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Rima Tinawi-Aljundi, MD

NPI: 1982669354
St Clair Shores, MI
10 years of data
Pathology
$10.0M
Total Payments
46.3K
Beneficiaries
55.8K
Services
3.72x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$10.0M
Specialty median$84.1K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $10.0M over 10 years
23.72x markup ratio (above median)
399th percentile in Pathology by payments
4Payments surged 1224% in 2015
55 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $10.0M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Pathology providers nationally.

Medicare payments to this provider grew 440% from 2014 to 2023.

63% of their billing comes from a single procedure code (88121 โ€” Cell examination of urine).

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 1224% 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$731.25$259.592.82x$471.66$140.1K648645
2015$411.04$166.322.47x$244.72$1.9M8.9K7.2K
2016$352.18$137.372.56x$214.81$1.8M9.0K7.3K
2017$371.04$138.312.68x$232.73$1.2M6.6K5.5K
2018$421.25$140.762.99x$280.49$983.2K5.8K4.8K
2019$455.25$142.693.19x$312.56$887.0K5.7K4.8K
2020$438.12$130.513.36x$307.61$736.6K4.8K4.1K
2021$538.33$151.243.56x$387.09$700.3K4.5K3.7K
2022$406.11$118.413.43x$287.70$953.8K5.6K4.7K
2023$502.14$138.453.63x$363.69$756.6K4.3K3.6K

Top Procedures (11)

88121Cell examination of urineโš  3.8x markup
$6.3M
16.0K services$394.09/svc3.81x markup
G0416Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examinations, for prostate needle biopsy, any method, 10-20 specimens
$1.9M
5.7K services$341.34/svc2.93x markup
88112Cell examination of specimenโš  4.4x markup
$1.6M
31.3K services$50.70/svc4.44x markup
88305Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexityโš  3.9x markup
$90.1K
1.8K services$50.74/svc3.94x markup
88344Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue
$28.2K
232 services$121.41/svc1.72x markup
88342Tissue or cell analysis by immunologic technique
$17.9K
224 services$79.70/svc2.48x markup
88307Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity
$15.6K
71 services$220.35/svc1.36x markup
88341Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue
$10.4K
166 services$62.90/svc1.42x markup
88300Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examinationโš  3.2x markup
$2.4K
194 services$12.50/svc3.20x markup
88304Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexityโš  4.4x markup
$1.2K
35 services$34.36/svc4.37x markup
84153PSA (prostate specific antigen) measurement
$837.08
34 services$24.62/svc1.42x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
88121Cell examination of urine16.0K$6.3M$394.093.81x
G0416Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examinations, for prostate needle biopsy, any method, 10-20 specimens5.7K$1.9M$341.342.93x
88112Cell examination of specimen31.3K$1.6M$50.704.44x
88305Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity1.8K$90.1K$50.743.94x
88344Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue232$28.2K$121.411.72x
88342Tissue or cell analysis by immunologic technique224$17.9K$79.702.48x
88307Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity71$15.6K$220.351.36x
88341Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue166$10.4K$62.901.42x
88300Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination194$2.4K$12.503.20x
88304Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity35$1.2K$34.364.37x
84153PSA (prostate specific antigen) measurement34$837.08$24.621.42x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

3.72x

This provider submits charges 3.72 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 3.72x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $372. This is higher than the national average.

Location

St Clair Shores, 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)

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