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    Richard Thunder — Billing Profile & Reimbursement Data

    NPI 1780602276 · La Jolla, CA · Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician

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    Richard Thunder is a orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician provider located in La Jolla, California. This profile covers 24 Medicare and 0 Medicaid CPT/HCPCS procedure codes, with claims volume, average reimbursement, and total revenue by code, benchmarked against other providers billing the same services.

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    Provider details (source: NPPES NPI Registry)

    FieldValue
    Entity TypeIndividual
    OrganizationRichard Thunder
    Address9850 Genesee Avenue
    CityLa Jolla
    StateCA
    ZIP92037
    TaxonomyOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician
    NPI EnumeratedJuly 17, 2006

    Lifetime revenue by payer source (source: CMS Medicare & Medicaid claims data)

    Payer SourceTotal Paid
    Medicare$203.9K
    Medicaid$0

    Medicare: Total Revenue Breakdown by CPT/HCPCS Code

    Medicare revenue breakdown by CPT/HCPCS procedure code.

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    Medicare: Complete Services Breakdown

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

    24 rows

    CPT/HCPCS CodeDescriptionClaimsAvg PaidRevenue
    99214The provider sees an established patient for an office visit or other outpatient visit involving evaluation and management. The visit involves a moderate level of medical decision making, and/or the…690$100$70.6K
    99204The provider sees a new patient for an office visit or other outpatient visit involving evaluation and management. The visit involves a moderate level of medical decision making, and/or the provider…140$130$17.7K
    20610In this procedure, the provider inserts a needle through the skin of a patient and into a major joint or bursa and then uses the syringe attachment to the needle to remove fluid or he may inject a…290$60$16.8K
    99213The provider sees an established patient for an office visit or other outpatient visit involving evaluation and management. The visit involves a low level of medical decision making, and/or the…220$70$16.1K
    63047The provider performs a laminectomy (excision of the thin bony plate at the back of a vertebra), facetectomy (excision of an area of a vertebra characterized by its smooth surface), and foraminotomy…20$860$15.4K
    J7324Hyaluronan or derivative, orthovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose140$100$13.6K
    27447In this procedure, the provider replaces the damaged weight bearing surfaces of both the medial and lateral compartments in the knee joint using implants of metal or other strong materials. The…10$1,060$12.8K
    99223The provider sees a patient for an initial hospital inpatient or observation care visit involving evaluation and management (E/M). The visit involves a high level of medical decision making or the…60$130$8.1K
    20552Trigger point injection, or TPI, is a medical procedure that involves injecting an anesthetic or corticosteroid substance to relieve a trigger point, which is a painful area or knot in a muscle.170$40$7.2K
    72100The technician takes 2 or 3 views of the vertebrae in the lumbar region which is the lower part of the spine and the sacrum, the area that connects the spine to the pelvis. Lumbosacral spine X–rays…130$30$4.1K

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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 24 CPT/HCPCS codes.

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    Full comparison — all codes billed, vs. state median

    24 rows

    CPT/HCPCS CodeRankProvider CountMedian ClaimsAvg PaidAverage Revenue
    2744776782030$1,110$48.9K
    992143,16237,970120$90$23.2K
    J732464180100$100$16.8K
    6304716232020$550$13.7K
    992138,24634,66080$70$13.2K
    2061177788070$90$13.2K
    721481,0901,35060$110$11.5K
    992235,17913,19050$140$11.3K
    7372183093050$120$11.1K
    992041,70619,36040$120$7.2K

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    Related Providers

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

    ProviderStateTaxonomyMedicare RevenueMedicaid Revenue
    Southern Mono Health Care DistrictCARural Acute Care Hospital$0$24.3M
    William CragunTXDermatology Physician$627.8K$0
    Connor TellesCAOrthopaedic Surgery Physician$602.8K$0
    Bradley ClarkMODiagnostic Radiology Physician$570.8K$0
    Muhammad AlimCAPulmonary Disease Physician$407.7K$0
    Benjamin EbnerNVInterventional Cardiology Physician$353.6K$0
    James HaugCODiagnostic Radiology Physician$326.9K$0
    Noman MalikGADiagnostic Radiology Physician$326.1K$0
    Tucker FischbeckAZDiagnostic Radiology Physician$297.4K$0
    Richard BrownCAOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician$269.6K$0

    Nearby Providers

    Other providers in the same ZIP code as Richard Thunder, ranked by combined Medicare and Medicaid revenue.

    ProviderStateTaxonomyMedicare RevenueMedicaid Revenue
    Darren SigalCAMedical Oncology Physician$2.9M$0
    Munveer BhangooCAMedical Oncology Physician$2.3M$0
    Anne HannekenCAOphthalmology Physician$2.1M$0
    Alan SavenCAHematology & Oncology Physician$1.7M$0
    Michael KostyCAHematology & Oncology Physician$1.5M$0
    Richard AbelloCADiagnostic Radiology Physician$1.5M$0
    Herman MillerCAInfectious Disease Physician$1.1M$0
    Alvin WyattCADiagnostic Radiology Physician$1.1M$0
    Ucsd Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLCCAAmbulatory Surgical Clinic/Center$1.1M$0
    Scripps HealthCAClinical Medical Laboratory$978.1K$7.1K

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    References

    1. 1.Medicare Physician & Other Practitioner by Provider and Service. CMS.gov.Provider-level Medicare Part B utilization and payment data.
    2. 2.NPPES NPI Registry. CMS.gov.National Provider Identifier registry used for provider enumeration and taxonomy metadata.

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    Medicare Revenue by CPT/HCPCS Code
    Claims Volume vs. California Distribution
    Richard Thunder — 1 of 23 codes billed far more than typical (above p95)
    p5–p95 (all providers)p25–p75MedianThis providerOutlier
    Rank Distribution — California