Physician
Internal Medicine Associates, LLC
Internal Medicine Associates, LLC was paid $540K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Oct 2024, across 11 billing codes. Its largest line is 43239, Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with biopsy, single or multiple — 33% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoINTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, LLC
ANCHORAGE, AK 99508
ANCHORAGE, AK 99508
33aNPI1043294648assigned 12/06/2005
33bProvider typeEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician
28Total paid$540K
24GClaims4,698
24DCodes billed11
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Oct 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in Alaska
Rank by total paid#1 of 5
Median peer was paid$225K
This provider vs. median2.4×
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 | 1,010 | $105K | |
| 2019 | 668 | $64K | |
| 2020 | 610 | $48K | |
| 2021 | 708 | $104K | |
| 2022 | 714 | $113K | |
| 2023 | 656 | $67K | |
| 2024incomplete | 332 | $40K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43239 | Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with biopsy, single or multiple | 33% | 761 | 655 | $179K |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity | 24% | 1,839 | 1,634 | $128K |
| 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% | 1,270 | 1,119 | $125K |
| 99204 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (more involved)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, moderate complexity | 7.7% | 248 | 229 | $41K |
| 45380 | Colonoscopy, flexible; with biopsy, single or multiple | 4.0% | 73 | 67 | $22K |
| 99244 | Office or other outpatient consultation, moderate to high complexity | 2.9% | 60 | 57 | $15K |
| 99442 | 2.5% | 224 | 215 | $14K | |
| G0500 | Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monitoring of the patient's level of consciousness and physiological status; initial 15 minutes of intra-service time; patient age 5 years or older (additional time may be reported with 99153, as appropriate) | 1.2% | 123 | 109 | $7K |
| 99233 | Hospital visit by a doctor, follow-up day (complex)Prolong inpt eval add15 m | <1% | 34 | 13 | $4K |
| 99441 | <1% | 54 | 53 | $2K | |
| 99215 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (complex)Prolong outpt/office vis | <1% | 12 | 12 | $2K |
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.
From NPPES
Who's on the registration
Authorized officialSAHAGUN, GERONIMO (MANAGING PHYSICIAN & CEO)