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, $357 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 3 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 184 different services in 2015
(163 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 |
298 times performed, 17% of his services |
1st 1st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
191 patients got this service, 30% of his patients |
1.6 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$29,949.00an average of $100.50 per time performed |
$13,973.22 an average of $46.89 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 |
150 times performed, 9% of his services |
2nd 6th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
101 patients got this service, 16% of his patients |
1.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$11,250.00an average of $75.00 per time performed |
$4,384.50 an average of $29.23 per time performed |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMDiagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or uppe... + Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope × Service Code: 43235Performed in a facility |
137 times performed, 8% of his services |
3rd 31st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
131 patients got this service, 21% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$61,650.00an average of $450.00 per time performed |
$11,687.47 an average of $85.31 per time performed |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMDiagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope + Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope × Service Code: 45378Performed in a facility |
112 times performed, 6% of his services |
4th 19th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
108 patients got this service, 17% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$74,976.16an average of $669.43 per time performed |
$18,024.16 an average of $160.93 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTNew patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 3... + New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes × Service Code: 99203Performed in an office |
109 times performed, 6% of his services |
5th 5th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
108 patients got this service, 17% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$16,350.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$7,721.56 an average of $70.84 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 |
93 times performed, 5% of his services |
6th 2nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
37 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
2.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.6) |
$8,984.73an average of $96.61 per time performed |
$5,070.36 an average of $54.52 per time performed |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMService Code: 43450Performed in a facility |
65 times performed, 4% of his services |
7th 84th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
59 patients got this service, 9% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$13,390.00an average of $206.00 per time performed |
$2,159.30 an average of $33.22 per time performed |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMRemoval of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endo... + Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope × Service Code: 45385Performed in a facility |
42 times performed, 2% of his services |
8th 48th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
41 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$39,942.00an average of $951.00 per time performed |
$9,219.00 an average of $219.50 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 |
38 times performed, 2% of his services |
9th 11th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
36 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$6,650.00an average of $175.00 per time performed |
$3,843.32 an average of $101.14 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 |
36 times performed, 2% of his services |
10th 3rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
35 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$5,400.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$2,903.04 an average of $80.64 per time performed |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMBiopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowe... + Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope × Service Code: 43239Performed in a facility |
35 times performed, 2% of his services |
11th 14th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
33 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$17,500.00an average of $500.00 per time performed |
$3,083.85 an average of $88.11 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTSubsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes ... + Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day × Service Code: 99231Performed in a facility |
31 times performed, 2% of his services |
12th 4th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
17 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1.8 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.9) |
$1,734.14an average of $55.94 per time performed |
$920.08 an average of $29.68 per time performed |
DIGESTIVE SYSTEMRemoval of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts usi... + Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using endoscope × Service Code: 47563Performed in a facility |
29 times performed, 2% of his services |
13th 32nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
29 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$58,841.00an average of $2,029.00 per time performed |
$15,260.67 an average of $526.23 per time performed |
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Removal of fluid from chest cavity Service Code: 32554Performed in a facility |
27 times performed, 2% of his services |
14th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in AL perform this service |
14 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.9 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$13,500.00an average of $500.00 per time performed |
$1,587.33 an average of $58.79 per time performed |
PROCEDURESColorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual no... + Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk × Service Code: G0121Performed in a facility |
22 times performed, 1% of his services |
15th 55th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
22 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$14,784.00an average of $672.00 per time performed |
$4,188.14 an average of $190.37 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 |
21 times performed, 1% of his services |
16th 9th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
21 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$3,774.96an average of $179.76 per time performed |
$2,533.23 an average of $120.63 per time performed |
SKIN, HAIR AND NAILSRemoval of skin and tissue first 20 sq cm or less Service Code: 11042Performed in a facility |
19 times performed, 1% of his services |
17th 8th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
13 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 3.5) |
$3,192.00an average of $168.00 per time performed |
$810.92 an average of $42.68 per time performed |
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMInsertion of central venous catheter and implanted device... + Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older × Service Code: 36561Performed in a facility |
16 times performed, 0.93% of his services |
18th 38th 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: 1) |
$9,747.04an average of $609.19 per time performed |
$4,216.32 an average of $263.52 per time performed |
PROCEDURESPhysician certification for medicare-covered home health ... + Physician 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 imple × Service Code: G0180Performed in an office |
14 times performed, 0.81% of his services |
19th 131st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
14 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$1,250.06an average of $89.29 per time performed |
$580.30 an average of $41.45 per time performed |
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMInsertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patien... + Insertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patient 5 years or older × Service Code: 36558Performed in a facility |
11 times performed, 0.64% of his services |
20th 78th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
11 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$5,456.00an average of $496.00 per time performed |
$2,319.90 an average of $210.90 per time performed |
HEMIC AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEMSNeedle or trocar bone marrow biopsy Service Code: 38221Performed in a facility |
11 times performed, 0.64% of his services |
21st
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in AL perform this service |
11 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$1,650.00an average of $150.00 per time performed |
$460.79 an average of $41.89 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.
Dale G Mitchum
Average for Surgery Providers in Alabama
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.