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.
SAMY FARAG MD
LOS ANGELES, CA, 90027
How This Provider Compares
This Provider
Avg in State & Specialty
Providers in this state and specialty were reimbursed, on average, $687 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 30 services per patient. Here’s how this provider compares.
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Note: About 21% 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 Services
This provider performed 33 different services in 2015
(14 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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DRUGSInjection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specif... + Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg × Service Code: J3301Performed in an office |
4,329 times performed, 40% of his services |
1st 7th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
345 patients got this service, 80% of his patients |
2.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.8) |
$43,290.00an average of $10.00 per time performed |
$6,017.31 an average of $1.39 per time performed |
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Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsu... + Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance × Service Code: 20611Performed in an office |
1,622 times performed, 15% of his services |
2nd 24th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
301 patients got this service, 70% of his patients |
5.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 3.3) |
$405,597.32an average of $250.06 per time performed |
$123,920.80 an average of $76.40 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 |
1,189 times performed, 11% of his services |
3rd 8th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
356 patients got this service, 82% of his patients |
3.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.3) |
$178,350.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$72,362.54 an average of $60.86 per time performed |
DRUGSHyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan or supartz, for intra-a... + Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan or supartz, for intra-articular injection, per dose × Service Code: J7321Performed in an office |
1,175 times performed, 11% of his services |
4th 36th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
172 patients got this service, 40% of his patients |
6.8 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 5.4) |
$235,000.00an average of $200.00 per time performed |
$81,885.75 an average of $69.69 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYUltrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretatio... + Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle × Service Code: 76942Performed in an office |
467 times performed, 4% of his services |
5th 59th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
250 patients got this service, 58% of his patients |
1.9 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.2) |
$128,425.00an average of $275.00 per time performed |
$23,999.13 an average of $51.39 per time performed |
MEDICINEApplication of electrical stimulation to 1 or more areas,... + Application of electrical stimulation to 1 or more areas, each 15 minutes × Service Code: 97032Performed in an office |
282 times performed, 3% of his services |
6th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service |
27 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
5.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$9,870.00an average of $35.00 per time performed |
$3,347.34 an average of $11.87 per time performed |
MEDICINEApplication of ultrasound to 1 or more areas, each 15 min... + Application of ultrasound to 1 or more areas, each 15 minutes × Service Code: 97035Performed in an office |
282 times performed, 3% of his services |
7th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service |
27 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
5.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$9,870.00an average of $35.00 per time performed |
$2,391.36 an average of $8.48 per time performed |
MEDICINETherapeutic exercise to develop strength, endurance, rang... + Therapeutic exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes × Service Code: 97110Performed in an office |
282 times performed, 3% of his services |
8th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service |
27 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
5.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$12,690.00an average of $45.00 per time performed |
$6,449.34 an average of $22.87 per time performed |
MEDICINEManual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions... + Manual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes × Service Code: 97140Performed in an office |
282 times performed, 3% of his services |
9th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service |
27 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
5.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$9,870.00an average of $35.00 per time performed |
$5,335.44 an average of $18.92 per time performed |
NERVOUS SYSTEMInjection of anesthetic agent, sciatic nerve Service Code: 64445Performed in an office |
233 times performed, 2% of his services |
10th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service |
152 patients got this service, 35% of his patients |
1.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$92,501.00an average of $397.00 per time performed |
$33,125.61 an average of $142.17 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTNew patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 6... + New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes × Service Code: 99205Performed in an office |
186 times performed, 2% of his services |
11th 42nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
186 patients got this service, 43% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$65,100.00an average of $350.00 per time performed |
$32,057.10 an average of $172.35 per time performed |
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMInjections of tendon attachment to bone Service Code: 20551Performed in an office |
141 times performed, 1% of his services |
12th 152nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
92 patients got this service, 21% of his patients |
1.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.6) |
$24,150.48an average of $171.28 per time performed |
$7,119.09 an average of $50.49 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 |
83 times performed, 0.76% of his services |
13th 16th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
34 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
2.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.1) |
$3,320.00an average of $40.00 per time performed |
$1,825.17 an average of $21.99 per time performed |
NERVOUS SYSTEMInjection of anesthetic agent, collar bone nerve Service Code: 64418Performed in an office |
68 times performed, 0.63% of his services |
14th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service |
52 patients got this service, 12% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$26,199.72an average of $385.29 per time performed |
$10,194.56 an average of $149.92 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, 0.6% of his services |
15th 43rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
57 patients got this service, 13% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.3) |
$8,125.00an average of $125.00 per time performed |
$2,428.40 an average of $37.36 per time performed |
DRUGSInjection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg Service Code: J3420Performed in an office |
51 times performed, 0.47% of his services |
16th 91st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
13 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
3.9 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.9) |
$765.00an average of $15.00 per time performed |
$134.13 an average of $2.63 per time performed |
MEDICINEService Code: 97001Performed in an office |
34 times performed, 0.31% of his services |
17th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service |
26 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$5,100.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$2,039.32 an average of $59.98 per time performed |
NERVOUS SYSTEMInjection of anesthetic agent, greater occipital nerve Service Code: 64405Performed in an office |
21 times performed, 0.19% of his services |
18th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service |
20 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$6,600.09an average of $314.29 per time performed |
$2,184.42 an average of $104.02 per time performed |
DRUGSInjection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg Service Code: J1885Performed in an office |
17 times performed, 0.16% of his services |
19th 44th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
13 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.8) |
$765.00an average of $45.00 per time performed |
$7.82 an average of $0.46 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 did not bill Medicare for any 5’s.
Samy S Farag
Average for Rheumatology 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.