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Vincent Bennett, MD

NPI: 1982650776
Los Angeles, CA
10 years of data
Emergency Medicine
$1.2M
Total Payments
4.1K
Beneficiaries
23.0K
Services
196.13x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

98th
percentile in specialty
This provider$1.2M
Specialty median$49.9K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $1.2M over 10 years
2196.13x markup ratio (above median)
3Risk score: 73 โ€” flagged for review
498th percentile in Emergency Medicine by payments
57 procedures with >3x markup

โš ๏ธ Flagged for Review

Risk Score: 73
  • 37x specialty median spending
  • Markup 196.1x (specialty median: 8.0x)
  • 16x specialty median beneficiaries
  • 71x specialty median services
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Statistical flag only โ€” not an accusation of fraud

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $1.2M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 98th percentile of Emergency Medicine providers nationally.

Their average markup ratio of 196.13x is significantly above the specialty median of 7.1x.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 85% from 2014 to 2023.

This provider has been statistically flagged with a risk score of 73/100. Statistical flags are not accusations of fraud.

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$189.53$52.113.64x$137.42$70.1K1.3K291
2015$187.96$52.103.61x$135.86$71.5K1.4K296
2016$94.22$52.091.81x$42.13$91.5K1.8K379
2017$177.41$52.093.41x$125.32$98.8K1.9K409
2018$82.78$52.101.59x$30.68$92.7K1.8K384
2019$155.36$52.082.98x$103.28$91.6K1.8K380
2020$118.66$52.102.28x$66.56$111.7K2.1K463
2021$141.73$52.102.72x$89.63$108.5K2.1K450
2022$207.46$52.093.98x$155.37$112.8K2.2K468
2023$99.62$52.101.91x$47.52$129.9K2.5K538

Top Procedures (10)

99214Established patient office visit, 30-39 min
$282.7K
5.4K services$52.10/svc2.01x markup
99213Established patient office visit, 20-29 minโš  3.2x markup
$54.1K
1.0K services$52.09/svc3.19x markup
99215Established patient office visit, 40-54 min
$82.0K
1.6K services$52.09/svc2.93x markup
99232Subsequent hospital care, moderate complexity
$71.9K
1.4K services$52.11/svc1.91x markup
99223Initial hospital care, high complexityโš  3.9x markup
$22.8K
437 services$52.09/svc3.89x markup
G0463Hospital outpatient clinic visitโš  4.6x markup
$81.4K
1.6K services$52.10/svc4.58x markup
99212Established patient office visit, 10-19 minโš  5.8x markup
$24.7K
474 services$52.14/svc5.84x markup
93000Electrocardiogram, completeโš  3.6x markup
$38.7K
742 services$52.11/svc3.64x markup
36415Venipunctureโš  4.1x markup
$61.4K
1.2K services$52.11/svc4.11x markup
96372Therapeutic injection, subcutaneous or IMโš  5.3x markup
$37.3K
716 services$52.06/svc5.27x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
99214Established patient office visit, 30-39 min5.4K$282.7K$52.102.01x
99213Established patient office visit, 20-29 min1.0K$54.1K$52.093.19x
99215Established patient office visit, 40-54 min1.6K$82.0K$52.092.93x
99232Subsequent hospital care, moderate complexity1.4K$71.9K$52.111.91x
99223Initial hospital care, high complexity437$22.8K$52.093.89x
G0463Hospital outpatient clinic visit1.6K$81.4K$52.104.58x
99212Established patient office visit, 10-19 min474$24.7K$52.145.84x
93000Electrocardiogram, complete742$38.7K$52.113.64x
36415Venipuncture1.2K$61.4K$52.114.11x
96372Therapeutic injection, subcutaneous or IM716$37.3K$52.065.27x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

196.13x

This provider submits charges 196.13 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 196.13x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $19613. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Los Angeles, 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)

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

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