Physician
High Desert Medical Group
High Desert Medical Group was paid $274K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Nov 2024, across 246 billing codes. Its largest line is 99213, doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine) — 13% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoHIGH DESERT MEDICAL GROUP
LANCASTER, CA 93534
LANCASTER, CA 93534
33aNPI1720196702assigned 08/29/2006
33bProvider typeOccupational Medicine Physician
28Total paid$274K
24GClaims259,563
24DCodes billed246
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Occupational Medicine Physician providers in California
Rank by total paid#3 of 10
Median peer was paid$62K
This provider vs. median4.4×
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 | 115,900 | $59K | |
| 2019 | 34,303 | $54K | |
| 2020 | 22,502 | $35K | |
| 2021 | 29,920 | $72K | |
| 2022 | 28,262 | $49K | |
| 2023 | 20,975 | $4K | |
| 2024incomplete | 7,701 | $1K |
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 | 13% | 17,753 | 16,571 | $37K |
| 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 | 13% | 11,557 | 11,000 | $37K |
| 3008F | 12% | 29,820 | 27,056 | $34K | |
| 1159F | 12% | 19,248 | 17,238 | $32K | |
| 1126F | 8.9% | 13,034 | 11,830 | $24K | |
| 1160F | 8.4% | 16,031 | 14,414 | $23K | |
| 3074F | 6.1% | 31,343 | 28,851 | $17K | |
| 3078F | 6.0% | 30,711 | 28,138 | $17K | |
| 1125F | 5.1% | 8,702 | 8,075 | $14K | |
| 99215 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (complex)Prolong outpt/office vis | 1.9% | 909 | 899 | $5K |
| 99499 | 1.6% | 3,269 | 2,780 | $5K | |
| 1000F | 1.5% | 923 | 869 | $4K |
234 more codes
| G0444 | Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 1.3% | 820 | $4K |
| 0012A | <1% | 176 | $2K | |
| 1170F | <1% | 710 | $2K | |
| 0064A | <1% | 72 | $2K | |
| 3288F | <1% | 638 | $2K | |
| 3077F | <1% | 1,403 | $2K | |
| 3079F | <1% | 3,995 | $2K | |
| 85025 | Blood count; complete (CBC), automated, and automated differential WBC count | <1% | 4,868 | $1K |
| 0011A | <1% | 201 | $1K | |
| 99212 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, straightforward | <1% | 1,907 | $1K |
| 3075F | <1% | 1,288 | $914.13 | |
| 1090F | <1% | 164 | $898.79 | |
| G8510 | Screening for depression is documented as negative, a follow-up plan is not required | <1% | 204 | $766.96 |
| 96372 | Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; subcutaneous or intramuscular | <1% | 584 | $429.65 |
| 80048 | Basic metabolic panel (calcium, ionized) | <1% | 939 | $310.99 |
| 99204 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (more involved) | <1% | 123 | $296.25 |
| G2012 | Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m service provided within the previous 7 days nor leading to an e/m service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment; 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | <1% | 68 | $285.94 |
| 80053 | Comprehensive metabolic panel | <1% | 3,442 | $238.09 |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care, per day, moderate complexity | <1% | 12 | $212.07 |
| 11721 | <1% | 53 | $184.84 | |
| 99203 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine) | <1% | 227 | $170.82 |
| 99442 | <1% | 546 | $170.15 | |
| 99211 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, minimal severity | <1% | 478 | $169.16 |
| 82565 | <1% | 267 | $149.38 | |
| 99397 | <1% | 199 | $142.22 | |
| 96365 | Intravenous infusion, for therapy, prophylaxis, or diagnosis; initial, up to 1 hour | <1% | 34 | $138.23 |
| J1885 | Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | <1% | 26 | $136.06 |
| 87426 | Infectious agent antigen detection, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) | <1% | 376 | $132.48 |
| 87880 | Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay; Streptococcus, group A | <1% | 221 | $109.62 |
| 94010 | <1% | 43 | $107.46 | |
| 93224 | <1% | 13 | $106.39 | |
| 90471 | Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections), 1 vaccine | <1% | 258 | $103.90 |
| 81003 | <1% | 2,447 | $99.44 | |
| 36415 | Collection of venous blood by venipuncture | <1% | 5,261 | $86.09 |
| 87804 | Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay; Influenza, each type | <1% | 934 | $61.14 |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care, per day, straightforward or low complexity | <1% | 69 | $52.66 |
| 96375 | Therapeutic injection; each additional sequential IV push | <1% | 16 | $50.97 |
| 96374 | Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; intravenous push, single or initial substance | <1% | 58 | $46.93 |
| 71046 | Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views | <1% | 129 | $34.88 |
| J2930 | Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 125 mg | <1% | 26 | $8.84 |
| 83690 | <1% | 24 | $6.89 | |
| 85610 | <1% | 475 | $3.14 | |
| 82746 | 0% | 293 | $0.00 | |
| 98962 | 0% | 27 | $0.00 | |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | 0% | 182 | $0.00 |
| 76815 | Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, limited | 0% | 52 | $0.00 |
| 84153 | 0% | 273 | $0.00 | |
| 87086 | Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | 0% | 741 | $0.00 |
| 90686 | 0% | 44 | $0.00 | |
| A0999 | Unlisted ambulance service | 0% | 460 | $0.00 |
| 1111F | 0% | 834 | $0.00 | |
| 86850 | 0% | 24 | $0.00 | |
| 81000 | 0% | 228 | $0.00 | |
| 82728 | 0% | 165 | $0.00 | |
| 76825 | 0% | 13 | $0.00 | |
| 1036F | 0% | 170 | $0.00 | |
| 82043 | 0% | 743 | $0.00 | |
| 86695 | 0% | 53 | $0.00 | |
| 86592 | 0% | 448 | $0.00 | |
| 3080F | 0% | 185 | $0.00 | |
| 87081 | 0% | 84 | $0.00 | |
| 88305 | Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination | 0% | 181 | $0.00 |
| 84480 | 0% | 196 | $0.00 | |
| 86704 | 0% | 212 | $0.00 | |
| 71045 | Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 0% | 240 | $0.00 |
| 3044F | 0% | 111 | $0.00 | |
| 83036 | Hemoglobin; glycosylated (A1C) | 0% | 2,244 | $0.00 |
| 86706 | 0% | 242 | $0.00 | |
| 85018 | 0% | 364 | $0.00 | |
| 99443 | 0% | 59 | $0.00 | |
| 84443 | Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) | 0% | 2,373 | $0.00 |
| A0427 | Emergency ambulance ride, advanced life support | 0% | 236 | $0.00 |
| 92507 | Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or auditory processing disorder | 0% | 99 | $0.00 |
| 86901 | 0% | 38 | $0.00 | |
| 64483 | 0% | 77 | $0.00 | |
| 82306 | Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed | 0% | 1,660 | $0.00 |
| 98967 | 0% | 103 | $0.00 | |
| 92551 | 0% | 631 | $0.00 | |
| 86803 | 0% | 395 | $0.00 | |
| 80324 | 0% | 13 | $0.00 | |
| 90651 | 0% | 16 | $0.00 | |
| 87591 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; Neisseria gonorrhoeae, amplified probe | 0% | 968 | $0.00 |
| 99283 | Emergency room visit (moderate) | 0% | 340 | $0.00 |
| 85652 | 0% | 416 | $0.00 | |
| 84703 | 0% | 14 | $0.00 | |
| H2000 | Comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation | 0% | 26 | $0.00 |
| 94640 | Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction | 0% | 140 | $0.00 |
| 80349 | 0% | 29 | $0.00 | |
| 84436 | 0% | 273 | $0.00 | |
| 85730 | 0% | 313 | $0.00 | |
| 81001 | 0% | 1,235 | $0.00 | |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | 0% | 25 | $0.00 |
| 90698 | 0% | 14 | $0.00 | |
| 83550 | 0% | 226 | $0.00 | |
| 87624 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; human papillomavirus (HPV), high-risk types | 0% | 369 | $0.00 |
| 82962 | 0% | 77 | $0.00 | |
| 99285 | Emergency room visit (most serious) | 0% | 109 | $0.00 |
| A4253 | Blood glucose test or reagent strips for home blood glucose monitor, per 50 strips | 0% | 42 | $0.00 |
| 87389 | Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay technique, HIV-1 antigen with HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies | 0% | 539 | $0.00 |
| 83001 | 0% | 51 | $0.00 | |
| 82607 | 0% | 508 | $0.00 | |
| 87661 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; Trichomonas vaginalis, amplified probe | 0% | 216 | $0.00 |
| 88142 | 0% | 72 | $0.00 | |
| 76820 | 0% | 134 | $0.00 | |
| 82950 | 0% | 147 | $0.00 | |
| 85027 | 0% | 280 | $0.00 | |
| 86140 | 0% | 135 | $0.00 | |
| 86762 | 0% | 70 | $0.00 | |
| E0562 | Humidifier, heated, used with positive airway pressure device | 0% | 12 | $0.00 |
| 83735 | 0% | 103 | $0.00 | |
| 84479 | 0% | 130 | $0.00 | |
| 64484 | 0% | 77 | $0.00 | |
| 90688 | 0% | 44 | $0.00 | |
| 83002 | 0% | 27 | $0.00 | |
| 99202 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, straightforward | 0% | 68 | $0.00 |
| 80320 | 0% | 13 | $0.00 | |
| 76819 | Fetal biophysical profile; without non-stress testing | 0% | 63 | $0.00 |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | 0% | 12 | $0.00 |
| 84075 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 76830 | Ultrasound, transvaginal | 0% | 41 | $0.00 |
| 87088 | 0% | 248 | $0.00 | |
| 87070 | 0% | 144 | $0.00 | |
| 87340 | 0% | 353 | $0.00 | |
| 36000 | 0% | 76 | $0.00 | |
| 64493 | 0% | 35 | $0.00 | |
| 86225 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 99205 | Prolong outpt/office vis | 0% | 12 | $0.00 |
| S9445 | Patient education, not otherwise classified, non-physician provider, individual, per session | 0% | 15 | $0.00 |
| 64494 | 0% | 35 | $0.00 | |
| 87077 | 0% | 36 | $0.00 | |
| 94760 | 0% | 14 | $0.00 | |
| 1220F | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 80051 | 0% | 18 | $0.00 | |
| 91301 | 0% | 198 | $0.00 | |
| 80358 | 0% | 22 | $0.00 | |
| 80368 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 83880 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 76811 | Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, fetal and maternal evaluation, detailed | 0% | 13 | $0.00 |
| K0001 | Standard wheelchair | 0% | 67 | $0.00 |
| A6260 | Wound cleansers, any type, any size | 0% | 42 | $0.00 |
| 80345 | 0% | 13 | $0.00 | |
| A4554 | Disposable underpads, all sizes | 0% | 77 | $0.00 |
| 82274 | 0% | 206 | $0.00 | |
| E1390 | Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate | 0% | 261 | $0.00 |
| 87491 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe | 0% | 973 | $0.00 |
| 80307 | Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes; immunoassay | 0% | 440 | $0.00 |
| G8783 | Normal blood pressure reading documented, follow-up not required | 0% | 3,624 | $0.00 |
| 82947 | 0% | 115 | $0.00 | |
| 80061 | Lipid panel | 0% | 2,404 | $0.00 |
| 59425 | 0% | 86 | $0.00 | |
| 72275 | 0% | 42 | $0.00 | |
| 83655 | 0% | 226 | $0.00 | |
| 90460 | Immunization administration through 18 years of age via any route, first or only component | 0% | 553 | $0.00 |
| 93325 | 0% | 199 | $0.00 | |
| 84460 | 0% | 72 | $0.00 | |
| 99284 | Emergency room visit (serious) | 0% | 299 | $0.00 |
| 80365 | 0% | 157 | $0.00 | |
| 82570 | 0% | 502 | $0.00 | |
| 90472 | Immunization administration, each additional vaccine (list separately) | 0% | 58 | $0.00 |
| 82247 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 87186 | 0% | 172 | $0.00 | |
| 88175 | Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal, any reporting system; collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer | 0% | 390 | $0.00 |
| 76856 | Ultrasound, pelvic (nonobstetric), real time with image documentation; complete | 0% | 52 | $0.00 |
| 80074 | 0% | 130 | $0.00 | |
| 84481 | 0% | 130 | $0.00 | |
| 83970 | 0% | 424 | $0.00 | |
| 77067 | Screening mammography, bilateral, including computer-aided detection | 0% | 200 | $0.00 |
| 84550 | 0% | 280 | $0.00 | |
| 83540 | 0% | 254 | $0.00 | |
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | 0% | 554 | $0.00 |
| 86431 | 0% | 111 | $0.00 | |
| 1158F | 0% | 566 | $0.00 | |
| 99393 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, late childhood (5-11 years) | 0% | 123 | $0.00 |
| J7614 | Levalbuterol, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose, 0.5 mg | 0% | 85 | $0.00 |
| 99201 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 84702 | 0% | 219 | $0.00 | |
| 99173 | 0% | 591 | $0.00 | |
| 84439 | 0% | 1,013 | $0.00 | |
| 93976 | 0% | 156 | $0.00 | |
| 90670 | 0% | 39 | $0.00 | |
| 84403 | 0% | 88 | $0.00 | |
| 99396 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, 40-64 years | 0% | 83 | $0.00 |
| 84295 | 0% | 26 | $0.00 | |
| T4541 | Incontinence product, disposable underpad, large, each | 0% | 79 | $0.00 |
| 86900 | 0% | 26 | $0.00 | |
| 3725F | 0% | 145 | $0.00 | |
| 86038 | 0% | 131 | $0.00 | |
| 81025 | 0% | 132 | $0.00 | |
| 76805 | Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, fetal and maternal evaluation | 0% | 72 | $0.00 |
| 93010 | Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only | 0% | 107 | $0.00 |
| H1003 | Prenatal care, at-risk enhanced service; education | 0% | 410 | $0.00 |
| 80337 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 84520 | 0% | 51 | $0.00 | |
| 80326 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 90734 | 0% | 13 | $0.00 | |
| 82248 | 0% | 86 | $0.00 | |
| 86708 | 0% | 191 | $0.00 | |
| 76705 | Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited | 0% | 103 | $0.00 |
| 82785 | 0% | 32 | $0.00 | |
| 99392 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, early childhood (1-4 years) | 0% | 137 | $0.00 |
| 81220 | CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene analysis; common variants | 0% | 57 | $0.00 |
| 86696 | 0% | 55 | $0.00 | |
| 80346 | 0% | 38 | $0.00 | |
| 80076 | 0% | 171 | $0.00 | |
| 80361 | 0% | 130 | $0.00 | |
| 99395 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, 18-39 years | 0% | 71 | $0.00 |
| 77003 | 0% | 48 | $0.00 | |
| 80338 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 84100 | 0% | 44 | $0.00 | |
| 86003 | 0% | 94 | $0.00 | |
| 76821 | 0% | 64 | $0.00 | |
| 80354 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 85045 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| A0429 | Emergency ambulance ride, basic life support | 0% | 221 | $0.00 |
| 87481 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 84156 | 0% | 24 | $0.00 | |
| 99001 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 0% | 17 | $0.00 |
| 82310 | 0% | 13 | $0.00 | |
| 83992 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| A4259 | Lancets, per box of 100 | 0% | 42 | $0.00 |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 0% | 90 | $0.00 |
| Q0091 | Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory | 0% | 15 | $0.00 |
| 99394 | Periodic comprehensive preventive medicine reevaluation, established patient, adolescent (12-17 years) | 0% | 30 | $0.00 |
| 90649 | 0% | 28 | $0.00 | |
| 90685 | 0% | 15 | $0.00 | |
| 80323 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 92081 | 0% | 13 | $0.00 | |
| 81002 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| E0114 | Crutches underarm, other than wood, adjustable or fixed, pair, with pads, tips and handgrips | 0% | 12 | $0.00 |
| 64495 | 0% | 34 | $0.00 | |
| 87798 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; not otherwise specified, amplified probe, each organism | 0% | 12 | $0.00 |
| 80370 | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| 80377 | 0% | 12 | $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 officialLIM, CHARLES (MEDICAL DIRECTOR)
Parent organizationHERITAGE PROVIDER NETWORK, INC.
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