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Data Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data
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Organization

Center For Visual Surgical Excellence, Llc

NPI: 1154986347
Chesapeake, VA
4 years of data
Ambulatory Surgical Center
$5.4M
Total Payments
9.0K
Beneficiaries
15.6K
Services
2.99x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

94th
percentile in specialty
This provider$5.4M
Specialty median$657.1K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $5.4M over 4 years
22.99x markup ratio (above median)
394th percentile in Ambulatory Surgical Center by payments
45 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $5.4M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 94th percentile of Ambulatory Surgical Center providers nationally.

77% of their billing comes from a single procedure code (66984 โ€” Removal of cataract with insertion of lens).

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
2020$2.2K$656.793.39x$1.6K$1.1M2.9K1.7K
2021$2.3K$633.063.64x$1.7K$1.5M4.6K2.6K
2022$2.1K$732.182.93x$1.4K$1.4M4.1K2.4K
2023$1.3K$446.272.82x$810.28$1.4M4.0K2.3K

Top Procedures (7)

66984Removal of cataract with insertion of lensโš  3.1x markup
$4.2M
5.4K services$778.34/svc3.11x markup
J1096Dexamethasone, lacrimal ophthalmic insert, 0.1 mg
$500.4K
4.7K services$105.43/svc2.07x markup
J1097Phenylephrine 10.16 mg/ml and ketorolac 2.88 mg/ml ophthalmic irrigation solution, 1 ml
$381.5K
4.8K services$78.95/svc2.45x markup
66982Complex removal of cataract with insertion of lensโš  3.3x markup
$176.2K
226 services$779.75/svc3.26x markup
66821Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laserโš  3.9x markup
$78.6K
423 services$185.78/svc3.85x markup
0191TInternal insertion of eye fluid drainage deviceโš  3.3x markup
$57.2K
28 services$2.0K/svc3.28x markup
66180Creation of shunt to improve eye fluid flow with graftโš  3.6x markup
$47.5K
25 services$1.9K/svc3.56x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of lens5.4K$4.2M$778.343.11x
J1096Dexamethasone, lacrimal ophthalmic insert, 0.1 mg4.7K$500.4K$105.432.07x
J1097Phenylephrine 10.16 mg/ml and ketorolac 2.88 mg/ml ophthalmic irrigation solution, 1 ml4.8K$381.5K$78.952.45x
66982Complex removal of cataract with insertion of lens226$176.2K$779.753.26x
66821Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laser423$78.6K$185.783.85x
0191TInternal insertion of eye fluid drainage device28$57.2K$2.0K3.28x
66180Creation of shunt to improve eye fluid flow with graft25$47.5K$1.9K3.56x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

2.99x

This provider submits charges 2.99 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 2.99x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $299. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Chesapeake, VA

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Similar Providers

Other Ambulatory Surgical Center providers in VA for peer comparison.

Center For Visual Surgical Excellence, Llc (you)
$5.4M
Roanoke Valley Center For Sight Llc
$57.7M
Stony Point Surgery Center, L.L.C
$45.5M
Virginia Eye Institute Inc
$40.0M
Show detailed table โ–พ
ProviderLocationTotal PaymentsStatus
Roanoke Valley Center For Sight LlcSalem, VA$57.7Mโœ“ Clear
Stony Point Surgery Center, L.L.CRichmond, VA$45.5Mโœ“ Clear
Virginia Eye Institute IncRichmond, VA$40.0Mโœ“ Clear

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Data Sources

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  • 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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