Physician
Mello, W.
Mello, W. was paid $393K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Oct 2024, across 14 billing codes. Its largest line is 99203, doctor's office visit, new patient (routine) — 19% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoMELLO, W.
GLENDALE, CA 91208
GLENDALE, CA 91208
33aNPI1376549733assigned 06/21/2005
33bProvider typeGastroenterology Physician
28Total paid$393K
24GClaims13,771
24DCodes billed14
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Oct 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
Rank by total paid#98 of 363
Median peer was paid$55K
This provider vs. median7.2×
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 | 1,379 | $46K | |
| 2019 | 2,406 | $52K | |
| 2020 | 2,793 | $48K | |
| 2021 | 2,462 | $54K | |
| 2022 | 1,734 | $66K | |
| 2023 | 1,859 | $84K | |
| 2024incomplete | 1,138 | $43K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99203 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, low complexity | 19% | 2,643 | 2,642 | $75K |
| 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 | 18% | 932 | 928 | $70K |
| 45378 | Colonoscopy, flexible; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) | 17% | 730 | 716 | $67K |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity | 14% | 1,911 | 1,846 | $55K |
| 99232 | Hospital visit by a doctor, follow-up daySubsequent hospital care, per day, moderate complexity | 13% | 2,079 | 1,319 | $50K |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care, per day, moderate complexity | 11% | 1,278 | 1,245 | $45K |
| 43239 | Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with biopsy, single or multiple | 3.9% | 457 | 455 | $15K |
| 99152 | 2.1% | 2,194 | 2,177 | $8K | |
| 45380 | Colonoscopy, flexible; with biopsy, single or multiple | 1.7% | 147 | 145 | $7K |
| 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% | 362 | 321 | $507.55 |
| G8427 | Eligible clinician attests to documenting in the medical record they obtained, updated, or reviewed the patient's current medications | <1% | 464 | 453 | $0.03 |
| G8482 | Influenza immunization administered or previously received | 0% | 229 | 227 | $0.00 |
2 more codes
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.