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Michael Nagar, M.D.

NPI: 1588996847
Garden City, NY
10 years of data
Pathology
$16.9M
Total Payments
65
Beneficiaries
99.4K
Services
3.97x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$16.9M
Specialty median$84.1K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $16.9M over 10 years
23.97x markup ratio (above median)
399th percentile in Pathology by payments
4Payments surged 102% in 2023
511 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $16.9M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Pathology providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 551% 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 102% in 2023

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$416.31$107.853.86x$308.46$582.6K5.4K5
2015$440.24$113.333.88x$326.91$780.0K6.9K5
2016$483.65$120.914.00x$362.74$977.3K8.1K5
2017$493.14$114.614.30x$378.53$996.1K8.7K7
2018$723.51$173.834.16x$549.68$1.7M9.6K9
2019$766.32$179.234.28x$587.09$2.2M12.1K7
2020$824.96$194.834.23x$630.13$1.9M9.9K6
2021$753.31$199.973.77x$553.34$2.2M10.8K7
2022$775.77$203.743.81x$572.03$1.9M9.2K7
2023$749.57$202.673.70x$546.90$3.8M18.7K7

Top Procedures (11)

88120Cell examination of urine, manualโš  3.8x markup
$7.9M
13.4K services$591.84/svc3.81x markup
88112Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement techniqueโš  3.9x markup
$3.8M
62.0K services$60.87/svc3.92x markup
G0416Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examinations, for prostate needle biopsy, any methodโš  4.8x markup
$2.7M
6.7K services$408.49/svc4.76x markup
88344Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each multiplex procedureโš  3.6x markup
$2.1M
12.3K services$166.81/svc3.62x markup
88305Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexityโš  4.4x markup
$158.9K
2.8K services$57.14/svc4.36x markup
88121Cell examination of urine, computer-assistedโš  3.9x markup
$116.5K
257 services$453.29/svc3.89x markup
G0461Immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry, per specimen; first single or multiplex antibody stainโš  3.4x markup
$92.6K
1.0K services$91.14/svc3.43x markup
88342Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedureโš  3.9x markup
$81.7K
851 services$96.02/svc3.86x markup
88307Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexityโš  3.9x markup
$3.9K
16 services$244.32/svc3.91x markup
88341Special stained specimen slides to examine tissueโš  3.8x markup
$2.8K
33 services$85.08/svc3.82x markup
88363Microscopic genetic analysis of tissueโš  3.1x markup
$497.80
20 services$24.89/svc3.06x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
88120Cell examination of urine, manual13.4K$7.9M$591.843.81x
88112Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique62.0K$3.8M$60.873.92x
G0416Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examinations, for prostate needle biopsy, any method6.7K$2.7M$408.494.76x
88344Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each multiplex procedure12.3K$2.1M$166.813.62x
88305Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity2.8K$158.9K$57.144.36x
88121Cell examination of urine, computer-assisted257$116.5K$453.293.89x
G0461Immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry, per specimen; first single or multiplex antibody stain1.0K$92.6K$91.143.43x
88342Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure851$81.7K$96.023.86x
88307Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity16$3.9K$244.323.91x
88341Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue33$2.8K$85.083.82x
88363Microscopic genetic analysis of tissue20$497.80$24.893.06x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

3.97x

This provider submits charges 3.97 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 3.97x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $397. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Garden City, NY

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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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