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University Physicians Incorporated

Anesthesiology·Aurora, CO·NPI: 1962461889SharePrint Report

Red Flags Explained

Each flag represents a statistical test that identified unusual billing patterns. Here's what each flag on this provider means in plain English:

Rate Outlier

Rate Outlier means this provider charges above the 90th percentile for multiple different procedure codes simultaneously. While one high-cost code could reflect specialization, consistently high rates across many codes may indicate systematic overbilling.

These flags are statistical indicators only. Many flagged providers have legitimate explanations for their billing patterns. Learn more about our methodology.

Compared to Anesthesiology Peers

Total spending distribution among 13 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $190.7M is at the 90th percentile among 13 Anesthesiology providers.

Above 90th percentile for this specialty — higher spending than 11 of 13 peers

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$190.7M

$190,650,224

Total Claims

3.2M

Beneficiaries

2.8M

1.2 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$60

#487 of 618K providers by total spending(top <0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

University Physicians Incorporated is a Anesthesiology provider based in Aurora, CO. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $190.7M in Medicaid payments across 3.2M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $190.7M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 23,831 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

7% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$25.3M
-1%
2019
$25.1M
-21%
2020
$19.7M
+45%
2021
$28.5M
+3%
2022
$29.5M
+20%
2023
$35.4M
-23%
2024
$27.2M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (99284 (Emergency dept visit, high complexity)) accounts for 13% of total spending.

99284Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$24.1M

256K claims · 12.6%

Your Cost: $94.01/claim|Median: $69.51
1.4× median
99285Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$21.1M

166K claims · 11.1%

Your Cost: $126.56/claim|Median: $85.65
1.5× median
99214Top 25%

Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, mod-high complexity

$19.6M

228K claims · 10.3%

Your Cost: $85.84/claim|Median: $53.41
1.6× median
99215Top 25%

Office/outpatient visit, high complexity

$16.6M

151K claims · 8.7%

Your Cost: $110.32/claim|Median: $74.09
1.5× median
99283Normal range

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$9.5M

188K claims · 5.0%

Your Cost: $50.74/claim|Median: $42.48
1.2× median
99213Top 25%

Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, low-mod complexity

$9.0M

150K claims · 4.7%

Your Cost: $59.85/claim|Median: $37.81
1.6× median
99233Top 25%

Subsequent hospital care, per day, high complexity

$6.9M

99K claims · 3.6%

Your Cost: $69.28/claim|Median: $35.30
2.0× median
99204Top 25%

Office/outpatient visit, new patient, mod-high complexity

$6.7M

49K claims · 3.5%

Your Cost: $136.26/claim|Median: $84.03
1.6× median
99472Top 25%

Subsequent pediatric critical care, per day, age 2-5

$5.7M

15K claims · 3.0%

Your Cost: $390.74/claim|Median: $307.98
1.3× median
99203Top 25%

Office/outpatient visit, new patient, low-mod complexity

$5.5M

60K claims · 2.9%

Your Cost: $91.82/claim|Median: $57.85
1.6× median
99291Top 25%

Critical care, first 30-74 minutes

$5.1M

29K claims · 2.7%

Your Cost: $178.63/claim|Median: $101.24
1.8× median
99232Top 25%

Subsequent hospital care, per day, moderate complexity

$4.0M

85K claims · 2.1%

Your Cost: $47.21/claim|Median: $23.99
2.0× median
93306Normal range

Echocardiography, transthoracic, complete, with Doppler

$2.6M

48K claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $53.66/claim|Median: $54.68
1.0× median
93010Top 25%

Electrocardiogram, interpretation and report only

$2.3M

293K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $7.86/claim|Median: $5.60
1.4× median
99391Top 25%

Preventive medicine, established patient, infant (under 1)

$2.2M

26K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $86.66/claim|Median: $69.35
1.3× median
99392Top 25%

Preventive medicine, established patient, age 1-4

$2.2M

25K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $89.05/claim|Median: $75.18
1.2× median
74177Normal range

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$2.1M

37K claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $58.45/claim|Median: $65.76
0.9× median
71045Top 25%

Chest X-ray, single view

$2.0M

208K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $9.54/claim|Median: $4.93
1.9× median
99205Top 25%

Office/outpatient visit, new patient, high complexity

$1.8M

11K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $166.46/claim|Median: $111.09
1.5× median
93303Normal range

Echocardiography, transthoracic, limited

$1.8M

26K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $68.19/claim|Median: $112.83
0.6× median
70450Normal range

CT head/brain without contrast

$1.6M

47K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $34.73/claim|Median: $45.53
0.8× median
99469Normal range

Subsequent intensive care, very low birth weight infant

$1.6M

4K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $353.17/claim|Median: $293.45
1.2× median
70553Normal range

MRI brain without contrast, then with contrast

$1.5M

17K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $90.51/claim|Median: $133.68
0.7× median
71046Normal range

Chest X-ray, 2 views

$1.5M

104K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $14.31/claim|Median: $8.92
1.6× median
92014Top 25%

Ophthalmological exam, comprehensive, established patient

$1.5M

18K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $81.92/claim|Median: $47.08
1.7× median
99480Normal range

Subsequent intensive care, very low birth weight infant

$1.5M

14K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $107.92/claim|Median: $98.15
1.1× median
70551Normal range

MRI brain without contrast

$1.3M

20K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $68.33/claim|Median: $85.39
0.8× median
99220Top 25%

$1.2M

11K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $100.35/claim|Median: $73.56
1.4× median
99223Top 25%

Initial hospital care, per day, high complexity

$1.1M

9K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $121.57/claim|Median: $67.32
1.8× median
99479Normal range

Subsequent intensive care, 2,501-5,000 grams

$1.0M

9K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $108.72/claim|Median: $103.70
1.1× median