Valerie WU, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Medical Physician Assistant · Houston, TX 77008 · NPI 1720602055 · 1 payer file
79%of Medicare
Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) pays Valerie WU, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT $76.17 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 24 contract rows for this clinician and code, from $54.65 to $105.95; the median is shown.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston medical physician assistants, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $76.17median of 24 rows · $54.65–$105.95 | $96.33 | 79% | above 90% of 129 Houston medical physician assistants on this plan |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $115.38median of 24 rows · $84.89–$156.74 | $137.41 | 84% | above 89% of 128 Houston medical physician assistants on this plan |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston medical physician assistants, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $74.92median of 24 rows · $62.15–$93.41 | $82.68 | 91% | not typically billed by medical physician assistants |
| 90838Psychotherapy, 60 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $125.94median of 24 rows · $104.66–$156.79 | $138.62 | 91% | not typically billed by medical physician assistants |
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 Valerie WU, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.