Albert WU, MD
Allergy & Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician · Houston, TX 77025 · NPI 1053721696
109%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Albert WU, MD $104.90 for a 99213 — Office visit, established patient, low complexity. Medicare pays $96.33 for the same service in this locality. Commercial insurance is widely assumed to pay above Medicare.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | BCBSTX | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston allergy & immunology (internal medicine) physicians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $104.90 | $96.33 | 109% | above 81% of 17 Houston allergy & immunology (internal medicine) physicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $80.13 | $137.41 | 58% | above 0% of 17 Houston allergy & immunology (internal medicine) physicians |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | BCBSTX | Medicare | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77067Screening mammography, bilateral | $29.61 | $126.38 | 23% | not typically billed by allergy & immunology (internal medicine) physicians |
A payer’s file carries a rate for every code in the contract’s fee class, whether or not the clinician will ever bill it. These rows are real, and they are how the fee class shows through — but they are not evidence that Albert WU, MD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.