Physician
Kern Radiology Medical Group, INC
Kern Radiology Medical Group, INC was paid $38.66M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 167 billing codes. Its largest line is 77067, Screening mammography, bilateral, including computer-aided detection — 12% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoKERN RADIOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP, INC
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93309
33aNPI1720023997assigned 06/19/2006
33bProvider typeDiagnostic Radiology Physician
28Total paid$38.66M
24GClaims841,516
24DCodes billed167
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in California
Rank by total paid#2 of 797
Median peer was paid$6K
This provider vs. median6,878×
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 | 14,100 | $161K | |
| 2019 | 37,147 | $633K | |
| 2020 | 133,154 | $5.46M | |
| 2021 | 141,131 | $6.55M | |
| 2022 | 141,563 | $6.88M | |
| 2023 | 181,137 | $8.64M | |
| 2024incomplete | 193,284 | $10.32M |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77067 | Screening mammography, bilateral, including computer-aided detection | 12% | 43,264 | 43,189 | $4.72M |
| 74177 | Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; with contrast material | 5.4% | 26,987 | 26,682 | $2.09M |
| 78815 | Positron emission tomography (PET) for limited area imaging | 5.1% | 1,756 | 1,222 | $1.98M |
| 77063 | Screening digital breast tomosynthesis, bilateral | 4.5% | 34,081 | 34,005 | $1.73M |
| 73721 | Magnetic resonance imaging, any joint of lower extremity; without contrast material | 4.3% | 14,681 | 8,083 | $1.65M |
| 74176 | Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; without contrast material | 4.1% | 22,299 | 22,041 | $1.59M |
| 70450 | Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material | 4.0% | 46,403 | 44,585 | $1.55M |
| 76641 | 3.8% | 14,249 | 12,880 | $1.46M | |
| 76700 | Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete | 3.7% | 17,594 | 17,563 | $1.41M |
| 71046 | Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | 3.6% | 101,493 | 100,646 | $1.40M |
| 72148 | Magnetic resonance imaging, lumbar spine; without contrast material | 3.4% | 12,650 | 8,221 | $1.33M |
| 70551 | Magnetic resonance imaging, brain; without contrast material | 2.7% | 11,251 | 8,322 | $1.03M |
155 more codes
| 76830 | Ultrasound, transvaginal | 2.6% | 15,036 | $1.02M |
| 71045 | Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 2.5% | 141,242 | $972K |
| 76805 | Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, fetal and maternal evaluation | 2.3% | 9,941 | $881K |
| 76856 | Ultrasound, pelvic (nonobstetric), real time with image documentation; complete | 2.2% | 14,287 | $862K |
| 70553 | Magnetic resonance imaging, brain; without contrast material, followed by contrast material and further sequences | 2.1% | 4,435 | $822K |
| 73221 | 2.1% | 7,293 | $813K | |
| 77066 | Tomosynthesis, mammo | 2.0% | 5,575 | $774K |
| 76705 | Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited | 2.0% | 25,460 | $763K |
| 72141 | 1.5% | 5,589 | $579K | |
| 71250 | 1.5% | 7,774 | $570K | |
| 76536 | 1.4% | 9,876 | $557K | |
| 76801 | 1.0% | 5,396 | $405K | |
| 74178 | <1% | 1,437 | $368K | |
| 72110 | <1% | 8,427 | $352K | |
| 76815 | Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, limited | <1% | 8,813 | $343K |
| 73562 | <1% | 18,133 | $341K | |
| 76770 | <1% | 5,043 | $332K | |
| 71275 | Computed tomographic angiography, chest, with contrast material | <1% | 4,457 | $315K |
| 93970 | <1% | 3,646 | $296K | |
| 76819 | Fetal biophysical profile; without non-stress testing | <1% | 6,413 | $281K |
| 73030 | <1% | 12,181 | $250K | |
| 77065 | Tomosynthesis, mammo | <1% | 2,227 | $240K |
| 73630 | <1% | 13,420 | $233K | |
| 74018 | <1% | 19,580 | $227K | |
| 78226 | <1% | 780 | $215K | |
| 73130 | <1% | 9,582 | $192K | |
| 76816 | Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, follow-up | <1% | 3,199 | $187K |
| 77080 | <1% | 5,795 | $184K | |
| 76642 | <1% | 2,616 | $181K | |
| 72050 | <1% | 4,251 | $169K | |
| 76817 | Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, transvaginal | <1% | 2,132 | $159K |
| 72100 | <1% | 7,012 | $140K | |
| 93971 | <1% | 4,930 | $136K | |
| 71271 | <1% | 1,054 | $124K | |
| 72125 | Computed tomography, cervical spine; without contrast material | <1% | 3,765 | $119K |
| 73610 | <1% | 6,473 | $111K | |
| A9575 | Injection, gadoterate meglumine, 0.1 ml | <1% | 4,074 | $99K |
| A9552 | Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | <1% | 1,032 | $92K |
| 76870 | <1% | 1,510 | $83K | |
| 49083 | <1% | 683 | $83K | |
| 78452 | Myocardial perfusion imaging, tomographic (SPECT); multiple studies at rest and/or stress | <1% | 1,237 | $79K |
| 72197 | <1% | 384 | $76K | |
| 76775 | <1% | 1,626 | $74K | |
| 76857 | <1% | 3,234 | $73K | |
| 73110 | <1% | 3,583 | $73K | |
| 70496 | <1% | 1,116 | $73K | |
| 73502 | <1% | 2,467 | $72K | |
| 73522 | <1% | 1,684 | $71K | |
| Q9967 | Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml | <1% | 7,034 | $71K |
| 71260 | Computed tomography, thorax, diagnostic; with contrast material | <1% | 1,572 | $71K |
| 72072 | <1% | 1,959 | $61K | |
| 76882 | <1% | 2,186 | $60K | |
| 93975 | <1% | 673 | $57K | |
| 74183 | <1% | 245 | $56K | |
| 72040 | <1% | 2,127 | $51K | |
| 72070 | <1% | 1,823 | $51K | |
| 70498 | <1% | 1,025 | $49K | |
| 73080 | <1% | 1,949 | $46K | |
| 72146 | <1% | 463 | $45K | |
| 72081 | <1% | 1,253 | $44K | |
| 73564 | <1% | 1,343 | $34K | |
| 73560 | <1% | 1,777 | $33K | |
| 19083 | <1% | 57 | $32K | |
| A9537 | Technetium tc-99m mebrofenin, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 15 millicuries | <1% | 740 | $31K |
| 93880 | <1% | 222 | $25K | |
| 78227 | <1% | 57 | $23K | |
| 70544 | <1% | 196 | $21K | |
| 73590 | <1% | 1,417 | $21K | |
| 72131 | <1% | 230 | $20K | |
| 74170 | <1% | 109 | $20K | |
| 70220 | <1% | 617 | $19K | |
| 73120 | <1% | 1,050 | $18K | |
| 74240 | <1% | 159 | $17K | |
| 74150 | <1% | 146 | $17K | |
| 73718 | <1% | 127 | $17K | |
| 70486 | <1% | 426 | $17K | |
| 78014 | <1% | 67 | $15K | |
| 73700 | <1% | 125 | $13K | |
| 10005 | <1% | 108 | $12K | |
| A9516 | Iodine i-123 sodium iodide, diagnostic, per 100 microcuries, up to 999 microcuries | <1% | 61 | $12K |
| 73620 | <1% | 738 | $12K | |
| 78264 | <1% | 33 | $10K | |
| 77062 | <1% | 215 | $9K | |
| 99152 | <1% | 265 | $8K | |
| 74181 | <1% | 143 | $8K | |
| 93925 | <1% | 113 | $8K | |
| 74246 | <1% | 56 | $6K | |
| 76937 | <1% | 364 | $6K | |
| G0297 | Low dose ct scan (ldct) for lung cancer screening | <1% | 26 | $6K |
| 77001 | <1% | 265 | $6K | |
| 73552 | <1% | 204 | $6K | |
| 70360 | <1% | 299 | $6K | |
| 77012 | <1% | 70 | $5K | |
| 72114 | <1% | 108 | $5K | |
| 73090 | <1% | 559 | $5K | |
| 76000 | <1% | 1,057 | $5K | |
| 36573 | <1% | 13 | $5K | |
| 73100 | <1% | 258 | $5K | |
| 36558 | <1% | 37 | $4K | |
| 72156 | <1% | 20 | $4K | |
| 77073 | <1% | 125 | $4K | |
| 78454 | <1% | 180 | $4K | |
| 71020 | <1% | 414 | $3K | |
| A9500 | Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | <1% | 38 | $3K |
| 75571 | <1% | 37 | $3K | |
| 73140 | <1% | 404 | $3K | |
| 72082 | <1% | 52 | $3K | |
| 77072 | <1% | 127 | $3K | |
| 77002 | <1% | 28 | $2K | |
| 73200 | <1% | 14 | $2K | |
| 36556 | <1% | 29 | $2K | |
| 78306 | <1% | 12 | $2K | |
| 71101 | <1% | 102 | $1K | |
| 99153 | Mod sedat endo service >5yrs | <1% | 140 | $1K |
| 73600 | <1% | 66 | $1K | |
| 76706 | <1% | 12 | $1K | |
| 72202 | <1% | 40 | $1K | |
| 72220 | <1% | 46 | $1K | |
| 71270 | <1% | 12 | $1K | |
| 70491 | <1% | 24 | $1K | |
| 77061 | <1% | 29 | $1K | |
| 73521 | <1% | 26 | $969.28 | |
| 73070 | <1% | 35 | $938.17 | |
| 32555 | <1% | 14 | $780.00 | |
| 74021 | <1% | 62 | $772.42 | |
| 73060 | <1% | 43 | $736.24 | |
| G9637 | Final reports with documentation of one or more dose reduction techniques (e.g., automated exposure control, adjustment of the ma and/or kv according to patient size, use of iterative reconstruction technique) | <1% | 5,545 | $709.15 |
| 74230 | <1% | 80 | $702.49 | |
| 20610 | <1% | 12 | $675.67 | |
| 3341F | <1% | 2,159 | $600.00 | |
| 72052 | <1% | 12 | $582.20 | |
| 74019 | <1% | 18 | $561.75 | |
| A9541 | Technetium tc-99m sulfur colloid, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 20 millicuries | <1% | 14 | $536.28 |
| 70260 | <1% | 14 | $498.72 | |
| 76604 | <1% | 12 | $451.47 | |
| A9503 | Technetium tc-99m medronate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 30 millicuries | <1% | 36 | $451.31 |
| G0279 | Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, unilateral or bilateral (list separately in addition to 77065 or 77066) | <1% | 14 | $421.82 |
| 70250 | <1% | 12 | $336.79 | |
| 93017 | <1% | 15 | $330.68 | |
| 73565 | <1% | 14 | $254.97 | |
| 7025F | <1% | 15,230 | $231.85 | |
| A9576 | Injection, gadoteridol, (prohance multipack), per ml | <1% | 12 | $207.17 |
| 71010 | <1% | 32 | $206.18 | |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | <1% | 14 | $166.32 |
| J3010 | Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg | <1% | 79 | $67.85 |
| 3342F | <1% | 1,574 | $60.00 | |
| J2250 | Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | <1% | 100 | $35.57 |
| G9754 | A finding of an incidental pulmonary nodule | 0% | 29 | $0.00 |
| 6030F | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| G9638 | Final reports without documentation of one or more dose reduction techniques (e.g., automated exposure control, adjustment of the ma and/or kv according to patient size, use of iterative reconstruction technique) | 0% | 179 | $0.00 |
| G9321 | Count of previous ct (any type of ct) and cardiac nuclear medicine (myocardial perfusion or infarct avid imaging) studies documented in the 12-month period prior to the current study | 0% | 1,060 | $0.00 |
| 3340F | 0% | 111 | $0.00 | |
| G9347 | Follow-up recommendations not documented according to recommended guidelines for incidentally detected pulmonary nodules, reason not given | 0% | 24 | $0.00 |
| G9322 | Count of previous ct and cardiac nuclear medicine (myocardial perfusion or infarct avid imaging) studies not documented in the 12-month period prior to the current study, reason not given | 0% | 120 | $0.00 |
| G9500 | Radiation exposure indices documented in final report for procedure using fluoroscopy | 0% | 78 | $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 officialSTURZ, JERRY (CEO)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Kern Radiology Medical Group, INC | Bakersfield, CA | $284K |
| Kern Radiology Medical Group, INC | Bakersfield, CA | $20K |
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