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.

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Examination of lung airways using an endoscope

Service Code: 31623, Service Type: Medical

Total Paid

$14,040.41

Total Times Performed (or Units)

16,399

Rank Among All Services

1,704

Includes both office and facility visits.

Services by State

Below are the states in which this service was billed. Click a state for top providers there.


Times Performed State
1,761 Texas
1,298 Florida
932 Tennessee
841 Pennsylvania
754 Missouri
749 Alabama
722 Kentucky
704 California
590 Indiana
577 North Carolina
572 Oklahoma
546 Georgia
511 South Carolina
511 Ohio
449 Virginia
427 Michigan
386 Arizona
381 Mississippi
324 Illinois
319 Wisconsin
294 Massachusetts
250 New Jersey
246 Louisiana
229 Arkansas
221 Maryland
220 Kansas
220 New York
139 Iowa
131 Washington
130 Nebraska
130 Delaware
124 West Virginia
75 Montana
73 Minnesota
70 Idaho
64 North Dakota
60 Colorado
58 Maine
46 Vermont
42 Connecticut
41 Washington, DC
40 Rhode Island
39 Nevada
26 Oregon
26 New Hampshire
26 South Dakota
14 New Mexico

Top Providers

Below are the top 30 providers who performed this service most often. A provider’s name may appear twice on this list if he/she performs this service in both an office setting and in a facility. Medicare reimburses differently based on place of service and breaks the data out accordingly. Sorting is limited to the top 30 overall providers.


Provider Name Times Performed (or Units) % of Patients Unique Visits Per Patient
MUKESH SARAIYA

DENTON, Tex. 76210

Pulmonary Disease

19%

of this provider's 683 patients got this service
170

Performed in a facility

19%

of this provider's 683 patients got this service
1.3
LUIS LAOS

ORANGE PARK, Fla. 32073

Pulmonary Disease

15%

of this provider's 930 patients got this service
155

Performed in a facility

15%

of this provider's 930 patients got this service
1.1
SAMER ALKHUJA

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. 18301

Pulmonary Disease

9%

of this provider's 1,307 patients got this service
149

Performed in a facility

9%

of this provider's 1,307 patients got this service
1.2
PRADYUMNA MUMMADY

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. 78414

Pulmonary Disease

18%

of this provider's 681 patients got this service
146

Performed in a facility

18%

of this provider's 681 patients got this service
1.2
DAVID CHASE

BOONEVILLE, Miss. 38829

Specialist

5%

of this provider's 2,456 patients got this service
136

Performed in a facility

5%

of this provider's 2,456 patients got this service
1
KRISHNENDU BHADRA

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. 37404

Pulmonary Disease

18%

of this provider's 575 patients got this service
108

Performed in a facility

18%

of this provider's 575 patients got this service
1
VICTOR GHOBRIAL

BRADENTON, Fla. 34208

Pulmonary Disease

11%

of this provider's 795 patients got this service
92

Performed in a facility

11%

of this provider's 795 patients got this service
1.1
FIRAS KOURA

HAZARD, Ky. 41701

Pulmonary Disease

14%

of this provider's 564 patients got this service
86

Performed in a facility

14%

of this provider's 564 patients got this service
1.1
ROBERT GILROY

JACKSON, Tenn. 38301

Pulmonary Disease

10%

of this provider's 652 patients got this service
86

Performed in a facility

10%

of this provider's 652 patients got this service
1
MOHAMMAD AZAM

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. 35401

Pulmonary Disease

5%

of this provider's 1,198 patients got this service
79

Performed in a facility

5%

of this provider's 1,198 patients got this service
1.2
MALCOLM SMITH

TEXARKANA, Tex. 75503

Pulmonary Disease

3%

of this provider's 2,884 patients got this service
76

Performed in a facility

3%

of this provider's 2,884 patients got this service
1
WILLIAM ZWEIG

SAINT LOUIS, Mo. 63136

Pulmonary Disease

8%

of this provider's 882 patients got this service
74

Performed in a facility

8%

of this provider's 882 patients got this service
1.1
S KIM

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. 65803

Pulmonary Disease

10%

of this provider's 709 patients got this service
73

Performed in a facility

10%

of this provider's 709 patients got this service
1
SUSAN GARWOOD

NASHVILLE, Tenn. 37205

Pulmonary Disease

9%

of this provider's 833 patients got this service
71

Performed in a facility

9%

of this provider's 833 patients got this service
1
MICHAEL PRITCHETT

PINEHURST, N.C. 28374

Pulmonary Disease

4%

of this provider's 1,546 patients got this service
67

Performed in a facility

4%

of this provider's 1,546 patients got this service
1
RICHARD REDMAN

OLYMPIA, Wash. 98506

Pulmonary Disease

9%

of this provider's 715 patients got this service
66

Performed in a facility

9%

of this provider's 715 patients got this service
1
SANDEEP BANSAL

DU BOIS, Pa. 15801

Pulmonary Disease

5%

of this provider's 1,269 patients got this service
66

Performed in a facility

5%

of this provider's 1,269 patients got this service
1
HESHAM EL GAMAL

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio 43402

Pulmonary Disease

10%

of this provider's 537 patients got this service
64

Performed in a facility

10%

of this provider's 537 patients got this service
1.2
DOUGLAS MINNICH

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. 35233

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

17%

of this provider's 358 patients got this service
63

Performed in a facility

17%

of this provider's 358 patients got this service
1
THOMAS CHANDLER

MURRELLS INLET, S.C. 29576

Pulmonary Disease

5%

of this provider's 1,190 patients got this service
61

Performed in a facility

5%

of this provider's 1,190 patients got this service
1
MICHAEL AYERS

DANVILLE, Pa. 17822

Not Specified

12%

of this provider's 475 patients got this service
60

Performed in a facility

12%

of this provider's 475 patients got this service
1
MOONASAR RAMPERTAAP

BRADENTON, Fla. 34208

Specialist

8%

of this provider's 656 patients got this service
59

Performed in a facility

8%

of this provider's 656 patients got this service
1.2
JOSE CAPELLAN

LUFKIN, Tex. 75904

Pulmonary Disease

6%

of this provider's 875 patients got this service
57

Performed in a facility

6%

of this provider's 875 patients got this service
1
HASSAN ABOUHOULI

TULSA, Okla. 74104

Pulmonary Disease

4%

of this provider's 1,328 patients got this service
56

Performed in a facility

4%

of this provider's 1,328 patients got this service
1
PEDRO DELPINO

ONEIDA, N.Y. 13421

Surgery

10%

of this provider's 438 patients got this service
55

Performed in a facility

10%

of this provider's 438 patients got this service
1.2
HUAN LE

SAN DIEGO, Calif. 92115

Pulmonary Disease

9%

of this provider's 582 patients got this service
55

Performed in a facility

9%

of this provider's 582 patients got this service
1.1
RAUL MENDOZA-AYALA

GREEN BAY, Wis. 54311

Pulmonary Disease

7%

of this provider's 662 patients got this service
55

Performed in a facility

7%

of this provider's 662 patients got this service
1.1
MARK MYERS

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. 74006

Pulmonary Disease

4%

of this provider's 1,287 patients got this service
55

Performed in a facility

4%

of this provider's 1,287 patients got this service
1
JACKSON SURGERY CENTER, LLC

MONTGOMERY, Ala. 36106

Ambulatory Health Care Facilities, Ambulatory Surgical

2%

of this provider's 2,361 patients got this service
54

Performed in a facility

2%

of this provider's 2,361 patients got this service
1
CARLOS SILVA

NORFOLK, Va. 23505

Pulmonary Disease

4%

of this provider's 1,314 patients got this service
53

Performed in a facility

4%

of this provider's 1,314 patients got this service
1

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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