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  3. Hemal Mehta
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Hemal Mehta, MD

NPI: 1174533772
Murfreesboro, TN
10 years of data
Pain Management
$8.8M
Total Payments
154
Beneficiaries
109.2K
Services
1.88x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$8.8M
Specialty median$156.5K

📋 Key Findings

1Billed $8.8M over 10 years
21.88x markup ratio
399th percentile in Pain Management by payments
4Payments surged 6409% in 2020
59 procedures with >3x markup
✓ No flags detected

🔎 Data Analysis

This provider's $8.8M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Pain Management providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 7988% from 2014 to 2023.

76% of their billing comes from a single procedure code (Q4217 — Woundfix, biowound, woundfix plus, biowound plus, woundfix xplus or biowound xplus, per square centimeter).

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Annual Medicare Payments

Annual Services Provided

Avg Payment per Service

Markup Ratio Over Time

📈

Notable: Payments increased 6409% in 2020

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 — the gap represents the markup.

YearAvg SubmittedAvg PaidMarkup RatioGap per ServiceTotal PaymentsServicesBeneficiaries
2014$144.57$35.454.08x$109.12$55.8K1.6K12
2015$81.15$26.853.02x$54.30$271.9K10.1K29
2016$93.96$29.723.16x$64.24$486.3K16.4K29
2017$141.85$44.003.22x$97.85$358.3K8.1K26
2018$54.32$15.223.57x$39.10$300.3K19.7K19
2019$100.50$32.883.06x$67.62$8.4K2546
2020$66.72$28.742.32x$37.98$543.6K18.9K10
2021$49.80$19.802.52x$30.00$436.8K22.1K15
2022$478.41$270.361.77x$208.05$1.8M6.7K6
2023$1.1K$841.551.36x$300.44$4.5M5.4K2

Top Procedures (20)

Q4217Woundfix, biowound, woundfix plus, biowound plus, woundfix xplus or biowound xplus, per square centimeter
$6.2M
9.8K services$639.50/svc1.46x markup
J7320Hyaluronan or derivitive, genvisc 850, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg
$396.9K
29.4K services$13.49/svc1.86x markup
Q4174Palingen or promatrx, 0.36 mg per 0.25 cc
$302.8K
984 services$307.75/svc2.50x markup
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes⚠ 3.1x markup
$250.2K
3.5K services$71.16/svc3.07x markup
64635Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance
$102.9K
349 services$294.80/svc2.77x markup
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes⚠ 3.2x markup
$101.9K
2.1K services$47.62/svc3.18x markup
77002Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion of needle
$94.5K
1.2K services$80.05/svc2.67x markup
64636Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance
$85.0K
685 services$124.02/svc2.84x markup
20551Injections of tendon attachment to bone⚠ 4.6x markup
$77.6K
3.1K services$25.10/svc4.57x markup
64493Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance⚠ 4.8x markup
$71.7K
437 services$163.98/svc4.76x markup
20610Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
$65.7K
1.5K services$45.24/svc2.86x markup
G0480Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms (an
$65.1K
726 services$89.65/svc2.41x markup
G0482Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms (an
$54.9K
325 services$168.87/svc2.66x markup
J3300Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative free, 1 mg⚠ 3.3x markup
$50.3K
16.8K services$2.99/svc3.34x markup
64494Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance⚠ 4.3x markup
$43.2K
427 services$101.07/svc4.30x markup
G6056Opiate(s), drug and metabolites, each procedure⚠ 4.2x markup
$39.2K
1.6K services$25.04/svc4.23x markup
64495Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance⚠ 4.4x markup
$38.9K
382 services$101.81/svc4.40x markup
G0479Drug tests(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes; any number of devices or procedures by instrumented chemistry analyzers utilizing immunoassay, enzyme assay, TOF, MALDI, LDTD, DESI, DART, GHPC, GC mass spectrometry), includes sample validation when
$36.5K
480 services$76.11/svc2.81x markup
64483Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance⚠ 3.3x markup
$36.1K
215 services$167.94/svc3.33x markup
J1955Injection, levocarnitine, per 1 gm
$28.2K
1.7K services$16.76/svc1.49x markup
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CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
Q4217Woundfix, biowound, woundfix plus, biowound plus, woundfix xplus or biowound xplus, per square centimeter9.8K$6.2M$639.501.46x
J7320Hyaluronan or derivitive, genvisc 850, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg29.4K$396.9K$13.491.86x
Q4174Palingen or promatrx, 0.36 mg per 0.25 cc984$302.8K$307.752.50x
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes3.5K$250.2K$71.163.07x
64635Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance349$102.9K$294.802.77x
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes2.1K$101.9K$47.623.18x
77002Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion of needle1.2K$94.5K$80.052.67x
64636Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance685$85.0K$124.022.84x
20551Injections of tendon attachment to bone3.1K$77.6K$25.104.57x
64493Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance437$71.7K$163.984.76x
20610Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint1.5K$65.7K$45.242.86x
G0480Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms (an726$65.1K$89.652.41x
G0482Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms (an325$54.9K$168.872.66x
J3300Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative free, 1 mg16.8K$50.3K$2.993.34x
64494Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance427$43.2K$101.074.30x
G6056Opiate(s), drug and metabolites, each procedure1.6K$39.2K$25.044.23x
64495Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance382$38.9K$101.814.40x
G0479Drug tests(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes; any number of devices or procedures by instrumented chemistry analyzers utilizing immunoassay, enzyme assay, TOF, MALDI, LDTD, DESI, DART, GHPC, GC mass spectrometry), includes sample validation when480$36.5K$76.112.81x
64483Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance215$36.1K$167.943.33x
J1955Injection, levocarnitine, per 1 gm1.7K$28.2K$16.761.49x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

1.88x

This provider submits charges 1.88 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 1.88x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $188. This is lower than the national average.

Location

Murfreesboro, TN

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  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES)

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

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