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
(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 15 minutes × Service Code: 99213Performed in an office |
620 times performed, 20% of his services |
1st 1st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
193 patients got this service, 80% of his patients |
3.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.6) |
$52,700.00an average of $85.00 per time performed |
$33,504.80 an average of $54.04 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 |
521 times performed, 16% of his services |
2nd 6th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
218 patients got this service, 90% of his patients |
2.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2) |
$7,815.00an average of $15.00 per time performed |
$1,531.74 an average of $2.94 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYBlood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals Service Code: 80053Performed in an office |
423 times performed, 13% of his services |
3rd 24th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
207 patients got this service, 86% of his patients |
2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$31,725.00an average of $75.00 per time performed |
$5,308.65 an average of $12.55 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYComplete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, p... + Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test × Service Code: 85025Performed in an office |
357 times performed, 11% of his services |
4th 20th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
186 patients got this service, 77% of his patients |
1.9 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.9) |
$10,710.00an average of $30.00 per time performed |
$3,702.09 an average of $10.37 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYBlood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) Service Code: 80061Performed in an office |
287 times performed, 9% of his services |
5th 28th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
162 patients got this service, 67% of his patients |
1.8 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$24,395.00an average of $85.00 per time performed |
$3,880.24 an average of $13.52 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYBlood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) Service Code: 84443Performed in an office |
142 times performed, 4% of his services |
6th 34th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
85 patients got this service, 35% of his patients |
1.7 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$9,230.00an average of $65.00 per time performed |
$3,182.22 an average of $22.41 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYThyroxine (thyroid chemical) measurement Service Code: 84439Performed in an office |
99 times performed, 3% of his services |
7th 58th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
60 patients got this service, 25% of his patients |
1.7 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$2,970.00an average of $30.00 per time performed |
$1,189.98 an average of $12.02 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 |
93 times performed, 3% of his services |
8th 16th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
88 patients got this service, 37% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$23,250.00an average of $250.00 per time performed |
$9,312.09 an average of $100.13 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYRed blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation + Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation × Service Code: 85651Performed in an office |
82 times performed, 3% of his services |
9th 83rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
56 patients got this service, 23% of his patients |
1.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$1,476.00an average of $18.00 per time performed |
$387.04 an average of $4.72 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYService Code: 83036Performed in an office |
79 times performed, 2% of his services |
10th 36th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
43 patients got this service, 18% of his patients |
1.8 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$3,160.00an average of $40.00 per time performed |
$1,023.05 an average of $12.95 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 |
59 times performed, 2% of his services |
11th 4th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
20 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 3.2) |
$7,965.00an average of $135.00 per time performed |
$3,483.36 an average of $59.04 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 |
54 times performed, 2% of his services |
12th 11th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
46 patients got this service, 19% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$4,590.00an average of $85.00 per time performed |
$733.86 an average of $13.59 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray of chest, 2 views, front and side Service Code: 71020Performed in an office |
44 times performed, 1% of his services |
13th 73rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
39 patients got this service, 16% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$5,500.00an average of $125.00 per time performed |
$1,041.48 an average of $23.67 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYPsa (prostate specific antigen) measurement Service Code: 84153Performed in an office |
25 times performed, 0.79% of his services |
14th 129th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
22 patients got this service, 9% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$2,125.00an average of $85.00 per time performed |
$613.25 an average of $24.53 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYBlood test, basic group of blood chemicals Service Code: 80048Performed in an office |
25 times performed, 0.79% of his services |
15th 64th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
18 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$1,250.00an average of $50.00 per time performed |
$273.25 an average of $10.93 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTHospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less Service Code: 99238Performed in a facility |
24 times performed, 0.76% of his services |
16th 29th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
18 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$3,600.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$1,468.80 an average of $61.20 per time performed |
PROCEDURESProstate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test... + Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) × Service Code: G0103Performed in an office |
23 times performed, 0.73% of his services |
17th 202nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
23 patients got this service, 10% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$1,955.00an average of $85.00 per time performed |
$564.19 an average of $24.53 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 |
21 times performed, 0.66% of his services |
18th 2nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
20 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.4) |
$3,150.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$1,593.27 an average of $75.87 per time performed |
PROCEDURESAdministration of pneumococcal vaccine Service Code: G0009Performed in an office |
18 times performed, 0.57% of his services |
19th 17th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
18 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$360.00an average of $20.00 per time performed |
$352.80 an average of $19.60 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 |
17 times performed, 0.54% of his services |
20th 22nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
15 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.8) |
$1,190.00an average of $70.00 per time performed |
$614.72 an average of $36.16 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 |
16 times performed, 0.5% of his services |
21st 86th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
16 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$4,000.00an average of $250.00 per time performed |
$2,788.32 an average of $174.27 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 |
15 times performed, 0.47% of his services |
22nd 88th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
15 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$1,125.00an average of $75.00 per time performed |
$1,102.50 an average of $73.50 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 |
15 times performed, 0.47% of his services |
23rd 85th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
12 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$300.00an average of $20.00 per time performed |
$63.30 an average of $4.22 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 higher percentage of 5’s than 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.