Active NPI 1215994884 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Karl A Schulz , MD

Surgery • Rancho Mirage, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Karl Schulz, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Rancho Mirage, CA. With approximately 47 years of clinical experience since graduating from Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine in 1979, Dr. Schulz delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 39000 BOB HOPE DR.

Dr. Schulz is affiliated with Eisenhower Medical Center and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, repair of sliding groin hernia. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

39000 Bob Hope Dr

Rancho Mirage, CA 922703221

Telephone 7603468771

Fax 7607731643

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Barbara C. Comess, M.d., Inc. Facility NPI 1235123183

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1979

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Rancho Mirage, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

47 Yrs +15.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 31.3 Yrs

State Avg: 27.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

12 Specialists

Practicing in Rancho Mirage, CA (3346 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

16.7% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

60.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Schulz (47 Years) 47 Yrs

Rancho Mirage Specialty Average (31.3 Years) 31.3 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
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	320	173	$165.75	$66.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	180	123	$244.10	$98.03
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	65	65	$335.63	$134.43
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	28	$206.54	$82.70
49525 Repair of sliding groin hernia	14	14	$1484.00	$565.28
49507 Repair of trapped groin hernia patient age 5 years or older	13	13	$1520.00	$599.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	343	190	$119.74	$68.37
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	178	127	$191.59	$101.03
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	98	98	$317.88	$138.05
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	41	41	$191.44	$85.72
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	21	17	$274.77	$148.45
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	18	18	$383.50	$144.73
19301 Partial removal of breast	15	15	$1684.00	$415.38
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	14	13	$3929.50	$343.18
14301 Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm	13	13	$5480.00	$877.03
49525 Repair of sliding groin hernia	11	11	$1484.00	$602.72
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	$416.96	$187.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	317	187	$119.79	$69.98
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	138	111	$191.59	$102.73
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	98	98	$319.87	$141.60
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	91	37	$189.00	$74.49
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	49	$191.44	$87.26
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	33	33	$355.00	$140.94
49525 Repair of sliding groin hernia	28	28	$1484.00	$615.55
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	21	18	$3884.33	$342.61
19301 Partial removal of breast	15	15	$1852.40	$630.54
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	15	15	$527.00	$207.19
49560 Repair of incisional or abdominal hernia	15	15	$1909.00	$787.07
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	14	11	$64.59	$38.00
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	13	11	$274.77	$152.94
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	13	13	$381.23	$156.43
76705 Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	11	11	$39.40	$30.05
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	11	11	$1705.00	$618.50

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	309	187	$119.72	$70.86
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	134	103	$192.86	$104.72
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	86	45	$189.00	$74.91
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	80	80	$317.88	$143.08
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	64	64	$191.44	$87.73
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	37	36	$355.00	$141.71
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	32	18	$64.59	$37.81
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	22	17	$282.50	$154.22
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	21	21	$527.00	$208.75
49525 Repair of sliding groin hernia	19	18	$1484.00	$613.54
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	17	17	$3794.00	$353.65
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	16	16	$365.06	$142.09
49568 Placement of mesh to repair incisional or abdominal hernia	15	15	$688.00	$281.45
49560 Repair of incisional or abdominal hernia	15	15	$1909.00	$760.72
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	13	13	$416.96	$194.40
76705 Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	13	13	$39.40	$30.52
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	13	13	$1705.00	$704.81
46600 Diagnostic examination of the anus using an endoscope	12	12	$60.97	$43.01
15860 Injection of agent into vein to assess blood flow of skin graft or flap	12	12	$666.00	$56.28

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	361	180	$121.52	$54.12
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	105	41	$189.00	$76.39
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	97	75	$191.59	$83.30
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	80	80	$191.44	$79.92
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	39	39	$317.88	$136.34
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	39	37	$355.00	$145.40
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	23	23	$527.00	$213.75
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	20	20	$3794.00	$348.45
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	15	15	$1705.00	$708.38
49525 Repair of sliding groin hernia	14	14	$1484.00	$616.69

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	386	222	$120.05	$52.28
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	88	39	$189.00	$74.35
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	84	84	$191.44	$77.70
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	65	45	$64.59	$26.11
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	40	$195.06	$80.66
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	40	40	$317.88	$131.82
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	33	29	$355.00	$138.55
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	21	21	$527.00	$206.86
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	18	18	$3794.00	$349.49
49568 Placement of mesh to repair incisional or abdominal hernia	18	16	$688.00	$273.88
49560 Repair of incisional or abdominal hernia	18	16	$1909.00	$718.24
49525 Repair of sliding groin hernia	18	18	$1484.00	$575.67
76705 Limited ultrasound scan of abdomen	13	13	$39.40	$30.17
19301 Partial removal of breast	13	13	$1684.00	$461.29
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	11	11	$1705.00	$678.85

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	131	104	$81.95	$71.51
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	107	48	$144.11	$70.68
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	105	86	$182.31	$50.78
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	82	65	$120.57	$25.16
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	53	52	$334.95	$197.42
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	53	44	$46.52	$43.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	44	$117.68	$105.53
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	34	24	$150.08	$101.02
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	33	33	$390.00	$127.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	32	$263.37	$75.39
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	26	$254.55	$77.81
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	22	22	$650.71	$503.25
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	16	$113.21	$105.38
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	19	19	$176.11	$159.62
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	19	19	$305.69	$137.06
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	16	16	$1275.81	$641.75
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	15	15	$2188.65	$333.46
36590 Removal of peripheral venous catheter for infusion	15	15	$850.02	$188.20
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$208.60	$50.05
19302 Partial removal of breast and underarm lymph nodes	14	14	$1723.29	$874.90
49560 Repair of incisional or abdominal hernia	14	14	$1090.82	$662.98
49568 Placement of mesh to repair incisional or abdominal hernia	12	12	$412.59	$257.50
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	11	11	$355.00	$123.35

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	249	178	$80.26	$72.80
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	145	56	$76.16	$71.03
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	134	104	$46.06	$43.75
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	75	$122.43	$107.56
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	57	57	$173.91	$163.14
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	55	55	$211.21	$199.12
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	40	$113.14	$107.22
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	30	23	$117.48	$102.50
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	29	28	$504.29	$335.92
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	24	23	$538.98	$508.96
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	24	24	$83.63	$74.91
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	24	23	$28.09	$20.48
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	19	19	$682.51	$626.17
49568 Placement of mesh to repair incisional or abdominal hernia	18	14	$274.37	$258.58
49560 Repair of incisional or abdominal hernia	14	13	$761.28	$616.53
38900 Lymph node imaging during surgery	14	14	$158.89	$133.42

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-03-06

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License CA G516770

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.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Eisenhower Medical Center

39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 922703221

Phone: 7603403911

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

1 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Peter Schulz , MD

Surgery

NPI 1518924091

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

9 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location March 06, 2020

Registered at 39000 BOB HOPE DR, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 922703221 (Tel: 7603468771)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 06, 2020

Registered at 39000 BOB HOPE DR, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 922703221 (Tel: 7603468771)

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Updated Practice Location June 29, 2018

Registered at 39000 BOB HOPE DR, P-212, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 (Tel: 7603468771)

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NPI Profile Active October 24, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 24, 2013

Registered at 39000 BOB HOPE DR, 212, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 922703221 (Tel: 7603468771)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 24, 2013

Registered at 39000 BOB HOPE DR, P-212, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 922703221 (Tel: 7603468771)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 24, 2013

Recorded as KARL SCHULZ, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 24, 2013

Surgery (License #G516770 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 27, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1215994884

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: April 27, 2006

Last Update: March 06, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

39000 Bob Hope Dr

Rancho Mirage, CA 922703221

Phone: 7603468771

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