Hope Okpokam, MD
Neurology Physician · Houston, TX 77030 · NPI 1831746502 · 1 payer file
58%of Medicare
Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) pays Hope Okpokam, MD $55.84 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 92 contract rows for this clinician and code, from $37.82 to $122.58; the median is shown.
Negotiated rates vs Medicare
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston neurology physicians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $55.84median of 92 rows · $37.82–$122.58 | $96.33 | 58% | above 1% of 189 Houston neurology physicians on this plan |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $81.51median of 98 rows · $58.34–$172.92 | $137.41 | 59% | above 0% of 189 Houston neurology physicians on this plan |
Also contracted — outside this specialty’s usual billing
| Service | Payer · plan | Negotiated | Medicare | % of Medicare | Among Houston neurology physicians, same plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90833Psychotherapy, 30 minutes, add-on to an office visit | Aetna — Texas (office visit and psychotherapy codes only) | $58.60median of 58 rows · $46.17–$95.07 | $82.68 | 71% | not typically billed by neurology 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 Hope Okpokam, MD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.