This provider's $6.9M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Internal Medicine providers nationally.
Medicare payments to this provider grew 110% from 2014 to 2023.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
Average per-service amounts submitted by the provider compared to what Medicare actually paid — the gap represents the markup.
| Year | Avg Submitted | Avg Paid | Markup Ratio | Gap per Service | Total Payments | Services | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $104.79 | $52.99 | 1.98x | $51.80 | $463.5K | 9.0K | 4.1K |
| 2015 | $109.49 | $56.81 | 1.93x | $52.68 | $500.2K | 9.9K | 4.6K |
| 2016 | $113.24 | $58.08 | 1.95x | $55.16 | $603.8K | 10.7K | 5.4K |
| 2017 | $114.39 | $56.83 | 2.01x | $57.56 | $671.2K | 11.5K | 5.6K |
| 2018 | $112.74 | $58.20 | 1.94x | $54.54 | $630.5K | 10.4K | 5.0K |
| 2019 | $111.41 | $55.56 | 2.01x | $55.85 | $840.2K | 13.7K | 4.9K |
| 2020 | $106.48 | $56.64 | 1.88x | $49.84 | $626.3K | 10.6K | 4.1K |
| 2021 | $131.98 | $69.40 | 1.90x | $62.58 | $712.6K | 12.4K | 3.3K |
| 2022 | $187.33 | $76.89 | 2.44x | $110.44 | $910.8K | 14.0K | 3.8K |
| 2023 | $154.15 | $62.51 | 2.47x | $91.64 | $973.6K | 14.0K | 3.9K |
| Code | Description | Services | Payments | Avg/Service | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | 52.4K | $3.1M | $58.30 | 2.01x |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | 4.9K | $756.6K | $155.55 | 2.14x |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | 21.9K | $690.5K | $31.56 | 1.79x |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 8.1K | $471.0K | $57.95 | 1.87x |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | 3.8K | $415.7K | $108.31 | 2.01x |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | 4.6K | $389.7K | $83.93 | 2.70x |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 2.6K | $224.1K | $85.35 | 1.93x |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | 2.2K | $188.6K | $87.44 | 2.10x |
| 99217 | Hospital observation care discharge | 2.6K | $148.0K | $57.72 | 1.87x |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | 1.7K | $88.7K | $50.86 | 2.85x |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | 537 | $64.3K | $119.70 | 1.93x |
| 99220 | Hospital observation care typically 70 minutes per day | 429 | $62.0K | $144.41 | 2.00x |
| 99219 | Hospital observation care typically 50 minutes | 555 | $59.4K | $107.11 | 1.89x |
| 99490 | Chronic care management services at least 20 minutes per calendar month | 1.4K | $49.3K | $35.46 | 2.18x |
| 99225 | Subsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day | 842 | $48.9K | $58.03 | 1.81x |
| G0180 | Physician 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 to affirm the initial imple | 951 | $39.7K | $41.78 | 1.83x |
| 99496 | Transitional care management services, highly complexity, requiring face-to-face visits within 7 days of discharge | 145 | $30.6K | $210.85 | 2.44x |
| 99235 | Hospital observation or inpatient care moderate severity, 50 minutes per day' | 175 | $23.4K | $133.68 | 1.87x |
| 99439 | Chronic care management services, each additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time per calendar month | 514 | $17.3K | $33.64 | 2.45x |
| 99224 | Subsequent observation care, typically 15 minutes per day | 427 | $13.6K | $31.85 | 1.88x |
This provider submits charges 2.04 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.
A markup ratio of 2.04x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $204. This is higher than the national average.
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Other Internal Medicine providers in FL for peer comparison.
| Provider | Location | Total Payments | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Anastasio, D.O. | Fort Walton Beach, FL | $39.5M | ✓ Clear |
| Steven Newman, MD | Naples, FL | $35.4M | ⚠️ Flagged |
| Abraham Schwarzberg, MD | Palm Springs, FL | $34.6M | ✓ Clear |
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Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.
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