Walid IBN Essayed, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Houston, TX 77024 · NPI 1568812436
77%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Walid IBN Essayed, M.D. $73.90 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 neurological surgery physicians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $73.90 | $96.33 | 77% | above 55% of 107 Houston neurological surgery physicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $133.97 | $137.41 | 97% | above 71% of 107 Houston neurological surgery physicians |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | BCBSTX | Medicare | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70553MRI brain, with and without contrast | $88.84 | $317.92 | 28% | not typically billed by neurological surgery physicians |
| 72148MRI lumbar spine, without contrast | $159.58 | $192.38 | 83% | not typically billed by neurological surgery physicians |
| 77067Screening mammography, bilateral | $56.52 | $126.38 | 45% | not typically billed by neurological 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 Walid IBN Essayed, M.D. performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.