Physician
Quraishi, Essam
Quraishi, Essam was paid $3.58M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Aug 2023, across 17 billing codes. Its largest line is 45385, Colonoscopy, flexible; with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s), or other lesion(s) — 39% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoQURAISHI, ESSAM
SANTA ANA, CA 92704
SANTA ANA, CA 92704
33aNPI1902952690assigned 01/26/2007
33bProvider typeGastroenterology Physician
28Total paid$3.58M
24GClaims26,789
24DCodes billed17
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Aug 2023
Compared with peers
Next to other Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
Rank by total paid#18 of 363
Median peer was paid$55K
This provider vs. median65×
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 | 3,823 | $422K | |
| 2019 | 4,974 | $486K | |
| 2020 | 5,207 | $492K | |
| 2021 | 4,968 | $884K | |
| 2022 | 5,473 | $865K | |
| 2023 | 2,344 | $435K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45385 | Colonoscopy, flexible; with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s), or other lesion(s) | 39% | 2,672 | 2,363 | $1.39M |
| 43239 | Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with biopsy, single or multiple | 16% | 2,737 | 2,413 | $591K |
| 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% | 5,715 | 5,086 | $514K |
| 45378 | Colonoscopy, flexible; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s) | 11% | 1,043 | 912 | $393K |
| 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 | 11% | 7,505 | 6,771 | $377K |
| 45380 | Colonoscopy, flexible; with biopsy, single or multiple | 3.7% | 542 | 491 | $132K |
| 99152 | 3.3% | 2,462 | 2,071 | $120K | |
| 99223 | Prolong inpt eval add15 m | <1% | 454 | 434 | $28K |
| 99232 | Hospital visit by a doctor, follow-up daySubsequent hospital care, per day, moderate complexity | <1% | 771 | 229 | $20K |
| 99205 | Prolong outpt/office vis | <1% | 67 | 67 | $8K |
| 99203 | Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient, low complexity | <1% | 69 | 69 | $6K |
| G0500 | Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monitoring of the patient's level of consciousness and physiological status; initial 15 minutes of intra-service time; patient age 5 years or older (additional time may be reported with 99153, as appropriate) | <1% | 92 | 89 | $5K |
5 more codes
| 99153 | Mod sedat endo service >5yrs | <1% | 165 | $2K |
| 99213 | Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine) | <1% | 39 | $1K |
| 99233 | Hospital visit by a doctor, follow-up day (complex) | <1% | 39 | $817.49 |
| 3017F | 0% | 12 | $0.00 | |
| G8427 | Eligible clinician attests to documenting in the medical record they obtained, updated, or reviewed the patient's current medications | 0% | 2,405 | $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.