Physician
Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates LLC
Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates LLC was paid $130K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Nov 2024, across 10 billing codes. Its largest line is 99213, doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine) — 42% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM ASSOCIATES LLC
JONESBORO, AR 72401
JONESBORO, AR 72401
33aNPI1396280780assigned 12/21/2016
33bProvider typeRheumatology Physician
28Total paid$130K
24GClaims14,047
24DCodes billed10
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Rheumatology Physician providers in Arkansas
Rank by total paid#2 of 11
Median peer was paid$56K
This provider vs. median2.3×
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 | 2,273 | $25K | |
| 2019 | 2,644 | $31K | |
| 2020 | 1,620 | $12K | |
| 2021 | 2,003 | $16K | |
| 2022 | 2,439 | $26K | |
| 2023 | 2,080 | $16K | |
| 2024incomplete | 988 | $4K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity | 42% | 3,289 | 2,701 | $54K |
| 96413 | Chemotherapy administration, intravenous infusion; up to 1 hour, single or initial substance | 34% | 983 | 783 | $44K |
| J0717 | Injection, certolizumab pegol, 1 mg (code may be used for medicare when drug administered under the direct supervision of a physician, not for use when drug is self administered) | 14% | 74 | 49 | $18K |
| 80053 | Comprehensive metabolic panel | 4.3% | 2,754 | 2,489 | $6K |
| 85025 | Blood count; complete (CBC), automated, and automated differential WBC count | 3.3% | 2,993 | 2,683 | $4K |
| 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 | 1.4% | 101 | 83 | $2K |
| 85651 | <1% | 757 | 686 | $483.40 | |
| 36415 | Collection of venous blood by venipuncture | <1% | 3,042 | 2,730 | $263.47 |
| 99212 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, straightforward | <1% | 14 | 12 | $191.51 |
| 96401 | <1% | 40 | 37 | $155.90 |
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 officialCHRESTMAN, KEITH (AGENT)