Active NPI 1235236993 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Samuel B Tacke , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Merced, CA

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Samuel Tacke, MD is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Orthopaedic Surgery in Merced, CA. Practice services are available at 123 W NORTH BEAR CREEK DR under active NPI credentials.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, established 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

123 W North Bear Creek Dr

Merced, CA 953483420

Telephone 2097228161

Fax 2093839211

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Merced Orthopaedic Medical Group, Inc Facility NPI 1326046012

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Merced, CA

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 28.4 Yrs

State Avg: 28.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

12 Specialists

Practicing in Merced, CA (2527 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

8.3% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

52.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2021)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	2,396	293	$3.76	$1.29
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	386	241	$137.64	$75.48
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	353	240	$153.00	$96.13
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	110	110	$344.00	$174.27
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	77	67	$135.00	$43.75
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	58	44	$65.03	$36.05
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	38	34	$87.00	$49.39
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	37	$226.00	$136.23
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	36	35	$92.00	$59.36
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	36	36	$70.00	$36.69
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	29	21	$96.00	$53.89
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	27	26	$3000.00	$1333.08
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	25	18	$127.60	$51.48
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	21	15	$107.14	$59.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$226.00	$117.85
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	16	14	$76.00	$43.82
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	11	11	$81.00	$42.95

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	2,288	285	$3.77	$1.46
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	379	248	$138.15	$72.52
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	363	256	$92.00	$47.94
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	152	152	$344.00	$170.35
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	97	87	$153.00	$77.15
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	95	70	$62.36	$33.68
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	91	75	$136.48	$41.35
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	90	80	$227.31	$113.51
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	65	49	$70.00	$34.42
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	50	44	$87.48	$47.28
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	38	25	$96.00	$49.54
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	29	21	$76.00	$41.93
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	28	27	$3000.00	$1413.79
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$226.00	$113.28
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	21	14	$162.38	$61.06
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	20	13	$67.00	$37.47
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	19	14	$63.00	$35.27
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	18	14	$100.00	$52.09
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	17	17	$2000.00	$1120.44
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	17	17	$517.65	$181.16

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	2,760	362	$3.76	$1.57
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	482	328	$92.00	$46.90
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	479	313	$135.49	$66.18
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	206	206	$344.00	$169.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	153	136	$153.00	$77.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	132	124	$227.79	$110.47
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	119	88	$57.09	$29.67
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	98	80	$95.94	$38.97
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	67	55	$82.22	$42.83
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	66	53	$69.17	$31.74
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	50	49	$2952.00	$1347.60
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	35	29	$99.66	$52.78
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	34	17	$65.32	$34.78
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	25	22	$63.00	$33.26
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	23	18	$153.04	$54.87
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	23	19	$99.57	$47.04
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$226.00	$112.36
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	18	18	$380.56	$179.05
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	18	13	$65.00	$33.93
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	18	17	$2000.00	$1033.34
29822 Removal of shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	17	17	$1160.00	$168.46
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	15	15	$81.00	$38.93
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	14	13	$76.00	$39.04
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	12	12	$3000.00	$1393.27
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	12	11	$140.83	$83.43

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	2,612	330	$3.75	$1.79
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,248	16	$15.63	$11.87
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	541	359	$92.00	$45.13
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	483	306	$138.24	$67.87
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	264	264	$344.00	$168.12
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	117	111	$232.05	$109.66
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	96	76	$77.00	$37.44
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	87	69	$55.43	$27.34
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	84	68	$70.00	$30.90
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	64	51	$84.16	$41.70
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	47	46	$3000.00	$1332.11
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	43	25	$65.44	$32.40
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	32	26	$99.00	$50.14
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	26	18	$62.00	$33.21
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	22	14	$63.00	$30.89
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$226.00	$110.75
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	17	17	$81.00	$36.89
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	16	11	$90.00	$45.61
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	16	16	$2000.00	$1079.90
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	15	15	$350.00	$177.40
29822 Removal of shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	14	14	$1160.00	$183.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	14	14	$153.00	$75.25
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	13	13	$3000.00	$1377.66
27786 Closed treatment of broken ankle	11	11	$545.00	$329.08
29881 Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope	11	11	$1500.00	$555.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	2,816	363	$3.75	$1.80
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	960	12	$15.63	$12.43
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	568	364	$92.00	$44.95
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	526	321	$131.96	$66.89
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	314	314	$344.00	$167.45
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	107	88	$77.00	$37.27
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	95	73	$53.32	$26.76
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	91	84	$229.89	$110.05
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	89	62	$76.26	$38.14
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	77	62	$69.26	$30.31
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	48	$226.00	$111.25
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	43	27	$60.56	$29.93
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	42	32	$96.76	$49.10
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	33	32	$3000.00	$1382.67
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	29	22	$67.00	$32.38
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	23	16	$65.00	$32.53
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	23	14	$90.00	$46.25
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	20	16	$2000.00	$1084.33
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	17	16	$350.00	$178.73
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	16	15	$153.00	$75.45
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	16	15	$63.00	$30.59
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	16	16	$81.00	$36.97
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	15	13	$132.00	$47.89
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	15	15	$57.00	$33.63
25600 Closed treatment of broken forearm bones	14	14	$500.00	$341.46
A4565 Slings	14	14	$25.00	$8.44
29822 Removal of shoulder joint tissue using an endoscope	14	14	$1160.00	$169.23
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	13	11	$3000.00	$1383.27

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License CA G60593

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.

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

2 Associated Practitioners

Matt Sidener , PA

Physician Assistant

NPI 1477644730

Physician Assistant

Dr. Mark Via , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI 1568553824

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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 May 07, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 07, 2008

Registered at 123 W NORTH BEAR CREEK DR, MERCED, CA 953483420 (Tel: 2097228161)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 07, 2008

Registered at 123 W NORTH BEAR CREEK DR, MERCED, CA 953483420 (Tel: 2097228161)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 07, 2008

Recorded as SAMUEL TACKE, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 07, 2008

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #G60593 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 17, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1235236993

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: September 17, 2006

Last Update: May 07, 2008

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

123 W North Bear Creek Dr

Merced, CA 953483420

Phone: 2097228161

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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