Active NPI 1215213103 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Richard John Vasak , MD

Surgery - Trauma Surgery • Pasadena, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Richard Vasak, MD is a certified Surgery - Trauma Surgery practicing in Pasadena, CA. With approximately 15 years of clinical experience since graduating from New York Medical College in 2011, Dr. Vasak delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 100 W CALIFORNIA BLVD.

Dr. Vasak accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, critical care, first. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

100 W California Blvd
Gme

Pasadena, CA 911053010

Telephone 6263975187

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 The Hill Medical Corporation Facility NPI 1154310415

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

New York Medical College

Graduation Year

2011

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery - Trauma Surgery in Pasadena, CA

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

15 Yrs -2.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 17.5 Yrs

State Avg: 23.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

3 Specialists

Practicing in Pasadena, CA (150 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

82.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Vasak (15 Years) 15 Yrs

Pasadena Specialty Average (17.5 Years) 17.5 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
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	189	133	$226.00	$81.41
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	121	82	$142.00	$50.82
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	104	77	$2313.00	$216.83
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	68	68	$237.00	$84.75
76775 Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	51	50	$213.00	$28.25
76705 Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	51	50	$132.00	$28.58
93308 Ultrasound of heart, follow-up	49	48	$140.00	$25.53
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	37	37	$602.00	$178.83
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	35	34	$881.00	$121.69
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	25	25	$521.24	$134.56
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	16	15	$334.00	$122.61
99292 Critical care, each additional 30 minutes	14	12	$1026.00	$108.73

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	220	135	$226.00	$83.20
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	90	65	$142.00	$51.88
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	86	57	$2313.00	$221.87
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	48	48	$237.00	$85.75
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	39	38	$881.00	$124.52
76705 Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	37	37	$132.00	$29.82
93308 Ultrasound of heart, follow-up	36	36	$140.00	$26.07
76775 Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	35	35	$213.00	$29.08
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	34	33	$421.00	$136.67
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	31	31	$602.00	$182.37
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	12	11	$334.00	$125.12

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	224	107	$226.00	$75.50
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	96	66	$2313.00	$229.48
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	60	39	$142.00	$40.08
99292 Critical care, each additional 30 minutes	50	37	$1026.00	$115.25
76705 Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	44	44	$132.00	$30.66
93308 Ultrasound of heart, follow-up	43	43	$140.00	$26.78
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	39	33	$334.00	$103.48
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	38	38	$237.00	$76.96
76775 Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	33	33	$213.00	$28.47
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	13	13	$6170.15	$573.58
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	13	13	$421.00	$143.10
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	12	12	$337.00	$105.64

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	213	117	$226.05	$76.84
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	118	71	$2313.00	$233.60
99292 Critical care, each additional 30 minutes	66	42	$1026.00	$117.34
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	47	34	$334.00	$110.45
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	36	36	$237.00	$77.88
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	35	22	$142.00	$41.00
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	28	28	$602.00	$214.15
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	23	23	$421.00	$145.27
76705 Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	20	20	$132.00	$31.24
76775 Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	20	20	$213.00	$29.34
93308 Ultrasound of heart, follow-up	19	19	$140.00	$27.29
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	14	14	$881.00	$129.47
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	11	11	$5823.27	$411.12

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	147	81	$226.00	$78.37
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	79	63	$2313.00	$238.29
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	57	31	$334.00	$112.62
99292 Critical care, each additional 30 minutes	53	46	$1026.00	$119.93
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	24	24	$237.00	$79.69
76705 Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	23	23	$132.00	$31.90
76775 Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	23	23	$213.00	$29.95
76604 Ultrasound scan of chest	22	22	$135.00	$29.91
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	20	$421.00	$148.65
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	20	20	$337.00	$109.85
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	13	13	$602.00	$218.73

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	182	99	$226.00	$77.39
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	76	65	$2313.00	$234.63
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	61	38	$334.00	$110.61
76604 Ultrasound scan of chest	43	43	$135.00	$27.62
76775 Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	43	43	$213.00	$29.47
76705 Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	43	43	$132.00	$31.39
99292 Critical care, each additional 30 minutes	40	35	$1026.00	$117.60
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	40	38	$237.00	$78.52
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	36	36	$337.00	$107.20
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	24	24	$602.00	$215.19
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	20	$421.00	$145.40
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	11	11	$6203.09	$597.49

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	101	65	$226.00	$77.73
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	101	63	$2313.00	$235.28
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	60	47	$334.00	$111.32
76705 Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	43	43	$132.00	$31.77
76604 Ultrasound scan of chest	42	42	$135.00	$27.59
76775 Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	41	41	$213.00	$29.44
99292 Critical care, each additional 30 minutes	33	21	$1026.00	$117.89
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	31	31	$602.00	$216.45
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	31	31	$237.00	$78.87
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	18	18	$1426.00	$180.43

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	36	24	$226.00	$77.09
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	30	26	$2313.00	$236.45
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	16	12	$334.00	$111.35
76604 Ultrasound scan of chest	16	16	$135.00	$27.58
76775 Limited ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity	16	16	$213.00	$29.42
76705 Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	16	16	$132.00	$31.74

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery - Trauma Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0127X

State License CA A125307

Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

3 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Asim Ahmad , MD

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

NPI 1053864926

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Ryan Cheung

Surgery

NPI 1245868116

Dr. Scott Gaspard , MD

Surgery

NPI 1619147071

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

11 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active June 30, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 30, 2017

Registered at 35 E GLENARM ST, PASADENA, CA 911053418 (Tel: 6267684415)

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Updated Practice Location June 30, 2017

Registered at 100 W CALIFORNIA BLVD, GME, PASADENA, CA 911053010 (Tel: 6263975187)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 30, 2017

Recorded as RICHARD VASAK, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 30, 2017

Surgery (License #A125307 in CA)

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NPI Profile Active October 24, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 24, 2011

Registered at 100 W CALIFORNIA BLVD, GME, PASADENA, CA 911053010 (Tel: 6263975187)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 24, 2011

Registered at 100 W CALIFORNIA BLVD, GME, PASADENA, CA 911053010

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 24, 2011

Recorded as RICHARD VASAK, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 24, 2011

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration October 24, 2011

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1215213103

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: October 24, 2011

Last Update: June 30, 2017

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

35 E Glenarm St

Pasadena, CA 911053418

Phone: 6267684415

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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