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Data Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data
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Organization

Vance Thompson Vision Surgery Center Billings, Llc

NPI: 1437794625
Billings, MT
4 years of data
Ambulatory Surgical Center
$3.8M
Total Payments
3.0K
Beneficiaries
4.8K
Services
3.26x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

91th
percentile in specialty
This provider$3.8M
Specialty median$657.1K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $3.8M over 4 years
23.26x markup ratio (above median)
391th percentile in Ambulatory Surgical Center by payments
4Payments surged 78% in 2021
56 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $3.8M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 91th percentile of Ambulatory Surgical Center providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 123% from 2020 to 2023.

73% of their billing comes from a single procedure code (66984 โ€” Removal of cataract with insertion of lens).

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 78% in 2021

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
2020$2.6K$934.822.80x$1.7K$541.1K703433
2021$3.4K$1.6K2.13x$1.8K$963.2K1.2K724
2022$2.7K$1.1K2.59x$1.7K$1.1M1.4K853
2023$2.8K$1.2K2.45x$1.7K$1.2M1.5K991

Top Procedures (9)

66984Removal of cataract with insertion of lensโš  3.6x markup
$2.8M
3.5K services$785.93/svc3.62x markup
66991Extracapsular removal of cataract with insertion of artificial lens and insertion of drainage device in front chamber of eye
$354.2K
148 services$2.4K/svc1.53x markup
0191TInternal insertion of eye fluid drainage device
$269.5K
126 services$2.1K/svc2.08x markup
66982Complex removal of cataract with insertion of lensโš  3.6x markup
$120.3K
153 services$786.22/svc3.59x markup
V2785Processing, preserving and transporting corneal tissue
$120.0K
32 services$3.7K/svc1.29x markup
66821Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laserโš  4.2x markup
$108.6K
686 services$158.25/svc4.19x markup
66174Dilation to improve eye fluid flowโš  4.4x markup
$33.7K
36 services$934.76/svc4.43x markup
65756Transplant of outer layer of corneal tissueโš  3.1x markup
$26.0K
18 services$1.4K/svc3.15x markup
65855Laser repair to improve eye fluid flowโš  7.4x markup
$1.7K
21 services$81.59/svc7.39x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of lens3.5K$2.8M$785.933.62x
66991Extracapsular removal of cataract with insertion of artificial lens and insertion of drainage device in front chamber of eye148$354.2K$2.4K1.53x
0191TInternal insertion of eye fluid drainage device126$269.5K$2.1K2.08x
66982Complex removal of cataract with insertion of lens153$120.3K$786.223.59x
V2785Processing, preserving and transporting corneal tissue32$120.0K$3.7K1.29x
66821Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laser686$108.6K$158.254.19x
66174Dilation to improve eye fluid flow36$33.7K$934.764.43x
65756Transplant of outer layer of corneal tissue18$26.0K$1.4K3.15x
65855Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow21$1.7K$81.597.39x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

3.26x

This provider submits charges 3.26 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 3.26x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $326. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Billings, MT

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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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