Taylor Nguyen, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX 77030 · NPI 1407319817 · 1 payer file
121%of Medicare
Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) pays Taylor Nguyen, MD $116.22 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 32 contract rows for this clinician and code, from $82.25 to $194.27; the median is shown.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston internal medicine physicians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $116.22median of 32 rows · $82.25–$194.27 | $96.33 | 121% | above 84% of 898 Houston internal medicine physicians on this plan |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $169.59median of 32 rows · $121.19–$277.77 | $137.41 | 123% | above 84% of 899 Houston internal medicine physicians on this plan |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston internal medicine physicians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $125.54median of 48 rows · $96.50–$165.82 | $82.68 | 152% | not typically billed by internal medicine physicians |
| 90838Psychotherapy, 60 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $211.53median of 32 rows · $162.88–$278.16 | $138.62 | 153% | not typically billed by 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 Taylor Nguyen, MD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.