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  3. Russ Levitan
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Russ Levitan, M.D.

NPI: 1992783302
San Luis Obispo, CA
10 years of data
Anesthesiology
$4.3M
Total Payments
13.7K
Beneficiaries
46.2K
Services
16.29x
Markup Ratio

Peer Comparison

99th
percentile in specialty
This provider$4.3M
Specialty median$26.7K

๐Ÿ“‹ Key Findings

1Billed $4.3M over 10 years
216.29x markup ratio (above median)
399th percentile in Anesthesiology by payments
420 procedures with >3x markup
โœ“ No flags detected

๐Ÿ”Ž Data Analysis

This provider's $4.3M in total Medicare payments ranks in the 99th percentile of Anesthesiology providers nationally.

Their average markup ratio of 16.29x is significantly above the specialty median of 8.8x.

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$1.3K$78.6416.93x$1.3K$335.1K4.1K1.3K
2015$1.3K$79.7616.27x$1.2K$376.8K4.2K1.3K
2016$2.3K$104.5321.99x$2.2K$365.1K4.4K1.4K
2017$1.6K$100.0015.61x$1.5K$401.9K4.5K1.4K
2018$1.7K$101.6216.62x$1.6K$457.5K5.3K1.5K
2019$1.8K$92.0719.24x$1.7K$492.5K5.8K1.5K
2020$1.7K$95.4617.83x$1.6K$500.7K5.6K1.6K
2021$1.9K$108.3817.81x$1.8K$523.5K4.7K1.5K
2022$2.0K$99.7419.89x$1.9K$478.3K4.1K1.3K
2023$2.4K$100.4223.60x$2.3K$394.9K3.5K858

Top Procedures (20)

J7999Compounded drug, not otherwise classifiedโš  37.8x markup
$1.1M
2.1K services$506.44/svc37.83x markup
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutesโš  3.3x markup
$806.9K
13.8K services$58.36/svc3.34x markup
80307Testing for presence of drugโš  8.4x markup
$325.6K
5.0K services$65.43/svc8.41x markup
62370Electronic analysis reprogramming and refill of spinal canal drug infusion pump by physicianโš  4.4x markup
$257.6K
2.7K services$95.20/svc4.36x markup
99442Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussionโš  3.8x markup
$243.3K
3.6K services$67.45/svc3.82x markup
J3490Unclassified drugsโš  26.7x markup
$241.1K
568 services$424.40/svc26.66x markup
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutesโš  4.8x markup
$241.0K
2.9K services$82.69/svc4.83x markup
G0431Drug screen, qualitative; multiple drug classes by high complexity test method (e.g., immunoassay, enzyme assay), per patient encounterโš  5.7x markup
$172.0K
1.8K services$96.49/svc5.70x markup
76942Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needleโš  12.6x markup
$127.7K
2.7K services$47.51/svc12.63x markup
99443Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussionโš  4.5x markup
$113.6K
1.1K services$98.85/svc4.55x markup
64483Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidanceโš  21.3x markup
$76.9K
736 services$104.43/svc21.29x markup
G0479Drug tests(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes; any number of devices or procedures by instrumented chemistry analyzers utilizing immunoassay, enzyme assay, TOF, MALDI, LDTD, DESI, DART, GHPC, GC mass spectrometry), includes sample validation whenโš  7.3x markup
$73.8K
975 services$75.66/svc7.27x markup
64635Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidanceโš  10.3x markup
$71.5K
325 services$219.88/svc10.25x markup
64493Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidanceโš  22.2x markup
$68.5K
742 services$92.35/svc22.20x markup
62323Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidanceโš  10.0x markup
$47.9K
600 services$79.83/svc10.02x markup
62321Injection of substance into spinal canal of upper or middle back using imaging guidanceโš  18.5x markup
$43.3K
498 services$86.99/svc18.54x markup
64490Injections of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidanceโš  14.2x markup
$41.5K
397 services$104.57/svc14.18x markup
62367Electronic analysis of spinal canal drug infusion pumpโš  28.7x markup
$32.2K
1.1K services$30.31/svc28.70x markup
64633Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidanceโš  10.1x markup
$29.8K
135 services$220.55/svc10.07x markup
64484Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidanceโš  28.9x markup
$27.7K
601 services$46.07/svc28.95x markup
Show detailed table โ–พ
CodeDescriptionServicesPaymentsAvg/ServiceMarkup
J7999Compounded drug, not otherwise classified2.1K$1.1M$506.4437.83x
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes13.8K$806.9K$58.363.34x
80307Testing for presence of drug5.0K$325.6K$65.438.41x
62370Electronic analysis reprogramming and refill of spinal canal drug infusion pump by physician2.7K$257.6K$95.204.36x
99442Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion3.6K$243.3K$67.453.82x
J3490Unclassified drugs568$241.1K$424.4026.66x
99214Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes2.9K$241.0K$82.694.83x
G0431Drug screen, qualitative; multiple drug classes by high complexity test method (e.g., immunoassay, enzyme assay), per patient encounter1.8K$172.0K$96.495.70x
76942Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle2.7K$127.7K$47.5112.63x
99443Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion1.1K$113.6K$98.854.55x
64483Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance736$76.9K$104.4321.29x
G0479Drug tests(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes; any number of devices or procedures by instrumented chemistry analyzers utilizing immunoassay, enzyme assay, TOF, MALDI, LDTD, DESI, DART, GHPC, GC mass spectrometry), includes sample validation when975$73.8K$75.667.27x
64635Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance325$71.5K$219.8810.25x
64493Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance742$68.5K$92.3522.20x
62323Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance600$47.9K$79.8310.02x
62321Injection of substance into spinal canal of upper or middle back using imaging guidance498$43.3K$86.9918.54x
64490Injections of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance397$41.5K$104.5714.18x
62367Electronic analysis of spinal canal drug infusion pump1.1K$32.2K$30.3128.70x
64633Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance135$29.8K$220.5510.07x
64484Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance601$27.7K$46.0728.95x

Markup Analysis

Charge-to-Payment Ratio

16.29x

This provider submits charges 16.29 times higher than what Medicare actually pays.

What This Means

A markup ratio of 16.29x means for every $100 Medicare pays, this provider initially charges $1629. This is higher than the national average.

Location

San Luis Obispo, CA

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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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