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Criselda Abad-Santos, M.D.

NPI: 1760461826
Woodland Hills, CA
10 years of data
Psychiatry
$3.5M
Total Payments
1.3K
Beneficiaries
31.2K
Services
1.47x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$3.5M
Specialty median$36.7K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $3.5M over 10 years
299th percentile in Psychiatry by payments
3Payments surged 136% in 2015
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $3.5M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Psychiatry providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 3467% 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 136% in 2015

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$121.97$82.911.47x$39.06$22.5K279110
2015$125.83$82.611.52x$43.22$53.1K583150
2016$186.29$104.831.78x$81.46$73.9K720102
2017$185.73$103.921.79x$81.81$147.9K1.4K122
2018$167.03$109.551.52x$57.48$304.5K2.8K93
2019$178.56$92.251.94x$86.31$414.2K3.7K117
2020$163.87$93.181.76x$70.69$360.8K3.3K111
2021$164.53$99.551.65x$64.98$524.3K4.3K149
2022$144.04$93.111.55x$50.93$838.8K7.3K206
2023$165.59$104.091.59x$61.50$802.1K6.8K138

Top Procedures (7)

99215Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
$1.9M
14.4K services$134.22/svc1.36x markup
90838Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient and/or family member
$1.4M
14.3K services$97.39/svc1.57x markup
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
$127.2K
1.2K services$105.48/svc1.62x markup
90836Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient and/or family member
$67.6K
928 services$72.88/svc1.84x markup
90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient and/or family member
$12.3K
267 services$46.14/svc1.93x markup
90792Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services
$8.4K
79 services$106.85/svc1.74x markup
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes
$7.7K
102 services$75.85/svc1.59x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
99215Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes14.4K$1.9M$134.221.36x
90838Psychotherapy, 60 minutes with patient and/or family member14.3K$1.4M$97.391.57x
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes1.2K$127.2K$105.481.62x
90836Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient and/or family member928$67.6K$72.881.84x
90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient and/or family member267$12.3K$46.141.93x
90792Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services79$8.4K$106.851.74x
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes102$7.7K$75.851.59x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

1.47x

This provider submits charges 1.47 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 1.47x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $147. This is lower than the national average.

Location

Woodland Hills, CA

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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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