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.
This Provider: At A Glance
We aren’t showing our typical comparisons because this provider had an address in a different state in 2015.
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 42 different services in 2015
(23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTSubsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes ... + Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day × Service Code: 99232Performed in a facility |
496 times performed, 24% of his services |
1st
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
118 patients got this service, 36% of his patients |
4.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$81,840.00an average of $165.00 per time performed |
$28,544.80 an average of $57.55 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 |
366 times performed, 18% of his services |
2nd
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
126 patients got this service, 38% of his patients |
2.9 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$76,860.00an average of $210.00 per time performed |
$27,237.72 an average of $74.42 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 |
257 times performed, 13% of his services |
3rd
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
123 patients got this service, 37% of his patients |
2.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$3,084.00an average of $12.00 per time performed |
$753.01 an average of $2.93 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTSubsequent nursing facility visit, typically 15 minutes p... + Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 15 minutes per day × Service Code: 99308Performed in an office |
142 times performed, 7% of his services |
4th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
42 patients got this service, 13% of his patients |
3.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$18,176.00an average of $128.00 per time performed |
$7,791.54 an average of $54.87 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 |
114 times performed, 6% of his services |
5th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
97 patients got this service, 29% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$44,460.00an average of $390.00 per time performed |
$18,185.28 an average of $159.52 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 |
75 times performed, 4% of his services |
6th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
56 patients got this service, 17% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$10,875.00an average of $145.00 per time performed |
$2,988.00 an average of $39.84 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTSubsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes ... + Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day × Service Code: 99233Performed in a facility |
66 times performed, 3% of his services |
7th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
21 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
3.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$13,530.00an average of $205.00 per time performed |
$5,518.26 an average of $83.61 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTHospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes Service Code: 99239Performed in a facility |
64 times performed, 3% of his services |
8th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
57 patients got this service, 17% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$13,760.00an average of $215.00 per time performed |
$5,546.88 an average of $86.67 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTHospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less Service Code: 99238Performed in a facility |
64 times performed, 3% of his services |
9th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
54 patients got this service, 16% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$9,088.00an average of $142.00 per time performed |
$3,772.16 an average of $58.94 per time performed |
PROCEDURESAdministration of influenza virus vaccine Service Code: G0008Performed in an office |
51 times performed, 3% of his services |
10th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
49 patients got this service, 15% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$2,295.00an average of $45.00 per time performed |
$1,378.02 an average of $27.02 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTHospital observation care typically 70 minutes per day Service Code: 99220Performed in a facility |
45 times performed, 2% of his services |
11th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
39 patients got this service, 12% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$15,975.00an average of $355.00 per time performed |
$6,484.95 an average of $144.11 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 (flulaval) × Service Code: Q2036Performed in an office |
41 times performed, 2% of his services |
12th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
40 patients got this service, 12% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$820.00an average of $20.00 per time performed |
$344.81 an average of $8.41 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTHospital observation care discharge Service Code: 99217Performed in a facility |
36 times performed, 2% of his services |
13th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
32 patients got this service, 10% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$5,220.00an average of $145.00 per time performed |
$2,066.04 an average of $57.39 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTInitial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day + Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day × Service Code: 99306Performed in an office |
26 times performed, 1% of his services |
14th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
24 patients got this service, 7% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$9,074.00an average of $349.00 per time performed |
$3,482.70 an average of $133.95 per time performed |
MEDICINERoutine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretat... + Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report × Service Code: 93000Performed in an office |
21 times performed, 1% of his services |
15th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
18 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$1,743.00an average of $83.00 per time performed |
$209.79 an average of $9.99 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTSubsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day + Subsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day × Service Code: 99225Performed in a facility |
18 times performed, 0.89% of his services |
16th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
14 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$2,970.00an average of $165.00 per time performed |
$1,052.28 an average of $58.46 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTNursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes + Nursing facility discharge management, more than 30 minutes × Service Code: 99316Performed in an office |
16 times performed, 0.79% of his services |
17th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
15 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$3,264.00an average of $204.00 per time performed |
$1,353.12 an average of $84.57 per time performed |
PROCEDURESAnnual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention... + Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit × Service Code: G0438Performed in an office |
14 times performed, 0.69% of his services |
18th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
14 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$4,864.02an average of $347.43 per time performed |
$2,450.14 an average of $175.01 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 |
11 times performed, 0.54% of his services |
19th
most performed service for this provider 5 or fewer providers in this specialty in MD perform this service |
11 patients got this service, 3% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service |
$3,135.00an average of $285.00 per time performed |
$1,180.08 an average of $107.28 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 lower percentage of 5’s than his peers
Muthukrishnan Vasanthakumar
Average for Internal Medicine Providers in Maryland
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.