Active NPI 1649363334 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Mark E Reader , DO

Otolaryngology • Porterville, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Mark Reader, DO is a certified Otolaryngology practicing in Porterville, CA. With approximately 39 years of clinical experience since graduating from At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville in 1987, Dr. Reader delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 590 W PUTNAM AVE.

Dr. Reader is affiliated with Sequoia Healthcare Alliance and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, removal of impacted ear wax. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

590 W Putnam Ave

Porterville, CA 932573257

Telephone 5597813700

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Sequoia Family Medical Center, Inc Facility NPI 1528016987

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville

Graduation Year

1987

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Otolaryngology in Porterville, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

39 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 39.0 Yrs

State Avg: 28.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

2 Specialists

Practicing in Porterville, CA (1282 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

51.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Reader (39 Years) 39 Yrs

Porterville Specialty Average (39.0 Years) 39.0 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
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	480	393	$85.10	$59.13
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	402	402	$170.00	$114.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	359	262	$138.00	$94.38
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	340	246	$75.00	$49.32
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	127	127	$110.00	$74.76
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	48	30	$50.00	$30.65
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	46	46	$76.00	$52.64
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	40	39	$225.00	$135.25
95992 Repositioning maneuvers for treatment of vertigo, per day	32	29	$65.00	$42.62
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	28	27	$315.00	$193.05
30520 Reshaping of nasal cartilage	13	13	$899.00	$683.47
30140 Removal of nasal air passage under lining tissue	11	11	$1227.27	$126.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	459	337	$138.35	$91.94
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	442	442	$170.17	$113.22
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	425	348	$85.00	$57.96
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	336	260	$75.22	$48.32
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	124	124	$110.56	$73.57
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	69	68	$76.00	$54.03
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	68	46	$50.00	$30.56
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	42	42	$225.00	$133.41
95992 Repositioning maneuvers for treatment of vertigo, per day	39	22	$65.00	$44.30
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	38	33	$315.00	$197.51
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	29	$195.00	$130.31
30901 Simple control of nose bleed	13	11	$202.00	$165.82
92567 Eardrum testing using ear probe	13	12	$33.50	$16.08
92557 Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test	13	12	$75.00	$35.96
30520 Reshaping of nasal cartilage	12	12	$899.00	$705.90

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	526	526	$170.00	$114.38
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	507	363	$138.06	$93.39
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	461	375	$85.00	$58.20
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	379	277	$75.00	$48.39
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	134	134	$110.00	$75.51
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	110	110	$76.00	$53.52
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	75	71	$225.00	$135.88
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	73	45	$50.00	$30.95
95992 Repositioning maneuvers for treatment of vertigo, per day	44	28	$65.00	$45.17
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	20	16	$315.00	$197.39
92567 Eardrum testing using ear probe	16	16	$33.50	$16.64
92557 Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test	16	16	$75.00	$37.31
30901 Simple control of nose bleed	14	13	$202.00	$169.45
69433 Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia	14	13	$319.29	$222.37
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$195.00	$132.05

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	613	613	$181.07	$117.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	481	339	$139.88	$95.21
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	390	313	$88.44	$59.45
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	368	260	$75.61	$49.30
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	102	101	$76.00	$53.72
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	94	94	$120.77	$76.96
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	68	40	$50.00	$31.50
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	58	52	$225.00	$137.98
95992 Repositioning maneuvers for treatment of vertigo, per day	36	26	$65.00	$46.47
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	26	$213.00	$136.47
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	30	26	$315.00	$213.77
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	29	29	$290.86	$175.28
30901 Simple control of nose bleed	14	11	$202.00	$169.71
69930 Implantation of cochlear device	13	12	$1760.00	$1289.09

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	694	467	$107.00	$78.04
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	668	668	$157.19	$111.42
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	339	252	$75.00	$49.58
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	110	109	$76.00	$51.58
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	108	100	$65.28	$47.37
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	65	42	$50.00	$31.16
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	45	42	$225.00	$130.90
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	36	36	$110.00	$79.34
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	32	26	$315.00	$207.43
95992 Repositioning maneuvers for treatment of vertigo, per day	24	19	$65.00	$46.91
92567 Eardrum testing using ear probe	18	18	$33.50	$14.48
92557 Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test	17	17	$75.00	$38.19
69220 Removal of skin debris and drainage of mastoid cavity	17	11	$201.18	$85.87
30901 Simple control of nose bleed	16	15	$202.00	$152.62
69433 Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia	14	13	$340.57	$197.43

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	850	551	$107.00	$75.88
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	650	650	$157.13	$110.77
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	330	224	$75.45	$48.39
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	128	127	$76.00	$50.22
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	122	108	$65.00	$46.78
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	83	48	$50.00	$31.12
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	52	46	$225.00	$122.04
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	43	43	$110.00	$78.80
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	36	31	$315.00	$211.93
95992 Repositioning maneuvers for treatment of vertigo, per day	20	17	$65.00	$44.44
30901 Simple control of nose bleed	18	15	$202.00	$144.24
69433 Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia	15	13	$337.73	$222.93
92542 Test for abnormal eye movement using 3 positions with recording	15	15	$50.00	$27.81
31295 Dilation of nasal sinus using an endoscope	14	14	$5314.29	$2221.83

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	820	536	$104.10	$72.29
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	657	657	$152.84	$106.36
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	311	199	$75.96	$48.09
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	105	104	$75.76	$51.94
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	78	75	$63.46	$44.18
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	64	44	$50.00	$30.13
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	48	43	$225.00	$112.19
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	38	30	$299.37	$215.09
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	29	29	$108.28	$73.27
31295 Dilation of nasal sinus using an endoscope	20	20	$4915.00	$2068.22
69220 Removal of skin debris and drainage of mastoid cavity	19	14	$190.00	$82.22
30901 Simple control of nose bleed	15	14	$198.27	$137.96
95992 Repositioning maneuvers for treatment of vertigo, per day	15	13	$73.00	$43.35
69433 Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia	15	15	$392.73	$226.71
30140 Removal of nasal air passage under lining tissue	15	15	$1215.00	$206.26
92542 Test for abnormal eye movement using 3 positions with recording	11	11	$50.00	$28.14
69200 Removal of foreign body from ear canal	11	11	$162.73	$90.33

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	763	514	$95.00	$72.34
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	661	661	$135.79	$106.17
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	325	235	$75.46	$48.27
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	104	104	$75.00	$52.15
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	57	53	$55.00	$43.46
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	46	40	$225.00	$115.10
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	27	21	$50.00	$30.37
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	21	21	$249.00	$204.90
69220 Removal of skin debris and drainage of mastoid cavity	20	13	$190.00	$91.04
69433 Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia	19	19	$376.32	$242.00
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$138.00	$107.00
92542 Test for abnormal eye movement using 3 positions with recording	17	16	$100.00	$27.74
30901 Simple control of nose bleed	16	14	$155.13	$94.80
30520 Reshaping of nasal cartilage	15	15	$800.00	$541.32
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$100.00	$75.22
95992 Repositioning maneuvers for treatment of vertigo, per day	14	13	$125.00	$40.16
92567 Eardrum testing using ear probe	12	12	$33.50	$7.96
92557 Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test	11	11	$75.00	$18.75

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2025-11-12

Otolaryngology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207Y00000X

State License CA 20A8888

An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for patients with diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, throat, the respiratory and upper alimentary systems and related structures of the head and neck. An otolaryngologist diagnoses and provides medical and/or surgical therapy or prevention of diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders and/or injuries of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, respiratory and upper alimentary systems, face, jaws and the other head and neck systems. Head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and the treatment of disorders of hearing and voice are fundamental areas of expertise.

Otolaryngology - Otology & Neurotology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207YX0901X

State License CA 20A8888

An otolaryngologist who treats diseases of the ear and temporal bone, including disorders of hearing and balance. The additional training in otology and neurotology emphasizes the study of embryology, anatomy, physiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, pathology, genetics, immunology, microbiology and the etiology of diseases of the ear and temporal bone.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

00AX88880 (CA)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Aetna

4536696

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Blue Shield

020A88880

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Tricare

421387379

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Advantek

4213873790

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Healthnet

421387379A

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Blue Cross

421387379

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Sequoia Healthcare Alliance

585 W Putnam Ave, Porterville, CA 932573270

Phone: 5593594415

Sequoia Healthcare Alliance

390 Pearson Dr, Porterville, CA 932573368

Phone: 5597813700

Secondary Practice Locations

390 Pearson Dr

Porterville, CA 932573368

Phone: 5597813700

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

27 Associated Practitioners

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Nurse Practitioner - Family

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Family Nurse Practitioner

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Physician Assistant

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Physician Assistant

Gabrielle Rodriguez , RN, FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner - Family

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Registered Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)

Dr. John Nguyen , MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Monique Collins , FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner - Family

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Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location November 07, 2025

Registered at 590 W PUTNAM AVE, PORTERVILLE, CA 932573257 (Tel: 5597813700)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 07, 2025

Otolaryngology (License #20A8888 in CA)

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NPI Profile Active November 19, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location November 19, 2009

Registered at 390 N. PEARSON DRIVE, PORTERVILLE, CA 93257 (Tel: 5597911779)

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Updated Business Mailing Address November 19, 2009

Registered at 390 N. PEARSON DRIVE, PORTERVILLE, CA 93257 (Tel: 5597911779)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated November 19, 2009

Recorded as MARK READER, D.O.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 19, 2009

Otolaryngology (License #20A8888 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration October 02, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1649363334

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: October 02, 2006

Last Update: November 12, 2025

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

390 N. Pearson Drive

Porterville, CA 93257

Phone: 5597911779

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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