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 39 different services in 2015
(21 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 25 minutes × Service Code: 99214Performed in an office |
744 times performed, 22% of his services |
1st 2nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
224 patients got this service, 62% of his patients |
3.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.4) |
$91,876.56an average of $123.49 per time performed |
$53,977.20 an average of $72.55 per time performed |
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 |
696 times performed, 21% of his services |
2nd 1st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
250 patients got this service, 69% of his patients |
2.8 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.6) |
$58,018.56an average of $83.36 per time performed |
$30,248.16 an average of $43.46 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 |
512 times performed, 15% of his services |
3rd 6th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
254 patients got this service, 70% of his patients |
2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2) |
$1,536.00an average of $3.00 per time performed |
$1,505.28 an average of $2.94 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 |
246 times performed, 7% of his services |
4th 15th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
62 patients got this service, 17% of his patients |
3.8 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.8) |
$7,074.96an average of $28.76 per time performed |
$4,213.98 an average of $17.13 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYManual urinalysis test with examination using microscope + Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope × Service Code: 81000Performed in an office |
244 times performed, 7% of his services |
5th 85th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
129 patients got this service, 36% of his patients |
1.9 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$1,054.08an average of $4.32 per time performed |
$1,029.68 an average of $4.22 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTEstablished patient office or other outpatient visit, typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 5 minutes × Service Code: 99211Performed in an office |
166 times performed, 5% of his services |
6th 40th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
70 patients got this service, 19% of his patients |
2.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.4) |
$3,849.54an average of $23.19 per time performed |
$2,267.56 an average of $13.66 per time performed |
DRUGSInjection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg Service Code: J3420Performed in an office |
137 times performed, 4% of his services |
7th 39th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
19 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
7.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 3.9) |
$460.32an average of $3.36 per time performed |
$267.15 an average of $1.95 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 |
131 times performed, 4% of his services |
8th 16th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
130 patients got this service, 36% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$21,778.75an average of $166.25 per time performed |
$11,251.59 an average of $85.89 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYStool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors Service Code: 82270Performed in an office |
72 times performed, 2% of his services |
9th 123rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
72 patients got this service, 20% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$319.68an average of $4.44 per time performed |
$312.48 an average of $4.34 per time performed |
PROCEDURESAdministration of influenza virus vaccine Service Code: G0008Performed in an office |
44 times performed, 1% of his services |
10th 8th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
43 patients got this service, 12% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$644.16an average of $14.64 per time performed |
$631.40 an average of $14.35 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 |
44 times performed, 1% of his services |
11th 30th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
43 patients got this service, 12% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$677.16an average of $15.39 per time performed |
$663.52 an average of $15.08 per time performed |
MEDICINEVaccine for influenza for injection into muscle, patient ... + Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle, patient 3 years and older × Service Code: 90656Performed in an office |
41 times performed, 1% of his services |
12th 124th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
41 patients got this service, 11% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$1,230.00an average of $30.00 per time performed |
$557.60 an average of $13.60 per time performed |
DRUGSInjection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg Service Code: J1040Performed in an office |
32 times performed, 0.96% of his services |
13th 199th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
24 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$195.52an average of $6.11 per time performed |
$134.08 an average of $4.19 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 |
32 times performed, 0.96% of his services |
14th 22nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
22 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.8) |
$1,614.40an average of $50.45 per time performed |
$947.84 an average of $29.62 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 |
24 times performed, 0.72% of his services |
15th 88th 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) |
$1,862.64an average of $77.61 per time performed |
$1,825.44 an average of $76.06 per time performed |
MEDICINEMeasurement and graphic recording of total and timed exha... + Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity × Service Code: 94010Performed in an office |
21 times performed, 0.63% of his services |
16th 142nd 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: 1.3) |
$892.71an average of $42.51 per time performed |
$411.81 an average of $19.61 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 |
19 times performed, 0.57% of his services |
17th 11th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
18 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$373.35an average of $19.65 per time performed |
$245.86 an average of $12.94 per time performed |
PROCEDURESAdministration of pneumococcal vaccine Service Code: G0009Performed in an office |
17 times performed, 0.51% of his services |
18th 17th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
17 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$367.88an average of $21.64 per time performed |
$360.57 an average of $21.21 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
George William Groth
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.