Who bills the most Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes (99153) to Medicare in California?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS56 physician groups billed Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes (99153) to Medicare fee-for-service in California in 2024; the top five named groups hold 35% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 0%.
99153 — Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes · 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 | 99153 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHARP REES-STEALY MEDICAL GROUP INC | SAN DIEGO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 872 | 1,381 | 5.1% | (858) 499-2600 |
| 2 | VASCULAR INSTITUTE OF CLEVELAND LLC | GARFIELD HEIGHTS | CA | CARDIAC SURGERY | 2 | 1,179 | 4.4% | (216) 839-0692 |
| 3 | MONTEREY BAY VASCULAR INC | APTOS | CA | GENERAL SURGERY | 3 | 1,111 | 4.1% | (831) 318-0010 |
| 4 | GENERAL VASCULAR SURGERY MEDICAL GROUP INC | SAN LEANDRO | CA | VASCULAR SURGERY | 5 | 1,011 | 3.7% | (510) 347-4700 |
| 5 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL SOLUTIONS MEDICAL CORPORATION | SAN JOSE | CA | INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY | 5 | 995 | 3.7% | (408) 918-0405 |
| 6 | ARTEMIS MEDICAL CENTER INC | MONTEBELLO | CA | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 2 | 947 | 3.5% | (626) 316-7776 |
| 7 | WEST COAST MEDICINE AND CARDIOLOGY INC | FREMONT | CA | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 4 | 782 | 2.9% | (510) 931-4310 |
| 8 | REDDING PAIN MEDICINE | REDDING | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2 | 706 | 2.6% | (530) 247-3733 |
| 9 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VASCULAR INSTITUTE INC | VISTA | CA | INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY | 4 | 670 | 2.5% | (914) 979-6159 |
| 10 | FARSHAD MALEKMEHR MD INC | ENCINO | CA | CARDIAC SURGERY | 2 | 603 | 2.2% | (818) 908-9752 |
| 11 | PACIFIC CARDIOVASCULAR AND VEIN INSTITUTE INC | OXNARD | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 5 | 574 | 2.1% | (805) 643-3330 |
| 12 | SPEARMAN MD INC | ARROYO GRANDE | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 2 | 552 | 2.0% | (805) 473-8346 |
| 13 | VASCULAR AND THORACIC ASSOCIATES OF LOS ANGELES | LYNWOOD | CA | VASCULAR SURGERY | 2 | 475 | 1.8% | (562) 698-0271 |
| 14 | POLYXENE GAZETAS KOKINOS MD PC | CAMPBELL | CA | VASCULAR SURGERY | 5 | 456 | 1.7% | (408) 376-3626 |
| 15 | WALLACE G GOSNEY MD AND GILBERT R TURNER MD PTRS | UPLAND | CA | GENERAL SURGERY | 3 | 394 | 1.5% | (909) 920-0525 |
| 16 | ORANGE COUNTY VASCULAR SPECIALISTS, INC. | NEWPORT BEACH | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2 | 335 | 1.2% | (949) 574-7176 |
| 17 | BRADLEY B HILL MD A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION | CAMPBELL | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 5 | 320 | 1.2% | (708) 979-9082 |
| 18 | VASCULAR CARE SPECIALISTS OF LOS ANGELES | MONTEREY PARK | CA | VASCULAR SURGERY | 2 | 287 | 1.1% | (626) 269-9993 |
| 19 | MISSION SURGICAL CLINIC INC | CORONA | CA | VASCULAR SURGERY | 5 | 283 | 1.0% | (951) 278-8870 |
| 20 | ATHAR M. ANSARI M D INC. | EL CENTRO | CA | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 2 | 265 | 1.0% | (760) 353-3222 |
| 21 | EAST BAY CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC ASSOCIATES INC | DANVILLE | CA | CARDIAC SURGERY | 17 | 255 | 0.9% | (925) 676-2600 |
| 22 | KEVIN M CASEY MD APMC | SANTA BARBARA | CA | VASCULAR SURGERY | 4 | 240 | 0.9% | 8054568890127 |
| 23 | CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1699 | 232 | 0.9% | (310) 423-0674 |
| 24 | PACIFIC VASCUCARE, INC. | LOS ANGELES | CA | VASCULAR SURGERY | 4 | 219 | 0.8% | (213) 201-0850 |
| 25 | ORANGE COUNTY VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY CENTER INC | FOUNTAIN VALLEY | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 8 | 197 | 0.7% | (714) 430-1414 |
| 26 | SASHA SALLOUM MD INC A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION | CHULA VISTA | CA | PODIATRY | 9 | 137 | 0.5% | (619) 567-7007 |
| 27 | SOUTH BAY VASCULAR SURGERY INC | TORRANCE | CA | VASCULAR SURGERY | 4 | 124 | 0.5% | (310) 373-6864 |
| 28 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | SACRAMENTO | CA | FAMILY PRACTICE | 561 | 114 | 0.4% | (916) 734-7777 |
| 29 | MANGROVE MEDICAL GROUP | CHICO | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 9 | 113 | 0.4% | 5303450064268 |
| 30 | UNIVERSITY VASCULAR ASSOCIATES INC | LOS ANGELES | CA | VASCULAR SURGERY | 6 | 107 | 0.4% | (310) 209-2011 |
| 31 | COASTAL HEART INC | CHINO | CA | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 2 | 106 | 0.4% | (714) 754-1684 |
| 32 | VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL SPECIALISTS OF ORANGE COUNTY, INC. | ORANGE | CA | GENERAL SURGERY | 8 | 106 | 0.4% | (714) 560-4450 |
| 33 | PACIFIC COMPREHENSIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT INC | LOS ALAMITOS | CA | ANESTHESIOLOGY | 2 | 89 | 0.3% | (562) 799-3888 |
| 34 | COASTAL VASCULAR CENTER PC | OXNARD | CA | VASCULAR SURGERY | 4 | 87 | 0.3% | (805) 983-6233 |
| 35 | SUTTER BAY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | PALO ALTO | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 3716 | 80 | 0.3% | (415) 600-1020 |
| 36 | PEDES ORANGE COUNTY INC | IRVINE | CA | INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY | 4 | 79 | 0.3% | (949) 387-4724 |
| 37 | BALBOA NEPHROLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | SAN DIEGO | CA | NEPHROLOGY | 80 | 76 | 0.3% | (619) 582-4490 |
| 38 | SPINE AND NERVE DIAGNOSTIC CENTER | SACRAMENTO | CA | PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION | 11 | 70 | 0.3% | (916) 419-9900 |
| 39 | CENTRELAKE MEDICAL GROUP INC | DOWNEY | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 2 | 66 | 0.2% | (909) 242-7331 |
| 40 | JERRY KIM MD INC | POMONA | CA | VASCULAR SURGERY | 3 | 60 | 0.2% | (909) 973-1148 |
| 41 | MURRIETA VALLEY SURGERY ASSOCIATES MEDICAL GROUP INC APC | WILDOMAR | CA | GENERAL SURGERY | 16 | 54 | 0.2% | (951) 698-3000 |
| 42 | NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF UPLAND AND POMONA | POMONA | CA | NEPHROLOGY | 6 | 48 | 0.2% | (909) 981-5882 |
| 43 | THE NEPHROLOGY GROUP INC | FRESNO | CA | NEPHROLOGY | 51 | 45 | 0.2% | (559) 228-9660 |
| 44 | VISALIA CARDIOVASCULAR AND MEDICAL CENTER, INC | VISALIA | CA | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 2 | 37 | 0.1% | (559) 735-0500 |
| 45 | BEVERLY HILLS ONCOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | BEVERLY HILLS | CA | RADIATION ONCOLOGY | 8 | 34 | 0.1% | (310) 432-8999 |
| 46 | PERMANENTE MEDICAL GROUP INC | SANTA CLARA | CA | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 10890 | 32 | 0.1% | (408) 851-1000 |
| 47 | WESTERN BARIATRIC A MEDICAL CORPORATION | SAN BERNARDINO | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 12 | 31 | 0.1% | (909) 475-8611 |
| 48 | SUTTER VALLEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | SACRAMENTO | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 2420 | 28 | 0.1% | (916) 681-8852 |
| 49 | R AJAKWE MD AND R TATEVOSSIAN MD A PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CORPORATION | BURBANK | CA | ANESTHESIOLOGY | 7 | 25 | 0.1% | (818) 325-2088 |
| 50 | KERN RADIOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | BAKERSFIELD | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 87 | 21 | 0.1% | (661) 616-1458 |
| 51 | NORCAL PAIN TREATMENT CENTER CORP | TURLOCK | CA | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 10 | 21 | 0.1% | (209) 448-3000 |
| 52 | COLUMBIA PAIN MANAGEMENT, INC. | HOOD RIVER | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 16 | 16 | 0.1% | (541) 386-9500 |
| 53 | DIGNITY HEALTH MEDICAL FOUNDATION | FOLSOM | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1197 | 14 | 0.1% | (916) 983-7476 |
| 54 | FACULTY PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF LLUSM | LOMA LINDA | CA | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 1317 | 14 | 0.1% | — |
| 55 | SAN JOAQUIN CARDIOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC | STOCKTON | CA | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) | 8 | 12 | 0.0% | (209) 464-7681 |
| 56 | SCRIPPS HEALTH | LA JOLLA | CA | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1431 | 11 | 0.0% | (858) 455-9100 |
*Share of California's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 99153, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 99153 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 →