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Organization

Pacific Cataract And Laser Institute Of Alaska Inc Pc

NPI: 1548213077
Anchorage, AK
10 years of data
Ambulatory Surgical Center
$11.3M
Total Payments
9.2K
Beneficiaries
14.6K
Services
2.49x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

97th
percentile in specialty
This provider$11.3M
Specialty median$657.1K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $11.3M over 10 years
22.49x markup ratio (above median)
397th percentile in Ambulatory Surgical Center by payments
41 procedure with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $11.3M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 97th percentile of Ambulatory Surgical Center providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 54% from 2014 to 2023.

94% 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

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$1.5K$617.242.42x$873.43$916.4K1.3K821
2015$1.5K$610.572.44x$880.10$928.4K1.3K804
2016$1.5K$649.622.29x$841.05$1.0M1.4K867
2017$1.5K$649.962.32x$859.22$1.1M1.4K889
2018$1.5K$641.612.39x$893.72$1.1M1.4K936
2019$1.5K$614.442.50x$920.89$1.2M1.6K998
2020$1.7K$647.332.66x$1.1K$901.8K1.2K759
2021$1.9K$656.332.83x$1.2K$1.3M1.7K1.0K
2022$1.9K$669.632.77x$1.2K$1.4M1.7K1.0K
2023$2.0K$690.652.90x$1.3K$1.4M1.7K1.1K

Top Procedures (3)

66984Removal of cataract with insertion of lens
$10.6M
12.2K services$873.34/svc2.43x markup
66821Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laserโš  4.0x markup
$396.5K
2.1K services$186.13/svc4.00x markup
66982Removal of cataract with insertion of lens
$236.9K
267 services$887.36/svc2.45x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of lens12.2K$10.6M$873.342.43x
66821Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using laser2.1K$396.5K$186.134.00x
66982Removal of cataract with insertion of lens267$236.9K$887.362.45x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

2.49x

This provider submits charges 2.49 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 2.49x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $249. 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)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.

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