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Lawrence Rivkin M.D.

Beverly hills, Calif., 90210

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This Provider: At A Glance

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Number of
Patients

967

Services
Performed

5,959

Avg Services
Per Patient

6.2

Total Paid
by Medicare

$264K

Avg Paid
Per Patient

$273

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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.

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This Provider's Services

This provider performed 69 different services in 2015
(50 were redacted as they were performed on less than 11 patients)

CATEGORY Description of Service	Times Performed (or Units)	This Service's Rank	Patients	Unique Visits Per Patient	Billed to Medicare	Payments from Medicare
medical SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS Destruction of 2-14 skin growths Service Code: 17003 Performed in an office	1,346 times performed, 23% of his services	1st most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	291 patients got this service, 30% of his patients	1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$60,570.00an average of $45.00 per time performed	$5,908.94 an average of $4.39 per time performed
medical PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, inter... + Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity × Service Code: 88305 Performed in an office	947 times performed, 16% of his services	2nd most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	494 patients got this service, 51% of his patients	1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$125,004.00an average of $132.00 per time performed	$28,750.92 an average of $30.36 per time performed
medical EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes × Service Code: 99213 Performed in an office	703 times performed, 12% of his services	3rd most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	499 patients got this service, 52% of his patients	1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$103,769.83an average of $147.61 per time performed	$39,895.25 an average of $56.75 per time performed
medical SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue Service Code: 11100 Performed in an office	572 times performed, 10% of his services	4th most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	452 patients got this service, 47% of his patients	1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$80,080.00an average of $140.00 per time performed	$44,684.64 an average of $78.12 per time performed
medical SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS Destruction of skin growth Service Code: 17000 Performed in an office	537 times performed, 9% of his services	5th most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	394 patients got this service, 41% of his patients	1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$59,070.00an average of $110.00 per time performed	$21,270.57 an average of $39.61 per time performed
medical EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes × Service Code: 99214 Performed in an office	383 times performed, 6% of his services	6th most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	287 patients got this service, 30% of his patients	1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$76,109.76an average of $198.72 per time performed	$32,834.59 an average of $85.73 per time performed
medical EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes × Service Code: 99212 Performed in an office	302 times performed, 5% of his services	7th most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	232 patients got this service, 24% of his patients	1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$29,916.12an average of $99.06 per time performed	$10,736.10 an average of $35.55 per time performed
medical SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS Destruction of up to 14 skin growths Service Code: 17110 Performed in an office	225 times performed, 4% of his services	8th most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	182 patients got this service, 19% of his patients	1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$37,125.00an average of $165.00 per time performed	$19,370.25 an average of $86.09 per time performed
medical SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue Service Code: 11101 Performed in an office	185 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	135 patients got this service, 14% of his patients	1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$14,800.00an average of $80.00 per time performed	$4,917.30 an average of $26.58 per time performed
drug DRUGS Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specif... + Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg × Service Code: J3301 Performed in an office	107 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	55 patients got this service, 6% of his patients	1.8 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$2,675.00an average of $25.00 per time performed	$141.24 an average of $1.32 per time performed
medical SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS Injection of up to 7 skin growths Service Code: 11900 Performed in an office	90 times performed, 2% of his services	11th most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	52 patients got this service, 5% of his patients	1.7 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$8,415.00an average of $93.50 per time performed	$3,476.70 an average of $38.63 per time performed
medical EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 2... + New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes × Service Code: 99202 Performed in an office	80 times performed, 1% of his services	12th most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	80 patients got this service, 8% of his patients	1 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$15,860.00an average of $198.25 per time performed	$4,790.40 an average of $59.88 per time performed
medical SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS Destruction of malignant growth (1.1 to 2.0 centimeters) ... + Destruction of malignant growth (1.1 to 2.0 centimeters) of trunk, arms, or legs × Service Code: 17262 Performed in an office	53 times performed, 0.89% of his services	13th most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	46 patients got this service, 5% of his patients	1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$13,700.50an average of $258.50 per time performed	$7,113.13 an average of $134.21 per time performed
medical SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS Destruction of 15 or more skin growths Service Code: 17004 Performed in an office	50 times performed, 0.84% of his services	14th most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	38 patients got this service, 4% of his patients	1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$22,000.00an average of $440.00 per time performed	$5,911.50 an average of $118.23 per time performed
medical SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS Drainage of abscess Service Code: 10060 Performed in an office	39 times performed, 0.65% of his services	15th most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	32 patients got this service, 3% of his patients	1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$5,460.00an average of $140.00 per time performed	$3,779.10 an average of $96.90 per time performed
medical EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 1... + New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes × Service Code: 99201 Performed in an office	27 times performed, 0.45% of his services	16th most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	27 patients got this service, 3% of his patients	1 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$3,619.89an average of $134.07 per time performed	$996.30 an average of $36.90 per time performed
medical AUDITORY SYSTEM Biopsy of ear Service Code: 69100 Performed in an office	25 times performed, 0.42% of his services	17th most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	23 patients got this service, 2% of his patients	1 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$3,500.00an average of $140.00 per time performed	$1,490.75 an average of $59.63 per time performed
medical SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS Destruction of 15 or more skin growths Service Code: 17111 Performed in an office	25 times performed, 0.42% of his services	18th most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	22 patients got this service, 2% of his patients	1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$8,750.00an average of $350.00 per time performed	$2,344.00 an average of $93.76 per time performed
medical EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 3... + New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes × Service Code: 99203 Performed in an office	13 times performed, 0.22% of his services	19th most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in CA perform this service	13 patients got this service, 1% of his patients	1 average number of visits a patient made for this service	$2,925.00an average of $225.00 per time performed	$1,127.62 an average of $86.74 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.

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This provider did not bill Medicare for any 5’s.

Lawrence Rivkin

Average for Specialist 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.

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The Doctors and Services in Medicare Part B

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Lawrence Rivkin M.D.

Specialist

Other data about this provider:

This Provider: At A Glance

Number of Patients

Services Performed

Avg Services Per Patient

Total Paid by Medicare

Avg Paid Per Patient

How This Provider’s Patients Compare

This Provider's Services

CATEGORY

SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS

PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY

EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT

SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS

SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS

EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT

EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT

SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS

SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS

DRUGS

SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS

EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT

SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS

SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS

SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS

EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT

AUDITORY SYSTEM

SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS

EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT

Office Visits

Lawrence Rivkin

Average for Specialist Providers in California

Number of
Patients

Services
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Total Paid
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