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The Doctors and Services in Medicare Part B
How This Provider Compares
This Provider
Avg in State & Specialty
Providers in this state and specialty were reimbursed, on average, $995 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 59 services per patient. Here’s how this provider compares.
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Note: About 75% of this provider’s Medicare payments were for drugs administered in her office.
This is intended to reimburse the provider for purchasing the drugs, plus an additional percentage for overhead.
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 her Part B patients.
This Provider's Services
This provider performed 42 different services in 2015
(22 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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DRUGSService Code: J1745Performed in an office |
2,890 times performed, 8% of her services |
1st 4th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
14 patients got this service, 3% of her patients |
5.5 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 4.9) |
$375,700.00an average of $130.00 per time performed |
$173,139.90 an average of $59.91 per time performed |
DRUGSService Code: J0897Performed in an office |
2,160 times performed, 6% of her services |
2nd 5th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
23 patients got this service, 5% of her patients |
1.6 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$60,890.40an average of $28.19 per time performed |
$24,580.80 an average of $11.38 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 |
1,218 times performed, 3% of her services |
3rd 6th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
425 patients got this service, 93% of her patients |
2.9 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.4) |
$194,867.82an average of $159.99 per time performed |
$92,153.88 an average of $75.66 per time performed |
DRUGSInjection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specif... + Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg × Service Code: J3301Performed in an office |
404 times performed, 1% of her services |
4th 8th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
49 patients got this service, 11% of her patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.6) |
$2,003.84an average of $4.96 per time performed |
$553.48 an average of $1.37 per time performed |
MEDICINEInfusion of chemotherapy into a vein Service Code: 96415Performed in an office |
186 times performed, 0.5% of her services |
5th 22nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
17 patients got this service, 4% of her patients |
4.9 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 4.4) |
$12,090.00an average of $65.00 per time performed |
$4,164.54 an average of $22.39 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYBone density measurement using dedicated x-ray machine Service Code: 77080Performed in an office |
164 times performed, 0.44% of her services |
6th 44th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
163 patients got this service, 36% of her patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$34,440.00an average of $210.00 per time performed |
$6,732.20 an average of $41.05 per time performed |
MEDICINEInfusion of chemotherapy into a vein up to 1 hour Service Code: 96413Performed in an office |
160 times performed, 0.43% of her services |
7th 17th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
27 patients got this service, 6% of her patients |
5.9 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 5.3) |
$45,600.00an average of $285.00 per time performed |
$16,995.20 an average of $106.22 per time performed |
MEDICINENon-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy beneath the ski... + Non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy beneath the skin or into muscle × Service Code: 96401Performed in an office |
127 times performed, 0.34% of her services |
8th 21st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
32 patients got this service, 7% of her patients |
2.6 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 3.5) |
$25,400.00an average of $200.00 per time performed |
$7,539.99 an average of $59.37 per time performed |
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Injection, zoledronic acid, 1 mg Service Code: J3489Performed in an office |
110 times performed, 0.3% of her services |
9th 57th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
22 patients got this service, 5% of her patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$22,000.00an average of $200.00 per time performed |
$2,961.20 an average of $26.92 per time performed |
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMAspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule + Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule × Service Code: 20610Performed in an office |
109 times performed, 0.29% of her services |
10th 19th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
65 patients got this service, 14% of her patients |
1.7 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.9) |
$21,709.53an average of $199.17 per time performed |
$4,950.78 an average of $45.42 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 |
70 times performed, 0.19% of her services |
11th 26th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
70 patients got this service, 15% of her patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$17,600.10an average of $251.43 per time performed |
$8,474.90 an average of $121.07 per time performed |
PROCEDURESAdministration of influenza virus vaccine Service Code: G0008Performed in an office |
58 times performed, 0.16% of her services |
12th 58th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
57 patients got this service, 13% of her patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$2,900.00an average of $50.00 per time performed |
$1,462.76 an average of $25.22 per time performed |
DRUGSInjection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg Service Code: J1040Performed in an office |
49 times performed, 0.13% of her services |
13th 29th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
41 patients got this service, 9% of her patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$1,225.00an average of $25.00 per time performed |
$259.70 an average of $5.30 per time performed |
TEMPORARY CODESInfluenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered t... + Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use (afluria) × Service Code: Q2035Performed in an office |
47 times performed, 0.13% of her services |
14th 188th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
47 patients got this service, 10% of her patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$2,350.00an average of $50.00 per time performed |
$590.32 an average of $12.56 per time performed |
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMInsertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample + Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample × Service Code: 36415Performed in an office |
42 times performed, 0.11% of her services |
15th 11th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
23 patients got this service, 5% of her patients |
1.8 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.2) |
$420.00an average of $10.00 per time performed |
$123.48 an average of $2.94 per time performed |
DRUGSInfusion, normal saline solution , 250 cc Service Code: J7050Performed in an office |
40 times performed, 0.11% of her services |
16th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in TX perform this service |
17 patients got this service, 4% of her patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$1,000.00an average of $25.00 per time performed |
$14.00 an average of $0.35 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 |
31 times performed, 0.08% of her services |
17th 66th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
31 patients got this service, 7% of her patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$10,850.00an average of $350.00 per time performed |
$4,730.60 an average of $152.60 per time performed |
MEDICINEInfusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosi... + Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis up to 1 hour × Service Code: 96365Performed in an office |
23 times performed, 0.06% of her services |
18th 73rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
23 patients got this service, 5% of her patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.2) |
$5,750.00an average of $250.00 per time performed |
$1,276.50 an average of $55.50 per time performed |
MEDICINEHydration infusion into a vein Service Code: 96361Performed in an office |
20 times performed, 0.05% of her services |
19th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in TX perform this service |
17 patients got this service, 4% of her patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$600.00an average of $30.00 per time performed |
$244.20 an average of $12.21 per time performed |
MEDICINEInjection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, di... + Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention × Service Code: 96372Performed in an office |
19 times performed, 0.05% of her services |
20th 23rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
18 patients got this service, 4% of her patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$2,090.00an average of $110.00 per time performed |
$362.33 an average of $19.07 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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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.