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Melissa Brown, ANP-C

NPI: 1902040033
Mandeville, LA
10 years of data
Nurse Practitioner
$3.4M
Total Payments
35
Beneficiaries
278.3K
Services
1.14x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$3.4M
Specialty median$25.9K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $3.4M over 10 years
299th percentile in Nurse Practitioner by payments
3111 services/day โ€” unusually high
4Payments surged 1493% in 2023
52 procedures with >3x markup

This provider averages 111 services per working day

Based on 278.3K total services over 10 years (250 working days/year). Learn about impossible service volumes โ†’

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $3.4M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Nurse Practitioner providers nationally.

Averaging 111 services per working day raises questions about billing patterns.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 59106% from 2014 to 2023.

94% of their billing comes from a single procedure code (K1034 โ€” Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count).

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 1493% in 2023

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$220.32$85.572.57x$134.75$5.1K602
2015$150.00$67.662.22x$82.34$2.2K321
2016$140.23$42.963.26x$97.27$29.6K6884
2017$139.39$43.523.20x$95.87$43.4K9985
2018$137.25$46.872.93x$90.38$30.7K6545
2019$142.08$53.572.65x$88.51$37.0K6905
2020$131.59$47.882.75x$83.71$22.3K4665
2021$133.29$55.462.40x$77.83$24.7K4454
2022$13.46$12.131.11x$1.33$190.8K15.7K3
2023$12.06$11.761.03x$0.30$3.0M258.5K1

Top Procedures (9)

K1034Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count
$3.2M
274.1K services$11.76/svc1.03x markup
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes
$69.0K
1.4K services$47.77/svc1.76x markup
20610Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large jointโš  4.6x markup
$49.7K
1.0K services$48.44/svc4.57x markup
20553Injections of trigger points in 3 or more musclesโš  3.8x markup
$32.8K
829 services$39.62/svc3.80x markup
99214Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes
$30.7K
463 services$66.32/svc1.91x markup
99212Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
$8.0K
292 services$27.27/svc2.38x markup
99204New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes
$7.3K
79 services$92.28/svc2.00x markup
99215Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
$3.8K
46 services$81.94/svc2.44x markup
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
$1.4K
14 services$97.51/svc2.93x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
K1034Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count274.1K$3.2M$11.761.03x
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes1.4K$69.0K$47.771.76x
20610Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint1.0K$49.7K$48.444.57x
20553Injections of trigger points in 3 or more muscles829$32.8K$39.623.80x
99214Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes463$30.7K$66.321.91x
99212Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes292$8.0K$27.272.38x
99204New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes79$7.3K$92.282.00x
99215Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes46$3.8K$81.942.44x
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes14$1.4K$97.512.93x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

1.14x

This provider submits charges 1.14 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 1.14x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $114. This is lower than the national average.

Location

Mandeville, LA

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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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