Treatment Tracker

The Doctors and Services in Medicare Part B

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Treatment Tracker » 31645
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Aspiration of lung secretions from lung airways

Using an endoscope

Service Code: 31645, Service Type: Medical

Total Paid

$70,792.22

Total Times Performed (or Units)

19,631

Rank Among All Services

1,609

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
2,849 Florida
2,317 California
1,801 Georgia
1,288 Texas
998 Pennsylvania
921 South Carolina
804 Illinois
799 Ohio
761 Kentucky
749 Massachusetts
544 New York
454 Tennessee
389 Iowa
371 Oklahoma
355 Mississippi
343 Alabama
337 Michigan
328 New Jersey
319 Arizona
310 Missouri
243 North Carolina
241 Arkansas
226 Indiana
207 Virginia
196 Nebraska
171 Colorado
170 Maryland
144 Kansas
142 Nevada
131 Washington
98 Wisconsin
95 Washington, DC
88 South Dakota
68 North Dakota
54 West Virginia
48 Louisiana
43 Oregon
34 Connecticut
31 Hawaii
30 Delaware
30 Rhode Island
24 Minnesota
24 New Hampshire
22 Montana
19 Alaska
15 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
JOHN SOUTHARD

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa 51503

Pulmonary Disease

22%

of this provider's 754 patients got this service 		302

Performed in a facility

22%

of this provider's 754 patients got this service		 1.8
GREGORY FELDMAN

SPARTANBURG, S.C. 29303

Pulmonary Disease

23%

of this provider's 802 patients got this service 		293

Performed in a facility

23%

of this provider's 802 patients got this service		 1.6
GUL SAHETYA

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. 42101

Pulmonary Disease

19%

of this provider's 887 patients got this service 		239

Performed in a facility

19%

of this provider's 887 patients got this service		 1.4
DAVID BERKOWITZ

ATLANTA, Ga. 30322

Pulmonary Disease

50%

of this provider's 389 patients got this service 		235

Performed in a facility

50%

of this provider's 389 patients got this service		 1.2
DAVID CHASE

BOONEVILLE, Miss. 38829

Specialist

8%

of this provider's 2,456 patients got this service 		220

Performed in a facility

8%

of this provider's 2,456 patients got this service		 1.1
JOSEPH BOSCIA

SPARTANBURG, S.C. 29303

Pulmonary Disease

15%

of this provider's 1,028 patients got this service 		198

Performed in a facility

15%

of this provider's 1,028 patients got this service		 1.2
SAMER ALKHUJA

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. 18301

Pulmonary Disease

10%

of this provider's 1,307 patients got this service 		152

Performed in a facility

10%

of this provider's 1,307 patients got this service		 1.2
DINESH VERMA

CHICO, Calif. 95973

Specialist

5%

of this provider's 2,285 patients got this service 		149

Performed in a facility

5%

of this provider's 2,285 patients got this service		 1.2
SALIGRAMA BHAT

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. 33952

Pulmonary Disease

16%

of this provider's 608 patients got this service 		145

Performed in a facility

16%

of this provider's 608 patients got this service		 1.5
DAVID NICKESON

TEXAS CITY, Tex. 77591

Pulmonary Disease

15%

of this provider's 773 patients got this service 		142

Performed in a facility

15%

of this provider's 773 patients got this service		 1.2
ABUSAYEED FEROZ

FORT MYERS, Fla. 33907

Pulmonary Disease

11%

of this provider's 1,234 patients got this service 		140

Performed in a facility

11%

of this provider's 1,234 patients got this service		 1
ASHOK MITTAL

ST PETERSBURG, Fla. 33709

Pulmonary Disease

8%

of this provider's 989 patients got this service 		129

Performed in a facility

8%

of this provider's 989 patients got this service		 1.6
ANGELA ARGENTO

CHICAGO, Ill. 60611

Pulmonary Disease

28%

of this provider's 324 patients got this service 		119

Performed in a facility

28%

of this provider's 324 patients got this service		 1.3
MICHAEL MULLINS

SAVANNAH, Ga. 31405

Pulmonary Disease

5%

of this provider's 1,627 patients got this service 		116

Performed in a facility

5%

of this provider's 1,627 patients got this service		 1.3
MICHAEL WEI

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. 33950

Pulmonary Disease

15%

of this provider's 468 patients got this service 		111

Performed in a facility

15%

of this provider's 468 patients got this service		 1.6
MASOOD AHMED

SAVANNAH, Ga. 31405

Pulmonary Disease

12%

of this provider's 653 patients got this service 		109

Performed in a facility

12%

of this provider's 653 patients got this service		 1.4
MARISA MAGANA

SAN DIEGO, Calif. 92103

Internal Medicine

22%

of this provider's 292 patients got this service 		106

Performed in a facility

22%

of this provider's 292 patients got this service		 1.6
IGOR BRICHKOV

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. 10308

Surgery

55%

of this provider's 176 patients got this service 		105

Performed in a facility

55%

of this provider's 176 patients got this service		 1.1
AZMI DRAW

PROSPECT, Ky. 40059

Pulmonary Disease

4%

of this provider's 2,139 patients got this service 		104

Performed in a facility

4%

of this provider's 2,139 patients got this service		 1.4
LOHALIZ BOBE

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. 33980

Pulmonary Disease

5%

of this provider's 1,874 patients got this service 		103

Performed in a facility

5%

of this provider's 1,874 patients got this service		 1.1
PATRICK WHITTEN

PEORIA, Ill. 61606

Pulmonary Disease

10%

of this provider's 1,038 patients got this service 		102

Performed in a facility

10%

of this provider's 1,038 patients got this service		 1
SUNIL LALLA

FORT MYERS, Fla. 33912

Pulmonary Disease

8%

of this provider's 1,047 patients got this service 		100

Performed in a facility

8%

of this provider's 1,047 patients got this service		 1.2
FABRIZIO MONGE

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. 33950

Pulmonary Disease

4%

of this provider's 2,067 patients got this service 		99

Performed in a facility

4%

of this provider's 2,067 patients got this service		 1.1
NIZAR SULEMAN

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. 71913

Pulmonary Disease

6%

of this provider's 1,068 patients got this service 		97

Performed in a facility

6%

of this provider's 1,068 patients got this service		 1.5
GHASSAN TAWIL

TULSA, Okla. 74104

Critical Care Medicine

17%

of this provider's 488 patients got this service 		97

Performed in a facility

17%

of this provider's 488 patients got this service		 1.2
ERIC TOLOZA

TAMPA, Fla. 33612

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

37%

of this provider's 243 patients got this service 		95

Performed in a facility

37%

of this provider's 243 patients got this service		 1.1
CARLOS MAAS

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. 33980

Pulmonary Disease

5%

of this provider's 2,041 patients got this service 		95

Performed in a facility

5%

of this provider's 2,041 patients got this service		 1
KHEMRAJ SEDANI

E STROUDSBURG, Pa. 18301

Pulmonary Disease

8%

of this provider's 1,057 patients got this service 		92

Performed in a facility

8%

of this provider's 1,057 patients got this service		 1.1
GEORGE GASS

TYLER, Tex. 75701

Pulmonary Disease

5%

of this provider's 1,773 patients got this service 		90

Performed in a facility

5%

of this provider's 1,773 patients got this service		 1.1
JENEE BOWMAN

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. 27804

Pulmonary Disease

10%

of this provider's 667 patients got this service 		90

Performed in a facility

10%

of this provider's 667 patients got this service		 1.3

Sources: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, American Medical Association

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