Zehra Kapadia, MD
Medical Oncology Physician · Houston, TX 77015 · NPI 1417930876
102%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Zehra Kapadia, MD $98.07 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 medical oncology physicians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $98.07 | $96.33 | 102% | above 26% of 153 Houston medical oncology physicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $145.41 | $137.41 | 106% | above 30% of 153 Houston medical oncology physicians |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | BCBSTX | Medicare | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70553MRI brain, with and without contrast | $538.50 | $317.92 | 169% | not typically billed by medical oncology physicians |
| 72148MRI lumbar spine, without contrast | $55.06 | $192.38 | 29% | not typically billed by medical oncology physicians |
| 74177CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | $65.62 | $300.72 | 22% | not typically billed by medical oncology physicians |
| 77067Screening mammography, bilateral | $29.61 | $126.38 | 23% | not typically billed by medical oncology 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 Zehra Kapadia, MD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.