Who bills the most Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity (88305) to Medicare in California?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS262 physician groups billed Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity (88305) to Medicare fee-for-service in California in 2024; the top five named groups hold 21% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 5%.
88305 — Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity · Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners PUF (Part B), CY2024 release. Medicare fee-for-service only.
Snapshot covers the whole California market — the table below shows the top 100 groups (free tier).
Medicare fee-for-service covers 49% of Medicare in California; Medicare Advantage penetration 45% → 51% since 2020.
| # | Physician group | City | St | Specialty | Providers | 88305 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE GROUP | LOS ANGELES | CA | PATHOLOGY | 65 | 60,430 | 3.2% | (310) 267-2625 |
| 2 | YOSEMITE PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | MODESTO | CA | PATHOLOGY | 43 | 47,808 | 2.5% | (209) 577-1200 |
| 3 | DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | SACRAMENTO | CA | PATHOLOGY | 32 | 42,346 | 2.2% | (916) 447-6267 |
| 4 | STANFORD HEALTH CARE | STANFORD | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 3039 | 34,103 | 1.8% | (650) 723-4000 |
| 5 | SCRIPPS HEALTH | LA JOLLA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1431 | 32,804 | 1.7% | (858) 455-9100 |
| 6 | REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF CA | SACRAMENTO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1608 | 32,687 | 1.7% | (877) 827-7463 |
| 7 | NEWPORT HARBOR PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | NEWPORT BEACH | CA | PATHOLOGY | 26 | 30,683 | 1.6% | (949) 891-1297 |
| 8 | CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1699 | 28,814 | 1.5% | (310) 423-0674 |
| 9 | COMPASS DERMATOPATHOLOGY INC | SAN DIEGO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 8 | 26,900 | 1.4% | (858) 750-2983 |
| 10 | USC CARE MEDICAL GROUP INC | LOS ANGELES | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1374 | 26,598 | 1.4% | (800) 872-2273 |
| 11 | GOLDEN STATE DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC. | WALNUT CREEK | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 118 | 22,426 | 1.2% | (925) 932-7704 |
| 12 | AFFILIATED PATHOLOGISTS MEDICAL GROUP, INC. | RANCHO DOMINGUEZ | CA | PATHOLOGY | 51 | 21,248 | 1.1% | (310) 225-3244 |
| 13 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | SAN DIEGO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 2057 | 20,731 | 1.1% | (800) 926-8273 |
| 14 | ALAMITOS DERMATOLOGICAL MEDICAL CLINIC A PROFESSIONAL CORP | LOS ALAMITOS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 5 | 18,039 | 1.0% | (562) 598-8593 |
| 15 | EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER | RANCHO MIRAGE | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 457 | 16,003 | 0.8% | (760) 340-3911 |
| 16 | CALIFORNIA PACIFIC PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | PATHOLOGY | 11 | 15,679 | 0.8% | (415) 600-6000 |
| 17 | PATHOLOGY SCIENCES MEDICAL GROUP | CHICO | CA | PATHOLOGY | 9 | 14,636 | 0.8% | (530) 891-6244 |
| 18 | CITY OF HOPE MEDICAL FOUNDATION | DUARTE | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 942 | 14,535 | 0.8% | (626) 256-4673 |
| 19 | GENESIS HEALTHCARE PARTNERS PC | TORRANCE | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 211 | 14,495 | 0.8% | (310) 534-8400 |
| 20 | MARIN MEDICAL LABORATORIES | GREENBRAE | CA | PATHOLOGY | 9 | 14,472 | 0.8% | (415) 925-7174 |
| 21 | ASSOCIATED PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | LOS GATOS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 7 | 13,546 | 0.7% | (408) 884-2712 |
| 22 | CONTRA COSTA PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES | CONCORD | CA | PATHOLOGY | 8 | 13,275 | 0.7% | (925) 682-8200 |
| 23 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1842 | 12,715 | 0.7% | (415) 476-4029 |
| 24 | REDWOOD FAM DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES - A MEDICAL CORPORATION | SANTA ROSA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 18 | 12,297 | 0.7% | (707) 545-4537 |
| 25 | WESTERN PATHOLOGY INC | IRVINE | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 12,193 | 0.6% | (805) 543-5000 |
| 26 | J ROBERT WEST MD INC | LAS VEGAS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 140 | 12,126 | 0.6% | (702) 258-1001 |
| 27 | PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES | CLOVIS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 16 | 11,533 | 0.6% | (559) 326-2800 |
| 28 | PENINSULA PATHOLOGISTS MEDICAL GROUP INC | MOUNTAIN VIEW | CA | PATHOLOGY | 16 | 10,342 | 0.5% | (650) 616-2951 |
| 29 | ADVANCED DERMATOLOGY OF COLORADO PC | FORT COLLINS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 64 | 9,429 | 0.5% | (970) 484-3050 |
| 30 | DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY SERVICES OF THE CENTRAL COAST | SANTA MARIA | CA | PATHOLOGY | 11 | 9,314 | 0.5% | (805) 739-3000 |
| 31 | TORRANCE PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES MEDICAL GROUP | TORRANCE | CA | PATHOLOGY | 5 | 8,258 | 0.4% | (310) 517-4766 |
| 32 | TONY N NAKHLA DO INC | SANTA ANA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 6 | 8,099 | 0.4% | (714) 547-6111 |
| 33 | PATHOLOGY EXPERTS INC | ST GEORGE | CA | PATHOLOGY | 12 | 8,065 | 0.4% | (435) 251-1000 |
| 34 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | ORANGE | CA | PATHOLOGY | 38 | 8,026 | 0.4% | (714) 456-7004 |
| 35 | MARVEL PATH PC | VAN NUYS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 7,967 | 0.4% | (818) 782-6600 |
| 36 | FOREFRONT DERMATOLOGY - PACIFIC, P.C. | THOUSAND OAKS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 25 | 7,917 | 0.4% | (805) 497-1694 |
| 37 | PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP OF SAINT JOHNS | SANTA MONICA | CA | PATHOLOGY | 8 | 7,690 | 0.4% | (310) 829-8101 |
| 38 | KENNETH W LEE AND ASSOCIATES INC | POMONA | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 2 | 7,385 | 0.4% | (909) 622-3800 |
| 39 | DERMATOLOGIST MEDICAL GROUP OF NORTH COUNTY INC | OCEANSIDE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 19 | 7,321 | 0.4% | (760) 758-5340 |
| 40 | JEFFREY ROSS GUNTER MD INC | GATESVILLE | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 15 | 7,084 | 0.4% | (661) 949-0004 |
| 41 | KEITH MARK GROSS MD INC | VICTORVILLE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 6,900 | 0.4% | (760) 951-9895 |
| 42 | STOCKDALE PODIATRY GROUP INC | BAKERSFIELD | CA | PODIATRY | 14 | 6,544 | 0.3% | (661) 832-1667 |
| 43 | REDDING DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | REDDING | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 14 | 6,478 | 0.3% | (530) 241-1111 |
| 44 | DERMATOLOGY SPECIALISTS INC | OCEANSIDE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 14 | 6,122 | 0.3% | (760) 757-7546 |
| 45 | SAN DIEGO PATHOLOGISTS MEDICAL GROUP INC | SAN DIEGO | CA | PATHOLOGY | 9 | 5,984 | 0.3% | (619) 325-8741 |
| 46 | SOLANO DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC | VALLEJO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 5 | 5,937 | 0.3% | 7076435785338 |
| 47 | UNITED MEDICAL DOCTORS | FALLBROOK | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 160 | 5,502 | 0.3% | (760) 728-9560 |
| 48 | REDDING PATHOLOGISTS | REDDING | CA | PATHOLOGY | 7 | 5,109 | 0.3% | (530) 255-1000 |
| 49 | LUCENT PATHOLOGY PARTNERS INC | CARMICHAEL | CA | PATHOLOGY | 5 | 4,856 | 0.3% | (916) 537-5275 |
| 50 | PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | BURBANK | CA | PATHOLOGY | 9 | 4,855 | 0.3% | (818) 847-6022 |
| 51 | LONG BEACH MEMORIAL PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP, INC. | LONG BEACH | CA | PATHOLOGY | 12 | 4,498 | 0.2% | (562) 933-0716 |
| 52 | GLENDALE PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES MEDICAL GROUP OF GLENDALE | GLENDALE | CA | PATHOLOGY | 7 | 4,432 | 0.2% | (818) 409-8320 |
| 53 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP | LOS ANGELES | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 11157 | 4,430 | 0.2% | (800) 954-8000 |
| 54 | GLOVER, KELTY AND SCHULTHEIS MDS | THOUSAND OAKS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 5 | 3,881 | 0.2% | (805) 370-4697 |
| 55 | CSI MEDICAL GROUP | SARATOGA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 97 | 3,849 | 0.2% | (408) 253-4407 |
| 56 | NORTH VALLEY GASTROENTEROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | YUBA CITY | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 3 | 3,687 | 0.2% | (530) 671-3671 |
| 57 | THE PATHOLOGY GROUP INC | FULLERTON | CA | PATHOLOGY | 6 | 3,630 | 0.2% | (714) 446-7505 |
| 58 | CALPATH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES | CAMPBELL | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 3,521 | 0.2% | (408) 866-5227 |
| 59 | GASTROENTEROLOGY MEDICAL CLINIC | FOLSOM | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 8 | 3,478 | 0.2% | (916) 983-4444 |
| 60 | WHITTIER PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP | WHITTIER | CA | PATHOLOGY | 4 | 3,456 | 0.2% | (562) 698-0811 |
| 61 | PALM PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | PALM SPRINGS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 3,252 | 0.2% | (760) 323-6198 |
| 62 | AW PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP, INC. | BAKERSFIELD | CA | PATHOLOGY | 2 | 3,188 | 0.2% | (661) 325-2640 |
| 63 | SOUTH BAY GASTROENTEROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP | TORRANCE | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 12 | 3,168 | 0.2% | (310) 539-2055 |
| 64 | EDGAR S. MACIAS, M.D., INC | FRESNO | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 11 | 3,060 | 0.2% | (559) 431-2397 |
| 65 | PACIFIC DERMATOLOGY INSTITUTE | REDLANDS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 33 | 3,040 | 0.2% | (909) 793-2323 |
| 66 | STEVEN E HODGKIN MD A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | VICTORVILLE | CA | CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS) | 5 | 3,039 | 0.2% | (760) 245-6465 |
| 67 | KRISTEN AGUIRRE MD INC | LAGUNA HILLS | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 3,033 | 0.2% | (949) 464-5770 |
| 68 | PERFECT PATHOLGY MEDICAL P.C. | OXNARD | CA | PATHOLOGY | 2 | 2,918 | 0.2% | (805) 988-2500 |
| 69 | MISSION PATHOLOGY CONSULTANTS INC | SANTA BARBARA | CA | PATHOLOGY | 8 | 2,914 | 0.2% | (805) 569-7367 |
| 70 | INFOCUS PATHOLOGY GROUP | LOS ALAMITOS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 2,889 | 0.2% | (562) 598-1311 |
| 71 | LOS PALOS GASTROENTEROLOGY SPECIALISTS INC | SALINAS | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 5 | 2,820 | 0.1% | (831) 424-8888 |
| 72 | COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA | SAN JOSE | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 1001 | 2,743 | 0.1% | (408) 885-5000 |
| 73 | KERN GASTROENTEROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP | BAKERSFIELD | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 6 | 2,593 | 0.1% | (661) 324-1203 |
| 74 | JEFFREY J CROWLEY MD INC | BAKERSFIELD | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 3 | 2,519 | 0.1% | (661) 327-3756 |
| 75 | WESTERN LABORATORIES | FREMONT | CA | PATHOLOGY | 6 | 2,489 | 0.1% | (810) 797-1111 |
| 76 | SANTA MONICA DERMATOLOGY GROUP | SANTA MONICA | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 2,415 | 0.1% | (310) 829-4484 |
| 77 | STOCKTON PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP | STOCKTON | CA | PATHOLOGY | 5 | 2,376 | 0.1% | (209) 943-2000 |
| 78 | FRESNO DERMATOLOGY SPECIALISTS INC | FRESNO | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 6 | 2,364 | 0.1% | (559) 233-3376 |
| 79 | CENTRAL OREGON PATHOLOGY CONSULTANTS PC | BEND | CA | PATHOLOGY | 10 | 2,355 | 0.1% | (541) 382-7696 |
| 80 | OROHEALTH CORPORATION A NON PROFIT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM | OROVILLE | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 124 | 2,296 | 0.1% | (530) 532-8654 |
| 81 | PACIFIC PATHOLOGY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | PATHOLOGY | 5 | 2,211 | 0.1% | (415) 668-1000 |
| 82 | SAN JOSE GASTROENTEROLOGY, INC. | SAN JOSE | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 11 | 2,210 | 0.1% | (408) 347-9001 |
| 83 | PENINSULA DERMATOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | BURLINGAME | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 2,199 | 0.1% | (650) 692-0182 |
| 84 | FIRST CHOICE PHYSICIAN PARTNERS | PALM SPRINGS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 148 | 2,107 | 0.1% | — |
| 85 | PVCH CLINICAL LABORATORY MEDICAL GROUP INC | POMONA | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 2,081 | 0.1% | (909) 865-9800 |
| 86 | SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CONSULTING PATHOLOGISTS MEDICAL GROUP INC | MONTEREY PARK | CA | PATHOLOGY | 8 | 2,071 | 0.1% | (626) 570-5752 |
| 87 | JASBIR S SANDHU M D INC | PALMDALE | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 2,058 | 0.1% | — |
| 88 | BORIS SHLOPOV MD PATHOLOGY MEDICAL CORPORATION | CORONA | CA | PATHOLOGY | 4 | 1,993 | 0.1% | (951) 436-6383 |
| 89 | PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP INC | SANTA CLARA | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 10890 | 1,967 | 0.1% | (408) 851-1000 |
| 90 | COVINGTON MENZ LYCHE AND LIN MEDICAL GP | VENTURA | CA | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 9 | 1,960 | 0.1% | (805) 641-6525 |
| 91 | KIM TANG MD INC | LAKE FOREST | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 5 | 1,951 | 0.1% | 9497708115121 |
| 92 | PARHAM TABIBIAN MD INC | LOS ALAMITOS | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 8 | 1,950 | 0.1% | (562) 799-3330 |
| 93 | MINARETS MEDICAL GROUP, INC. | FRESNO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 1,948 | 0.1% | (559) 438-6577 |
| 94 | DR BRAD BARROWS INC | VENTURA | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 1,924 | 0.1% | (760) 522-2849 |
| 95 | BASS MEDICAL GROUP | WALNUT CREEK | CA | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 318 | 1,786 | 0.1% | — |
| 96 | PATHOLOGY GROUP PC | OKLAHOMA CITY | CA | PATHOLOGY | 9 | 1,768 | 0.1% | (405) 272-7065 |
| 97 | AESTHETIC DERMATOLOGY AND LASER CENTER MEDICAL GROUP INC | ANAHEIM | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 1,747 | 0.1% | (714) 229-8246 |
| 98 | NOVATO DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES A MEDICAL CORPORATION | NOVATO | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 2 | 1,712 | 0.1% | (415) 892-0754 |
| 99 | ELIZABETH V LENER MD INC | LADERA RANCH | CA | DERMATOLOGY | 4 | 1,693 | 0.1% | (949) 364-8411 |
| 100 | JACKSON-ZUCKERMAN INC | UKIAH | CA | PATHOLOGY | 2 | 1,684 | 0.1% | (800) 288-8325 |
*Share of California's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 88305, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 88305 in California — 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 →