Physician
Richard Zug, M.D., INC.
Richard Zug, M.D., INC. was paid $15K by Medicaid between Mar 2018 and Nov 2022, across 2 billing codes. Its largest line is 11042, Debridement, subcutaneous tissue (includes epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue); first 20 sq cm — 99% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoRICHARD ZUG, M.D., INC.
MONTEREY, CA 93940
MONTEREY, CA 93940
33aNPI1215199641assigned 06/26/2008
33bProvider typeSurgery Physician
28Total paid$15K
24GClaims268
24DCodes billed2
24AFirst – last monthMar 2018 – Nov 2022
Compared with peers
Next to other Surgery Physician providers in California
Rank by total paid#243 of 437
Median peer was paid$23K
This provider vs. median0.7×
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 | 124 | $8K | |
| 2019 | 22 | $1K | |
| 2020 | 51 | $3K | |
| 2021 | 47 | $1K | |
| 2022 | 24 | $1K |
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 | 99% | 247 | 129 | $15K |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity | 1.0% | 21 | 17 | $153.60 |
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 officialZUG, RICHARD (PRESIDENT)