Treatment Tracker
The Doctors and Services in Medicare Part B
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How This Provider Compares
This Provider
Avg in State & Specialty
Providers in this state and specialty were reimbursed, on average, $271 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 6 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 34 different services in 2015
(11 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 |
1,317 times performed, 26% of his services |
1st 3rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
298 patients got this service, 60% of his patients |
4.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.3) |
$164,625.00an average of $125.00 per time performed |
$66,627.03 an average of $50.59 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTSubsequent nursing facility visit, typically 15 minutes p... + Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 15 minutes per day × Service Code: 99308Performed in an office |
1,096 times performed, 22% of his services |
2nd 35th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
135 patients got this service, 27% of his patients |
8.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 4.1) |
$164,400.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$55,852.16 an average of $50.96 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTSubsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes ... + Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day × Service Code: 99232Performed in a facility |
666 times performed, 13% of his services |
3rd 1st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
106 patients got this service, 22% of his patients |
6.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.8) |
$66,600.00an average of $100.00 per time performed |
$36,350.28 an average of $54.58 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 |
318 times performed, 6% of his services |
4th 15th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
43 patients got this service, 9% of his patients |
6.7 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.5) |
$11,130.00an average of $35.00 per time performed |
$5,838.48 an average of $18.36 per time performed |
DRUGSInjection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg Service Code: J3420Performed in an office |
285 times performed, 6% of his services |
5th 42nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
43 patients got this service, 9% of his patients |
6.6 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 3.2) |
$7,125.00an average of $25.00 per time performed |
$641.25 an average of $2.25 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 |
236 times performed, 5% of his services |
6th 2nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
127 patients got this service, 26% of his patients |
1.9 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.3) |
$35,400.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$18,426.88 an average of $78.08 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTInitial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day + Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day × Service Code: 99306Performed in an office |
171 times performed, 3% of his services |
7th 132nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
113 patients got this service, 23% of his patients |
1.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$38,475.00an average of $225.00 per time performed |
$21,373.29 an average of $124.99 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTHospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes Service Code: 99239Performed in a facility |
146 times performed, 3% of his services |
8th 11th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
93 patients got this service, 19% of his patients |
1.6 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$29,200.00an average of $200.00 per time performed |
$11,776.36 an average of $80.66 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTInitial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per... + Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day × Service Code: 99223Performed in a facility |
138 times performed, 3% of his services |
9th 8th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
87 patients got this service, 18% of his patients |
1.6 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$34,500.00an average of $250.00 per time performed |
$20,981.52 an average of $152.04 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 |
120 times performed, 2% of his services |
10th 6th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
77 patients got this service, 16% of his patients |
1.6 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2) |
$600.00an average of $5.00 per time performed |
$352.80 an average of $2.94 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYService Code: 81002Performed in an office |
51 times performed, 1% of his services |
11th 34th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
37 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$1,275.00an average of $25.00 per time performed |
$173.91 an average of $3.41 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTSubsequent nursing facility visit, typically 10 minutes p... + Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 10 minutes per day × Service Code: 99307Performed in an office |
50 times performed, 1% of his services |
12th 163rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
30 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1.7 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.4) |
$6,250.00an average of $125.00 per time performed |
$1,665.00 an average of $33.30 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 |
49 times performed, 0.98% of his services |
13th 14th 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: 1.2) |
$3,675.00an average of $75.00 per time performed |
$621.81 an average of $12.69 per time performed |
PROCEDURESPhysician re-certification for medicare-covered home heal... + Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial im × Service Code: G0179Performed in an office |
43 times performed, 0.86% of his services |
14th 126th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
37 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$3,225.00an average of $75.00 per time performed |
$1,268.50 an average of $29.50 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYBlood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument + Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument × Service Code: 82962Performed in an office |
42 times performed, 0.84% of his services |
15th 43rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
28 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.8) |
$420.00an average of $10.00 per time performed |
$131.46 an average of $3.13 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 |
40 times performed, 0.8% of his services |
16th 17th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
40 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$10,000.00an average of $250.00 per time performed |
$4,492.40 an average of $112.31 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTHospital observation care discharge Service Code: 99217Performed in a facility |
33 times performed, 0.66% of his services |
17th 56th 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) |
$4,950.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$1,771.77 an average of $53.69 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTHospital observation care typically 70 minutes per day Service Code: 99220Performed in a facility |
31 times performed, 0.62% of his services |
18th 49th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
24 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$9,300.00an average of $300.00 per time performed |
$4,354.26 an average of $140.46 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 |
23 times performed, 0.46% of his services |
19th 30th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
22 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.4) |
$5,750.00an average of $250.00 per time performed |
$2,224.33 an average of $96.71 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 |
19 times performed, 0.38% of his services |
20th 124th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
19 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$4,750.00an average of $250.00 per time performed |
$2,978.44 an average of $156.76 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 |
19 times performed, 0.38% of his services |
21st 57th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
15 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 3.7) |
$1,520.00an average of $80.00 per time performed |
$253.08 an average of $13.32 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTSubsequent nursing facility visit, typically 25 minutes p... + Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 25 minutes per day × Service Code: 99309Performed in an office |
16 times performed, 0.32% of his services |
22nd 40th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
16 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 3.7) |
$3,250.08an average of $203.13 per time performed |
$1,093.92 an average of $68.37 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTInitial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per... + Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day × Service Code: 99222Performed in a facility |
14 times performed, 0.28% of his services |
23rd 21st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
14 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$3,500.00an average of $250.00 per time performed |
$1,452.36 an average of $103.74 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 a lower percentage of 5’s than his peers
Pankaj N Vakharia
Average for Internal Medicine Providers in Michigan
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.