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  3. Asefa Mekonnen
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Asefa Mekonnen, MD

NPI: 1306841812
Rockville, MD
10 years of data
Pulmonary Disease
$4.2M
Total Payments
20.1K
Beneficiaries
28.5K
Services
3.25x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$4.2M
Specialty median$121.6K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $4.2M over 10 years
23.25x markup ratio (above median)
399th percentile in Pulmonary Disease by payments
4Payments surged 51% in 2015
518 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $4.2M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Pulmonary Disease providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 167% 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 51% 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$435.29$124.503.50x$310.79$205.5K1.8K1.3K
2015$417.17$100.754.14x$316.42$309.6K2.4K1.9K
2016$391.88$110.093.56x$281.79$373.9K3.0K2.1K
2017$326.04$101.503.21x$224.54$380.2K3.3K2.3K
2018$404.94$123.093.29x$281.85$537.4K3.5K2.4K
2019$415.84$128.033.25x$287.81$518.7K3.2K2.3K
2020$509.10$168.713.02x$340.39$324.1K2.2K1.4K
2021$462.04$159.862.89x$302.18$426.4K2.7K1.9K
2022$406.60$138.912.93x$267.69$531.5K3.2K2.2K
2023$431.33$137.093.15x$294.24$549.3K3.3K2.3K

Top Procedures (20)

95811Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab with continued pressured respiratory assistance by mask or breathing tubeโš  3.1x markup
$932.9K
1.6K services$580.54/svc3.12x markup
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutesโš  3.1x markup
$699.7K
7.2K services$96.74/svc3.11x markup
95819Measurement and recording of brain wave (eeg) activity, awake and asleepโš  3.0x markup
$614.1K
1.4K services$426.17/svc3.03x markup
95810Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep labโš  3.4x markup
$464.4K
832 services$558.22/svc3.35x markup
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutesโš  3.1x markup
$304.2K
4.6K services$66.81/svc3.07x markup
95827Measurement and recording of brain wave (EEG) activity, overnightโš  3.9x markup
$219.7K
384 services$572.15/svc3.92x markup
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutesโš  3.3x markup
$167.2K
1.2K services$139.65/svc3.26x markup
95800Study of sleep patternsโš  3.3x markup
$117.6K
810 services$145.25/svc3.34x markup
94060Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administrationโš  3.7x markup
$91.6K
1.8K services$51.35/svc3.69x markup
99215Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutesโš  3.1x markup
$91.4K
743 services$123.06/svc3.13x markup
94729Measurement of lung diffusing capacityโš  3.8x markup
$90.9K
1.8K services$51.02/svc3.84x markup
94726Determination of lung volumes using plethysmographyโš  4.0x markup
$87.1K
1.8K services$49.34/svc3.96x markup
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutesโš  3.1x markup
$68.5K
391 services$175.21/svc3.14x markup
95806Unattended sleep study with recording of heart rate, oxygen, respiratory airflow and effortโš  4.1x markup
$60.7K
500 services$121.38/svc4.09x markup
U0003Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-rโš  3.4x markup
$39.3K
539 services$72.95/svc3.43x markup
94621Pulmonary exercise testingโš  3.3x markup
$20.0K
139 services$143.95/svc3.32x markup
92512Analysis of nasal resistance during breathingโš  4.0x markup
$13.4K
246 services$54.35/svc3.97x markup
U0005Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, cdc or non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies, completed within
$12.9K
530 services$24.40/svc2.58x markup
99442Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
$12.0K
169 services$70.78/svc2.90x markup
99203New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutesโš  3.1x markup
$7.1K
75 services$95.07/svc3.14x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
95811Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab with continued pressured respiratory assistance by mask or breathing tube1.6K$932.9K$580.543.12x
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes7.2K$699.7K$96.743.11x
95819Measurement and recording of brain wave (eeg) activity, awake and asleep1.4K$614.1K$426.173.03x
95810Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab832$464.4K$558.223.35x
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes4.6K$304.2K$66.813.07x
95827Measurement and recording of brain wave (EEG) activity, overnight384$219.7K$572.153.92x
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes1.2K$167.2K$139.653.26x
95800Study of sleep patterns810$117.6K$145.253.34x
94060Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration1.8K$91.6K$51.353.69x
99215Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes743$91.4K$123.063.13x
94729Measurement of lung diffusing capacity1.8K$90.9K$51.023.84x
94726Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography1.8K$87.1K$49.343.96x
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes391$68.5K$175.213.14x
95806Unattended sleep study with recording of heart rate, oxygen, respiratory airflow and effort500$60.7K$121.384.09x
U0003Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r539$39.3K$72.953.43x
94621Pulmonary exercise testing139$20.0K$143.953.32x
92512Analysis of nasal resistance during breathing246$13.4K$54.353.97x
U0005Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, cdc or non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies, completed within530$12.9K$24.402.58x
99442Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion169$12.0K$70.782.90x
99203New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes75$7.1K$95.073.14x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

3.25x

This provider submits charges 3.25 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 3.25x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $325. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Rockville, MD

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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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