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, $427 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 4 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 54 different services in 2015
(34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MEDICINEEye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, ... + Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient, 1 or more visits × Service Code: 92014Performed in an office |
744 times performed, 21% of his services |
1st 1st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
734 patients got this service, 59% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$182,198.16an average of $244.89 per time performed |
$58,761.12 an average of $78.98 per time performed |
MEDICINEEye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, ... + Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, established patient × Service Code: 92012Performed in an office |
665 times performed, 18% of his services |
2nd 2nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
475 patients got this service, 38% of his patients |
1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$112,451.50an average of $169.10 per time performed |
$37,871.75 an average of $56.95 per time performed |
MEDICINEEye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, ... + Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, new patient, 1 or more visits × Service Code: 92004Performed in an office |
257 times performed, 7% of his services |
3rd 9th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
257 patients got this service, 21% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$75,732.76an average of $294.68 per time performed |
$24,869.89 an average of $96.77 per time performed |
MEDICINEMeasurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye Service Code: 92136Performed in an office |
249 times performed, 7% of his services |
4th 6th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
178 patients got this service, 14% of his patients |
1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$43,642.23an average of $175.27 per time performed |
$13,458.45 an average of $54.05 per time performed |
EYERemoval of cataract with insertion of lens Service Code: 66984Performed in a facility |
218 times performed, 6% of his services |
5th 8th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
134 patients got this service, 11% of his patients |
1.6 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$342,260.00an average of $1,570.00 per time performed |
$103,530.38 an average of $474.91 per time performed |
MEDICINEService Code: 92134Performed in an office |
176 times performed, 5% of his services |
6th 3rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
163 patients got this service, 13% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2) |
$15,664.00an average of $89.00 per time performed |
$5,616.16 an average of $31.91 per time performed |
MEDICINEDiagnostic imaging of optic nerve of eye Service Code: 92133Performed in an office |
173 times performed, 5% of his services |
7th 11th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
163 patients got this service, 13% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$15,397.00an average of $89.00 per time performed |
$5,196.92 an average of $30.04 per time performed |
MEDICINEService Code: 92250Performed in an office |
171 times performed, 5% of his services |
8th 10th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
164 patients got this service, 13% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$22,452.30an average of $131.30 per time performed |
$9,410.13 an average of $55.03 per time performed |
MEDICINEMeasurement of field of vision during daylight conditions + Measurement of field of vision during daylight conditions × Service Code: 92083Performed in an office |
152 times performed, 4% of his services |
9th 5th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
149 patients got this service, 12% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$21,280.00an average of $140.00 per time performed |
$6,526.88 an average of $42.94 per time performed |
MEDICINEExamination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit... + Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp × Service Code: 92020Performed in an office |
128 times performed, 4% of his services |
10th 19th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
123 patients got this service, 10% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$7,040.00an average of $55.00 per time performed |
$2,462.72 an average of $19.24 per time performed |
MEDICINEMicroscopic evaluation of deep cells of the eye Service Code: 92286Performed in an office |
104 times performed, 3% of his services |
11th 46th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
104 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$23,082.80an average of $221.95 per time performed |
$2,552.16 an average of $24.54 per time performed |
EYERemoval of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laser + Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laser × Service Code: 66821Performed in a facility |
100 times performed, 3% of his services |
12th 30th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
83 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$63,404.00an average of $634.04 per time performed |
$22,538.00 an average of $225.38 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 |
96 times performed, 3% of his services |
13th 84th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
94 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$3,800.64an average of $39.59 per time performed |
$1,352.64 an average of $14.09 per time performed |
EYERemoval of cataract with insertion of lens Service Code: 66982Performed in a facility |
64 times performed, 2% of his services |
14th 38th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
45 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$126,976.00an average of $1,984.00 per time performed |
$38,032.00 an average of $594.25 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 |
47 times performed, 1% of his services |
15th 20th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
47 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.4) |
$9,885.98an average of $210.34 per time performed |
$3,443.22 an average of $73.26 per time performed |
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 |
45 times performed, 1% of his services |
16th 17th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
45 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$6,380.10an average of $141.78 per time performed |
$1,992.15 an average of $44.27 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYUltrasound of corneal structure and measurement Service Code: 76514Performed in an office |
35 times performed, 0.97% of his services |
17th 24th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
34 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$1,050.00an average of $30.00 per time performed |
$357.35 an average of $10.21 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 |
26 times performed, 0.72% of his services |
18th 56th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
26 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$7,341.88an average of $282.38 per time performed |
$2,525.90 an average of $97.15 per time performed |
MEDICINEExamination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing + Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing × Service Code: 92225Performed in an office |
14 times performed, 0.39% of his services |
19th 23rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
13 patients got this service, 1% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$1,022.00an average of $73.00 per time performed |
$245.42 an average of $17.53 per time performed |
MEDICINEEye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, ... + Eye and medical examination for diagnosis and treatment, new patient × Service Code: 92002Performed in an office |
13 times performed, 0.36% of his services |
20th 41st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
13 patients got this service, 1% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$2,074.02an average of $159.54 per time performed |
$776.75 an average of $59.75 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.
Richard J Ruckman
Average for Ophthalmology Providers in Texas
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.