Clinic
Gastro-Centro Norte PSC
Gastro-Centro Norte PSC was paid $32K by Medicaid between Mar 2018 and Oct 2024, across 5 billing codes. Its largest line is 99213, doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine) — 39% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoGASTRO-CENTRO NORTE PSC
ARECIBO, PR 00613
ARECIBO, PR 00613
33aNPI1619394038assigned 03/24/2014
33bProvider typeEndoscopy Clinic/Center
28Total paid$32K
24GClaims816
24DCodes billed5
24AFirst – last monthMar 2018 – Oct 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Endoscopy Clinic/Center providers in Puerto Rico
Rank by total paid#5 of 9
Median peer was paid$32K
This provider vs. median1.0×
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 | 309 | $8K | |
| 2022 | 40 | $1K | |
| 2023 | 177 | $9K | |
| 2024incomplete | 290 | $14K |
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 | 39% | 212 | 189 | $12K |
| G0500 | Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monitoring of the patient's level of consciousness and physiological status; initial 15 minutes of intra-service time; patient age 5 years or older (additional time may be reported with 99153, as appropriate) | 31% | 343 | 306 | $10K |
| 99070 | 19% | 219 | 194 | $6K | |
| 43239 | Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with biopsy, single or multiple | 11% | 12 | 12 | $4K |
| 99203 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, low complexity | 0% | 30 | 30 | $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 officialMELENDEZ, MELVIN (PRESIDENT)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Gastro Centro PCS | San Juan, PR | $22K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.