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Sharwin Tafazoli, MD

NPI: 1326452418
Santa Monica, CA
6 years of data
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
$5.8M
Total Payments
17.4K
Beneficiaries
72.8K
Services
1.98x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$5.8M
Specialty median$111.8K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $5.8M over 6 years
21.98x markup ratio
399th percentile in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation by payments
4Payments surged 111% in 2019
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $5.8M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 300% from 2018 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 111% 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
2018$311.92$99.963.12x$211.96$351.1K4.3K595
2019$210.50$95.032.22x$115.47$742.0K9.3K2.3K
2020$190.90$103.531.84x$87.37$916.5K11.0K2.9K
2021$190.91$101.901.87x$89.01$1.1M14.2K3.6K
2022$171.00$89.101.92x$81.90$1.3M16.9K3.8K
2023$197.50$105.051.88x$92.45$1.4M17.2K4.2K

Top Procedures (11)

99309Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 25 minutes per day
$2.5M
30.7K services$80.38/svc2.06x markup
99232Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
$980.1K
15.4K services$63.63/svc1.77x markup
99308Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 15 minutes per day
$689.7K
11.5K services$60.20/svc1.97x markup
99233Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
$658.2K
7.2K services$91.39/svc1.87x markup
99222Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
$316.5K
2.8K services$113.29/svc2.21x markup
99306Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day
$298.3K
2.1K services$140.64/svc2.06x markup
99305Initial nursing facility visit, typically 35 minutes per day
$208.5K
1.9K services$111.94/svc1.88x markup
99223Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
$157.0K
933 services$168.30/svc2.01x markup
99304Initial nursing facility visit, typically 25 minutes per day
$19.9K
255 services$77.92/svc1.77x markup
99231Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes
$2.6K
78 services$33.33/svc1.86x markup
99307Follow-up nursing facility visit per day, typically 10 minutes
$2.4K
65 services$37.56/svc1.81x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
99309Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 25 minutes per day30.7K$2.5M$80.382.06x
99232Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day15.4K$980.1K$63.631.77x
99308Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 15 minutes per day11.5K$689.7K$60.201.97x
99233Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day7.2K$658.2K$91.391.87x
99222Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day2.8K$316.5K$113.292.21x
99306Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day2.1K$298.3K$140.642.06x
99305Initial nursing facility visit, typically 35 minutes per day1.9K$208.5K$111.941.88x
99223Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day933$157.0K$168.302.01x
99304Initial nursing facility visit, typically 25 minutes per day255$19.9K$77.921.77x
99231Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes78$2.6K$33.331.86x
99307Follow-up nursing facility visit per day, typically 10 minutes65$2.4K$37.561.81x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

1.98x

This provider submits charges 1.98 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 1.98x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $198. 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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