Physician
Hot Springs Medical Surgical Group
Hot Springs Medical Surgical Group was paid $1.89M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Nov 2024, across 33 billing codes. Its largest line is 99214, doctor's office visit, returning patient (more involved) — 29% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoHOT SPRINGS MEDICAL SURGICAL GROUP
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105
33aNPI1740269174assigned 01/13/2006
33bProvider typeOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician
28Total paid$1.89M
24GClaims24,154
24DCodes billed33
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Nov 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California
Rank by total paid#3 of 30
Median peer was paid$173K
This provider vs. median11×
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 | 4,408 | $244K | |
| 2019 | 4,190 | $258K | |
| 2020 | 3,344 | $248K | |
| 2021 | 3,452 | $338K | |
| 2022 | 3,163 | $339K | |
| 2023 | 3,648 | $300K | |
| 2024incomplete | 1,949 | $159K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 29% | 3,844 | 3,578 | $555K |
| 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 | 24% | 2,267 | 2,253 | $451K |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity | 14% | 3,149 | 2,935 | $255K |
| 29125 | 11% | 3,451 | 3,111 | $205K | |
| 99203 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, low complexity | 5.0% | 749 | 746 | $94K |
| 76881 | 3.4% | 994 | 977 | $64K | |
| 64450 | 2.3% | 590 | 564 | $43K | |
| 73110 | 1.8% | 929 | 759 | $34K | |
| L3908 | Wrist hand orthosis, wrist extension control cock-up, non molded, prefabricated, off-the-shelf | 1.7% | 611 | 490 | $33K |
| 73130 | 1.7% | 953 | 802 | $31K | |
| L3807 | Wrist hand finger orthosis, without joint(s), prefabricated item that has been trimmed, bent, molded, assembled, or otherwise customized to fit a specific patient by an individual with expertise | 1.6% | 170 | 154 | $31K |
| 76000 | 1.5% | 892 | 809 | $28K |
21 more codes
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | 1.0% | 757 | $19K |
| 76942 | <1% | 275 | $16K | |
| 73140 | <1% | 425 | $16K | |
| 29085 | <1% | 43 | $4K | |
| 77071 | <1% | 42 | $2K | |
| 20550 | <1% | 64 | $2K | |
| J0670 | Injection, mepivacaine hydrochloride, per 10 ml | <1% | 449 | $2K |
| 99212 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, straightforward | <1% | 28 | $1K |
| 29130 | <1% | 14 | $706.50 | |
| J2001 | Injection, lidocaine hcl for intravenous infusion, 10 mg | <1% | 344 | $463.69 |
| Q4022 | Cast supplies, short arm splint, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | <1% | 18 | $219.90 |
| J2003 | Injection, lidocaine hydrochloride, 1 mg | <1% | 13 | $59.18 |
| Q4049 | Finger splint, static | <1% | 21 | $36.90 |
| G8427 | Eligible clinician attests to documenting in the medical record they obtained, updated, or reviewed the patient's current medications | 0% | 1,525 | $0.00 |
| G8482 | Influenza immunization administered or previously received | 0% | 467 | $0.00 |
| G8730 | Pain assessment documented as positive using a standardized tool and a follow-up plan is documented | 0% | 444 | $0.00 |
| G8484 | Influenza immunization was not administered, reason not given | 0% | 228 | $0.00 |
| G8420 | Bmi is documented within normal parameters and no follow-up plan is required | 0% | 107 | $0.00 |
| G9903 | Patient screened for tobacco use and identified as a tobacco non-user | 0% | 237 | $0.00 |
| 1123F | 0% | 37 | $0.00 | |
| 99024 | 0% | 17 | $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 officialBEHRMAN, MICHAEL (GROUP PARTNER)