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, $359 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 9 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 91 different services in 2015
(67 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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PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORYService Code: 81002Performed in an office |
1,136 times performed, 24% of his services |
1st 5th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
663 patients got this service, 89% of his patients |
1.7 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.8) |
$5,680.00an average of $5.00 per time performed |
$3,873.76 an average of $3.41 per time performed |
URINARY SYSTEMUltrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding + Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding × Service Code: 51798Performed in an office |
1,099 times performed, 24% of his services |
2nd 6th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
681 patients got this service, 92% of his patients |
1.6 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$37,366.00an average of $34.00 per time performed |
$15,276.10 an average of $13.90 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 |
626 times performed, 13% of his services |
3rd 4th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
372 patients got this service, 50% of his patients |
1.7 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.6) |
$123,922.96an average of $197.96 per time performed |
$48,815.48 an average of $77.98 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 |
519 times performed, 11% of his services |
4th 3rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
423 patients got this service, 57% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.5) |
$76,293.00an average of $147.00 per time performed |
$25,648.98 an average of $49.42 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 |
272 times performed, 6% of his services |
5th 9th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
220 patients got this service, 30% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$198,162.88an average of $728.54 per time performed |
$42,684.96 an average of $156.93 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 |
166 times performed, 4% of his services |
6th 12th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
166 patients got this service, 22% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$45,484.00an average of $274.00 per time performed |
$19,910.04 an average of $119.94 per time performed |
DRUGSInjection, garamycin, gentamicin, up to 80 mg Service Code: J1580Performed in an office |
110 times performed, 2% of his services |
7th 23rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
54 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$220.00an average of $2.00 per time performed |
$122.10 an average of $1.11 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYService Code: 76872Performed in an office |
79 times performed, 2% of his services |
8th 24th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
76 patients got this service, 10% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$20,968.97an average of $265.43 per time performed |
$5,849.95 an average of $74.05 per time performed |
MALE GENITAL SYSTEMService Code: 55700Performed in an office |
58 times performed, 1% of his services |
9th 35th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
56 patients got this service, 8% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$24,244.00an average of $418.00 per time performed |
$9,575.80 an average of $165.10 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYUltrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretatio... + Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle × Service Code: 76942Performed in an office |
57 times performed, 1% of his services |
10th 29th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
55 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$15,162.00an average of $266.00 per time performed |
$2,703.51 an average of $47.43 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 |
56 times performed, 1% of his services |
11th 16th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
54 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$4,368.00an average of $78.00 per time performed |
$1,114.96 an average of $19.91 per time performed |
MEDICINEUltrasound scan of abdominal, pelvic, and/or scrotal arte... + Ultrasound scan of abdominal, pelvic, and/or scrotal arterial inflow and venous outflow × Service Code: 93975Performed in an office |
43 times performed, 0.92% of his services |
12th 84th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
42 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$27,821.00an average of $647.00 per time performed |
$8,154.09 an average of $189.63 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 |
39 times performed, 0.84% of his services |
13th 18th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
39 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.4) |
$9,282.00an average of $238.00 per time performed |
$4,269.72 an average of $109.48 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYUltrasound behind abdominal cavity Service Code: 76770Performed in an office |
37 times performed, 0.79% of his services |
14th 70th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
37 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$7,807.00an average of $211.00 per time performed |
$3,310.02 an average of $89.46 per time performed |
URINARY SYSTEMShock wave crushing of kidney stones Service Code: 50590Performed in a facility |
22 times performed, 0.47% of his services |
15th 65th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
16 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$53,436.02an average of $2,428.91 per time performed |
$9,843.24 an average of $447.42 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 |
19 times performed, 0.41% of his services |
16th 63rd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
18 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$14,695.93an average of $773.47 per time performed |
$3,434.63 an average of $180.77 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 |
19 times performed, 0.41% of his services |
17th 49th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
18 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$5,282.00an average of $278.00 per time performed |
$1,946.55 an average of $102.45 per time performed |
URINARY SYSTEMBladder irrigation and/or instillation Service Code: 51700Performed in an office |
19 times performed, 0.41% of his services |
18th 26th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
16 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$4,617.00an average of $243.00 per time performed |
$1,219.80 an average of $64.20 per time performed |
URINARY SYSTEMInsertion of indwelling bladder catheter Service Code: 51702Performed in an office |
18 times performed, 0.39% of his services |
19th 34th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
15 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 2.3) |
$2,466.00an average of $137.00 per time performed |
$967.50 an average of $53.75 per time performed |
MALE GENITAL SYSTEMInjection procedure to induce erection Service Code: 54235Performed in an office |
13 times performed, 0.28% of his services |
20th 131st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
12 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$2,158.00an average of $166.00 per time performed |
$886.21 an average of $68.17 per time performed |
HEMIC AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEMSRemoval of total lymph nodes of both sides of pelvis usin... + Removal of total lymph nodes of both sides of pelvis using an endoscope × Service Code: 38571Performed in a facility |
12 times performed, 0.26% of his services |
21st 135th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
12 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$26,421.96an average of $2,201.83 per time performed |
$3,839.88 an average of $319.99 per time performed |
MALE GENITAL SYSTEMSurgical removal of prostate and surrounding lymph nodes ... + Surgical removal of prostate and surrounding lymph nodes using an endoscope × Service Code: 55866Performed in a facility |
12 times performed, 0.26% of his services |
22nd 98th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
12 patients got this service, 2% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$58,436.04an average of $4,869.67 per time performed |
$16,643.64 an average of $1,386.97 per time performed |
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Crushing of stone in urinary duct (ureter) with stent usi... + Crushing of stone in urinary duct (ureter) with stent using an endoscope × Service Code: 52356Performed in a facility |
12 times performed, 0.26% of his services |
23rd 85th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
11 patients got this service, 1% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$9,933.00an average of $827.75 per time performed |
$5,000.04 an average of $416.67 per time performed |
FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEMCreation of sling around bladder canal (urethra) to contr... + Creation of sling around bladder canal (urethra) to control leakage × Service Code: 57288Performed in a facility |
11 times performed, 0.24% of his services |
24th 132nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
11 patients got this service, 1% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$14,740.00an average of $1,340.00 per time performed |
$4,538.49 an average of $412.59 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 about the same percentage of 5’s as his peers
Kevin R Bigelow
Average for Urology Providers in Arizona
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.