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  3. Ashesh Desai
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Ashesh Desai, MD

NPI: 1649308966
Conroe, TX
10 years of data
Pulmonary Disease
$5.4M
Total Payments
38.8K
Beneficiaries
74.4K
Services
2.53x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$5.4M
Specialty median$121.6K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $5.4M over 10 years
22.53x markup ratio (above median)
399th percentile in Pulmonary Disease by payments
44 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $5.4M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Pulmonary Disease providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 74% 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

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$341.68$81.954.17x$259.73$452.4K5.2K3.2K
2015$346.90$82.284.22x$264.62$438.2K5.4K3.5K
2016$333.96$77.964.28x$256.00$456.0K5.9K4.0K
2017$348.45$81.744.26x$266.71$466.1K6.3K3.8K
2018$204.58$75.892.70x$128.69$490.2K6.8K3.5K
2019$177.81$68.342.60x$109.47$445.8K6.3K3.6K
2020$281.40$66.934.20x$214.47$476.1K6.5K3.1K
2021$361.08$77.114.68x$283.97$599.1K7.3K3.5K
2022$240.71$72.993.30x$167.72$779.4K11.5K5.1K
2023$160.85$66.712.41x$94.14$789.1K13.1K5.5K

Top Procedures (20)

99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
$1.4M
16.4K services$84.72/svc2.17x markup
99232Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
$891.6K
15.8K services$56.47/svc2.34x markup
99291Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes
$755.6K
4.4K services$172.82/svc2.82x markup
99222Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
$431.9K
4.1K services$105.37/svc2.34x markup
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
$303.9K
2.5K services$120.97/svc2.36x markup
99223Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
$257.6K
1.7K services$151.45/svc2.39x markup
99308Follow-up nursing facility visit per day, typically 15 minutes
$153.6K
2.8K services$55.28/svc2.15x markup
99490Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month
$152.4K
3.1K services$48.58/svc1.78x markup
94729Measurement of lung diffusing capacity
$124.7K
3.0K services$41.77/svc2.56x markup
94726Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography
$118.0K
3.0K services$39.89/svc2.93x markup
94060Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administrationโš  3.1x markup
$114.9K
2.9K services$39.50/svc3.09x markup
99233Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
$92.9K
1.1K services$84.05/svc2.24x markup
99457Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes
$87.0K
2.3K services$37.56/svc2.45x markup
95806Unattended sleep study with recording of heart rate, oxygen, respiratory airflow and effortโš  4.1x markup
$54.9K
620 services$88.54/svc4.11x markup
G0398Home sleep study test (hst) with type ii portable monitor, unattended; minimum of 7 channels: eeg, eog, emg, ecg/heart rate, airflow, respiratory effort and oxygen saturation
$48.2K
399 services$120.85/svc2.80x markup
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
$47.9K
873 services$54.85/svc2.24x markup
99454Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days
$39.0K
1.0K services$38.36/svc1.98x markup
94620Pulmonary exercise testing
$35.1K
854 services$41.09/svc2.90x markup
95811Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab with continued pressured respiratory assistance by mask or breathing tubeโš  14.3x markup
$33.2K
320 services$103.78/svc14.33x markup
94618Test for exercise-induced lung stressโš  3.2x markup
$33.1K
1.3K services$25.03/svc3.20x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes16.4K$1.4M$84.722.17x
99232Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day15.8K$891.6K$56.472.34x
99291Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes4.4K$755.6K$172.822.82x
99222Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day4.1K$431.9K$105.372.34x
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes2.5K$303.9K$120.972.36x
99223Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day1.7K$257.6K$151.452.39x
99308Follow-up nursing facility visit per day, typically 15 minutes2.8K$153.6K$55.282.15x
99490Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month3.1K$152.4K$48.581.78x
94729Measurement of lung diffusing capacity3.0K$124.7K$41.772.56x
94726Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography3.0K$118.0K$39.892.93x
94060Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration2.9K$114.9K$39.503.09x
99233Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day1.1K$92.9K$84.052.24x
99457Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes2.3K$87.0K$37.562.45x
95806Unattended sleep study with recording of heart rate, oxygen, respiratory airflow and effort620$54.9K$88.544.11x
G0398Home sleep study test (hst) with type ii portable monitor, unattended; minimum of 7 channels: eeg, eog, emg, ecg/heart rate, airflow, respiratory effort and oxygen saturation399$48.2K$120.852.80x
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes873$47.9K$54.852.24x
99454Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days1.0K$39.0K$38.361.98x
94620Pulmonary exercise testing854$35.1K$41.092.90x
95811Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab with continued pressured respiratory assistance by mask or breathing tube320$33.2K$103.7814.33x
94618Test for exercise-induced lung stress1.3K$33.1K$25.033.20x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

2.53x

This provider submits charges 2.53 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 2.53x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $253. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Conroe, TX

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  • 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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