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Richard Falivena, D.O.

NPI: 1154578227
Cape May Court House, NJ
10 years of data
General Surgery
$207.2K
Total Payments
8.8K
Beneficiaries
31.3K
Services
27.12x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

90th
percentile in specialty
This provider$207.2K
Specialty median$42.2K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $207.2K over 10 years
227.12x markup ratio (above median)
3Risk score: 73 โ€” flagged for review
490th percentile in General Surgery by payments
55 procedures with >3x markup

โš ๏ธ Flagged for Review

Risk Score: 73
  • 11x specialty median spending
  • Markup 27.1x (specialty median: 3.8x)
  • 72x specialty median beneficiaries
  • 164x specialty median services
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Statistical flag only โ€” not an accusation of fraud

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $207.2K in total Medicare payments ranks in the 90th percentile of General Surgery providers nationally.

Their average markup ratio of 27.12x is significantly above the specialty median of 4.1x.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 56% from 2014 to 2023.

This provider has been statistically flagged with a risk score of 73/100. Statistical flags are not accusations of fraud.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Annual Medicare Payments

Annual Services Provided

Avg Payment per Service

Markup Ratio Over Time

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$22.99$6.623.47x$16.37$12.7K1.9K657
2015$24.02$6.623.63x$17.40$13.8K2.1K716
2016$21.17$6.623.20x$14.55$13.2K2.0K685
2017$17.38$6.622.63x$10.76$14.4K2.2K746
2018$25.72$6.623.89x$19.10$17.0K2.6K884
2019$14.01$6.622.12x$7.39$19.4K2.9K1.0K
2020$19.20$6.622.90x$12.58$20.4K3.1K1.1K
2021$18.09$6.622.73x$11.47$21.1K3.2K1.1K
2022$10.25$6.621.55x$3.63$17.0K2.6K886
2023$26.48$6.624.00x$19.86$19.8K3.0K1.0K

Top Procedures (10)

99214Established patient office visit, 30-39 minโš  5.6x markup
$72.0K
10.9K services$6.62/svc5.64x markup
99213Established patient office visit, 20-29 minโš  5.7x markup
$15.9K
2.4K services$6.62/svc5.70x markup
99215Established patient office visit, 40-54 min
$7.4K
1.1K services$6.62/svc2.65x markup
99232Subsequent hospital care, moderate complexityโš  4.0x markup
$9.6K
1.4K services$6.62/svc4.03x markup
99223Initial hospital care, high complexity
$10.6K
1.6K services$6.62/svc1.94x markup
G0463Hospital outpatient clinic visitโš  5.1x markup
$5.6K
844 services$6.62/svc5.11x markup
99212Established patient office visit, 10-19 min
$5.3K
796 services$6.63/svc1.99x markup
93000Electrocardiogram, complete
$6.2K
936 services$6.62/svc2.05x markup
36415Venipuncture
$2.9K
443 services$6.63/svc1.79x markup
96372Therapeutic injection, subcutaneous or IMโš  5.6x markup
$4.8K
727 services$6.62/svc5.63x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
99214Established patient office visit, 30-39 min10.9K$72.0K$6.625.64x
99213Established patient office visit, 20-29 min2.4K$15.9K$6.625.70x
99215Established patient office visit, 40-54 min1.1K$7.4K$6.622.65x
99232Subsequent hospital care, moderate complexity1.4K$9.6K$6.624.03x
99223Initial hospital care, high complexity1.6K$10.6K$6.621.94x
G0463Hospital outpatient clinic visit844$5.6K$6.625.11x
99212Established patient office visit, 10-19 min796$5.3K$6.631.99x
93000Electrocardiogram, complete936$6.2K$6.622.05x
36415Venipuncture443$2.9K$6.631.79x
96372Therapeutic injection, subcutaneous or IM727$4.8K$6.625.63x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

27.12x

This provider submits charges 27.12 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 27.12x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $2712. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Cape May Court House, NJ

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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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