Physician
Howard L Sofen, MD a Medical Corporation
Howard L Sofen, MD a Medical Corporation was paid $480K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Nov 2024, across 7 billing codes. Its largest line is 99204, doctor's office visit, new patient (more involved) — 36% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoHOWARD L SOFEN, MD A MEDICAL CORPORATION
LOS ANGELES, CA 90045
LOS ANGELES, CA 90045
33aNPI1588723571assigned 12/06/2006
33bProvider typeDermatology Physician
28Total paid$480K
24GClaims15,123
24DCodes billed7
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Dermatology Physician providers in California
Rank by total paid#43 of 187
Median peer was paid$26K
This provider vs. median18×
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 | 511 | $16K | |
| 2019 | 1,777 | $55K | |
| 2020 | 2,152 | $59K | |
| 2021 | 2,550 | $90K | |
| 2022 | 2,867 | $102K | |
| 2023 | 3,000 | $102K | |
| 2024incomplete | 2,266 | $56K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 36% | 3,969 | 3,965 | $173K |
| 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 | 35% | 6,517 | 6,422 | $167K |
| 99203 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, low complexity | 18% | 2,207 | 2,193 | $87K |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity | 8.9% | 2,241 | 2,209 | $43K |
| 17110 | 1.9% | 136 | 133 | $9K | |
| 88305 | Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination | <1% | 41 | 41 | $1K |
| 11102 | <1% | 12 | 12 | $497.28 |
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 officialSOFEN, HOWARD (MEDICAL DIRECTOR)