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Medicare paid this office $224,074 for 1,322 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Largest Original Medicare bills
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
1,091
$146,413
$65
Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report
92
$20,671
$172
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
96
$12,260
$108
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure
31
$11,489
$96
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity
13
$8,778
$303
See all 11 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
1,091
$146,413
$65
Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report
92
$20,671
$172
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
96
$12,260
$108
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure
31
$11,489
$96
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity
13
$8,778
$303
Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique
85
$6,123
$66
Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examinations, for prostate needle biopsy, any method
14
$4,821
$344
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual
22
$4,522
$103
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity
25
$1,238
$44
Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician
33
$1,009
$31
Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system and manual rescreening under physician supervision
28
$727
$26
Who their Medicare patients are
1,322 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 2% · 85 and older 6% · Women 59% · Also on Medicaid 7% · Health risk score 0.78. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical pathology clinician is at 1.55.
The office billed $1,046,104, Medicare allowed $304,520 and paid $224,074; for 2,907 services of 22 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
Original Medicare by year
2024
1,322
2,907
74
0.78
$1,046,104
$224,074
2023
1,799
4,034
74
0.72
$1,356,017
$311,879
2022
1,664
3,764
73
0.74
$1,180,829
$282,074
2021
1,359
2,900
74
0.76
$957,871
$234,841
2020
1,018
2,521
73
1.03
$722,335
$175,629
2019
1,126
3,186
72
1.58
$372,861
$98,089
2018
188
495
69
1.40
$56,610
$15,271
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 11 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
1,481
$208,859
$68
Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report
156
$31,990
$167
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
154
$19,219
$106
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure
44
$15,066
$92
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity
12
$8,650
$309
Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique
114
$8,484
$68
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual
34
$7,671
$100
Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report
17
$2,465
$123
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity
32
$1,656
$42
Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician
48
$1,415
$29
Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system and manual rescreening under physician supervision
41
$1,064
$26
2022: 12 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
1,364
$199,032
$67
Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report
125
$26,176
$162
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
136
$16,929
$106
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure
37
$9,402
$92
Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique
118
$8,554
$65
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity
13
$7,096
$309
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual
23
$4,074
$95
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each multiplex procedure
13
$3,518
$185
Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report
15
$1,770
$118
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity
29
$1,414
$42
Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician
47
$1,327
$28
Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system and manual rescreening under physician supervision
45
$1,178
$26
2021: 12 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
1,008
$144,657
$69
Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report
143
$28,974
$161
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity
17
$12,935
$308
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
90
$11,185
$111
Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique
145
$10,543
$67
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure
41
$10,118
$98
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each multiplex procedure
17
$5,085
$188
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual
20
$3,269
$91
Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report
19
$2,489
$119
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity
28
$1,697
$45
Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician
42
$1,160
$28
Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system and manual rescreening under physician supervision
34
$901
$26
2020: 19 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
555
$88,175
$69
Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report
115
$22,830
$154
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity
16
$10,063
$288
Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique
125
$9,847
$69
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
152
$8,237
$29
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
43
$5,612
$110
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure
23
$5,408
$90
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each multiplex procedure
18
$5,370
$185
Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual
15
$4,324
$105
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure
29
$2,899
$24
Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report
20
$2,472
$112
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity
16
$1,769
$71
Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician
35
$1,158
$33
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
37
$1,111
$30
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity
15
$1,044
$42
Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system and manual rescreening under physician supervision
33
$874
$26
Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present
39
$453
$10
Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique
16
$447
$24
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity
23
$180
$8
2019: 13 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
875
$51,814
$32
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity
128
$14,452
$71
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure
95
$8,062
$24
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity
36
$4,509
$125
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
135
$4,196
$30
Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present
253
$3,156
$11
Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique
103
$2,976
$24
Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report
20
$2,410
$60
Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block
25
$1,659
$54
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity
137
$1,501
$10
Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report
34
$1,108
$23
Cell examination of body fluid, smears
28
$820
$23
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination
50
$219
$4
2018: 7 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity
129
$7,298
$32
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure
14
$1,922
$24
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity
19
$1,858
$71
Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique
24
$697
$24
Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure
21
$638
$30
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity
31
$305
$10
Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present
24
$270
$11
Medicaid work
$8,359 in 2024
Medicaid paid $8,359 for 109 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 21 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
Largest Medicaid services in 2024
TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST
109
$8,359
Medicaid work by year
2024
109
1
21
$8,359
2023
161
1
24
$9,640
2022
132
1
27
$7,947
2021
58
1
15
$3,492
2020
51
1
23
$1,304
2019
526
5
46
$5,614
2018
52
1
15
$661
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
Largest Medicaid services in 2023
TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST
161
$9,640
2022
Largest Medicaid services in 2022
TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST
132
$7,947
2021
Largest Medicaid services in 2021
TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST
58
$3,492
2020
Largest Medicaid services in 2020
TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST
51
$1,304
2019
Largest Medicaid services in 2019
TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST
357
$4,210
TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST
66
$1,192
TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST
65
$156
Immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry, per specimen; initial single antibody stain procedure
12
$56
DECALCIFICATION PROCEDURE
26
$0
2018
Largest Medicaid services in 2018
TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST
52
$661
Money from drug and device companies
$57 in 2025
Industry payments by year
2025
2
2
—None
$57
2024
2
3
—None
$138
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.