Treatment Tracker
The Doctors and Services in Medicare Part B
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SURESH POTLURI M.D.
KALAMAZOO, MI, 49048
How This Provider Compares
This Provider
Avg in State & Specialty
Providers in this state and specialty were reimbursed, on average, $371 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 12 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 80 different services in 2015
(62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYManual urinalysis test with examination using microscope + Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope × Service Code: 81000Performed in an office |
441 times performed, 17% of his services |
1st 53rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
322 patients got this service, 57% of his patients |
1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 3.4) |
$7,497.00an average of $17.00 per time performed |
$1,830.15 an average of $4.15 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 |
388 times performed, 15% of his services |
2nd 3rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
289 patients got this service, 51% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$45,784.00an average of $118.00 per time performed |
$19,485.36 an average of $50.22 per time performed |
URINARY SYSTEMUltrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding + Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding × Service Code: 51798Performed in an office |
156 times performed, 6% of his services |
3rd
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MI perform this service |
130 patients got this service, 23% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$4,836.00an average of $31.00 per time performed |
$1,825.20 an average of $11.70 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 |
139 times performed, 5% of his services |
4th 2nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
116 patients got this service, 21% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.9) |
$24,603.00an average of $177.00 per time performed |
$10,334.65 an average of $74.35 per time performed |
URINARY SYSTEMDiagnostic examination of the bladder and bladder canal (... + Diagnostic examination of the bladder and bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope × Service Code: 52000Performed in an office |
110 times performed, 4% of his services |
5th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MI perform this service |
86 patients got this service, 15% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$50,710.00an average of $461.00 per time performed |
$15,760.80 an average of $143.28 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 |
94 times performed, 4% of his services |
6th 34th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
88 patients got this service, 16% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$6,580.00an average of $70.00 per time performed |
$2,852.90 an average of $30.35 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 a facility |
70 times performed, 3% of his services |
7th 117th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
55 patients got this service, 10% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.8) |
$7,350.00an average of $105.00 per time performed |
$2,503.90 an average of $35.77 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 |
69 times performed, 3% of his services |
8th 84th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
69 patients got this service, 12% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$23,736.00an average of $344.00 per time performed |
$9,882.87 an average of $143.23 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 |
60 times performed, 2% of his services |
9th 41st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
60 patients got this service, 11% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$16,380.00an average of $273.00 per time performed |
$5,745.60 an average of $95.76 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 a facility |
25 times performed, 0.97% of his services |
10th 64th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
21 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.9) |
$4,017.00an average of $160.68 per time performed |
$1,487.25 an average of $59.49 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 a facility |
22 times performed, 0.86% of his services |
11th 314th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
22 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$5,830.00an average of $265.00 per time performed |
$1,993.86 an average of $90.63 per time performed |
URINARY SYSTEMDiagnostic examination of the bladder and bladder canal (... + Diagnostic examination of the bladder and bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope × Service Code: 52000Performed in a facility |
20 times performed, 0.78% of his services |
12th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MI perform this service |
19 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$7,270.00an average of $363.50 per time performed |
$1,934.40 an average of $96.72 per time performed |
URINARY SYSTEMRemoval of foreign body, stone, or stent from bladder can... + Removal of foreign body, stone, or stent from bladder canal (urethra) or bladder using an endoscope × Service Code: 52310Performed in an office |
15 times performed, 0.58% of his services |
13th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MI perform this service |
15 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$7,875.00an average of $525.00 per time performed |
$2,656.50 an average of $177.10 per time performed |
URINARY SYSTEMInsertion of stent in urinary duct (ureter) using an endo... + Insertion of stent in urinary duct (ureter) using an endoscope × Service Code: 52332Performed in a facility |
15 times performed, 0.58% of his services |
14th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MI perform this service |
13 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$15,300.00an average of $1,020.00 per time performed |
$1,371.15 an average of $91.41 per time performed |
URINARY SYSTEMDestruction of (less than 0.5 centimeters) growths of the... + Destruction of (less than 0.5 centimeters) growths of the bladder and bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope × Service Code: 52224Performed in a facility |
12 times performed, 0.47% of his services |
15th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MI perform this service |
12 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$27,360.00an average of $2,280.00 per time performed |
$1,741.32 an average of $145.11 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 a facility |
12 times performed, 0.47% of his services |
16th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MI perform this service |
12 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$636.00an average of $53.00 per time performed |
$197.40 an average of $16.45 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 a facility |
11 times performed, 0.43% of his services |
17th 348th 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) |
$3,740.00an average of $340.00 per time performed |
$1,439.02 an average of $130.82 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 |
11 times performed, 0.43% of his services |
18th 31st 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: 1.2) |
$3,806.00an average of $346.00 per time performed |
$1,729.31 an average of $157.21 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.
Suresh Potluri
Average for Specialist Providers in Michigan
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.