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  3. James Russo
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James Russo, M.D.

NPI: 1376700591
Lafayette, LA
10 years of data
Radiation Oncology
$19.4M
Total Payments
261
Beneficiaries
118.8K
Services
5.17x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$19.4M
Specialty median$300.5K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $19.4M over 10 years
25.17x markup ratio (above median)
399th percentile in Radiation Oncology by payments
4Payments surged 2481% in 2020
518 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $19.4M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Radiation Oncology providers nationally.

Their average markup ratio of 5.17x is significantly above the specialty median of 5.0x.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 335% 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

๐Ÿ“ˆ

Notable: Payments increased 2481% in 2020

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$1.1K$173.436.46x$947.16$801.2K4.6K22
2015$848.48$174.884.85x$673.60$1.3M7.6K23
2016$944.29$177.345.32x$766.95$1.5M8.2K26
2017$970.87$177.335.47x$793.54$2.3M13.2K32
2018$850.94$158.405.37x$692.54$675.6K4.3K26
2019$200.63$67.152.99x$133.48$106.8K1.6K13
2020$695.37$138.815.01x$556.56$2.8M19.9K31
2021$828.90$167.924.94x$660.98$3.2M18.9K29
2022$836.93$165.405.06x$671.53$3.3M19.9K28
2023$872.01$168.195.18x$703.82$3.5M20.7K31

Top Procedures (20)

G6015Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment sessionโš  6.5x markup
$7.8M
29.6K services$263.05/svc6.46x markup
77014Ct guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fieldsโš  5.2x markup
$2.8M
30.8K services$89.73/svc5.23x markup
77301High precision radiation therapy planningโš  3.4x markup
$1.3M
946 services$1.3K/svc3.37x markup
77427Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessionsโš  3.1x markup
$1.1M
7.7K services$146.16/svc3.11x markup
G0340Image-guided robotic linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgery, delivery including collimator changes and custom plugging, fractionated treatment, all lesions, per session, second through fifth sessions, maximum five sessions per course of treatme
$804.2K
566 services$1.4K/svc2.27x markup
G6012Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 6-10 mevโš  3.6x markup
$802.5K
4.1K services$197.13/svc3.58x markup
77338Design and construction of radiation treatment device for high precision radiation therapyโš  3.8x markup
$479.3K
1.4K services$350.63/svc3.75x markup
77336Continuing radiation therapy consultation per weekโš  4.3x markup
$450.2K
7.6K services$59.38/svc4.27x markup
G6013Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 11-19 mevโš  3.6x markup
$343.3K
1.9K services$185.49/svc3.60x markup
77290Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involvedโš  4.2x markup
$343.3K
1.0K services$336.25/svc4.21x markup
77418Intensity modulated radiation treatment delivery per sessionโš  8.6x markup
$327.6K
1.1K services$293.82/svc8.57x markup
77334Design and construction of complex radiation treatment deviceโš  4.5x markup
$315.2K
3.4K services$92.01/svc4.53x markup
G0339Image-guided robotic linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgery, complete course of therapy in one session or first session of fractionated treatment
$281.6K
149 services$1.9K/svc1.89x markup
77300Calculation of radiation therapy doseโš  4.8x markup
$277.3K
6.1K services$45.64/svc4.85x markup
77263Complex radiation therapy planningโš  4.8x markup
$208.1K
1.7K services$122.98/svc4.76x markup
77373Stereotactic body radiation therapy 1 or more lesions using imaging guidanceโš  6.0x markup
$206.6K
191 services$1.1K/svc6.00x markup
77280Management of radiation therapy simulation, simpleโš  3.9x markup
$181.9K
871 services$208.83/svc3.93x markup
772953d radiation therapy planningโš  11.9x markup
$181.5K
528 services$343.68/svc11.90x markup
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutesโš  3.0x markup
$167.4K
1.1K services$155.87/svc3.04x markup
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutesโš  3.0x markup
$149.5K
2.7K services$54.47/svc3.04x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
G6015Intensity modulated treatment delivery, single or multiple fields/arcs,via narrow spatially and temporally modulated beams, binary, dynamic mlc, per treatment session29.6K$7.8M$263.056.46x
77014Ct guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fields30.8K$2.8M$89.735.23x
77301High precision radiation therapy planning946$1.3M$1.3K3.37x
77427Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions7.7K$1.1M$146.163.11x
G0340Image-guided robotic linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgery, delivery including collimator changes and custom plugging, fractionated treatment, all lesions, per session, second through fifth sessions, maximum five sessions per course of treatme566$804.2K$1.4K2.27x
G6012Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 6-10 mev4.1K$802.5K$197.133.58x
77338Design and construction of radiation treatment device for high precision radiation therapy1.4K$479.3K$350.633.75x
77336Continuing radiation therapy consultation per week7.6K$450.2K$59.384.27x
G6013Radiation treatment delivery,3 or more separate treatment areas, custom blocking, tangential ports, wedges, rotational beam, compensators, electron beam; 11-19 mev1.9K$343.3K$185.493.60x
77290Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 3 or more treatment areas or any number of treatment areas where special treatment is involved1.0K$343.3K$336.254.21x
77418Intensity modulated radiation treatment delivery per session1.1K$327.6K$293.828.57x
77334Design and construction of complex radiation treatment device3.4K$315.2K$92.014.53x
G0339Image-guided robotic linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgery, complete course of therapy in one session or first session of fractionated treatment149$281.6K$1.9K1.89x
77300Calculation of radiation therapy dose6.1K$277.3K$45.644.85x
77263Complex radiation therapy planning1.7K$208.1K$122.984.76x
77373Stereotactic body radiation therapy 1 or more lesions using imaging guidance191$206.6K$1.1K6.00x
77280Management of radiation therapy simulation, simple871$181.9K$208.833.93x
772953d radiation therapy planning528$181.5K$343.6811.90x
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes1.1K$167.4K$155.873.04x
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes2.7K$149.5K$54.473.04x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

5.17x

This provider submits charges 5.17 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 5.17x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $517. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Lafayette, LA

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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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