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  3. Rajendra Mullapudi
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Rajendra Mullapudi, M.D.

NPI: 1679764096
Chicago, IL
10 years of data
Internal Medicine
$4.5M
Total Payments
21.6K
Beneficiaries
78.4K
Services
2.07x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$4.5M
Specialty median$84.0K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $4.5M over 10 years
22.07x markup ratio (above median)
399th percentile in Internal Medicine by payments
4Payments surged 53% in 2018
54 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $4.5M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Internal Medicine providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 107% 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 53% in 2018

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$88.46$55.841.58x$32.62$277.4K6.7K1.5K
2015$75.85$41.931.81x$33.92$254.4K5.7K998
2016$98.34$52.191.88x$46.15$369.4K5.5K1.7K
2017$113.20$48.682.33x$64.52$296.3K5.2K1.5K
2018$104.61$44.852.33x$59.76$452.9K8.4K2.5K
2019$116.07$53.162.18x$62.91$520.3K8.8K2.5K
2020$111.77$52.712.12x$59.06$614.8K9.6K2.7K
2021$114.97$58.851.95x$56.12$608.4K9.0K2.6K
2022$124.19$61.652.01x$62.54$531.8K9.0K2.8K
2023$117.95$55.912.11x$62.04$575.3K10.6K2.9K

Top Procedures (20)

99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
$1.1M
11.7K services$93.38/svc1.95x markup
99350Established patient home visit, typically 60 minutes
$1.0M
6.9K services$147.63/svc1.84x markup
99349Established patient home visit, typically 40 minutes
$635.2K
6.0K services$105.11/svc1.92x markup
G0180Physician 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 imple
$305.4K
7.0K services$43.68/svc1.93x markup
G0179Physician re-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 im
$224.8K
6.7K services$33.79/svc1.92x markup
99490Chronic care management services at least 20 minutes per calendar month
$192.9K
4.8K services$40.29/svc2.10x markup
G0181Physician supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician development and/or revision of c
$143.3K
1.6K services$88.00/svc1.88x markup
97110Therapeutic exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutesโš  3.1x markup
$118.2K
5.4K services$21.99/svc3.07x markup
99215Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
$104.1K
789 services$131.96/svc1.68x markup
97140Manual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions, each 15 minutesโš  3.9x markup
$98.7K
5.6K services$17.63/svc3.92x markup
99407Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, greater than 10 minutes
$82.9K
2.9K services$28.91/svc1.65x markup
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
$79.1K
1.2K services$63.95/svc2.16x markup
99344New patient home visit, typically 60 minutes
$62.1K
434 services$143.11/svc1.87x markup
97032Application of electrical stimulation to 1 or more areas, each 15 minutesโš  7.3x markup
$51.3K
5.0K services$10.20/svc7.32x markup
99348Established patient home visit, typically 25 minutes
$40.3K
613 services$65.71/svc2.07x markup
99345New patient home visit, typically 75 minutes
$28.8K
167 services$172.38/svc1.72x markup
99457Remote physiologic monitoring treatment management services, health care professional time in a calendar month requiring interactive communication with the patient/caregiver; first 20 minutes
$27.1K
657 services$41.23/svc1.84x markup
99454Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days
$25.5K
587 services$43.37/svc2.19x markup
93000Routine EKG using at least 12 leads including interpretation and reportโš  3.4x markup
$25.2K
1.8K services$13.74/svc3.37x markup
G0437Smoking and tobacco cessation counseling visit for the asymptomatic patient; intensive, greater than 10 minutes
$24.1K
826 services$29.17/svc1.71x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes11.7K$1.1M$93.381.95x
99350Established patient home visit, typically 60 minutes6.9K$1.0M$147.631.84x
99349Established patient home visit, typically 40 minutes6.0K$635.2K$105.111.92x
G0180Physician 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 imple7.0K$305.4K$43.681.93x
G0179Physician re-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 im6.7K$224.8K$33.791.92x
99490Chronic care management services at least 20 minutes per calendar month4.8K$192.9K$40.292.10x
G0181Physician supervision of a patient receiving medicare-covered services provided by a participating home health agency (patient not present) requiring complex and multidisciplinary care modalities involving regular physician development and/or revision of c1.6K$143.3K$88.001.88x
97110Therapeutic exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes5.4K$118.2K$21.993.07x
99215Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes789$104.1K$131.961.68x
97140Manual (physical) therapy techniques to 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes5.6K$98.7K$17.633.92x
99407Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, greater than 10 minutes2.9K$82.9K$28.911.65x
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes1.2K$79.1K$63.952.16x
99344New patient home visit, typically 60 minutes434$62.1K$143.111.87x
97032Application of electrical stimulation to 1 or more areas, each 15 minutes5.0K$51.3K$10.207.32x
99348Established patient home visit, typically 25 minutes613$40.3K$65.712.07x
99345New patient home visit, typically 75 minutes167$28.8K$172.381.72x
99457Remote physiologic monitoring treatment management services, health care professional time in a calendar month requiring interactive communication with the patient/caregiver; first 20 minutes657$27.1K$41.231.84x
99454Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days587$25.5K$43.372.19x
93000Routine EKG using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report1.8K$25.2K$13.743.37x
G0437Smoking and tobacco cessation counseling visit for the asymptomatic patient; intensive, greater than 10 minutes826$24.1K$29.171.71x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

2.07x

This provider submits charges 2.07 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 2.07x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $207. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Chicago, IL

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Data Sources

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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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