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Organization

Digestive Disease Center

NPI: 1942318498
Las Vegas, NV
10 years of data
Ambulatory Surgical Center
$3.4M
Total Payments
10.2K
Beneficiaries
10.4K
Services
4.22x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

90th
percentile in specialty
This provider$3.4M
Specialty median$657.1K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $3.4M over 10 years
24.22x markup ratio (above median)
390th percentile in Ambulatory Surgical Center by payments
48 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $3.4M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 90th percentile of Ambulatory Surgical Center providers nationally.

This provider's billing patterns fall within normal ranges for their specialty.

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$1.2K$246.574.83x$945.40$340.7K1.2K1.2K
2015$1.2K$270.904.55x$962.99$380.4K1.2K1.2K
2016$1.2K$286.394.31x$949.32$392.5K1.2K1.2K
2017$1.3K$308.754.11x$960.00$307.0K959950
2018$1.2K$291.194.24x$944.52$369.6K1.1K1.1K
2019$1.3K$329.753.79x$920.25$358.5K1.1K1.0K
2020$1.2K$298.463.96x$882.79$273.8K815806
2021$1.2K$314.783.92x$920.66$293.6K853845
2022$1.3K$358.193.70x$966.52$333.4K956945
2023$1.3K$365.873.62x$959.13$336.8K920913

Top Procedures (9)

43239Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscopeโš  4.5x markup
$951.0K
3.5K services$267.90/svc4.48x markup
45385Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscopeโš  4.3x markup
$800.1K
2.0K services$398.46/svc4.27x markup
45380Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscopeโš  3.7x markup
$778.5K
1.9K services$400.67/svc3.74x markup
45378Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscopeโš  4.5x markup
$677.1K
2.2K services$313.62/svc4.46x markup
43450Dilation of esophagusโš  3.6x markup
$86.3K
306 services$281.89/svc3.61x markup
43235Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscopeโš  3.9x markup
$71.4K
254 services$281.22/svc3.91x markup
45330Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscopeโš  7.4x markup
$8.6K
93 services$92.58/svc7.42x markup
45331Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
$7.0K
26 services$267.72/svc2.99x markup
43245Dilation of stomach outlet using an endoscopeโš  3.1x markup
$6.4K
13 services$490.12/svc3.06x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
43239Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope3.5K$951.0K$267.904.48x
45385Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope2.0K$800.1K$398.464.27x
45380Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope1.9K$778.5K$400.673.74x
45378Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope2.2K$677.1K$313.624.46x
43450Dilation of esophagus306$86.3K$281.893.61x
43235Diagnostic examination of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope254$71.4K$281.223.91x
45330Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope93$8.6K$92.587.42x
45331Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope26$7.0K$267.722.99x
43245Dilation of stomach outlet using an endoscope13$6.4K$490.123.06x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

4.22x

This provider submits charges 4.22 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 4.22x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $422. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Las Vegas, NV

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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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