John A. Essinger II, O.D. P.C.
John A. Essinger II, O.D. P.C. was paid $28K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2023, across 3 billing codes. Its largest line is 99310, Prolong nursin fac eval 15m — 95% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoJOHN A. ESSINGER II, O.D. P.C.
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35216
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35216
33aNPI1851301188assigned 08/09/2006
33bProvider typeOptometrist
28Total paid$28K
24GClaims762
24DCodes billed3
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2023
Compared with peers
Next to other Optometrist providers in Alabama
Rank by total paid#205 of 346
Median peer was paid$59K
This provider vs. median0.5×
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 | 213 | $5K | |
| 2019 | 221 | $7K | |
| 2020 | 62 | $2K | |
| 2021 | 50 | $2K | |
| 2022 | 105 | $6K | |
| 2023 | 111 | $5K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99310 | Prolong nursin fac eval 15m | 95% | 732 | 689 | $27K |
| 92014 | Ophthalmological services: medical examination and evaluation, comprehensive, established patient | 4.4% | 13 | 13 | $1K |
| 92015 | Determination of refractive state | <1% | 17 | 17 | $135.00 |
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 officialESSINGER, JOHN (PRESIDENT)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Vestavia Eye Care, P.C. | Vestavia Hills, AL | $204K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.