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Satya Chelamkuri

NPI: 1063672244
Mountain View, CA
10 years of data
Family Practice
$4.2M
Total Payments
17.4K
Beneficiaries
43.4K
Services
2.52x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$4.2M
Specialty median$55.2K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $4.2M over 10 years
22.52x markup ratio (above median)
399th percentile in Family Practice by payments
4Payments surged 376% in 2017
52 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $4.2M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Family Practice providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 840% from 2014 to 2023.

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 376% in 2017

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
2014$279.71$100.192.79x$179.52$107.1K1.5K680
2015$340.55$99.603.42x$240.95$65.1K945527
2016$238.81$110.612.16x$128.20$23.3K191135
2017$311.88$105.042.97x$206.84$110.9K888715
2018$303.88$98.603.08x$205.28$269.6K2.4K1.4K
2019$271.56$103.292.63x$168.27$522.3K4.9K2.4K
2020$271.31$106.532.55x$164.78$591.6K5.8K2.6K
2021$269.51$104.762.57x$164.75$633.0K6.4K2.4K
2022$284.89$111.472.56x$173.42$874.1K9.1K3.0K
2023$286.00$117.972.42x$168.03$1.0M11.4K3.6K

Top Procedures (10)

99223Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
$1.4M
8.3K services$175.10/svc2.76x markup
99232Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
$1.4M
21.2K services$67.71/svc2.36x markup
99233Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
$1.1M
11.9K services$94.13/svc2.38x markup
99239Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
$126.3K
1.3K services$96.75/svc2.86x markup
99356Prolonged inpatient or observation hospital service first hour
$37.7K
452 services$83.42/svc2.36x markup
99222Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per dayโš  3.0x markup
$18.0K
155 services$116.22/svc3.05x markup
99310Follow-up nursing facility visit per day, typically 35 minutes
$7.1K
55 services$129.64/svc2.47x markup
99221Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per dayโš  3.7x markup
$4.3K
54 services$79.00/svc3.66x markup
99306Initial nursing facility visit per day, typically 45 minutes
$3.9K
26 services$151.62/svc2.54x markup
99358Extended patient service without direct patient contact, first hour
$1.4K
14 services$101.51/svc2.50x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
99223Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day8.3K$1.4M$175.102.76x
99232Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day21.2K$1.4M$67.712.36x
99233Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day11.9K$1.1M$94.132.38x
99239Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes1.3K$126.3K$96.752.86x
99356Prolonged inpatient or observation hospital service first hour452$37.7K$83.422.36x
99222Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day155$18.0K$116.223.05x
99310Follow-up nursing facility visit per day, typically 35 minutes55$7.1K$129.642.47x
99221Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day54$4.3K$79.003.66x
99306Initial nursing facility visit per day, typically 45 minutes26$3.9K$151.622.54x
99358Extended patient service without direct patient contact, first hour14$1.4K$101.512.50x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

2.52x

This provider submits charges 2.52 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 2.52x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $252. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Mountain View, CA

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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)

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