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Nicholas Jauregui, M.D

NPI: 1205869807
Sierra Madre, CA
10 years of data
Family Practice
$5.0M
Total Payments
18.3K
Beneficiaries
47.2K
Services
2.94x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$5.0M
Specialty median$55.2K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $5.0M over 10 years
22.94x markup ratio (above median)
399th percentile in Family Practice by payments
4Payments surged 1487% in 2019
511 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $5.0M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Family Practice providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 2928% 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 1487% in 2019

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$422.05$151.972.78x$270.08$39.8K278277
2015$327.41$108.323.02x$219.09$11.6K10293
2016$339.88$129.662.62x$210.22$6.8K5043
2017$380.14$124.843.05x$255.30$3.7K3020
2018$174.07$114.691.52x$59.38$7.6K7349
2019$293.71$117.132.51x$176.58$120.5K1.2K508
2020$270.66$98.882.74x$171.78$749.3K7.3K3.4K
2021$279.67$97.142.88x$182.53$1.4M13.1K4.9K
2022$349.62$117.432.98x$232.19$1.5M13.8K5.1K
2023$359.89$117.643.06x$242.25$1.2M11.3K4.0K

Top Procedures (20)

99350Established patient home visit, typically 60 minutesโš  3.3x markup
$1.7M
11.4K services$148.14/svc3.28x markup
99497Advance care planning by the physician or other qualified health care professional
$1.3M
18.0K services$71.07/svc2.95x markup
G0182Physician supervision of a patient under a medicare-approved hospice (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician development and/or revision of care plans, review of subsequent reports of patien
$780.6K
8.4K services$93.28/svc1.93x markup
99345New patient home visit, typically 75 minutesโš  3.5x markup
$498.8K
2.9K services$172.31/svc3.46x markup
99337Established patient assisted living visit, typically 60 minutesโš  3.2x markup
$159.6K
974 services$163.85/svc3.23x markup
99354Prolonged office or other outpatient service first hour
$89.4K
793 services$112.79/svc2.93x markup
99306Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per dayโš  3.0x markup
$84.9K
618 services$137.44/svc3.03x markup
99223Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
$78.2K
479 services$163.32/svc1.87x markup
99310Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 35 minutes per dayโš  3.1x markup
$73.3K
612 services$119.84/svc3.13x markup
99233Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per dayโš  3.1x markup
$57.6K
626 services$91.95/svc3.13x markup
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
$38.5K
416 services$92.53/svc2.18x markup
99328New patient assisted living visit, typically 75 minutesโš  3.4x markup
$37.8K
211 services$179.14/svc3.35x markup
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutesโš  3.6x markup
$30.0K
184 services$162.99/svc3.56x markup
G0181Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow
$29.9K
324 services$92.39/svc1.95x markup
99356Prolonged inpatient or observation hospital service first hourโš  3.1x markup
$17.4K
221 services$78.68/svc3.13x markup
G0179Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians aโš  3.3x markup
$10.1K
275 services$36.90/svc3.25x markup
99349Established patient home visit, typically 40 minutesโš  3.4x markup
$8.7K
84 services$103.99/svc3.37x markup
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
$7.9K
141 services$56.07/svc2.51x markup
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
$6.2K
48 services$129.49/svc2.00x markup
99344New patient home visit, typically 60 minutes
$6.0K
43 services$140.63/svc2.77x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
99350Established patient home visit, typically 60 minutes11.4K$1.7M$148.143.28x
99497Advance care planning by the physician or other qualified health care professional18.0K$1.3M$71.072.95x
G0182Physician supervision of a patient under a medicare-approved hospice (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician development and/or revision of care plans, review of subsequent reports of patien8.4K$780.6K$93.281.93x
99345New patient home visit, typically 75 minutes2.9K$498.8K$172.313.46x
99337Established patient assisted living visit, typically 60 minutes974$159.6K$163.853.23x
99354Prolonged office or other outpatient service first hour793$89.4K$112.792.93x
99306Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day618$84.9K$137.443.03x
99223Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day479$78.2K$163.321.87x
99310Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 35 minutes per day612$73.3K$119.843.13x
99233Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day626$57.6K$91.953.13x
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes416$38.5K$92.532.18x
99328New patient assisted living visit, typically 75 minutes211$37.8K$179.143.35x
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes184$30.0K$162.993.56x
G0181Physician or allowed practitioner supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician or allow324$29.9K$92.391.95x
99356Prolonged inpatient or observation hospital service first hour221$17.4K$78.683.13x
G0179Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a275$10.1K$36.903.25x
99349Established patient home visit, typically 40 minutes84$8.7K$103.993.37x
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes141$7.9K$56.072.51x
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit48$6.2K$129.492.00x
99344New patient home visit, typically 60 minutes43$6.0K$140.632.77x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

2.94x

This provider submits charges 2.94 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 2.94x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $294. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Sierra Madre, CA

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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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