Who bills the most Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more (99213) to Medicare in Rhode Island?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS282 physician groups billed Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more (99213) to Medicare fee-for-service in Rhode Island in 2024; the top five named groups hold 28% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 5%.
99213 — Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more · Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners PUF (Part B), CY2024 release. Medicare fee-for-service only.
Snapshot covers the whole Rhode Island market — the table below shows the top 100 groups (free tier).
Medicare fee-for-service covers 40% of Medicare in Rhode Island; Medicare Advantage penetration 48% → 60% since 2020.
| # | Physician group | City | St | Specialty | Providers | 99213 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNIVERSITY ORTHOPEDICS INC | PROVIDENCE | RI | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 180 | 13,198 | 5.6% | (401) 457-1500 |
| 2 | AFFINITY PHYSICIANS LLC. | WARWICK | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 719 | 10,955 | 4.7% | — |
| 3 | COASTAL MEDICAL PHYSICIANS INC | EAST PROVIDENCE | RI | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 228 | 7,333 | 3.1% | (800) 508-4908 |
| 4 | ORTHOPEDICS RHODE ISLAND INC | WARWICK | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 124 | 6,895 | 2.9% | (401) 777-7000 |
| 5 | SOUTHCOAST PHYSICIANS GROUP INC | FALL RIVER | RI | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 868 | 5,886 | 2.5% | (508) 973-5919 |
| 6 | ASPIRE DERMATOLOGY LLC | MIDDLETOWN | RI | DERMATOLOGY | 21 | 5,749 | 2.5% | (401) 239-1800 |
| 7 | LIFESPAN PHYSICIAN GROUP INC | PROVIDENCE | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 947 | 5,459 | 2.3% | (401) 793-9172 |
| 8 | ROBERT K DYER MD DERMATOLOGY LLC | EAST GREENWICH | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 12 | 5,022 | 2.1% | — |
| 9 | SILVER SPRING HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT INC | WAKEFIELD | RI | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 132 | 4,561 | 1.9% | (401) 788-8780 |
| 10 | MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF RI, INC. | BRISTOL | RI | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 33 | 3,583 | 1.5% | (401) 253-8900 |
| 11 | RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL | PROVIDENCE | RI | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 416 | 3,506 | 1.5% | (401) 444-3777 |
| 12 | NORTHEAST MEDICAL GROUP INC | NEW HAVEN | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1380 | 3,094 | 1.3% | — |
| 13 | RHODE ISLAND FOOT CARE, INC. | PAWTUCKET | RI | PODIATRY | 9 | 2,849 | 1.2% | (401) 305-5088 |
| 14 | RI EAR NOSE AND THROAT PHYSICIANS INC | PROVIDENCE | RI | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 8 | 2,433 | 1.0% | (401) 728-0140 |
| 15 | PROSPECT CHARTERCARE PHYSICIANS LLC | CRANSTON | RI | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 71 | 2,367 | 1.0% | (401) 944-6889 |
| 16 | COASTAL DERM AND COSMETIC CENTER, INC | CRANSTON | RI | DERMATOLOGY | 6 | 2,300 | 1.0% | (401) 943-0761 |
| 17 | SKINPROS, LLC | PROVIDENCE | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 8 | 2,263 | 1.0% | (401) 272-2724 |
| 18 | DERMATOLOGY PROFESSIONALS INC | EAST GREENWICH | RI | DERMATOLOGY | 19 | 2,054 | 0.9% | (401) 885-7546 |
| 19 | VMD PRIMARY PROVIDERS OF RHODE ISLAND PC | CUMBERLAND | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 54 | 1,962 | 0.8% | (401) 658-2020 |
| 20 | CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND PC | LINCOLN | RI | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 15 | 1,811 | 0.8% | 4014649751109 |
| 21 | REFOCUS EYE HEALTH OF RI, LLC | PROVIDENCE | RI | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 17 | 1,697 | 0.7% | (401) 272-2020 |
| 22 | ENT AND ALLERGY INC | WARWICK | RI | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 8 | 1,347 | 0.6% | (401) 921-5800 |
| 23 | RHODE ISLAND DERMATOLOGY AND COSMETIC CENTER LLC | LINCOLN | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 7 | 1,322 | 0.6% | — |
| 24 | NORTHEAST DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES PC | NORTH ANDOVER | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 82 | 1,315 | 0.6% | (978) 691-5690 |
| 25 | THE MIRIAM HOSPITAL | PROVIDENCE | RI | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 188 | 1,307 | 0.6% | (401) 793-7191 |
| 26 | UNIVERSITY GASTROENTEROLOGY, LLC | PROVIDENCE | RI | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 100 | 1,300 | 0.6% | (401) 421-8800 |
| 27 | ENT ASSOCIATES OF WESTERLY, LTD. | WESTERLY | RI | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 3 | 1,237 | 0.5% | 4015962033104 |
| 28 | UNIVERSITY OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, INC. | EAST GREENWICH | RI | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 19 | 1,147 | 0.5% | (401) 885-8484 |
| 29 | COASTAL RHEUMATOLOGY PC INC | WESTERLY | RI | RHEUMATOLOGY | 2 | 1,116 | 0.5% | (401) 348-2180 |
| 30 | DAVID S POMERANTZ MD INC | PAWTUCKET | RI | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 1,081 | 0.5% | (401) 728-6990 |
| 31 | HARTFORD HEALTHCARE MEDICAL GROUP SPECIALISTS PLLC | STORRS | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1493 | 1,074 | 0.5% | (860) 724-2579 |
| 32 | COASTAL FOOT AND ANKLE INC | MIDDLETOWN | RI | PODIATRY | 2 | 1,038 | 0.4% | (401) 849-2157 |
| 33 | BROWN DERMATOLOGY INC | PROVIDENCE | RI | DERMATOLOGY | 29 | 1,034 | 0.4% | (401) 444-7959 |
| 34 | SOUTH COUNTY FOOT AND ANKLE, INC. | WARWICK | RI | PODIATRY | 5 | 952 | 0.4% | (401) 354-7966 |
| 35 | COASTLINE FOOT AND ANKLE SPECIALISTS LLC | EAST LYME | RI | PODIATRY | 4 | 899 | 0.4% | (860) 739-1944 |
| 36 | BROWN MEDICINE | RIVERSIDE | RI | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 224 | 899 | 0.4% | (401) 649-4010 |
| 37 | GARDEN CITY TREATMENT CENTER, INC. | CRANSTON | RI | EMERGENCY MEDICINE | 6 | 876 | 0.4% | 401946240020 |
| 38 | FOOT AND ANKLE INSTITUTE OF NEW ENGLAND | WARWICK | RI | PODIATRY | 2 | 875 | 0.4% | (401) 738-7750 |
| 39 | OCEAN STATE MEDICAL, LLC | JOHNSTON | RI | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 6 | 854 | 0.4% | (401) 272-3410 |
| 40 | ATWOOD MEDICAL ASSOCIATES LTD | JOHNSTON | RI | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 23 | 804 | 0.3% | (401) 272-1900 |
| 41 | CHARLES M COLLINS MD LTD | MIDDLETOWN | RI | OPTOMETRY | 4 | 792 | 0.3% | (401) 847-1383 |
| 42 | KOCH EYE ASSOCIATES LLP | WARWICK | RI | OPTOMETRY | 27 | 786 | 0.3% | (401) 738-4800 |
| 43 | BROWN VISION CARE, INC | EAST PROVIDENCE | RI | OPTOMETRY | 5 | 647 | 0.3% | — |
| 44 | DIABETES AND ENDOCRINOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC. | PROVIDENCE | RI | ENDOCRINOLOGY | 5 | 636 | 0.3% | (401) 351-7100 |
| 45 | ATMED TREATMENT CENTER, INC. | JOHNSTON | RI | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 11 | 632 | 0.3% | (401) 273-9400 |
| 46 | STURDY HEALTH INC | ATTLEBORO | RI | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 196 | 614 | 0.3% | (508) 222-3200 |
| 47 | UNIVERSITY INTERNAL MEDICINE,INC | PAWTUCKET | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 7 | 603 | 0.3% | (401) 725-4700 |
| 48 | RI RHEUMATOLOGY LLC | CRANSTON | RI | FAMILY PRACTICE | 2 | 592 | 0.3% | (401) 563-9825 |
| 49 | VISION ASSOCIATES INC | WOONSOCKET | RI | OPTOMETRY | 5 | 577 | 0.2% | (401) 769-2755 |
| 50 | SALVATORE J. LOPORCHIO, M.D., LTD | CRANSTON | RI | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 2 | 556 | 0.2% | (401) 946-8011 |
| 51 | PRIMA CARE, PC | FALL RIVER | RI | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 220 | 546 | 0.2% | — |
| 52 | PROSPECT CHARTERCARE SJHSRI LLC | LINCOLN | RI | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 34 | 545 | 0.2% | (401) 334-3830 |
| 53 | RHODE ISLAND FOOT AND ANKLE INC. | CRANSTON | RI | PODIATRY | 3 | 544 | 0.2% | (401) 946-9933 |
| 54 | SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND HEALTHCARE FOR WOMEN, LLC | PAWTUCKET | RI | OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY | 28 | 532 | 0.2% | (401) 724-0600 |
| 55 | TODER RHEUMATOLOGY AND OSTEOPOROSIS CENTER, P.C. | JOHNSTON | RI | RHEUMATOLOGY | 2 | 530 | 0.2% | (401) 421-6011 |
| 56 | PAMELA J. CONNORS, MD, PC | WESTERLY | RI | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 2 | 528 | 0.2% | 4013487010202 |
| 57 | FINDLEY DERMATOLOGY, LLC | EAST PROVIDENCE | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 4 | 522 | 0.2% | (401) 415-8586 |
| 58 | NORTH SHORE-LIJ MEDICAL PC | MANHASSET | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 6294 | 497 | 0.2% | — |
| 59 | WATERBURY PODIATRY CONSULTANTS | WATERBURY | RI | PODIATRY | 2 | 493 | 0.2% | (203) 753-2048 |
| 60 | BRIGHAM AND WOMENS PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC | BOSTON | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2942 | 476 | 0.2% | (617) 732-5500 |
| 61 | SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER, INC | BENNINGTON | RI | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 178 | 467 | 0.2% | (802) 440-4077 |
| 62 | SPECS EYECARE INC | MIDDLETOWN | RI | OPTOMETRY | 3 | 464 | 0.2% | (401) 846-1620 |
| 63 | DR. DAVID W. FERRIS AND ASSOCIATES INC | WARWICK | RI | OPTOMETRY | 3 | 446 | 0.2% | (401) 732-2350 |
| 64 | GREATER BOSTON UROLOGY LLC | FRAMINGHAM | RI | UROLOGY | 42 | 444 | 0.2% | — |
| 65 | HEALTHADVISORS LLC | LINCOLN | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 13 | 427 | 0.2% | (401) 467-3115 |
| 66 | MINUTECLINIC DIAGNOSTIC OF RHODE ISLAND LLC | WOONSOCKET | RI | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 22 | 410 | 0.2% | (866) 389-2727 |
| 67 | GREENWICH PODIATRY GROUP LLC | EAST GREENWICH | RI | PODIATRY | 2 | 408 | 0.2% | (401) 884-2821 |
| 68 | ALLERGY AND ASTHMA CENTER OF PROVIDENCE | EAST PROVIDENCE | RI | ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY | 3 | 408 | 0.2% | (401) 331-8426 |
| 69 | BOSTON NEUROBEHAVIORAL ASSOCIATES, LLC | NEW BEDFORD | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 162 | 394 | 0.2% | (508) 817-5129 |
| 70 | VASCULAR CARE GROUP LLC | HYANNIS | RI | VASCULAR SURGERY | 27 | 391 | 0.2% | (508) 775-1984 |
| 71 | OPHTHALMIC SURGEONS, LTD | JOHNSTON | RI | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 5 | 387 | 0.2% | (401) 272-2110 |
| 72 | DARTMOUTH DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, PC | DARTMOUTH | RI | DERMATOLOGY | 9 | 378 | 0.2% | (508) 998-1994 |
| 73 | KANSAS CITY SKIN AND CANCER CENTER LLC | KANSAS CITY | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 15 | 361 | 0.2% | (816) 584-8100 |
| 74 | VISION CARE ASSOCIATES, LTD. | WESTERLY | RI | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 3 | 359 | 0.2% | (401) 596-2020 |
| 75 | COASTAL ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATES INC | BEVERLY | RI | ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | 18 | 355 | 0.2% | (978) 927-3040 |
| 76 | GARDEN CITY EYECARE INC | CRANSTON | RI | OPTOMETRY | 6 | 354 | 0.2% | (401) 943-8151 |
| 77 | WOMEN'S INTERNAL MEDICINE INC. | EAST GREENWICH | RI | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 5 | 336 | 0.1% | 40188400205 |
| 78 | LIFESPAN PHYSICIAN GROUP OF MASSACHUSETTS INC | DARTMOUTH | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 434 | 331 | 0.1% | (508) 996-3991 |
| 79 | LOUIS KUCHNIR MD PC | MARLBOROUGH | RI | DERMATOLOGY | 17 | 330 | 0.1% | 5084857779857779 |
| 80 | RICHARD J RUGGIERI MD INC | PROVIDENCE | RI | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 3 | 326 | 0.1% | (401) 521-1221 |
| 81 | CONVENIENTMD - FFS UC LLC | BELLINGHAM | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 399 | 322 | 0.1% | (774) 295-4355 |
| 82 | LEPOER PODIATRY, INC. | PROVIDENCE | RI | PODIATRY | 2 | 320 | 0.1% | (401) 453-2000 |
| 83 | BROWN UROLOGY, INC. | PROVIDENCE | RI | UROLOGY | 30 | 308 | 0.1% | (401) 272-7799 |
| 84 | PULMONARY AND SLEEP MEDICINE ASSOCIATES INC | DARTMOUTH | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 5 | 305 | 0.1% | (508) 998-3041 |
| 85 | ALFRED A PAUL, MD AND LIN CHOU, MD, INC. | PAWTUCKET | RI | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 2 | 304 | 0.1% | (401) 728-9350 |
| 86 | ADVANCED PSYCH SERVICES LLC | WORCESTER | RI | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 20 | 288 | 0.1% | (508) 753-3220 |
| 87 | GIULIO G DIAMANTE MD INC | JOHNSTON | RI | OPTOMETRY | 4 | 286 | 0.1% | (401) 521-3606 |
| 88 | FAMILY HEALTH AND SPORTS MEDICINE LLC | CRANSTON | RI | FAMILY PRACTICE | 4 | 282 | 0.1% | (401) 943-6910 |
| 89 | SNOKIDNEY PLLC | EVERETT | RI | NEPHROLOGY | 11 | 278 | 0.1% | (425) 339-5413 |
| 90 | SURGICAL AND COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY OF RHODE ISLAND LLC | FALL RIVER | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 3 | 278 | 0.1% | (401) 751-7546 |
| 91 | THRIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC | WARWICK | RI | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 37 | 276 | 0.1% | (401) 691-6000 |
| 92 | DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC | DURHAM | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 3051 | 273 | 0.1% | (919) 684-8111 |
| 93 | MDRI LLC | EAST GREENWICH | RI | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 13 | 268 | 0.1% | 4013980288105 |
| 94 | ATLANTIC FAMILY EYE CARE INC | WOONSOCKET | RI | OPTOMETRY | 5 | 265 | 0.1% | (401) 765-5430 |
| 95 | AEG RHODE ISLAND PROFESSIONAL PC | PAWTUCKET | RI | OPTOMETRY | 9 | 262 | 0.1% | (401) 723-9540 |
| 96 | ANGELL STREET PSYCHIATRY LTD | PROVIDENCE | RI | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 9 | 250 | 0.1% | (401) 274-8777 |
| 97 | DAVID M. COLANNINO, DPM, INC. | SMITHFIELD | RI | PODIATRY | 3 | 247 | 0.1% | (401) 949-3220 |
| 98 | DUQUETTE FAMILY EYE CARE INC | NORTH SMITHFIELD | RI | OPTOMETRY | 4 | 242 | 0.1% | (401) 769-6323 |
| 99 | THUNDERMIST HEALTH CENTER | WOONSOCKET | RI | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 173 | 241 | 0.1% | (401) 767-4100 |
| 100 | EYE HEALTH ASSOCIATES OF RHODE ISLAND INC | MIDDLETOWN | RI | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 5 | 233 | 0.1% | (401) 845-2020 |
*Share of Rhode Island's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 99213, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 99213 in Rhode Island — including groups registered elsewhere ("City" is each group's registered location). Group figures sum clinicians affiliated with exactly one group; clinicians in several groups are listed in each group's drill-down but not volume-attributed to any single group.
How to read this. Figures are Medicare fee-for-service only — not all-payer — from the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners Public Use File (Part B), CY2024 release. CMS suppresses any provider×code row under 11 beneficiaries, so a missing group means "suppressed," never zero. "Charges" are provider-submitted amounts, not payments. Groups are ranked by measured service volume attributed to clinicians in exactly one group — clinicians affiliated with several groups are listed in rosters but never volume-attributed to a single group — a direct read of the public record, not a rating or quality score. Full method: Methods & Sources.
Comparing against an all-payer estimate?
These are exact counts from Medicare fee-for-service claims — roughly a third to half of most procedure markets, depending on payer mix. Modeled all-payer databases project the remainder statistically; we publish the audited floor and label it as such. Same market, different denominator. How the numbers reconcile →