Physician
Chest Diseases Associates PC
Chest Diseases Associates PC was paid $2.08M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 32 billing codes. Its largest line is A7030, Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each — 11% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoCHEST DISEASES ASSOCIATES PC
MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
33aNPI1508866245assigned 07/22/2005
33bProvider typePulmonary Disease Physician
28Total paid$2.08M
24GClaims57,337
24DCodes billed32
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Indiana
Rank by total paid#1 of 25
Median peer was paid$22K
This provider vs. median95×
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 | 6,893 | $112K | |
| 2019 | 8,471 | $344K | |
| 2020 | 9,228 | $422K | |
| 2021 | 10,014 | $477K | |
| 2022 | 8,214 | $320K | |
| 2023 | 8,125 | $276K | |
| 2024incomplete | 6,392 | $127K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | 11% | 2,853 | 2,497 | $227K |
| 99233 | Hospital visit by a doctor, follow-up day (complex)Prolong inpt eval add15 m | 11% | 3,660 | 2,304 | $223K |
| 99291 | Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill patient, first 30-74 minutes | 10% | 2,217 | 873 | $215K |
| 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 | 9.7% | 4,081 | 3,494 | $202K |
| 99232 | Hospital visit by a doctor, follow-up daySubsequent hospital care, per day, moderate complexity | 8.9% | 4,845 | 2,970 | $186K |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | 8.2% | 5,193 | 4,685 | $170K |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 8.0% | 4,049 | 3,605 | $166K |
| A4604 | Tubing with integrated heating element for use with positive airway pressure device | 6.0% | 3,706 | 3,261 | $124K |
| 99223 | Prolong inpt eval add15 m | 5.6% | 1,637 | 1,483 | $116K |
| A7032 | Cushion for use on nasal mask interface, replacement only, each | 3.4% | 2,254 | 2,017 | $71K |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | 2.9% | 3,174 | 2,838 | $61K |
| 95810 | Polysomnography; sleep staging with 4 or more additional parameters | 2.9% | 361 | 334 | $60K |
20 more codes
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | 2.2% | 10,676 | $45K |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine) | 2.1% | 1,163 | $44K |
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | 1.6% | 2,018 | $33K |
| 99204 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (more involved) | 1.6% | 278 | $32K |
| A7034 | Nasal interface (mask or cannula type) used with positive airway pressure device, with or without head strap | 1.3% | 506 | $26K |
| 95811 | <1% | 124 | $17K | |
| E0470 | Respiratory assist device, bi-level pressure capability, without backup rate feature, used with noninvasive interface, e.g., nasal or facial mask (intermittent assist device with continuous positive airway pressure device) | <1% | 148 | $13K |
| 94010 | <1% | 1,031 | $10K | |
| 94660 | <1% | 177 | $8K | |
| 95806 | <1% | 105 | $6K | |
| 94726 | <1% | 579 | $4K | |
| 87426 | Infectious agent antigen detection, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) | <1% | 165 | $4K |
| 94729 | <1% | 620 | $3K | |
| A7033 | Pillow for use on nasal cannula type interface, replacement only, pair | <1% | 165 | $3K |
| 94060 | <1% | 458 | $3K | |
| A7039 | Filter, non disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 431 | $2K |
| 95012 | <1% | 534 | $2K | |
| 95800 | <1% | 34 | $41.45 | |
| 94760 | <1% | 70 | $34.28 | |
| 99490 | Ccm add 20min | 0% | 25 | $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 officialSAFADI, HAKAM (PRESIDENT)