Active NPI 1265692982 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Kate Preston , MD

Surgery • Flagstaff, AZ

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Kate Preston, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Flagstaff, AZ. With approximately 18 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2008, Dr. Preston delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 77 W FOREST AVE STE 201.

Dr. Preston maintains professional affiliations with Flagstaff Surgical Associates Pa, Northern Arizona Healthcare Corporation and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, new patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

77 W Forest Ave Ste 201

Flagstaff, AZ 860011483

Telephone 9287732222

Fax 9287732598

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Flagstaff Surgical Associates Pa Facility NPI 1114995271

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2008

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Flagstaff, AZ

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

18 Yrs +0.2 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 17.8 Yrs

State Avg: 23.6 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

15 Specialists

Practicing in Flagstaff, AZ (801 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

33.3% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

73.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Preston (18 Years) 18 Yrs

Flagstaff Specialty Average (17.8 Years) 17.8 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	134	103	$270.04	$119.66
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	61	39	$199.00	$75.34
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	42	42	$437.10	$161.58
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	39	39	$1246.72	$230.37
19301 Partial removal of breast	38	38	$1864.68	$661.17
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	36	28	$199.83	$87.73
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	33	33	$386.30	$129.62
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	30	30	$530.43	$212.48
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	17	17	$366.06	$173.34
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	13	13	$557.00	$164.95
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	11	11	$260.00	$17.03
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	11	11	$2098.18	$684.62
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	11	11	$2932.00	$299.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	149	116	$277.38	$121.99
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	69	46	$199.00	$76.67
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	55	45	$205.00	$87.69
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	50	50	$431.50	$161.23
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	38	38	$551.05	$212.66
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	20	20	$557.00	$168.12
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	16	16	$1292.81	$220.07
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	16	16	$411.25	$135.47
19301 Partial removal of breast	14	14	$1956.43	$648.63

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	103	76	$297.00	$123.25
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	67	46	$199.00	$68.11
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	49	44	$205.00	$88.73
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	36	36	$557.00	$192.32
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	34	34	$449.00	$163.75
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	28	28	$568.00	$216.15
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	24	24	$388.00	$135.19
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	24	24	$1219.00	$226.27
19301 Partial removal of breast	19	19	$2014.21	$686.43
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	17	17	$399.00	$176.32
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	14	14	$379.00	$131.56
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	11	11	$2021.36	$711.49
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	11	11	$2932.00	$327.18

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	96	73	$286.25	$127.59
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	53	33	$199.00	$70.41
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	37	34	$198.30	$89.83
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	33	33	$543.61	$218.34
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	30	30	$449.00	$165.29
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	30	30	$557.00	$196.15
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	27	27	$1262.37	$230.66
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	23	23	$404.87	$139.70
19301 Partial removal of breast	21	18	$1757.00	$640.51
38792 Injection of radioactive material for x-ray identification of lymph node	19	19	$215.05	$16.93
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	18	18	$379.00	$133.19
19303 Total removal of breast	18	17	$3054.00	$1033.41
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes	15	14	$59.80	$42.06
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	14	14	$2516.29	$319.23
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	13	13	$212.00	$18.44
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	11	11	$1527.27	$410.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	43	$271.55	$106.30
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	49	49	$506.18	$200.66
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	48	48	$484.56	$203.99
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	46	32	$183.48	$71.83
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	33	32	$184.88	$73.85
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	33	33	$408.55	$161.90
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	26	26	$1145.92	$237.76
19301 Partial removal of breast	26	24	$1697.92	$680.80
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	21	21	$358.38	$143.72
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	16	15	$362.69	$142.12
19303 Total removal of breast	15	15	$3875.33	$944.73
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	15	15	$2738.71	$723.57
19125 Removal of breast growth, open procedure	13	12	$2032.00	$427.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	105	57	$186.59	$72.36
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	57	49	$285.70	$107.18
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	44	44	$366.06	$136.12
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	42	42	$535.00	$204.73
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	36	36	$508.43	$201.20
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	36	36	$438.28	$162.80
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	22	22	$1340.00	$224.27
19301 Partial removal of breast	21	18	$1921.94	$646.51
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	21	21	$427.33	$139.00
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	20	17	$190.15	$73.47
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	14	14	$236.89	$18.70
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	14	14	$133.63	$14.49
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	13	13	$2515.46	$721.10
19303 Total removal of breast	11	11	$4071.82	$1111.98
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$273.36	$107.00

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	125	66	$180.54	$71.80
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	53	52	$346.83	$134.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	32	$272.55	$105.71
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	38	38	$413.53	$158.44
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	31	18	$262.00	$102.85
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	28	28	$517.00	$203.07
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	25	25	$509.00	$200.05
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	22	12	$99.00	$38.67
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	19	19	$2177.00	$668.43
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	17	16	$183.00	$71.59
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	14	14	$211.00	$18.48
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	14	14	$129.00	$14.32
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	12	12	$183.00	$72.08

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	136	65	$182.98	$71.26
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	65	65	$526.38	$200.10
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	46	46	$454.30	$161.56
19301 Partial removal of breast	23	16	$2007.70	$611.33
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	16	$351.50	$135.19
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	18	18	$1353.61	$229.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$276.89	$105.79
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	18	18	$451.11	$134.27
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	17	14	$105.35	$38.54
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	16	16	$517.00	$195.44
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	15	15	$525.80	$183.47
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	14	13	$221.00	$28.00
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	14	13	$129.00	$16.73
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	14	13	$198.43	$71.97
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	13	13	$2232.85	$702.54
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	12	11	$3779.83	$312.85

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2021-01-14

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License AZ 51189

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

111828 (AZ)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Afmc

1265692982 (AZ)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Aetna

1265692982 (AZ)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Uhc

1265692982 (AZ)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbs

1265692982 (AZ)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Humana

1265692982 (AZ)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Cigna

1265692982 (AZ)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Northern Arizona Healthcare Corporation

3700 W Hwy 89a, Sedona, AZ 863364937

Phone: 9282044944

Flagstaff Surgical Associates Pa

77 W Forest Ave, Flagstaff, AZ 860011483

Phone: 9287732222

Secondary Practice Locations

3700 W State Route 89a

Sedona, AZ 863364937

Phone: 9282044180

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

14 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location December 10, 2019

Registered at 77 W FOREST AVE STE 201, FLAGSTAFF, AZ 860011483 (Tel: 9287732222)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 10, 2019

Surgery (License #51189 in AZ)

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Updated Practice Location August 22, 2018

Registered at 77 W FOREST AVE, SUITE 201, FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001 (Tel: 9287732222)

✅

NPI Profile Active February 06, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 06, 2017

Registered at 77 W FOREST AVE, SUITE 201, FLAGSTAFF, AZ 860011479 (Tel: 9287732222)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 06, 2017

Registered at 77 W FOREST AVE, SUITE 201, FLAGSTAFF, AZ 860011479 (Tel: 9287732222)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 06, 2017

Recorded as KATE PRESTON, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 06, 2017

Specialist (License #51189 in AZ)

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NPI Profile Active August 01, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 01, 2013

Registered at 777 HOSPITAL WAY STE 201, POCATELLO, ID 832015162 (Tel: 2082392716)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 01, 2013

Registered at 777 HOSPITAL WAY STE 201, POCATELLO, ID 832015162 (Tel: 2082392716)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 01, 2013

Recorded as KATE PRESTON, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 01, 2013

Surgery (License #70792 in AZ)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 16, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1265692982

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: June 16, 2008

Last Update: January 14, 2021

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

77 W Forest Ave, Suite 201

Flagstaff, AZ 860011479

Phone: 9287732222

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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