Active NPI 1134195670 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Kace A. Ezzet , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • La Jolla, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Kace Ezzet, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in La Jolla, CA. With approximately 37 years of clinical experience since graduating from Un Of California, Irvine, College Of Medicine in 1989, Dr. Ezzet delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 10666 N TORREY PINES RD.

Dr. Ezzet is affiliated with Scripps Health and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg, hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg, injection, bupivicaine, not otherwise specified, 0.5 mg. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

10666 N Torrey Pines Rd

La Jolla, CA 920371027

Telephone 8585547993

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Scripps Clinic Medical Group Facility NPI 1952386443

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Un Of California, Irvine, College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1989

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in La Jolla, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

37 Yrs +13.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 23.6 Yrs

State Avg: 28.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

56 Specialists

Practicing in La Jolla, CA (2527 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

16.1% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

71.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Ezzet (37 Years) 37 Yrs

La Jolla Specialty Average (23.6 Years) 23.6 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
J1010 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg	15,800	119	$0.68	$0.13
J7318 Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	3,360	34	$52.64	$6.55
J0665 Injection, bupivicaine, not otherwise specified, 0.5 mg	2,950	85	$0.84	$0.01
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	356	282	$248.45	$96.89
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	302	182	$319.73	$77.95
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	93	89	$350.30	$136.90
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	74	73	$4992.66	$1323.55
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	72	52	$155.88	$61.20
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	70	53	$49.17	$9.63
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	60	60	$452.88	$176.76
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	54	54	$491.28	$187.09
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	44	$305.20	$118.77
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	34	32	$4787.58	$1278.42
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	15	15	$200.68	$78.07
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	11	11	$598.13	$215.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0665 Injection, bupivicaine, not otherwise specified, 0.5 mg	1,090	35	$0.84	$0.02
J7318 Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,020	12	$52.64	$6.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	252	193	$248.45	$97.06
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	245	112	$49.17	$11.80
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	225	134	$317.97	$77.60
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	90	86	$350.30	$136.89
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	54	52	$4959.74	$1358.51
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	50	34	$155.88	$61.45
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	43	43	$305.20	$113.50
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	40	39	$491.28	$189.96
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	31	31	$452.88	$177.14
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	29	28	$4952.67	$1358.25

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7318 Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,500	17	$52.64	$13.81
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	540	82	$7.59	$1.11
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	254	200	$248.33	$97.82
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	246	151	$317.39	$79.09
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	133	125	$350.35	$137.16
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	129	86	$49.17	$10.89
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	81	81	$305.06	$120.82
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	55	34	$155.61	$61.74
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	42	41	$5579.35	$1465.24
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	39	38	$4910.18	$1369.42
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$452.80	$179.52
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	21	21	$491.12	$193.89
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$200.54	$79.58

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7318 Hyaluronan or derivative, durolane, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,620	22	$53.10	$17.23
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	312	226	$246.12	$98.81
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	257	113	$49.55	$10.66
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	256	148	$305.96	$77.44
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	95	95	$301.89	$120.43
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	86	82	$348.60	$140.27
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	74	43	$153.23	$61.51
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	42	39	$5217.33	$1430.38
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	36	35	$4765.10	$1318.84
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	18	18	$197.97	$79.47
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	13	11	$487.83	$195.13

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	239	194	$203.30	$80.39
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	195	97	$32.28	$11.55
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	183	117	$289.02	$76.78
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	76	76	$290.98	$115.72
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	72	72	$294.25	$117.04
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	51	50	$5342.52	$1516.80
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	43	32	$124.25	$49.41
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	34	33	$4929.00	$1463.33
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	11	11	$394.25	$157.09

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	720	11	$27.96	$11.26
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	295	246	$198.38	$77.84
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	208	110	$22.00	$12.04
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	202	129	$203.52	$70.93
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	89	84	$289.46	$114.47
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	79	79	$287.42	$113.44
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	78	76	$4096.96	$1496.91
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	37	35	$3650.65	$1419.67
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	31	30	$121.77	$48.05
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	22	16	$62.00	$24.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,664	20	$31.00	$11.83
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	312	247	$194.00	$76.30
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	226	92	$22.00	$12.98
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	220	124	$216.10	$72.21
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	94	90	$285.97	$112.73
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	85	85	$284.98	$112.42
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	54	51	$4063.30	$1495.95
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	43	37	$118.00	$46.33
97110 Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes	35	19	$82.23	$28.54
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	34	34	$3542.00	$1394.22
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	20	20	$384.00	$151.48
97140 Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes	19	17	$75.26	$22.62
J7327 Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose	17	14	$2481.00	$781.73
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	16	12	$59.00	$23.16
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$433.00	$170.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	2,946	41	$31.00	$12.40
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	354	270	$193.00	$75.80
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	274	165	$204.13	$68.17
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg	251	120	$22.00	$10.96
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	103	103	$283.00	$111.69
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	79	79	$283.00	$111.41
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	62	62	$4007.13	$1454.56
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	49	44	$116.00	$44.93
97110 Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes	43	21	$86.00	$28.76
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	31	31	$3668.18	$1410.25
97140 Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes	29	19	$80.00	$21.76
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$429.00	$169.06
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	12	12	$380.00	$142.98

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License CA A52718

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

00A527180 (CA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Scripps Health

10666 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 920371027

Phone: 8585549100

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Nurse Practitioner

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active June 25, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location June 25, 2009

Registered at 10666 N TORREY PINES RD, LA JOLLA, CA 920371027 (Tel: 8585547993)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 25, 2009

Registered at FILE# 54433, LOS ANGELES, CA 900740001

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 25, 2009

Recorded as KACE EZZET, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 25, 2009

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #A52718 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 24, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1134195670

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: February 24, 2006

Last Update: June 25, 2009

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

File# 54433

Los Angeles, CA 900740001

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