Tiphanie Vogel, MD
Pediatric Rheumatology Physician · Houston, TX 77030 · NPI 1891959193
64%of Medicare
BCBSTX pays Tiphanie Vogel, MD $61.45 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 pediatric rheumatology physicians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity | $61.45 | $96.33 | 64% | above 0% of 11 Houston pediatric rheumatology physicians |
| 99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity | $130.73 | $137.41 | 95% | above 70% of 11 Houston pediatric rheumatology 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 pediatric rheumatology physicians |
| 72148MRI lumbar spine, without contrast | $159.58 | $192.38 | 83% | not typically billed by pediatric rheumatology physicians |
| 74177CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | $70.74 | $300.72 | 24% | not typically billed by pediatric rheumatology physicians |
| 77067Screening mammography, bilateral | $29.61 | $126.38 | 23% | not typically billed by pediatric rheumatology 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 Tiphanie Vogel, MD performs these services, and they are kept out of the benchmark above.