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Licensed to practise in California · since 1987 · expires 2028-12-31 · Boston University School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Original Medicare doctor bills
$14,638
Medicare paid this office $14,638 for 161 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
Largest Original Medicare bills
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
38
$2,642
$59
Short return visit
62
$1,878
$28
New patient visit (30+ min)
27
$1,859
$69
Short return visit (20+ min)
19
$1,156
$48
New patient visit (15+ min)
33
$1,120
$34
See all 6 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
38
$2,642
$59
Short return visit
62
$1,878
$28
New patient visit (30+ min)
27
$1,859
$69
Short return visit (20+ min)
19
$1,156
$48
New patient visit (15+ min)
33
$1,120
$34
Removal of impacted ear wax
26
$734
$26
Who their Medicare patients are
161 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Under 65 15% · 85 and older 12% · Women 55% · Also on Medicaid 83% · Health risk score 1.67. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical otolaryngology clinician is at 1.19.
The office billed $174,483, Medicare allowed $20,568 and paid $14,638; for 264 services of 23 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
161
264
72
1.67
$174,483
$14,638
2023
184
308
72
1.62
$298,715
$24,910
2022
222
369
71
1.63
$290,460
$25,386
2021
102
214
70
2.15
$215,984
$21,919
2020
85
149
69
2.18
$148,296
$14,429
2019
205
336
71
1.56
$306,417
$28,577
2018
110
233
67
1.93
$183,222
$23,140
2017
167
314
69
1.80
$198,274
$26,113
2016
109
203
69
1.87
$180,203
$21,902
2015
150
263
66
2.00
$247,582
$27,161
2014
163
289
68
1.43
$192,067
$25,670
2013
116
207
65
1.67
$158,384
$22,948
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: 6 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
40
$2,576
$60
Short return visit
80
$2,207
$27
Return visit (30+ min)
16
$1,716
$90
Short return visit (20+ min)
27
$1,358
$44
New patient visit (15+ min)
25
$1,110
$44
Removal of impacted ear wax
35
$914
$23
2022: 5 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Short return visit (20+ min)
59
$3,564
$53
Short return visit
109
$3,099
$27
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
48
$2,971
$54
Return visit (30+ min)
22
$2,288
$82
Removal of impacted ear wax
39
$1,112
$27
2021: 5 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Short return visit (20+ min)
41
$2,885
$59
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
40
$2,806
$62
Return visit (30+ min)
23
$2,719
$94
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes
19
$1,838
$97
Short return visit
13
$469
$31
2020: 4 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Short return visit (20+ min)
31
$1,794
$45
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes
15
$1,602
$107
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
14
$804
$57
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes
14
$728
$52
2019: 8 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
50
$3,048
$55
Short return visit (20+ min)
42
$2,273
$44
New patient visit (15+ min)
61
$1,897
$31
New patient visit (30+ min)
34
$1,863
$55
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes
17
$1,551
$91
Return visit (30+ min)
15
$1,297
$68
Removal of impacted ear wax
20
$444
$22
Short return visit
14
$279
$20
2018: 6 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
50
$3,042
$55
New patient visit (30+ min)
29
$1,971
$68
New patient visit (15+ min)
25
$1,088
$44
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes
13
$1,078
$83
Short return visit (20+ min)
21
$968
$37
Return visit (30+ min)
11
$918
$71
2017: 6 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
54
$3,693
$60
Short return visit (20+ min)
66
$3,332
$41
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes
21
$1,704
$81
Return visit (30+ min)
15
$1,199
$67
New patient visit (30+ min)
15
$950
$63
Short return visit
42
$874
$20
2016: 5 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Short return visit (20+ min)
49
$2,296
$38
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
28
$2,112
$66
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes
19
$1,689
$89
Return visit (30+ min)
20
$1,319
$57
Short return visit
19
$408
$21
2015: 5 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Short return visit (20+ min)
90
$3,294
$34
Return visit (30+ min)
36
$2,437
$62
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
39
$2,414
$60
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes
12
$1,039
$87
Short return visit
16
$329
$19
2014: 6 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
41
$3,140
$68
Short return visit (20+ min)
69
$3,132
$39
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day at least 40 minutes
13
$1,250
$89
New patient visit (30+ min)
22
$1,100
$50
Return visit (30+ min)
14
$932
$62
Short return visit
40
$845
$19
2013: 5 services
Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
35
$2,488
$62
Short return visit (20+ min)
44
$1,955
$38
Return visit (30+ min)
16
$1,061
$59
New patient visit (30+ min)
14
$882
$63
Short return visit
20
$322
$16
Medicaid work
$17,238 in 2024
Medicaid paid $17,238 for 2,336 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 92 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.