73630
Performed in an office
18
times performed,
0.27% of his services

24th 21st

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

11
patients got this service, 2% of his patients
1.5
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.4)
$1,924.02an average of $106.89 per time performed $433.44
an average of $24.08 per time performed
medical
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane +

Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane ×

Service Code: 20550
Performed in an office
17
times performed,
0.25% of his services

25th 37th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

14
patients got this service, 3% of his patients
1.1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.3)
$2,890.00an average of $170.00 per time performed $792.20
an average of $46.60 per time performed
medical
RADIOLOGY

Mri scan of leg joint

Service Code: 73721
Performed in an office
14
times performed,
0.21% of his services

26th 54th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

13
patients got this service, 3% of his patients
1.1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1)
$19,600.00an average of $1,400.00 per time performed $2,724.12
an average of $194.58 per time performed
medical
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Repair of knee joint

Service Code: 27447
Performed in a facility
11
times performed,
0.16% of his services

27th 28th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

11
patients got this service, 2% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1)
$52,500.03an average of $4,772.73 per time performed $10,008.68
an average of $909.88 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.

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This provider charged Medicare for a higher percentage of 5’s than his peers.

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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

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