Bivens, Joseph

Bivens, Joseph was paid $160K by Medicaid between May 2018 and Apr 2024, across 4 billing codes. Its largest line is 11042, Debridement, subcutaneous tissue (includes epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue); first 20 sq cm — 66% of everything it billed.

33Billing provider infoBIVENS, JOSEPH
BRAWLEY, CA 92227

33aNPI1013118801assigned 05/30/2007

33bProvider typeSurgery Physician

28Total paid$160K

24GClaims3,577

24DCodes billed4

24AFirst – last monthMay 2018 – Apr 2024

Compared with peers

Next to other Surgery Physician providers in California

Rank by total paid#93 of 437

Median peer was paid$23K

This provider vs. median7.0×

Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.

Box 24A · Dates of service

Paid by month

Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider

By year, as a table

Year	Claims	Paid
2018	329	$30K
2019	521	$23K
2020	421	$15K
2021	660	$30K
2022	732	$31K
2023	676	$20K
2024incomplete	238	$10K

Box 24 · Service lines

What it billed for

Code	Service	Share	Claims	Bene. records	Paid
11042	Debridement, subcutaneous tissue (includes epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue); first 20 sq cm	66%	1,834	979	$106K
99214	Doctor's office visit, returning patient (more involved)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, moderate complexity	23%	1,397	846	$36K
11043		8.8%	108	57	$14K
99213	Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity	2.3%	238	148	$4K

Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.