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
2021
Ambulatory surgery centers: A 2012 to 2018 analysis on growth in number of centers, utilization, Medicare services, and Medicare reimbursements
Torabi S, Patel R, Birkenbeuel J, Nie J, Kasle D, Manes R. Ambulatory surgery centers: A 2012 to 2018 analysis on growth in number of centers, utilization, Medicare services, and Medicare reimbursements. Surgery 2021, 172: 2-8. PMID: 34973814, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.11.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBilling patterns for in-office computerized tomography scans of the face/sinus by otolaryngologists
Patel R, Torabi S, Kasle D, Narwani V, Manes R. Billing patterns for in-office computerized tomography scans of the face/sinus by otolaryngologists. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2021, 42: 103140. PMID: 34175773, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputerized tomography scanCT scanTomography scanMedicare reimbursementMedicare FFS patientsMedicare FFS populationNumber of patientsFFS patientsRetrospective studyService patientsPathologic diagnosisMedian numberFFS populationPatient convenienceMedicare feeMedicare Part BOtolaryngologistsPractice settingsPreoperative planningPatientsBilling patternsProvider UtilizationScansCTMedicareRole and Growth of Independent Medicare-Billing Otolaryngologic Advanced Practice Providers
Patel R, Torabi S, Kasle D, Pivirotto A, Manes R. Role and Growth of Independent Medicare-Billing Otolaryngologic Advanced Practice Providers. Otolaryngology 2021, 165: 809-815. PMID: 33687283, DOI: 10.1177/0194599821994820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced practice providersPractice providersRetrospective cross-sectional studyMedicare FFS patientsNumber of patientsCross-sectional studyMedicare reimbursementScope of practiceFFS patientsRetrospective reviewService patientsSex distributionMedicare populationMedicare feeMedicare Provider UtilizationPatientsCurrent ProceduralTotal MedicareProvider UtilizationTotal numberPhysiciansRural settingsMedicareReimbursementMedian