Catherine Powers-james, PHD
Clinical Psychologist · Houston, TX 77030 · NPI 1467798561
134%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Catherine Powers-james, PHD $129.07 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 clinical psychologists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $129.07 | $96.33 | 134% | above 94% of 197 Houston clinical psychologists |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $189.08 | $137.41 | 138% | above 94% of 197 Houston clinical psychologists |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | BCBSTX | Medicare | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77067Screening mammography, bilateral | $186.80 | $126.38 | 148% | not typically billed by clinical psychologists |
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 Catherine Powers-james, PHD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.