Physician
LCMS Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic of Southwest Louisiana, LLC
LCMS Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic of Southwest Louisiana, LLC was paid $82K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Aug 2020, across 7 billing codes. Its largest line is 99203, doctor's office visit, new patient (routine) — 43% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoLCMS EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLINIC OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA, LLC
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
33aNPI1801184007assigned 07/21/2011
33bProvider typeOtolaryngology Physician
28Total paid$82K
24GClaims2,429
24DCodes billed7
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Aug 2020
Compared with peers
Next to other Otolaryngology Physician providers in Louisiana
Rank by total paid#29 of 56
Median peer was paid$82K
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 | 1,251 | $44K | |
| 2019 | 656 | $21K | |
| 2020 | 522 | $17K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99203 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, low complexity | 43% | 743 | 699 | $36K |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity | 42% | 1,117 | 983 | $34K |
| 99212 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, straightforward | 8.2% | 345 | 301 | $7K |
| 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 | 5.8% | 78 | 71 | $5K |
| 31575 | <1% | 12 | 12 | $490.35 | |
| 69210 | <1% | 14 | 14 | $309.07 | |
| 99024 | 0% | 120 | 92 | $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 officialWHITSON, CHARLES (CFO)
Parent organizationLAKE CHARLES MEDICAL SERVICES, INC