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, $544 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 14 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 73 different services in 2015
(50 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 |
258 times performed, 17% of his services |
1st 2nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
146 patients got this service, 52% of his patients |
1.8 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.8) |
$51,347.16an average of $199.02 per time performed |
$13,893.30 an average of $53.85 per time performed |
DRUGSInjection, betamethasone acetate 3mg and betamethasone so... + Injection, betamethasone acetate 3mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3mg × Service Code: J0702Performed in an office |
134 times performed, 9% of his services |
2nd 17th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
31 patients got this service, 11% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$3,162.40an average of $23.60 per time performed |
$603.00 an average of $4.50 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 |
81 times performed, 5% of his services |
3rd 1st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
65 patients got this service, 23% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.8) |
$24,919.65an average of $307.65 per time performed |
$6,440.31 an average of $79.51 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTNew patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 4... + New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes × Service Code: 99204Performed in an office |
70 times performed, 5% of his services |
4th 15th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
70 patients got this service, 25% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$27,265.00an average of $389.50 per time performed |
$8,855.00 an average of $126.50 per time performed |
PROCEDURESDrug screen, qualitative; multiple drug classes by high c... + Drug screen, qualitative; multiple drug classes by high complexity test method (e.g., immunoassay, enzyme assay), per patient encounter × Service Code: G0431Performed in an office |
56 times performed, 4% of his services |
5th 12th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
47 patients got this service, 17% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2) |
$12,625.20an average of $225.45 per time performed |
$5,424.16 an average of $96.86 per time performed |
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYService Code: 83986Performed in an office |
55 times performed, 4% of his services |
6th 32nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
46 patients got this service, 16% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.9) |
$5,885.00an average of $107.00 per time performed |
$262.35 an average of $4.77 per time performed |
DRUGSInjection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg Service Code: J1040Performed in an office |
50 times performed, 3% of his services |
7th 18th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
34 patients got this service, 12% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.9) |
$1,229.50an average of $24.59 per time performed |
$287.00 an average of $5.74 per time performed |
NERVOUS SYSTEMInjections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower o... + Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance × Service Code: 64484Performed in a facility |
43 times performed, 3% of his services |
8th 60th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
24 patients got this service, 9% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.6) |
$29,670.00an average of $690.00 per time performed |
$1,976.28 an average of $45.96 per time performed |
NERVOUS SYSTEMInjections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower o... + Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance × Service Code: 64483Performed in a facility |
29 times performed, 2% of his services |
9th 38th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
24 patients got this service, 9% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$28,275.00an average of $975.00 per time performed |
$3,010.20 an average of $103.80 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 |
27 times performed, 2% of his services |
10th 101st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
26 patients got this service, 9% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$6,723.00an average of $249.00 per time performed |
$4,471.74 an average of $165.62 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYRadiological supervision and interpretation x-ray of cove... + Radiological supervision and interpretation x-ray of covering of spinal cord × Service Code: 72275Performed in an office |
26 times performed, 2% of his services |
11th 100th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
25 patients got this service, 9% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$11,744.72an average of $451.72 per time performed |
$2,313.48 an average of $88.98 per time performed |
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMInjection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic ... + Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid × Service Code: 27096Performed in an office |
24 times performed, 2% of his services |
12th 52nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
23 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.4) |
$15,375.36an average of $640.64 per time performed |
$3,587.28 an average of $149.47 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 |
22 times performed, 1% of his services |
13th 47th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
21 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.9) |
$2,069.10an average of $94.05 per time performed |
$780.56 an average of $35.48 per time performed |
NERVOUS SYSTEMInjections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower o... + Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance × Service Code: 64483Performed in an office |
21 times performed, 1% of his services |
14th 30th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
21 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.6) |
$17,118.99an average of $815.19 per time performed |
$3,975.09 an average of $189.29 per time performed |
NERVOUS SYSTEMInjections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower o... + Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance × Service Code: 64484Performed in an office |
19 times performed, 1% of his services |
15th 40th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
17 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$5,670.36an average of $298.44 per time performed |
$1,426.52 an average of $75.08 per time performed |
DRUGSInjection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg Service Code: J1030Performed in an office |
18 times performed, 1% of his services |
16th 8th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
17 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.9) |
$241.02an average of $13.39 per time performed |
$54.72 an average of $3.04 per time performed |
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMInjection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic ... + Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid × Service Code: 27096Performed in a facility |
13 times performed, 0.87% of his services |
17th 64th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
13 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.6) |
$7,800.00an average of $600.00 per time performed |
$980.59 an average of $75.43 per time performed |
NERVOUS SYSTEMInjections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using ima... + Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance × Service Code: 64493Performed in an office |
12 times performed, 0.8% of his services |
18th 33rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
12 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$8,074.20an average of $672.85 per time performed |
$2,182.08 an average of $181.84 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYFluoroscopic guidance for spine or spinal canal injection + Fluoroscopic guidance for spine or spinal canal injection × Service Code: 77003Performed in an office |
12 times performed, 0.8% of his services |
19th 48th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
11 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$4,019.52an average of $334.96 per time performed |
$791.76 an average of $65.98 per time performed |
NERVOUS SYSTEMInjections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using ima... + Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance × Service Code: 64493Performed in a facility |
11 times performed, 0.73% of his services |
20th 51st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
11 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$10,890.00an average of $990.00 per time performed |
$879.01 an average of $79.91 per time performed |
NERVOUS SYSTEMInjections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using ima... + Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance × Service Code: 64494Performed in a facility |
11 times performed, 0.73% of his services |
21st 54th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
11 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$9,570.00an average of $870.00 per time performed |
$502.26 an average of $45.66 per time performed |
NERVOUS SYSTEMInjections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using ima... + Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance × Service Code: 64494Performed in an office |
11 times performed, 0.73% of his services |
22nd 35th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
11 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$3,743.96an average of $340.36 per time performed |
$1,003.64 an average of $91.24 per time performed |
NERVOUS SYSTEMInjections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using ima... + Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance × Service Code: 64495Performed in a facility |
11 times performed, 0.73% of his services |
23rd 63rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
11 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$9,768.00an average of $888.00 per time performed |
$508.75 an average of $46.25 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.
Hicham Samir Merheb
Average for Pain Medicine Providers in Florida
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.