Parveen Athar, M.D.
Clinical Neurophysiology Physician · Houston, TX 77030 · NPI 1215972997 · 1 payer file
65%of Medicare
Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) pays Parveen Athar, M.D. $62.59 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. The file lists 48 contract rows for this clinician and code, from $46.54 to $84.19; the median is shown.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston clinical neurophysiology physicians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $62.59median of 48 rows · $46.54–$84.19 | $96.33 | 65% | above 0% of 21 Houston clinical neurophysiology physicians on this plan |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $90.28median of 48 rows · $68.53–$118.90 | $137.41 | 66% | above 0% of 21 Houston clinical neurophysiology physicians on this plan |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston clinical neurophysiology physicians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $73.06median of 24 rows · $60.97–$90.61 | $82.68 | 88% | not typically billed by clinical neurophysiology physicians |
| 90838Psychotherapy, 60 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $123.44median of 24 rows · $103.27–$152.74 | $138.62 | 89% | not typically billed by clinical neurophysiology 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 Parveen Athar, M.D. performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.