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Data Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data
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  3. Maher Albitar
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Maher Albitar

NPI: 1063593473
Hackensack, NJ
3 years of data
Pathology
$3.6M
Total Payments
1.1K
Beneficiaries
1.2K
Services
3.13x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$3.6M
Specialty median$84.1K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $3.6M over 3 years
23.13x markup ratio (above median)
399th percentile in Pathology by payments
4Payments surged 54% in 2023
52 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $3.6M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Pathology providers nationally.

90% of their billing comes from a single procedure code (81455 โ€” Test for detecting genes associated with cancer).

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Annual Medicare Payments

Annual Services Provided

Avg Payment per Service

Markup Ratio Over Time

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Notable: Payments increased 54% in 2023

Year-over-year payment surges can indicate changes in practice volume, new services, or billing pattern shifts.

Submitted Charges vs. Medicare Payments

Average per-service amounts submitted by the provider compared to what Medicare actually paid โ€” the gap represents the markup.

YearAvg SubmittedAvg PaidMarkup RatioGap per ServiceTotal PaymentsServicesBeneficiaries
2021$8.7K$2.9K2.99x$5.8K$1.1M380311
2022$8.7K$2.9K3.01x$5.8K$964.3K334267
2023$9.3K$2.9K3.27x$6.5K$1.5M519509

Top Procedures (2)

81455Test for detecting genes associated with cancerโš  3.1x markup
$3.2M
1.1K services$2.9K/svc3.12x markup
81456Targeted genomic sequence analysis panel of rna of 51 or greater genes associated with blood and lymphatic system disordersโš  3.2x markup
$363.4K
128 services$2.8K/svc3.19x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
81455Test for detecting genes associated with cancer1.1K$3.2M$2.9K3.12x
81456Targeted genomic sequence analysis panel of rna of 51 or greater genes associated with blood and lymphatic system disorders128$363.4K$2.8K3.19x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

3.13x

This provider submits charges 3.13 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 3.13x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $313. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Hackensack, NJ

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Similar Providers

Other Pathology providers in NJ for peer comparison.

Maher Albitar (you)
$3.6M
Mohammad Qureshi
$49.3M
Show detailed table โ–พ
ProviderLocationTotal PaymentsStatus
Mohammad QureshiEdison, NJ$49.3Mโœ“ Clear

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Data Sources

  • โ€ข Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • โ€ข Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • โ€ข National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.

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