Lab
Paul K. Shitabata, M.D., INC
Paul K. Shitabata, M.D., INC was paid $2K by Medicaid between Aug 2019 and Nov 2024, across 2 billing codes. Its largest line is 88321, — 58% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoPAUL K. SHITABATA, M.D., INC
TORRANCE, CA 90503
TORRANCE, CA 90503
33aNPI1205004280assigned 02/13/2008
33bProvider typeClinical Medical Laboratory
28Total paid$2K
24GClaims250
24DCodes billed2
24AFirst – last monthAug 2019 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Clinical Medical Laboratory providers in California
Rank by total paid#489 of 561
Median peer was paid$222K
This provider vs. median0.0×
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16 | $1K | |
| 2020 | 31 | $39.07 | |
| 2021 | 35 | $174.13 | |
| 2022 | 47 | $401.08 | |
| 2023 | 16 | $29.43 | |
| 2024incomplete | 105 | $188.60 |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88321 | 58% | 16 | 14 | $1K | |
| 88305 | Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination | 42% | 234 | 216 | $832.31 |
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 officialSHITABATA, PAUL (PRESIDENT)