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Medicare Tennessee · CY2024

Who bills the most Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity (88305) to Medicare in Tennessee?

Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS
77
Billing groups
329,300
Named-group FFS services
$59,178,818
Named-group submitted charges
$180
Avg charge / service
$49
Avg allowed / service
48%
Top-5 concentration
3%
Independent share

77 physician groups billed Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity (88305) to Medicare fee-for-service in Tennessee in 2024; the top five named groups hold 48% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 3%.

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 Tennessee market — the table below shows the top 100 groups (free tier).

Payer-mix context

Medicare fee-for-service covers 47% of Medicare in Tennessee; Medicare Advantage penetration 42% → 53% since 2020.

Market structure — concentration, independent share, and the consolidation trend for this market — is part of the market analytics platform — built, not launched yet. Notify me at launch →
#Physician groupCityStSpecialty Providers 88305 svcs Share*Phone
1 ASSOCIATED PATHOLOGISTS, LLC NASHVILLETNPATHOLOGY 135 72,830 12.4% (615) 221-4400
2 PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF ST THOMAS NASHVILLETNPATHOLOGY 9 28,999 5.0% 61529841002098
3 GASTROENTEROLOGY CENTER OF THE MIDSOUTH PLLC GERMANTOWNTNGASTROENTEROLOGY 154 21,867 3.7% (901) 755-9110
4 DERMATOPATHOLOGY PARTNERS PC KNOXVILLETNPATHOLOGY 8 21,165 3.6%
5 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NASHVILLETNNURSE PRACTITIONER 3394 14,021 2.4% (615) 322-5000
6 SAGIS PLLC HOUSTONTNPATHOLOGY 28 10,242 1.7% (877) 697-2447
7 TEXAS DIGESTIVE DISEASE CONSULTANTS, PLLC DALLASTNGASTROENTEROLOGY 613 10,064 1.7%
8 COMMUNITY PATHOLOGY LABORATORY LLC COOKEVILLETNPATHOLOGY 4 8,842 1.5% (931) 528-2836
9 SKIN CANCER AND COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY CENTER PC CHATTANOOGATNPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 28 8,135 1.4% (423) 521-1100
10 DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, P.C. KINGSPORTTNDERMATOLOGY 26 7,046 1.2% (423) 246-4961
11 GASTROENTEROLOGY CLINIC, A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION MONROETNGASTROENTEROLOGY 13 6,952 1.2% (318) 325-2634
12 ACLA PC NASHVILLETNPATHOLOGY 12 6,897 1.2% (615) 284-5229
13 GASTROINTESTINAL ASSOCIATES PC KNOXVILLETNGASTROENTEROLOGY 32 6,189 1.1% (865) 558-0606
14 UNIVERSITY PATHOLOGISTS, P.C. KNOXVILLETNPATHOLOGY 11 5,429 0.9% (931) 858-6303
15 HIGHLANDS PATHOLOGY CONSULTANTS, P.C. KINGSPORTTNPATHOLOGY 6 5,395 0.9% (423) 224-6700
16 JACKSON PATHOLOGY GROUP A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION JACKSONTNPATHOLOGY 6 5,211 0.9% (731) 541-6026
17 EAST TENNESSEE PATHOLOGY, PLLC MORRISTOWNTNPATHOLOGY 6 4,630 0.8% (423) 586-4231
18 ENDEAVOR HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP EVANSTONTNNURSE PRACTITIONER 3380 4,610 0.8%
19 INNOVATIVE PATHOLOGY SERVICES PLLC KNOXVILLETNPATHOLOGY 11 4,561 0.8% (865) 522-7591
20 MID-SOUTH DERMATOLOGY, PC BARTLETTTNPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 9 4,356 0.7% (901) 372-4545
21 FORWARD PATHOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC RICHMONDTNPATHOLOGY 26 4,155 0.7% (804) 289-4852
22 DRS CLACK SPENCER WHITE AND MCCORMACK PA SARASOTATNPATHOLOGY 13 4,105 0.7% (941) 362-8900
23 CHATTANOOGA SKIN AND CANCER CLINIC CHATTANOOGATNDERMATOLOGY 13 3,967 0.7% (423) 899-2700
24 MUSC COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS ORANGEBURGTNNURSE PRACTITIONER 1307 3,772 0.6% (803) 395-3400
25 DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY SERV PC CHATTANOOGATNPATHOLOGY 11 3,663 0.6% (423) 624-6623
26 WATAUGA PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES PC JOHNSON CITYTNPATHOLOGY 12 3,486 0.6% (423) 431-1310
27 GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES KINGSPORTTNCERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA) 27 3,205 0.5% (423) 246-6777
28 THE PATHOLOGY GROUP PC MEMPHISTNPATHOLOGY 5 2,657 0.5% (801) 765-2731
29 SPRING HILL DERMATOLOGY PLC MURFREESBOROTNPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 11 2,649 0.5% (615) 624-5050
30 BLOUNT PATHOLOGIST PLLC MARYVILLETNPATHOLOGY 4 2,533 0.4% (865) 981-2335
31 KNOXVILLE INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY PLLC KNOXVILLETNPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 11 2,508 0.4% (865) 450-9361
32 DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC DURHAMTNPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 3051 2,130 0.4% (919) 684-8111
33 LAKEWAY DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES PC MORRISTOWNTNPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 5 2,088 0.4% (423) 587-4600
34 GALEN MEDICAL GROUP, PC CHATTANOOGATNNURSE PRACTITIONER 123 1,990 0.3% (423) 643-2500
35 BALL DERMPATH PA GREENSBOROTNPATHOLOGY 4 1,934 0.3% (336) 609-6240
36 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NEW YORKTNDIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY 5704 1,739 0.3% (212) 263-9700
37 MOUNTAIN AREA PATHOLOGY PA ASHEVILLETNPATHOLOGY 13 1,698 0.3% (828) 213-1111
38 PATHOLOGY SPECIALISTS OF MEMPHIS PC MEMPHISTNPATHOLOGY 15 1,678 0.3% (901) 516-7182
39 DUBOIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DU BOISTNPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 416 1,424 0.2%
40 GASTROINTESTINAL SPECIALISTS FOUNDATION, INC. MEMPHISTNGASTROENTEROLOGY 17 1,409 0.2% (901) 761-3900
41 HOLSTON MEDICAL GROUP PC BRISTOLTNNURSE PRACTITIONER 244 1,392 0.2% (423) 844-7000
42 KOFI NUAKO MD PC UNION CITYTNNURSE PRACTITIONER 4 1,268 0.2%
43 SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH CARE CORPORATION MEMPHISTNPATHOLOGY 25 1,246 0.2% (901) 545-7259
44 THE WEST CLINIC P.C. GERMANTOWNTNNURSE PRACTITIONER 113 1,164 0.2% (901) 683-0055
45 SUMMIT PATHOLOGY LOVELANDTNPATHOLOGY 26 1,132 0.2% (970) 212-0530
46 INOVA HEALTH CARE SERVICES - PATHOLOGY FAIRFAXTNPATHOLOGY 45 1,065 0.2% (703) 391-3600
47 CUMBERLAND PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES PLLC CLARKSVILLETNPATHOLOGY 4 1,033 0.2% (931) 551-1735
48 GOLD SKIN CARE CENTER NASHVILLETNPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 6 1,006 0.2% (615) 383-2400
49 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL CHAPEL HILLTNNURSE PRACTITIONER 2120 1,001 0.2% (984) 215-5556
50 UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC BURLINGTONTNPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 1194 893 0.2% (802) 847-0000
51 TENNESSEE ONCOLOGY PLLC NASHVILLETNHEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY 360 718 0.1% (615) 385-3751
52 WILMINGTON PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES PA WILMINGTONTNPATHOLOGY 9 634 0.1% (910) 362-9511
53 METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL AUTHORITY NASHVILLETNINTERNAL MEDICINE 50 526 0.1% (615) 341-4000
54 PATHOLOGY SPECIALISTS OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN PC DETROITTNPATHOLOGY 11 504 0.1% (313) 343-4000
55 EDMUNDS GASTROENTEROLOGY PLLC KNOXVILLETNNURSE PRACTITIONER 5 493 0.1% (865) 851-7771
56 FIRSTPATH LLC FORT LAUDERDALETNPATHOLOGY 10 450 0.1% (954) 355-5569
57 HERITAGE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PC NASHVILLETNINTERNAL MEDICINE 166 402 0.1% (629) 255-2115
58 FOUR BRIDGES DERMATOLOGY AND COSMETICS PLLC CHATTANOOGATNDERMATOLOGY 6 363 0.1% (606) 344-2036
59 SOUTH TEXAS PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES LLP SAN ANTONIOTNPATHOLOGY 25 361 0.1% (210) 558-6288
60 UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS MEDICAL GROUP INC CLEVELANDTNNURSE PRACTITIONER 2232 343 0.1%
61 VIA AFFILIATES DOYLESTOWNTNPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 206 340 0.1% (215) 230-0600
62 THE EMORY CLINIC INC ATLANTATNNURSE PRACTITIONER 3484 317 0.1% (404) 778-7525
63 PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC PC FLINTTNPATHOLOGY 3 315 0.1% (810) 262-9134
64 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO PATHOLOGISTS INC BUFFALOTNPATHOLOGY 23 298 0.1% (716) 859-5600
65 OPTUM CARE WASHINGTON PLLC EVERETTTNPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 695 279 0.0% (425) 339-5442
66 OCHSNER CLINIC LLC NEW ORLEANSTNNURSE PRACTITIONER 2839 209 0.0% (504) 842-3000
67 TRICITIES SKIN AND CANCER. JOHNSON CITYTNDERMATOLOGY 15 200 0.0% (423) 929-7546
68 UROLOGY GROUP PC GERMANTOWNTNUROLOGY 17 160 0.0% (901) 767-8158
69 OUTPATIENT CYTOPATHOLOGY CENTER JOHNSON CITYTNPATHOLOGY 2 158 0.0% (423) 283-4734
70 WELLMONT MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC KINGSPORTTNNURSE PRACTITIONER 439 156 0.0% (423) 224-3701
71 AUSTIN PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES TYLERTNPATHOLOGY 72 151 0.0% (903) 593-8441
72 DIGESTIVE HEALTHCARE OF GEORGIA ATLANTATNGASTROENTEROLOGY 34 146 0.0% 40460335431516
73 INTEGRATED REGIONAL LABORATORIES PATHOLOGY SERVICES, LLC ATLANTISTNPATHOLOGY 133 143 0.0% (561) 548-3639
74 TENNESSEE UROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PLLC KNOXVILLETNUROLOGY 27 96 0.0% (865) 691-3061
75 PATHOLOGISTS BIO-MEDICAL LABORATORIES PLLC DALLASTNPATHOLOGY 48 52 0.0%
76 CONRAD PEARSON CLINIC PC SOUTHAVENTNUROLOGY 21 30 0.0% (662) 349-1964
77 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP LOS ANGELESTNINTERNAL MEDICINE 11157 25 0.0% (800) 954-8000

*Share of Tennessee'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 Tennessee — 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 →