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Organization

Dialysis Access Services, Llc

NPI: 1356890172
Baltimore, MD
7 years of data
Ambulatory Surgical Center
$7.8M
Total Payments
4.3K
Beneficiaries
5.4K
Services
1.95x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

96th
percentile in specialty
This provider$7.8M
Specialty median$657.1K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $7.8M over 7 years
21.95x markup ratio
396th percentile in Ambulatory Surgical Center by payments
4Payments surged 169% in 2018
52 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $7.8M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 96th percentile of Ambulatory Surgical Center providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 127% from 2017 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 169% in 2018

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
2017$2.6K$1.3K1.97x$1.3K$524.5K315293
2018$3.6K$1.8K1.96x$1.8K$1.4M993791
2019$2.9K$1.4K2.04x$1.5K$1.2M934716
2020$2.2K$1.1K2.00x$1.1K$1.2M874646
2021$3.9K$1.9K1.99x$1.9K$1.1M803634
2022$2.6K$1.3K1.98x$1.3K$1.1M736590
2023$4.4K$2.3K1.93x$2.1K$1.2M710609

Top Procedures (10)

36902Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
$3.3M
1.9K services$1.7K/svc1.92x markup
36905Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
$2.4M
654 services$3.6K/svc1.92x markup
36581Replacement of central venous catheter
$935.4K
798 services$1.2K/svc1.92x markup
36558Insertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patient 5 years or older
$296.8K
297 services$999.46/svc1.98x markup
36906Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
$293.8K
42 services$7.0K/svc1.95x markup
36901Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
$167.0K
471 services$354.52/svc2.00x markup
36589Removal of central venous catheter for infusion
$142.6K
625 services$228.13/svc1.96x markup
36903Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and insertion of stent in dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
$95.0K
24 services$4.0K/svc1.92x markup
36596Mechanical removal of tissue or obstructive material in central venous catheterโš  3.8x markup
$84.1K
386 services$217.84/svc3.79x markup
36595Mechanical removal of obstructive material from central venous catheterโš  5.0x markup
$20.6K
133 services$154.76/svc4.97x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
36902Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation1.9K$3.3M$1.7K1.92x
36905Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation654$2.4M$3.6K1.92x
36581Replacement of central venous catheter798$935.4K$1.2K1.92x
36558Insertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patient 5 years or older297$296.8K$999.461.98x
36906Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation42$293.8K$7.0K1.95x
36901Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation471$167.0K$354.522.00x
36589Removal of central venous catheter for infusion625$142.6K$228.131.96x
36903Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and insertion of stent in dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation24$95.0K$4.0K1.92x
36596Mechanical removal of tissue or obstructive material in central venous catheter386$84.1K$217.843.79x
36595Mechanical removal of obstructive material from central venous catheter133$20.6K$154.764.97x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

1.95x

This provider submits charges 1.95 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 1.95x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $195. This is lower than the national average.

Location

Baltimore, 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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