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, $153 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 2 services per patient. Here’s how this provider compares.

Number of
Patients
409
Rank: 2nd
out of 128 providers in this state & specialty
Services
Performed
1,153
Rank: 4th
out of 128 providers in this state & specialty
Avg Services
Per Patient
2.8 This Provider
Avg 2.2
Total Paid
by Medicare
$60.2K
Rank: 3rd
out of 128 providers in this state & specialty
Avg Paid
Per Patient
$147 This Provider
Avg $153

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 Patients
Expected to have lower spending
Expected to have higher spending

This Provider's Services

This provider performed 71 different services in 2015
(52 were redacted as they were performed on less than 11 patients)

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Drug Services
Medical Services
CATEGORY
Description of Service
Times Performed (or Units) This Service's Rank Patients Unique Visits
Per Patient
Billed to Medicare Payments from Medicare
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
87
times performed,
8% of his services

1st 15th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

86
patients got this service, 21% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.2)
$9,570.00an average of $110.00 per time performed $5,253.06
an average of $60.38 per time performed
medical
RADIOLOGY

X-ray of hip on one side of body, 1 view

Service Code: 73500
Performed in an office
80
times performed,
7% of his services

2nd Alert

most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in AL perform this service

75
patients got this service, 18% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
$7,680.00an average of $96.00 per time performed $1,185.60
an average of $14.82 per time performed
medical
RADIOLOGY

X-ray of knee, 3 views

Service Code: 73562
Performed in an office
80
times performed,
7% of his services

3rd Alert

most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in AL perform this service

72
patients got this service, 18% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
$7,980.00an average of $99.75 per time performed $1,492.00
an average of $18.65 per time performed
medical
RADIOLOGY

X-ray of pelvis, 1 or 2 views

Service Code: 72170
Performed in an office
79
times performed,
7% of his services

4th Alert

most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in AL perform this service

75
patients got this service, 18% of his patients
1.1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
$7,583.21an average of $95.99 per time performed $1,205.54
an average of $15.26 per time performed
medical
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis

Service Code: 27130
Performed in a facility
74
times performed,
6% of his services

5th 16th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

73
patients got this service, 18% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1)
$412,624.00an average of $5,576.00 per time performed $10,105.44
an average of $136.56 per time performed
medical
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Shaving of shoulder bone using an endoscope

Service Code: 29826
Performed in a facility
70
times performed,
6% of his services

6th 23rd

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

70
patients got this service, 17% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1)
$205,380.70an average of $2,934.01 per time performed $1,256.50
an average of $17.95 per time performed
medical
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endos... +

Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope ×

Service Code: 29824
Performed in a facility
68
times performed,
6% of his services

7th 38th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

68
patients got this service, 17% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1)
$87,312.00an average of $1,284.00 per time performed $2,196.40
an average of $32.30 per time performed
medical
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Repair of knee joint

Service Code: 27447
Performed in a facility
67
times performed,
6% of his services

8th 2nd

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

65
patients got this service, 16% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1)
$403,384.22an average of $6,020.66 per time performed $9,344.49
an average of $139.47 per time performed
medical
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope

Service Code: 29827
Performed in a facility
51
times performed,
4% of his services

9th 30th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

50
patients got this service, 12% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1)
$163,149.00an average of $3,199.00 per time performed $5,379.99
an average of $105.49 per time performed
medical
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule +

Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule ×

Service Code: 20610
Performed in an office
46
times performed,
4% of his services

10th 7th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

42
patients got this service, 10% of his patients
1.1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.5)
$4,760.08an average of $103.48 per time performed $1,842.76
an average of $40.06 per time performed
medical
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint

Service Code: 23472
Performed in a facility
25
times performed,
2% of his services

11th 61st

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

23
patients got this service, 6% of his patients
1.1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1)
$130,225.00an average of $5,209.00 per time performed $3,516.75
an average of $140.67 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
24
times performed,
2% of his services

12th 8th

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

24
patients got this service, 6% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.2)
$1,480.08an average of $61.67 per time performed $614.64
an average of $25.61 per time performed
drug
DRUGS

Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg

Service Code: J1030
Performed in an office
24
times performed,
2% of his services

13th Alert

most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in AL perform this service

20
patients got this service, 5% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
$499.92an average of $20.83 per time performed $63.36
an average of $2.64 per time performed
drug
DRUGS

Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular ... +

Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose ×

Service Code: J7324
Performed in an office
24
times performed,
2% of his services

14th Alert

most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in AL perform this service

16
patients got this service, 4% of his patients
1.2
average number of visits a patient made for this service
$6,882.00an average of $286.75 per time performed $3,268.32
an average of $136.18 per time performed
medical
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Release of shoulder biceps tendon using an endoscope

Service Code: 29828
Performed in a facility
22
times performed,
2% of his services

15th Alert

most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in AL perform this service

22
patients got this service, 5% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
$31,109.10an average of $1,414.05 per time performed $1,028.94
an average of $46.77 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
20
times performed,
2% of his services

16th 1st

most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty

20
patients got this service, 5% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
(Peers: 1.2)
$1,492.00an average of $74.60 per time performed $888.40
an average of $44.42 per time performed
medical
RADIOLOGY

X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views

Service Code: 73030
Performed in an office
17
times performed,
1% of his services

17th Alert

most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in AL perform this service

17
patients got this service, 4% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
$1,706.97an average of $100.41 per time performed $296.31
an average of $17.43 per time performed
medical
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Removal of one knee cartilage using an endoscope

Service Code: 29881
Performed in a facility
16
times performed,
1% of his services

18th Alert

most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in AL perform this service

16
patients got this service, 4% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
$45,296.00an average of $2,831.00 per time performed $870.24
an average of $54.39 per time performed
medical
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

Repair of knee joint

Service Code: 27446
Performed in a facility
13
times performed,
1% of his services

19th Alert

most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in AL perform this service

13
patients got this service, 3% of his patients
1
average number of visits a patient made for this service
$73,268.00an average of $5,636.00 per time performed $1,525.81
an average of $117.37 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.

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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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