Walter Ohara, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Houston, TX 77030 · NPI 1376541789 · 1 payer file
94%of Medicare
Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) pays Walter Ohara, MD $90.32 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 62 contract rows for this clinician and code, from $57.59 to $133.98; the median is shown.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physicians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $90.32median of 62 rows · $57.59–$133.98 | $96.33 | 94% | above 26% of 103 Houston thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physicians on this plan |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $133.01median of 66 rows · $88.85–$196.25 | $137.41 | 97% | above 26% of 103 Houston thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physicians on this plan |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physicians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $91.52median of 64 rows · $70.33–$126.79 | $82.68 | 111% | not typically billed by thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) 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 Walter Ohara, MD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.