Physician
Premier Radiology, INC
Premier Radiology, INC was paid $3.21M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Nov 2024, across 119 billing codes. Its largest line is 74177, Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; with contrast material — 22% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoPREMIER RADIOLOGY, INC
TUPELO, MS 38801
TUPELO, MS 38801
33aNPI1083669121assigned 05/24/2006
33bProvider typeDiagnostic Radiology Physician
28Total paid$3.21M
24GClaims418,528
24DCodes billed119
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in Mississippi
Rank by total paid#1 of 61
Median peer was paid$6K
This provider vs. median532×
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 | 84,058 | $626K | |
| 2019 | 88,090 | $609K | |
| 2020 | 74,817 | $521K | |
| 2021 | 74,719 | $622K | |
| 2022 | 52,389 | $425K | |
| 2023 | 28,501 | $268K | |
| 2024incomplete | 15,954 | $140K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74177 | Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; with contrast material | 22% | 18,176 | 16,848 | $693K |
| 70450 | Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | 18% | 39,312 | 35,536 | $591K |
| 71045 | Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 16% | 138,739 | 106,942 | $512K |
| 74176 | Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; without contrast material | 8.9% | 9,720 | 9,002 | $286K |
| 71046 | Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 8.8% | 53,424 | 48,990 | $282K |
| 74018 | 2.4% | 19,386 | 16,270 | $76K | |
| 71275 | Computed tomographic angiography, chest, with contrast material | 2.0% | 2,327 | 2,185 | $64K |
| 70553 | Magnetic resonance imaging, brain; without contrast material, followed by contrast material and further sequences | 1.8% | 1,347 | 1,262 | $59K |
| 71260 | Computed tomography, thorax, diagnostic; with contrast material | 1.7% | 3,183 | 2,922 | $56K |
| 77067 | Screening mammography, bilateral, including computer-aided detection | 1.6% | 1,829 | 1,757 | $52K |
| 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 | 1.5% | 1,909 | 1,656 | $49K |
| 72125 | Computed tomography, cervical spine; without contrast material | 1.5% | 2,949 | 2,703 | $48K |
107 more codes
| 70551 | Magnetic resonance imaging, brain; without contrast material | 1.5% | 2,107 | $48K |
| 76819 | Fetal biophysical profile; without non-stress testing | 1.2% | 1,628 | $38K |
| 76705 | Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited | <1% | 2,405 | $30K |
| 74019 | <1% | 4,172 | $25K | |
| 76815 | Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, limited | <1% | 1,265 | $23K |
| 72100 | <1% | 4,040 | $19K | |
| 71250 | <1% | 1,449 | $18K | |
| 73630 | <1% | 3,987 | $17K | |
| 76642 | <1% | 1,071 | $16K | |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine) | <1% | 856 | $15K |
| 73030 | <1% | 3,611 | $14K | |
| 73562 | <1% | 3,299 | $14K | |
| 73610 | <1% | 2,810 | $13K | |
| 76805 | Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, fetal and maternal evaluation | <1% | 421 | $13K |
| 70496 | <1% | 445 | $11K | |
| 73721 | Magnetic resonance imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material | <1% | 358 | $11K |
| 99204 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (more involved) | <1% | 188 | $10K |
| G9637 | Final reports with documentation of one or more dose reduction techniques (e.g., automated exposure control, adjustment of the ma and/or kv according to patient size, use of iterative reconstruction technique) | <1% | 42,794 | $10K |
| 99152 | <1% | 2,766 | $8K | |
| 73502 | <1% | 2,098 | $8K | |
| 73130 | <1% | 1,769 | $8K | |
| 74230 | <1% | 911 | $7K | |
| 76816 | Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, follow-up | <1% | 290 | $6K |
| 70498 | <1% | 335 | $6K | |
| 76506 | <1% | 274 | $6K | |
| 77065 | Tomosynthesis, mammo | <1% | 399 | $5K |
| 93971 | <1% | 818 | $5K | |
| 77066 | Tomosynthesis, mammo | <1% | 229 | $4K |
| 73560 | <1% | 988 | $3K | |
| 72148 | Magnetic resonance imaging, lumbar spine; without contrast material | <1% | 228 | $3K |
| 76770 | <1% | 213 | $2K | |
| 73110 | <1% | 584 | $2K | |
| 49083 | <1% | 38 | $2K | |
| 74178 | <1% | 111 | $2K | |
| 36569 | <1% | 38 | $2K | |
| 72141 | <1% | 91 | $2K | |
| 76882 | <1% | 141 | $2K | |
| 76817 | Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, transvaginal | <1% | 58 | $1K |
| 76801 | <1% | 44 | $1K | |
| 99203 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine) | <1% | 47 | $1K |
| 70486 | <1% | 112 | $1K | |
| G9551 | Final reports for imaging studies without an incidentally found lesion noted | <1% | 17,965 | $1K |
| 77001 | <1% | 221 | $973.44 | |
| 73590 | <1% | 399 | $966.91 | |
| 76377 | <1% | 129 | $804.29 | |
| 36573 | <1% | 25 | $762.37 | |
| G9557 | Final reports for ct, cta, mri or mra studies of the chest or neck without an incidentally found thyroid nodule < 1.0 cm noted or no nodule found | <1% | 9,316 | $742.70 |
| 72170 | <1% | 423 | $718.67 | |
| 93970 | <1% | 91 | $701.12 | |
| 77012 | <1% | 43 | $653.21 | |
| 73020 | <1% | 265 | $622.40 | |
| 78815 | Positron emission tomography (PET) for limited area imaging | <1% | 12 | $544.93 |
| 72040 | <1% | 118 | $521.02 | |
| 72131 | <1% | 107 | $492.78 | |
| 73090 | <1% | 123 | $399.72 | |
| 76830 | Ultrasound, transvaginal | <1% | 14 | $324.10 |
| 78226 | <1% | 12 | $252.75 | |
| 76536 | <1% | 13 | $250.49 | |
| 76937 | <1% | 54 | $230.41 | |
| 99202 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, straightforward | <1% | 12 | $204.85 |
| 76700 | Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete | <1% | 31 | $202.49 |
| 73552 | <1% | 87 | $132.02 | |
| 73140 | <1% | 56 | $129.95 | |
| 93880 | <1% | 12 | $106.79 | |
| 72070 | <1% | 35 | $106.55 | |
| G8427 | Eligible clinician attests to documenting in the medical record they obtained, updated, or reviewed the patient's current medications | <1% | 560 | $85.37 |
| 93923 | <1% | 13 | $72.08 | |
| G9500 | Radiation exposure indices documented in final report for procedure using fluoroscopy | <1% | 682 | $60.02 |
| 73080 | <1% | 12 | $52.97 | |
| 73060 | <1% | 12 | $27.59 | |
| 73620 | <1% | 22 | $26.04 | |
| 71101 | <1% | 43 | $22.48 | |
| G9329 | Dicom format image data available to non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities on a secure, media free, reciprocally searchable basis with patient authorization for at least a 12-month period after the study not documented in final report, reason not given | <1% | 76 | $22.31 |
| 73070 | <1% | 22 | $14.06 | |
| G9638 | Final reports without documentation of one or more dose reduction techniques (e.g., automated exposure control, adjustment of the ma and/or kv according to patient size, use of iterative reconstruction technique) | <1% | 158 | $5.53 |
| 3017F | 0% | 280 | $0.00 | |
| 77063 | Screening digital breast tomosynthesis, bilateral | 0% | 1,226 | $0.00 |
| G8754 | Most recent diastolic blood pressure < 90 mmhg | 0% | 99 | $0.00 |
| G8419 | Bmi documented outside normal parameters, no follow-up plan documented, no reason given | 0% | 40 | $0.00 |
| 3100F | 0% | 127 | $0.00 | |
| 1036F | 0% | 137 | $0.00 | |
| G8428 | Current list of medications not documented as obtained, updated, or reviewed by the eligible clinician, reason not given | 0% | 287 | $0.00 |
| 6030F | 0% | 110 | $0.00 | |
| G9902 | Patient screened for tobacco use and identified as a tobacco user | 0% | 13 | $0.00 |
| 4044F | 0% | 24 | $0.00 | |
| G9903 | Patient screened for tobacco use and identified as a tobacco non-user | 0% | 105 | $0.00 |
| G8420 | Bmi is documented within normal parameters and no follow-up plan is required | 0% | 15 | $0.00 |
| G8952 | Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, indicated follow-up not documented, reason not given | 0% | 13 | $0.00 |
| 1090F | 0% | 190 | $0.00 | |
| G9900 | Screening, diagnostic, film, digital or digital breast tomosynthesis (3d) mammography results were not documented and reviewed, reason not otherwise specified | 0% | 76 | $0.00 |
| G8421 | Bmi not documented and no reason is given | 0% | 276 | $0.00 |
| G8417 | Bmi is documented above normal parameters and a follow-up plan is documented | 0% | 46 | $0.00 |
| 4040F | 0% | 279 | $0.00 | |
| G8752 | Most recent systolic blood pressure < 140 mmhg | 0% | 70 | $0.00 |
| G8730 | Pain assessment documented as positive using a standardized tool and a follow-up plan is documented | 0% | 728 | $0.00 |
| G9905 | Patient not screened for tobacco use | 0% | 285 | $0.00 |
| G8785 | Blood pressure reading not documented, reason not given | 0% | 275 | $0.00 |
| G8482 | Influenza immunization administered or previously received | 0% | 84 | $0.00 |
| G8400 | Patient with central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) results not documented, reason not given | 0% | 79 | $0.00 |
| G9744 | Patient not eligible due to active diagnosis of hypertension | 0% | 140 | $0.00 |
| 4004F | 0% | 305 | $0.00 | |
| G9501 | Radiation exposure indices not documented in final report for procedure using fluoroscopy, reason not given | 0% | 31 | $0.00 |
| G9322 | Count of previous ct and cardiac nuclear medicine (myocardial perfusion or infarct avid imaging) studies not documented in the 12-month period prior to the current study, reason not given | 0% | 75 | $0.00 |
| G8484 | Influenza immunization was not administered, reason not given | 0% | 113 | $0.00 |
| G8783 | Normal blood pressure reading documented, follow-up not required | 0% | 13 | $0.00 |
| 72192 | 0% | 23 | $0.00 | |
| G9899 | Screening, diagnostic, film, digital or digital breast tomosynthesis (3d) mammography results documented and reviewed | 0% | 12 | $0.00 |
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 officialHOWARD, JEFFREY (PRESIDENT)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Health Systems | Newport, TN | $18K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.