Krista Brewster, MS RD/LD
Registered Dietitian · Houston, TX 77025 · NPI 1629240981 · 1 payer file
90%of Medicare
Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) pays Krista Brewster, MS RD/LD $86.38 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 8 contract rows for this clinician and code, from $72.33 to $100.43; the median is shown.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston registered dietitians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $86.38median of 8 rows · $72.33–$100.43 | $96.33 | 90% | above 96% of 142 Houston registered dietitians on this plan |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $130.67median of 8 rows · $111.79–$149.55 | $137.41 | 95% | above 97% of 143 Houston registered dietitians on this plan |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston registered dietitians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $94.36median of 8 rows · $93.90–$94.82 | $82.68 | 114% | not typically billed by registered dietitians |
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 Krista Brewster, MS RD/LD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.