2024
Characterizing the Rise in Dupilumab Prescriptions and Costs: A Medicare Part D Study
Torabi S, Patel R, Bitner B, Manes R, Kuan E. Characterizing the Rise in Dupilumab Prescriptions and Costs: A Medicare Part D Study. Otolaryngology 2024 PMID: 39248223, DOI: 10.1002/ohn.971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHow Variable are Patient Comorbidity Profiles Among Practicing Otolaryngologists?
Torabi S, Hong E, Patel R, Nguyen T, Huck N, Khosravi P, Manes R, Kuan E. How Variable are Patient Comorbidity Profiles Among Practicing Otolaryngologists? Otolaryngology 2024, 171: 1033-1041. PMID: 38738928, DOI: 10.1002/ohn.812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHierarchical Condition CategoriesAssociated with decreased oddsPatient's comorbidity profileRisk scoreHierarchical condition category risk scoresHigh-risk patient populationPatient populationComorbidity profilesHealth inequalitiesAcademic settingsPhysician characteristicsCommunity settingsRural settingsTreated cohort of patientsGroup of otolaryngologistsMedicare patientsCondition categoriesGraduation yearComorbidity burdenCohort of patientsUrban settingsIncreased riskPracticing otolaryngologistsPractice regionSubgroup analysis
2023
Incidence and Reimbursement Trends for Facial Fracture Repair in the Elderly: A Medicare Analysis
Torabi S, An M, Birkenbeuel J, Lonergan A, Salehi P, Manes R, Azizzadeh B, Kuan E. Incidence and Reimbursement Trends for Facial Fracture Repair in the Elderly: A Medicare Analysis. The Laryngoscope 2023, 134: 659-665. PMID: 37366297, DOI: 10.1002/lary.30854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFacial fracturesFracture repairSurgical repairIndividual fracture typesFacial fracture repairReimbursement trendsTotal Medicare reimbursementNonoperative managementPoor outcomeTMJ dislocationZygoma fracturesMandibular fracturesMedicare patientsMedicare populationMean reimbursementFracture typeMedicare analysisProcedure dataIncidenceMedicare reimbursementSignificant increaseRepairFracturesReimbursementTotal number
2022
Medicare Utilization and Reimbursement Variation Between Rural and Urban Otolaryngologists
Patel R, Torabi S, Kayastha D, Kuan E, Manes R. Medicare Utilization and Reimbursement Variation Between Rural and Urban Otolaryngologists. Otolaryngology 2022, 168: 528-535. PMID: 35852873, DOI: 10.1177/01945998221113550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare patientsRetrospective cross-sectional studyPatient's comorbidity profileHealthcare Common Procedure Coding System codesNumber of patientsCross-sectional studyReimbursement variationComorbidity profilesPatient populationRisk scoreMedicare Provider UtilizationLarge urban settingUrban settingsOlder ageMore Medicare patientsPhysician populationPatientsPhysiciansComplexity of proceduresHCPCS codesProvider UtilizationReimbursement ratesOtolaryngologyRural practiceMedicare utilization
2020
Characterizing the providers of and reimbursement for chronic migraine chemodenervation among the Medicare population
Torabi SJ, Kasle DA, Savoca EL, Gottschalk CH, Manes RP. Characterizing the providers of and reimbursement for chronic migraine chemodenervation among the Medicare population. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2020, 61: 373-384. PMID: 33337542, DOI: 10.1111/head.14040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced practice providersHigh-volume providersMedicare populationTreatment modalitiesMedicare patientsPractice providersSubstantial geographic variationMedicare Provider UtilizationProcedure volumeCPT codesPopular treatmentHigher mean numberNeurologistsCross-sectional dataProvider UtilizationMean numberPhysiciansSubstantial proportionChemodenervationReimbursement trendsTreatmentTotal beneficiariesProvidersTotalTotal number