Physician
Ent Associates of Alabama, P.C.
Ent Associates of Alabama, P.C. was paid $947K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 17 billing codes. Its largest line is 99214, doctor's office visit, returning patient (more involved) — 31% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoENT ASSOCIATES OF ALABAMA, P.C.
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35205
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35205
33aNPI1841301082assigned 08/31/2006
33bProvider typeOtolaryngology Physician
28Total paid$947K
24GClaims22,458
24DCodes billed17
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Otolaryngology Physician providers in Alabama
Rank by total paid#3 of 29
Median peer was paid$56K
This provider vs. median17×
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 | 3,425 | $120K | |
| 2019 | 4,057 | $130K | |
| 2020 | 3,043 | $105K | |
| 2021 | 3,096 | $102K | |
| 2022 | 3,206 | $147K | |
| 2023 | 3,202 | $188K | |
| 2024incomplete | 2,429 | $156K |
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 | 31% | 6,271 | 4,939 | $294K |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity | 18% | 4,352 | 3,741 | $166K |
| 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 | 14% | 1,252 | 1,181 | $137K |
| 99203 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, low complexity | 13% | 2,078 | 1,841 | $121K |
| 92567 | 9.1% | 6,544 | 5,572 | $86K | |
| 99243 | 7.9% | 1,031 | 931 | $74K | |
| 86003 | 2.7% | 173 | 137 | $26K | |
| 69436 | Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia | 2.4% | 251 | 124 | $23K |
| 92557 | <1% | 244 | 191 | $5K | |
| 99244 | Office or other outpatient consultation, moderate to high complexity | <1% | 33 | 28 | $3K |
| 42820 | Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; younger than age 12 | <1% | 12 | 12 | $3K |
| 99212 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, straightforward | <1% | 133 | 97 | $2K |
5 more codes
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 officialNICHOLS, DIANNE (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER)