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Organization

Novamed Management Services Llc

NPI: 1992708929
Atlanta, GA
10 years of data
Ambulatory Surgical Center
$11.8M
Total Payments
10.0K
Beneficiaries
16.1K
Services
6.14x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

97th
percentile in specialty
This provider$11.8M
Specialty median$657.1K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $11.8M over 10 years
26.14x markup ratio (above median)
397th percentile in Ambulatory Surgical Center by payments
410 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $11.8M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 97th percentile of Ambulatory Surgical Center providers nationally.

Their average markup ratio of 6.14x is significantly above the specialty median of 6.1x.

74% of their billing comes from a single procedure code (66984 โ€” Removal of cataract with insertion of lens).

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$4.7K$896.935.22x$3.8K$1.1M1.4K886
2015$5.9K$898.686.55x$5.0K$981.6K1.3K849
2016$5.9K$903.746.51x$5.0K$1.1M1.5K949
2017$7.4K$1.3K5.72x$6.1K$1.2M1.5K912
2018$7.6K$1.3K5.66x$6.3K$1.2M1.5K908
2019$6.0K$1.1K5.57x$4.9K$1.3M1.6K985
2020$5.1K$935.415.44x$4.2K$901.1K1.1K679
2021$5.3K$989.305.33x$4.3K$1.3M1.7K1.1K
2022$6.1K$1.0K5.86x$5.1K$1.4M2.2K1.4K
2023$6.5K$1.3K5.14x$5.2K$1.5M2.3K1.4K

Top Procedures (11)

66984Removal of cataract with insertion of lensโš  6.4x markup
$8.7M
12.1K services$720.63/svc6.41x markup
0191TInternal insertion of eye fluid drainage deviceโš  4.6x markup
$1.0M
579 services$1.8K/svc4.56x markup
65820Incision to improve eye fluid flowโš  4.2x markup
$567.5K
503 services$1.1K/svc4.16x markup
66991Extracapsular removal of cataract with insertion of artificial lens and insertion of drainage device in front chamber of eyeโš  6.4x markup
$463.1K
187 services$2.5K/svc6.39x markup
66174Dilation to improve eye fluid flowโš  6.2x markup
$287.0K
219 services$1.3K/svc6.23x markup
66982Removal of cataract with insertion of lensโš  6.7x markup
$285.8K
416 services$687.05/svc6.69x markup
J1097Phenylephrine 10.16 mg/ml and ketorolac 2.88 mg/ml ophthalmic irrigation solution, 1 mlโš  7.3x markup
$143.9K
1.9K services$77.38/svc7.26x markup
0474TInsertion of drainage device and creation of fluid reservoir in front chamber of eyeโš  6.4x markup
$129.4K
70 services$1.8K/svc6.38x markup
0449TInsertion of aqueous fluid drainage device into eyeโš  5.9x markup
$80.9K
42 services$1.9K/svc5.92x markup
66183Insertion of eye fluid drainage deviceโš  3.7x markup
$33.3K
15 services$2.2K/svc3.68x markup
J9280Injection, mitomycin, 5 mg
$1.2K
33 services$37.79/svc1.27x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of lens12.1K$8.7M$720.636.41x
0191TInternal insertion of eye fluid drainage device579$1.0M$1.8K4.56x
65820Incision to improve eye fluid flow503$567.5K$1.1K4.16x
66991Extracapsular removal of cataract with insertion of artificial lens and insertion of drainage device in front chamber of eye187$463.1K$2.5K6.39x
66174Dilation to improve eye fluid flow219$287.0K$1.3K6.23x
66982Removal of cataract with insertion of lens416$285.8K$687.056.69x
J1097Phenylephrine 10.16 mg/ml and ketorolac 2.88 mg/ml ophthalmic irrigation solution, 1 ml1.9K$143.9K$77.387.26x
0474TInsertion of drainage device and creation of fluid reservoir in front chamber of eye70$129.4K$1.8K6.38x
0449TInsertion of aqueous fluid drainage device into eye42$80.9K$1.9K5.92x
66183Insertion of eye fluid drainage device15$33.3K$2.2K3.68x
J9280Injection, mitomycin, 5 mg33$1.2K$37.791.27x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

6.14x

This provider submits charges 6.14 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 6.14x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $614. This is higher than the national average.

Location

Atlanta, GA

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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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