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Rick Neumeister (NPI 1003984303)

Field	Value
Entity Type	Individual
Organization	Rick Neumeister
Address	2687 Palmer St Ste C2
City	Missoula
State	MT
ZIP	59808
Taxonomy	Ophthalmology Physician
NPI Enumerated	December 4, 2006

Payer Source	Total Paid
Medicare	$303.9K
Medicaid	$0

Key Findings

This provider is predominantly a Medicare ophthalmology practice: lifetime Medicare revenue is $303.9K and there is no Medicaid billing on file, so the clinician functions effectively as a single-payer (Medicare) biller in available records. The absence of any Medicaid claims suggests either a focus on Medicare-age patients or no participation/filings in state Medicaid programs.

Revenue is concentrated in a small number of high-value ophthalmic procedures: the report notes the top 3 Medicare codes by revenue account for 61.4% of total Medicare revenue. Those leading codes include cataract surgery (66984), comprehensive established eye exams (92014), and aflibercept injection (J0178), indicating that a majority of income comes from a mix of surgical, diagnostic/clinic visits, and intravitreal drug administration.

Service-line profile: the prominence of 66984 (cataract extraction with IOL insertion) and related codes such as 92136 (IOL measurements) and 66821 (YAG capsulotomy) indicates the practice performs cataract surgery and related postoperative care. High volumes of 92014 and 92012 show routine comprehensive and intermediate ophthalmic evaluations, while use of J0178 and 67028 demonstrates that intravitreal pharmacologic therapy and injections are also an active service line. This mix is consistent with an ophthalmologist offering both surgical cataract care and medical retina services.

Competitive standing on key procedures is mixed: for 66984 the provider ranks #6025 of 15965 (62th percentile), which is typical volume nationally and suggests a modest but not leading presence in cataract surgery. For 92014 the provider ranks #2418 of 35415 (93th percentile), showing relatively high volume for comprehensive established exams compared with peers nationally and indicating a stronger footprint in clinic-based evaluation. Conversely, J0178 ranks #3065 of 3204 (4th percentile), characterized as typical but low relative national volume for aflibercept injections, implying intravitreal injections are a less dominant part of this clinician’s practice compared with high-volume retina specialists.

Several codes show above-typical national volume for diagnostic testing and visual field work: 92134 (retinal imaging) ranks in the 89th percentile and 92083 (extended visual field testing) is in the 94th percentile, both noted as notably or above-typical national volume. This pattern suggests the practice offers substantial ancillary diagnostic imaging and visual field services supporting medical retina and glaucoma workflows, even if high-cost injectable drug revenue is comparatively modest.

Practice tenure is long: the NPI was enumerated on 2006-12-04 (~20 years ago), indicating an established clinician with roughly two decades in the Medicare billing data stream. That tenure can support stable referral patterns and a sustained mix of surgical and clinic services reflected in the code mix.

Payer mix implications: because there is zero Medicaid revenue reported, the provider’s patient population and revenue streams are concentrated exclusively in Medicare billing; any risk or opportunity analysis should treat Medicaid as absent rather than minor. Strategic decisions that rely on dual-payer reimbursement (e.g., expanding services for low-income populations reimbursed via Medicaid) would be informed by the current lack of Medicaid claims.

Clinical intensity and visit complexity skew toward established-patient care: high counts and revenue share for 92014 and 92012 (comprehensive and intermediate established exams) alongside significant counts of lower-level E/M codes like 99212 and 99213 indicate day-to-day clinic throughput focused on ongoing ophthalmic management. This throughput, combined with surgical and diagnostic services, points to a mixed ambulatory surgical/clinic practice model rather than a pure surgical center or pure retina specialty.

Medicare: Complete Services Breakdown

The CPT/HCPCS codes generating the most Medicare revenue for this provider.

15 rows

CPT/HCPCS Code	Description	Claims	Avg Paid	Revenue
66984	The provider inserts an artificial lens after removing an extracapsular cataract by aspiration or use of ultrasonic waves. This procedure is done without the use of an endoscopic laser probe to…	170	$410	$68.4K
92014	An ophthalmologist sees an established patient for a comprehensive level eye examination. Generally, a patient is considered to be "established" if the same physician, or any physician in the group…	830	$80	$62.9K
J0178	Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	80	$690	$55.2K
92012	For this CPT code, an Ophthalmologist sees an established patient for an intermediate level eye examination. Generally, a patient is considered to be "established" if the same physician, or any…	380	$60	$24.2K
92134	The provider performs computerized diagnostic imaging of the retina in the posterior segment (back part) of the eye, interprets the data, and provides a report. The service may be on one or both eyes.	620	$30	$16.7K
92083	The provider may use one or more methods to determine the extent of a patient's visual field of one or both eyes; he interprets the results and prepares a report. Report this code for an extended…	320	$40	$13.9K
92004	The provider performs a comprehensive level ophthalmological evaluation of a new patient and initiates a diagnostic and treatment program for one or more visits.	150	$90	$13.3K
65855	In this procedure, the provider uses a laser to burn the trabecular meshwork, the tissue of mesh where the iris meets the sclera, to drain aqueous humor from the anterior chamber and treat glaucoma.	50	$190	$10K
67028	The provider injects a medication into the vitreous chamber of the eye as an isolated procedure or a separate procedure unrelated to any other procedure being performed on the eye.	120	$90	$9.8K
66821	The provider removes the haziness from the capsule of the eye using a laser for a patient with a secondary membranous cataract.	40	$260	$8.9K

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Medicare: Competitive Analysis & Benchmarks

How this provider's Medicare billing volume and revenue compare to other providers nationally and within its state, across 15 CPT/HCPCS codes.

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Claims Volume vs. Montana Distribution

Rick Neumeister — 2 of 15 codes billed far more than typical (above p95)

p5–p95 (all providers)p25–p75MedianThis providerOutlier

Rank Distribution — Montana

Full comparison — all codes billed, vs. state median

15 rows

CPT/HCPCS Code	Rank	Provider Count	Median Claims	Avg Paid	Average Revenue
J0178	18	20	460	$680	$663.4K
66984	30	120	50	$490	$78.1K
67028	20	20	390	$90	$73.7K
J7999	10	10	470	$70	$45.4K
92014	12	170	190	$80	$22.7K
66821	36	70	50	$220	$18.3K
92012	8	50	80	$60	$11.9K
92136	26	30	270	$30	$8.9K
92134	15	160	100	$30	$7.8K
99213	1,182	1,730	90	$50	$7.2K

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Related Providers

Other providers that share a Tax Identification Number (TIN) with Rick Neumeister, ranked by combined Medicare and Medicaid revenue.

Provider	State	Taxonomy	Medicare Revenue	Medicaid Revenue
Montana Valley Eye Clinic, PLLC	MT	Ophthalmology Physician	$0	$249K

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Key Findings

Medicare: Total Revenue Breakdown by CPT/HCPCS Code

Medicare: Complete Services Breakdown

Medicare: Competitive Analysis & Benchmarks

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