Clinic
Samara Palacio Cardenas M.D. a Professional Corporation
Samara Palacio Cardenas M.D. a Professional Corporation was paid $1.89M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Jun 2024, across 62 billing codes. Its largest line is 99214, doctor's office visit, returning patient (more involved) — 24% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoSAMARA PALACIO CARDENAS M.D. A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
ANAHEIM, CA 92801
ANAHEIM, CA 92801
33aNPI1447361324assigned 08/31/2006
33bProvider typePrimary Care Clinic/Center
28Total paid$1.89M
24GClaims78,152
24DCodes billed62
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Jun 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Primary Care Clinic/Center providers in California
Rank by total paid#39 of 422
Median peer was paid$25K
This provider vs. median77×
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 | 7,269 | $174K | |
| 2019 | 11,872 | $276K | |
| 2020 | 9,875 | $295K | |
| 2021 | 14,183 | $427K | |
| 2022 | 15,621 | $468K | |
| 2023 | 14,338 | $238K | |
| 2024incomplete | 4,994 | $15K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 24% | 13,035 | 11,196 | $452K |
| 96156 | 22% | 6,349 | 6,237 | $412K | |
| 99392 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, early childhood (1-4 years) | 5.5% | 2,459 | 2,355 | $104K |
| 99394 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, adolescent (12-17 years) | 5.4% | 1,671 | 1,652 | $103K |
| 99393 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, late childhood (5-11 years) | 5.3% | 2,076 | 2,037 | $101K |
| 96110 | Developmental screening, with scoring and documentation, per standardized instrument | 4.5% | 1,539 | 989 | $86K |
| 97803 | 4.1% | 3,476 | 3,423 | $77K | |
| 99391 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, infant (under 1 year) | 3.4% | 1,463 | 1,357 | $64K |
| 92551 | 3.1% | 5,355 | 5,286 | $59K | |
| G9920 | Screening performed and negative | 2.8% | 2,529 | 2,498 | $53K |
| 96151 | 2.7% | 2,298 | 2,267 | $51K | |
| 92081 | 1.9% | 1,165 | 1,160 | $35K |
50 more codes
| D1206 | Topical application of fluoride varnish | 1.5% | 1,658 | $28K |
| 36410 | 1.2% | 3,257 | $23K | |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine) | <1% | 637 | $17K |
| 36406 | <1% | 1,001 | $16K | |
| 90620 | <1% | 446 | $15K | |
| 90686 | <1% | 1,732 | $15K | |
| 87110 | <1% | 959 | $15K | |
| 90670 | <1% | 1,576 | $14K | |
| 85018 | <1% | 7,309 | $13K | |
| 81000 | <1% | 5,376 | $12K | |
| 83655 | <1% | 1,041 | $11K | |
| 99215 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (complex) | <1% | 165 | $10K |
| 90680 | <1% | 1,005 | $9K | |
| 96150 | <1% | 369 | $8K | |
| 99395 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, 18-39 years | <1% | 66 | $8K |
| 90698 | <1% | 730 | $7K | |
| 99381 | <1% | 111 | $6K | |
| 90633 | <1% | 713 | $6K | |
| 90697 | <1% | 363 | $6K | |
| 90651 | <1% | 497 | $6K | |
| 97802 | <1% | 647 | $6K | |
| G8510 | Screening for depression is documented as negative, a follow-up plan is not required | <1% | 500 | $5K |
| 99212 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, straightforward | <1% | 209 | $4K |
| 90734 | <1% | 326 | $4K | |
| 99188 | <1% | 892 | $4K | |
| 90744 | <1% | 374 | $3K | |
| 90715 | <1% | 256 | $3K | |
| 99211 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, minimal severity | <1% | 219 | $3K |
| 86580 | <1% | 662 | $3K | |
| 87880 | Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay; Streptococcus, group A | <1% | 342 | $2K |
| 99460 | <1% | 25 | $2K | |
| 90619 | <1% | 78 | $2K | |
| 90716 | <1% | 112 | $999.00 | |
| 90700 | <1% | 98 | $902.06 | |
| 90707 | <1% | 90 | $810.00 | |
| G0442 | Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | <1% | 53 | $806.37 |
| 90685 | <1% | 78 | $702.00 | |
| 90648 | <1% | 72 | $676.34 | |
| 99462 | <1% | 19 | $662.73 | |
| 90710 | <1% | 29 | $261.00 | |
| 81002 | <1% | 71 | $190.29 | |
| 99000 | <1% | 50 | $181.50 | |
| 90756 | <1% | 17 | $176.16 | |
| 90713 | <1% | 14 | $152.67 | |
| 90658 | <1% | 15 | $135.00 | |
| 90696 | <1% | 12 | $108.00 | |
| 90461 | 0% | 88 | $0.00 | |
| 90460 | Immunization administration through 18 years of age via any route, first or only component | 0% | 285 | $0.00 |
| 99173 | 0% | 79 | $0.00 | |
| 90677 | 0% | 14 | $0.00 |
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 officialCARDENAS, SAMARA (OWNER/PHYSICIAN)