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  3. Angineh Abkarian
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PSY.D.Individual

Angineh Abkarian, PSY.D.

NPI: 1255525671
Santa Monica, CA
10 years of data
Psychologist, Clinical
$5.0M
Total Payments
13.3K
Beneficiaries
83.7K
Services
1.51x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$5.0M
Specialty median$33.5K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $5.0M over 10 years
21.51x markup ratio
399th percentile in Psychologist, Clinical by payments
4Payments surged 845% in 2015
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

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

Medicare payments to this provider grew 1127% from 2014 to 2023.

77% of their billing comes from a single procedure code (90832 โ€” Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient and/or family member).

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 845% in 2015

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$175.22$74.442.35x$100.78$40.4K592184
2015$137.61$83.271.65x$54.34$381.7K6.3K886
2016$125.25$75.921.65x$49.33$676.2K11.6K1.8K
2017$125.34$73.851.70x$51.49$581.9K10.3K1.6K
2018$125.09$77.181.62x$47.91$609.6K10.5K1.9K
2019$125.29$78.191.60x$47.10$603.6K10.2K1.7K
2020$125.27$79.261.58x$46.01$583.1K10.0K1.3K
2021$125.07$87.551.43x$37.52$511.4K7.8K1.2K
2022$131.06$92.321.42x$38.74$540.6K8.4K1.3K
2023$139.31$83.761.66x$55.55$495.6K7.9K1.4K

Top Procedures (4)

90832Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient and/or family member
$3.9M
72.5K services$53.49/svc1.48x markup
90791Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation
$984.2K
8.9K services$110.57/svc1.59x markup
90834Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient and/or family member
$160.4K
2.3K services$70.26/svc1.91x markup
90837Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient and/or family member
$2.0K
19 services$104.92/svc1.67x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
90832Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient and/or family member72.5K$3.9M$53.491.48x
90791Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation8.9K$984.2K$110.571.59x
90834Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient and/or family member2.3K$160.4K$70.261.91x
90837Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient and/or family member19$2.0K$104.921.67x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

1.51x

This provider submits charges 1.51 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 1.51x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $151. This is lower than the national average.

Location

Santa Monica, 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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