Who bills the most Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present (88311) to Medicare in California?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS103 physician groups billed Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present (88311) to Medicare fee-for-service in California in 2024; the top five named groups hold 29% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 1%.
88311 — Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present · 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 | 88311 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | SACRAMENTO | CA | PATHOLOGY | 32 | 3,127 | 5.2% | (916) 447-6267 |
| 2 | YOSEMITE PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | MODESTO | CA | PATHOLOGY | 43 | 2,338 | 3.9% | (209) 577-1200 |
| 3 | UCLA PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE GROUP | LOS ANGELES | CA | PATHOLOGY | 65 | 1,738 | 2.9% | (310) 267-2625 |
| 4 | CITY OF HOPE MEDICAL FOUNDATION | DUARTE | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 942 | 1,521 | 2.5% | (626) 256-4673 |
| 5 | STANFORD HEALTH CARE | STANFORD | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 3039 | 1,455 | 2.4% | (650) 723-4000 |
| 6 | CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1699 | 1,369 | 2.3% | (310) 423-0674 |
| 7 | EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER | RANCHO MIRAGE | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 457 | 1,354 | 2.3% | (760) 340-3911 |
| 8 | USC CARE MEDICAL GROUP INC | LOS ANGELES | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1374 | 1,158 | 1.9% | (800) 872-2273 |
| 9 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | SAN DIEGO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 2057 | 1,138 | 1.9% | (800) 926-8273 |
| 10 | AFFILIATED PATHOLOGISTS MEDICAL GROUP, INC. | RANCHO DOMINGUEZ | CA | PATHOLOGY | 51 | 1,109 | 1.9% | (310) 225-3244 |
| 11 | NEWPORT HARBOR PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | NEWPORT BEACH | CA | PATHOLOGY | 26 | 966 | 1.6% | (949) 891-1297 |
| 12 | PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES | CLOVIS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 16 | 901 | 1.5% | (559) 326-2800 |
| 13 | TORRANCE PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES MEDICAL GROUP | TORRANCE | CA | PATHOLOGY | 5 | 884 | 1.5% | (310) 517-4766 |
| 14 | PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP OF SAINT JOHNS | SANTA MONICA | CA | PATHOLOGY | 8 | 867 | 1.5% | (310) 829-8101 |
| 15 | MISSION PATHOLOGY CONSULTANTS INC | SANTA BARBARA | CA | PATHOLOGY | 8 | 743 | 1.2% | (805) 569-7367 |
| 16 | MARIN MEDICAL LABORATORIES | GREENBRAE | CA | PATHOLOGY | 9 | 631 | 1.1% | (415) 925-7174 |
| 17 | PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | BURBANK | CA | PATHOLOGY | 9 | 630 | 1.1% | (818) 847-6022 |
| 18 | SCRIPPS HEALTH | LA JOLLA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1431 | 587 | 1.0% | (858) 455-9100 |
| 19 | GLENDALE PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES MEDICAL GROUP OF GLENDALE | GLENDALE | CA | PATHOLOGY | 7 | 568 | 1.0% | (818) 409-8320 |
| 20 | REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF CA | SACRAMENTO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1608 | 551 | 0.9% | (877) 827-7463 |
| 21 | PENINSULA PATHOLOGISTS MEDICAL GROUP INC | MOUNTAIN VIEW | CA | PATHOLOGY | 16 | 544 | 0.9% | (650) 616-2951 |
| 22 | CALIFORNIA PACIFIC PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP | SAN FRANCISCO | CA | PATHOLOGY | 11 | 520 | 0.9% | (415) 600-6000 |
| 23 | PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF ARCADIA | ARCADIA | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 511 | 0.9% | (626) 898-8000 |
| 24 | ANWAR MOLANI MD INC APMC | SHERMAN OAKS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 2 | 480 | 0.8% | (949) 452-3720 |
| 25 | WHITTIER PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP | WHITTIER | CA | PATHOLOGY | 4 | 432 | 0.7% | (562) 698-0811 |
| 26 | PERFECT PATHOLGY MEDICAL P.C. | OXNARD | CA | PATHOLOGY | 2 | 430 | 0.7% | (805) 988-2500 |
| 27 | PATHOLOGY SCIENCES MEDICAL GROUP | CHICO | CA | PATHOLOGY | 9 | 423 | 0.7% | (530) 891-6244 |
| 28 | CONTRA COSTA PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES | CONCORD | CA | PATHOLOGY | 8 | 412 | 0.7% | (925) 682-8200 |
| 29 | THE PATHOLOGY GROUP INC | FULLERTON | CA | PATHOLOGY | 6 | 394 | 0.7% | (714) 446-7505 |
| 30 | RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | MARYSVILLE | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 89 | 368 | 0.6% | (530) 740-1900 |
| 31 | CITRUS PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP | GLENDALE | CA | PATHOLOGY | 4 | 319 | 0.5% | (818) 502-2321 |
| 32 | LONG BEACH MEMORIAL PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP, INC. | LONG BEACH | CA | PATHOLOGY | 12 | 295 | 0.5% | (562) 933-0716 |
| 33 | WESTERN LABORATORIES | FREMONT | CA | PATHOLOGY | 6 | 293 | 0.5% | (810) 797-1111 |
| 34 | GLOVER, KELTY AND SCHULTHEIS MDS | THOUSAND OAKS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 5 | 273 | 0.5% | (805) 370-4697 |
| 35 | NAPLES PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES PA | NAPLES | CA | PATHOLOGY | 12 | 261 | 0.4% | (239) 624-3570 |
| 36 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | ORANGE | CA | PATHOLOGY | 38 | 259 | 0.4% | (714) 456-7004 |
| 37 | PALM BEACH PATHOLOGY, PA | WEST PALM BCH | CA | PATHOLOGY | 8 | 255 | 0.4% | (561) 642-2998 |
| 38 | WESTERN PATHOLOGY INC | IRVINE | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 247 | 0.4% | (805) 543-5000 |
| 39 | REDDING PATHOLOGISTS | REDDING | CA | PATHOLOGY | 7 | 222 | 0.4% | (530) 255-1000 |
| 40 | BORIS SHLOPOV MD PATHOLOGY MEDICAL CORPORATION | CORONA | CA | PATHOLOGY | 4 | 217 | 0.4% | (951) 436-6383 |
| 41 | ALTA EAST BAY PATHOLOGY, INC. | OAKLAND | CA | PATHOLOGY | 6 | 210 | 0.4% | (510) 869-6567 |
| 42 | ASSOCIATED PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | LOS GATOS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 7 | 204 | 0.3% | (408) 884-2712 |
| 43 | SALINAS PATHOLOGY SERVICES MEDICAL GROUP INC | SALINAS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 196 | 0.3% | (831) 758-1223 |
| 44 | SOUTH VALLEY PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES | BAKERSFIELD | CA | PATHOLOGY | 2 | 194 | 0.3% | (661) 327-4647 |
| 45 | PALM PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | PALM SPRINGS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 192 | 0.3% | (760) 323-6198 |
| 46 | STOCKTON PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP | STOCKTON | CA | PATHOLOGY | 5 | 169 | 0.3% | (209) 943-2000 |
| 47 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP | LOS ANGELES | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 11157 | 159 | 0.3% | (800) 954-8000 |
| 48 | COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA | SAN JOSE | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 1001 | 152 | 0.3% | (408) 885-5000 |
| 49 | PVCH CLINICAL LABORATORY MEDICAL GROUP INC | POMONA | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 145 | 0.2% | (909) 865-9800 |
| 50 | TUPELO PATHOLOGY GROUP, P.A. | TUPELO | CA | PATHOLOGY | 5 | 145 | 0.2% | (662) 377-3073 |
| 51 | BASS MEDICAL GROUP | WALNUT CREEK | CA | OTOLARYNGOLOGY | 318 | 135 | 0.2% | — |
| 52 | INFOCUS PATHOLOGY GROUP | LOS ALAMITOS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 133 | 0.2% | (562) 598-1311 |
| 53 | EXCEL PATHOLOGY | UPLAND | CA | PATHOLOGY | 4 | 132 | 0.2% | 909985281126294 |
| 54 | VALLEY PATHOLOGY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC | ESCONDIDO | CA | PATHOLOGY | 5 | 123 | 0.2% | (442) 281-5000 |
| 55 | AW PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP, INC. | BAKERSFIELD | CA | PATHOLOGY | 2 | 122 | 0.2% | (661) 325-2640 |
| 56 | SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CONSULTING PATHOLOGISTS MEDICAL GROUP INC | MONTEREY PARK | CA | PATHOLOGY | 8 | 117 | 0.2% | (626) 570-5752 |
| 57 | COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA | MONTEREY | CA | EMERGENCY MEDICINE | 141 | 116 | 0.2% | (831) 624-5311 |
| 58 | ST. VINCENT PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP | LOS ANGELES | CA | PATHOLOGY | 2 | 116 | 0.2% | (213) 484-7111 |
| 59 | SAN DIEGO PATHOLOGISTS MEDICAL GROUP INC | SAN DIEGO | CA | PATHOLOGY | 9 | 114 | 0.2% | (619) 325-8741 |
| 60 | MARVEL PATH PC | VAN NUYS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 112 | 0.2% | (818) 782-6600 |
| 61 | PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF ANAHEIM A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION | ANAHEIM | CA | PATHOLOGY | 4 | 99 | 0.2% | (714) 774-1450 |
| 62 | HIGH DESERT PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP | SAN DIEGO | CA | PATHOLOGY | 7 | 88 | 0.1% | (619) 229-3172 |
| 63 | PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP OF RIVERSIDE | RIVERSIDE | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 86 | 0.1% | (951) 788-3243 |
| 64 | FORWARD PATHOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC | RICHMOND | CA | PATHOLOGY | 26 | 77 | 0.1% | (804) 289-4852 |
| 65 | INTEGRATED REGIONAL LABORATORIES PATHOLOGY SERVICES, LLC | ATLANTIS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 133 | 72 | 0.1% | (561) 548-3639 |
| 66 | BARTON MEDICAL FOUNDATION | SOUTH LAKE TAHOE | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 95 | 70 | 0.1% | (530) 539-6620 |
| 67 | KERN COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY | BAKERSFIELD | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 262 | 63 | 0.1% | — |
| 68 | CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SERVICES INC | NEWARK | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1537 | 61 | 0.1% | — |
| 69 | PATHOLOGY GROUP PC | OKLAHOMA CITY | CA | PATHOLOGY | 9 | 61 | 0.1% | (405) 272-7065 |
| 70 | FACULTY PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF LLUSM | LOMA LINDA | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1317 | 61 | 0.1% | — |
| 71 | LABORATORY MEDICINE SPECIALISTS OF DULUTH | DULUTH | CA | PATHOLOGY | 4 | 60 | 0.1% | (218) 249-5208 |
| 72 | OROHEALTH CORPORATION A NON PROFIT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM | OROVILLE | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 124 | 60 | 0.1% | (530) 532-8654 |
| 73 | CALPATH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES | CAMPBELL | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 59 | 0.1% | (408) 866-5227 |
| 74 | TONY N NAKHLA DO INC | SANTA ANA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 6 | 58 | 0.1% | (714) 547-6111 |
| 75 | MIDWEST DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY, S.C. | PARK RIDGE | CA | PATHOLOGY | 45 | 57 | 0.1% | (847) 723-2210 |
| 76 | COUNTY OF VENTURA | VENTURA | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 279 | 56 | 0.1% | (805) 654-3306 |
| 77 | DR BRAD BARROWS INC | VENTURA | CA | PATHOLOGY | 3 | 56 | 0.1% | (760) 522-2849 |
| 78 | AUSTIN PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES | TYLER | CA | PATHOLOGY | 72 | 51 | 0.1% | (903) 593-8441 |
| 79 | ALEGENT CREIGHTON CLINIC | OMAHA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 942 | 51 | 0.1% | — |
| 80 | MEDSTAR MEDICAL GROUP II LLC | WASHINGTON | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 3707 | 48 | 0.1% | (202) 429-2401 |
| 81 | HONG SHEN MD INC | LANCASTER | CA | PATHOLOGY | 2 | 45 | 0.1% | (661) 949-5612 |
| 82 | HEALTHONE IRL PATHOLOGY SERVICES LLC | ENGLEWOOD | CA | PATHOLOGY | 20 | 44 | 0.1% | (303) 788-6130 |
| 83 | ST FRANCIS PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP | LYNWOOD | CA | PATHOLOGY | 2 | 42 | 0.1% | (310) 763-9769 |
| 84 | LUCENT PATHOLOGY PARTNERS INC | CARMICHAEL | CA | PATHOLOGY | 5 | 42 | 0.1% | (916) 537-5275 |
| 85 | JACKSON-ZUCKERMAN INC | UKIAH | CA | PATHOLOGY | 2 | 40 | 0.1% | (800) 288-8325 |
| 86 | VISTA PATHOLOGY LABORATORY LLC | MEDFORD | CA | PATHOLOGY | 12 | 39 | 0.1% | (541) 770-4559 |
| 87 | CMCLA PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP | LOS ANGELES | CA | PATHOLOGY | 2 | 36 | 0.1% | (213) 748-2411 |
| 88 | PATHOLOGISTS BIO-MEDICAL LABORATORIES PLLC | DALLAS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 48 | 34 | 0.1% | — |
| 89 | SISKIYOU HOSPITAL INC | YREKA | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 89 | 32 | 0.1% | (530) 842-4121 |
| 90 | ELEVATED PATHOLOGY PLLC | DENVER | CA | PATHOLOGY | 6 | 31 | 0.1% | (303) 778-1955 |
| 91 | STOCKDALE PODIATRY GROUP INC | BAKERSFIELD | CA | PODIATRY | 14 | 30 | 0.1% | (661) 832-1667 |
| 92 | CPLM INTEGRATED PATHOLOGY SERVICES INC | VALENCIA | CA | PATHOLOGY | 2 | 26 | 0.0% | (661) 253-8000 |
| 93 | LABORATORY MEDICINE CONSULTANTS LTD | LAS VEGAS | CA | PATHOLOGY | 29 | 25 | 0.0% | (702) 731-8000 |
| 94 | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COMMUNITY MEDICAL GROUP INC | GLEN BURNIE | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 458 | 24 | 0.0% | (410) 761-1222 |
| 95 | CENTRAL OREGON PATHOLOGY CONSULTANTS PC | BEND | CA | PATHOLOGY | 10 | 22 | 0.0% | (541) 382-7696 |
| 96 | ALAMEDA HEALTH SYSTEM | OAKLAND | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 601 | 19 | 0.0% | (510) 437-4800 |
| 97 | PACIFIC PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES INC | PORTLAND | CA | PATHOLOGY | 17 | 18 | 0.0% | (503) 561-5350 |
| 98 | ANALYTIC PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | LA MESA | CA | PATHOLOGY | 21 | 17 | 0.0% | (619) 740-4492 |
| 99 | UTAH PATHOLOGY SERVICES INC | MURRAY | CA | PATHOLOGY | 28 | 16 | 0.0% | (801) 266-0055 |
| 100 | CAREPATH MEDICAL GROUP INC | GLENDALE | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 9 | 15 | 0.0% | (818) 301-9754 |
*Share of California's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 88311, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 88311 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 →