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PSY.D.Individual

Christopher Cortman, PSY.D.

NPI: 1629160775
Venice, FL
10 years of data
Psychologist, Clinical
$4.4M
Total Payments
4.7K
Beneficiaries
42.0K
Services
1.75x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$4.4M
Specialty median$33.5K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $4.4M over 10 years
21.75x markup ratio
399th percentile in Psychologist, Clinical by payments
41 procedure with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $4.4M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Psychologist, Clinical providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 87% from 2014 to 2023.

94% of their billing comes from a single procedure code (90837 โ€” Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient and/or family member).

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$190.27$95.362.00x$94.91$313.2K3.2K509
2015$175.00$79.642.20x$95.36$384.2K3.9K454
2016$183.33$88.872.06x$94.46$290.1K3.1K452
2017$183.43$85.802.14x$97.63$381.6K4.0K577
2018$222.58$84.032.65x$138.55$427.6K4.4K660
2019$220.94$86.772.55x$134.17$414.7K4.1K609
2020$181.25$92.681.96x$88.57$532.8K4.9K396
2021$183.33$111.531.64x$71.80$549.0K4.6K326
2022$207.57$109.181.90x$98.39$528.9K4.6K358
2023$212.50$117.261.81x$95.24$585.2K5.2K407

Top Procedures (5)

90837Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient and/or family member
$4.1M
39.1K services$105.84/svc1.71x markup
90791Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation
$184.3K
1.8K services$101.38/svc2.23x markup
90847Family psychotherapy including patient
$59.7K
726 services$82.18/svc2.15x markup
90846Family psychotherapy, 50 minutes
$16.0K
202 services$79.34/svc2.21x markup
90832Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient and/or family memberโš  3.5x markup
$6.8K
135 services$50.11/svc3.47x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
90837Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient and/or family member39.1K$4.1M$105.841.71x
90791Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation1.8K$184.3K$101.382.23x
90847Family psychotherapy including patient726$59.7K$82.182.15x
90846Family psychotherapy, 50 minutes202$16.0K$79.342.21x
90832Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient and/or family member135$6.8K$50.113.47x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

1.75x

This provider submits charges 1.75 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 1.75x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $175. This is lower than the national average.

Location

Venice, FL

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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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