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  3. Alliance Surgery Center, Llc
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Organization

Alliance Surgery Center, Llc

NPI: 1699328146
Traverse City, MI
4 years of data
Ambulatory Surgical Center
$8.5M
Total Payments
38
Beneficiaries
2.4K
Services
12.96x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

96th
percentile in specialty
This provider$8.5M
Specialty median$657.1K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $8.5M over 4 years
212.96x markup ratio (above median)
396th percentile in Ambulatory Surgical Center by payments
4Payments surged 176% in 2021
510 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $8.5M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 96th percentile of Ambulatory Surgical Center providers nationally.

Their average markup ratio of 12.96x is significantly above the specialty median of 6.1x.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 274% from 2020 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 176% in 2021

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
2020$30.0K$2.2K13.95x$27.9K$791.3K3689
2021$45.9K$3.5K13.18x$42.4K$2.2M62710
2022$46.0K$3.5K13.01x$42.4K$2.6M73010
2023$51.8K$4.2K12.48x$47.7K$3.0M7139

Top Procedures (10)

27447Replacement of knee joint, both sides of kneeโš  11.6x markup
$4.1M
633 services$6.5K/svc11.60x markup
27130Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesisโš  13.0x markup
$3.0M
462 services$6.5K/svc13.00x markup
29828Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscopeโš  10.3x markup
$470.0K
217 services$2.2K/svc10.32x markup
29827Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscopeโš  15.4x markup
$464.1K
319 services$1.5K/svc15.37x markup
29823Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscopeโš  37.3x markup
$119.9K
233 services$514.50/svc37.25x markup
29824Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscopeโš  38.5x markup
$113.4K
228 services$497.33/svc38.54x markup
29881Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscopeโš  11.3x markup
$101.9K
107 services$952.70/svc11.32x markup
29880Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscopeโš  11.2x markup
$95.7K
99 services$966.84/svc11.15x markup
20680Removal of deep implant from boneโš  10.9x markup
$37.1K
52 services$713.33/svc10.95x markup
76000Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or lessโš  93.9x markup
$1.7K
88 services$19.79/svc93.86x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
27447Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee633$4.1M$6.5K11.60x
27130Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis462$3.0M$6.5K13.00x
29828Release of tendon connecting biceps muscle and shoulder using an endoscope217$470.0K$2.2K10.32x
29827Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope319$464.1K$1.5K15.37x
29823Removal of extensive shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope233$119.9K$514.5037.25x
29824Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope228$113.4K$497.3338.54x
29881Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope107$101.9K$952.7011.32x
29880Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope99$95.7K$966.8411.15x
20680Removal of deep implant from bone52$37.1K$713.3310.95x
76000Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less88$1.7K$19.7993.86x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

12.96x

This provider submits charges 12.96 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 12.96x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $1296. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Traverse City, MI

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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)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.

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