This provider's $5.0M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Internal Medicine providers nationally.
Medicare payments to this provider grew 598% from 2014 to 2023.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
Notable: Payments increased 93% in 2016
Year-over-year payment surges can indicate changes in practice volume, new services, or billing pattern shifts.
Average per-service amounts submitted by the provider compared to what Medicare actually paid — the gap represents the markup.
| Year | Avg Submitted | Avg Paid | Markup Ratio | Gap per Service | Total Payments | Services | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $178.42 | $91.03 | 1.96x | $87.39 | $126.7K | 1.6K | 924 |
| 2015 | $234.81 | $96.36 | 2.44x | $138.45 | $210.6K | 2.5K | 1.3K |
| 2016 | $299.64 | $94.81 | 3.16x | $204.83 | $405.8K | 4.7K | 2.4K |
| 2017 | $285.35 | $81.36 | 3.51x | $203.99 | $390.7K | 5.0K | 2.3K |
| 2018 | $329.94 | $83.87 | 3.93x | $246.07 | $457.1K | 6.2K | 2.4K |
| 2019 | $289.38 | $80.74 | 3.58x | $208.64 | $508.3K | 6.4K | 2.2K |
| 2020 | $332.63 | $97.53 | 3.41x | $235.10 | $591.2K | 6.4K | 2.7K |
| 2021 | $311.13 | $105.78 | 2.94x | $205.35 | $793.6K | 7.4K | 2.7K |
| 2022 | $361.09 | $95.75 | 3.77x | $265.34 | $628.1K | 6.2K | 2.4K |
| 2023 | $388.02 | $97.04 | 4.00x | $290.98 | $884.3K | 8.4K | 2.5K |
| Code | Description | Services | Payments | Avg/Service | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | 16.1K | $1.5M | $90.54 | 4.92x |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | 10.9K | $652.2K | $59.77 | 2.95x |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | 3.0K | $549.9K | $181.60 | 3.30x |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | 3.4K | $546.4K | $159.01 | 3.23x |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | 3.4K | $379.9K | $110.95 | 3.20x |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 2.7K | $243.7K | $91.67 | 5.02x |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 3.1K | $186.7K | $60.60 | 5.19x |
| 99309 | Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 25 minutes per day | 2.3K | $176.2K | $76.88 | 2.70x |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | 1.7K | $154.6K | $91.78 | 2.61x |
| 99497 | Advance care planning by the physician or other qualified health care professional | 2.2K | $146.2K | $65.02 | 4.61x |
| 99305 | Initial nursing facility visit, typically 35 minutes per day | 1.2K | $135.1K | $108.83 | 2.60x |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | 1.4K | $87.8K | $62.16 | 2.90x |
| 99308 | Subsequent nursing facility visit, typically 15 minutes per day | 1.1K | $63.4K | $56.67 | 2.77x |
| 99496 | Transitional care management services, highly complexity, requiring face-to-face visits within 7 days of discharge | 274 | $60.9K | $222.36 | 1.35x |
| 95923 | Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 201 | $30.2K | $150.09 | 3.33x |
| 99236 | Hospital observation or inpatient care high severity, 55 minutes per day | 116 | $19.4K | $166.97 | 3.27x |
| 95921 | Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 201 | $14.7K | $73.14 | 4.10x |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | 104 | $13.8K | $133.14 | 2.63x |
| G0438 | Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 71 | $12.9K | $181.39 | 1.93x |
| G0180 | Physician certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial implem | 252 | $11.6K | $46.08 | 4.29x |
This provider submits charges 3.82 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.
A markup ratio of 3.82x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $382. This is higher than the national average.
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Other Internal Medicine providers in CA for peer comparison.
| Provider | Location | Total Payments | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Jeng, MD, MPH | San Gabriel, CA | $45.6M | ✓ Clear |
| Richard Park, M.D. | Granada Hills, CA | $34.7M | ⚠️ Flagged |
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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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