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 numberMedicare Reimbursement for Balloon Catheter Dilations Among Surgeons Performing High Volumes of the Procedures to Treat Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Kasle DA, Torabi SJ, Narwani V, Manes RP. Medicare Reimbursement for Balloon Catheter Dilations Among Surgeons Performing High Volumes of the Procedures to Treat Chronic Rhinosinusitis. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2020, 146: 264-269. PMID: 31971549, PMCID: PMC6990810, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.4357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBalloon catheter dilationCatheter dilationChronic rhinosinusitisENT surgeonsEndoscopic sinus surgeryPercentage of proceduresMedicare Part B National Summary Data FilesRetrospective reviewCostly conditionSurgical interventionSinus surgeryBalloon catheterThroat surgeonsInvasive alternativeParanasal sinusesMedian numberMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare populationMedical treatmentMedicare Provider UtilizationProcedure volumeOverall reimbursementRhinosinusitisSurgeonsPhysicians