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

Alaska Heart Institute

NPI: 1477891364
Anchorage, AK
10 years of data
Ambulatory Surgical Center
$10.4M
Total Payments
992
Beneficiaries
992
Services
4.77x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

97th
percentile in specialty
This provider$10.4M
Specialty median$657.1K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $10.4M over 10 years
24.77x markup ratio (above median)
397th percentile in Ambulatory Surgical Center by payments
4Payments surged 137% in 2015
57 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $10.4M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 97th percentile of Ambulatory Surgical Center providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 89% 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 137% 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$45.4K$11.4K3.97x$34.0K$595.8K5050
2015$57.0K$14.5K3.94x$42.5K$1.4M9393
2016$61.6K$12.8K4.81x$48.8K$1.0M8484
2017$54.0K$12.4K4.36x$41.6K$603.4K5050
2018$54.7K$12.4K4.42x$42.3K$703.8K6262
2019$57.6K$12.9K4.47x$44.7K$1.5M137137
2020$50.6K$10.7K4.74x$39.9K$1.1M106106
2021$42.8K$9.0K4.74x$33.8K$1.1M125125
2022$45.5K$9.2K4.97x$36.4K$1.2M148148
2023$46.6K$8.5K5.47x$38.1K$1.1M137137

Top Procedures (7)

33264Removal and replacement of multiple lead pacing defibrillator pulse generatorโš  4.3x markup
$2.5M
114 services$21.7K/svc4.31x markup
33249Insertion or replacement of single or dual chamber pacing defibrillator leadsโš  4.2x markup
$2.2M
92 services$23.6K/svc4.16x markup
33229Removal and replacement of multiple lead permanent pacemaker pulse generatorโš  3.8x markup
$1.9M
175 services$10.8K/svc3.80x markup
33208Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker including upper and lower chamber electrodesโš  6.8x markup
$1.8M
256 services$6.9K/svc6.80x markup
33228Removal and replacement of dual lead permanent pacemaker pulse generatorโš  5.2x markup
$1.3M
191 services$6.7K/svc5.19x markup
33285Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skinโš  4.8x markup
$761.0K
129 services$5.9K/svc4.85x markup
33286Removal of heart rhythm monitor from under skinโš  16.0x markup
$9.5K
35 services$271.56/svc15.97x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
33264Removal and replacement of multiple lead pacing defibrillator pulse generator114$2.5M$21.7K4.31x
33249Insertion or replacement of single or dual chamber pacing defibrillator leads92$2.2M$23.6K4.16x
33229Removal and replacement of multiple lead permanent pacemaker pulse generator175$1.9M$10.8K3.80x
33208Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker including upper and lower chamber electrodes256$1.8M$6.9K6.80x
33228Removal and replacement of dual lead permanent pacemaker pulse generator191$1.3M$6.7K5.19x
33285Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin129$761.0K$5.9K4.85x
33286Removal of heart rhythm monitor from under skin35$9.5K$271.5615.97x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

4.77x

This provider submits charges 4.77 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 4.77x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $477. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Anchorage, AK

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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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