Desert Surgical Specialists, PLLC

Desert Surgical Specialists, PLLC was paid $48K by Medicaid between Feb 2018 and Nov 2023, across 8 billing codes. Its largest line is 99203, doctor's office visit, new patient (routine) — 50% of everything it billed.

33Billing provider infoDESERT SURGICAL SPECIALISTS, PLLC
PHOENIX, AZ 85027

33aNPI1386167120assigned 07/24/2017

33bProvider typeSurgery Physician

28Total paid$48K

24GClaims826

24DCodes billed8

24AFirst – last monthFeb 2018 – Nov 2023

Compared with peers

Next to other Surgery Physician providers in Arizona

Rank by total paid#24 of 63

Median peer was paid$18K

This provider vs. median2.7×

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	143	$8K
2019	110	$6K
2020	119	$8K
2021	198	$12K
2022	115	$7K
2023	141	$6K

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	50%	417	396	$24K
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	22%	115	106	$11K
99222	Initial hospital care, per day, moderate complexity	9.0%	57	57	$4K
99232	Hospital visit by a doctor, follow-up daySubsequent hospital care, per day, moderate complexity	6.8%	88	50	$3K
99213	Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity	5.8%	78	68	$3K
99202	Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, straightforward	3.0%	41	40	$1K
99219		2.8%	13	13	$1K
99231	Subsequent hospital care, per day, straightforward or low complexity	<1%	17	12	$456.22

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 officialDURRANI, ANGELA (OFFICE MANAGER)