Kavish Patidar, D.O.
Transplant Hepatology Physician · Houston, TX 77030 · NPI 1649531062
54%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Kavish Patidar, D.O. $51.98 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 transplant hepatology physicians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $51.98 | $96.33 | 54% | above 39% of 24,819 all Houston clinicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $80.13 | $137.41 | 58% | above 26% of 24,759 all Houston clinicians |
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 transplant hepatology physicians |
| 72148MRI lumbar spine, without contrast | $159.58 | $192.38 | 83% | not typically billed by transplant hepatology physicians |
| 74177CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | $70.74 | $300.72 | 24% | not typically billed by transplant hepatology physicians |
| 77067Screening mammography, bilateral | $29.61 | $126.38 | 23% | not typically billed by transplant hepatology 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 Kavish Patidar, D.O. performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.