Active NPI 1245215409 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. John K B Afshar , MD

Neurological Surgery • West Palm Beach, FL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. John Afshar, MD is a certified Neurological Surgery practicing in West Palm Beach, FL. With approximately 39 years of clinical experience since graduating from Georgetown University School Of Medicine in 1987, Dr. Afshar delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 901 VILLAGE BLVD STE 702.

Dr. Afshar maintains professional affiliations with Cora Health Services Inc, Tenet Florida Physician Services Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

901 Village Blvd Ste 702

West Palm Beach, FL 334091947

Telephone 5618826214

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Ics Radiology, Inc. Facility NPI 1104268580

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Georgetown University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1987

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in West Palm Beach, FL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

39 Yrs +4.3 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 34.7 Yrs

State Avg: 24.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

9 Specialists

Practicing in West Palm Beach, FL (675 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

22.2% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

63.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Afshar (39 Years) 39 Yrs

West Palm Beach Specialty Average (34.7 Years) 34.7 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
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	212	172	$401.00	$184.08
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	61	61	$573.00	$226.30
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	46	41	$298.00	$130.36
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	43	21	$782.00	$284.37
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	41	28	$605.00	$224.30
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	30	29	$202.00	$92.36
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	30	30	$3128.00	$931.36
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	22	13	$1164.00	$443.37
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	16	16	$4990.00	$1901.89
22513 Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance	14	12	$1514.00	$520.92
22514 Injection of bone cement into body of lower spine bone accessed through the skin using imaging guidance	13	12	$1411.00	$503.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	137	120	$401.00	$182.57
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	88	88	$573.00	$225.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	53	47	$298.00	$130.28
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	39	22	$782.00	$291.62
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	33	23	$615.00	$237.49
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	28	28	$3156.71	$820.17
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	27	26	$202.00	$92.15
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	17	17	$4990.00	$1914.54
63267 Removal of growth of lower spine bone outside spine membrane	17	17	$3891.00	$1374.57
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$456.00	$170.90
22514 Injection of bone cement into body of lower spine bone accessed through the skin using imaging guidance	13	12	$2858.77	$511.23
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	13	13	$2088.00	$824.11

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	140	121	$377.69	$187.43
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	93	93	$531.95	$232.21
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	71	68	$285.15	$131.94
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	70	36	$738.60	$298.32
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	51	51	$425.53	$173.44
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	32	22	$581.00	$242.97
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	32	31	$2942.00	$1064.58
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	30	21	$1098.90	$459.15
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	27	27	$4740.67	$1960.71
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	20	19	$1996.70	$843.80
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	18	16	$189.56	$94.01
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	12	12	$2071.67	$873.61
22513 Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance	12	11	$1434.00	$559.33

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	191	191	$527.00	$234.44
A9579 Injection, gadolinium-based magnetic resonance contrast agent, not otherwise specified (nos), per ml	142	11	$5.00	$1.54
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	109	101	$369.00	$191.89
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	101	84	$274.00	$137.09
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	82	82	$419.00	$174.76
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	39	22	$557.00	$233.62
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	33	18	$720.00	$292.66
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	25	24	$2880.00	$1091.98
72148 MRI scan of lower spinal canal	23	23	$960.00	$210.88
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	23	20	$186.00	$96.55
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	14	14	$4594.00	$1935.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	90	90	$527.00	$219.41
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	81	76	$274.00	$113.86
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	66	66	$419.00	$171.74
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	65	56	$369.00	$154.78
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	34	21	$720.00	$288.86
72148 MRI scan of lower spinal canal	22	22	$960.00	$216.01
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	22	13	$581.86	$232.76
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	15	15	$4594.00	$1941.85
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	15	15	$2880.00	$1026.34
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	15	12	$1071.00	$482.47
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	12	11	$1922.00	$883.34

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	94	88	$444.00	$113.51
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	89	83	$444.00	$82.93
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	88	58	$373.00	$76.78
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	71	71	$851.00	$213.57
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	65	65	$572.00	$173.30
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	63	63	$572.00	$135.83
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	46	44	$586.00	$150.15
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	40	40	$990.00	$217.94
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	31	31	$990.00	$179.08
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	30	30	$586.00	$117.22
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	28	28	$694.00	$145.19
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	27	27	$9259.00	$697.59
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	23	22	$278.00	$53.94
22513 Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance	23	22	$23151.00	$576.76
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	23	21	$540.39	$109.66
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	19	17	$1908.00	$242.40
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	18	18	$278.00	$77.61
63056 Release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves	17	17	$9509.00	$1704.79
63267 Removal of growth of lower spine bone outside spine membrane	16	16	$9374.00	$1267.83
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	13	11	$275.00	$41.74
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	11	11	$3750.00	$876.17

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	153	137	$444.00	$81.79
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	105	105	$572.00	$134.53
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	99	95	$444.00	$109.68
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	82	71	$586.00	$112.18
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	75	75	$990.00	$175.20
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	69	69	$990.00	$216.88
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	68	49	$373.00	$76.04
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	63	63	$572.00	$172.06
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	53	48	$586.00	$150.36
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	48	48	$851.00	$212.42
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	43	43	$9420.49	$794.05
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	42	29	$1908.00	$248.99
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	33	21	$1580.00	$471.25
20931 Donor bone graft for spine surgery	30	30	$828.00	$129.88
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	30	30	$694.00	$143.53
63267 Removal of growth of lower spine bone outside spine membrane	30	30	$9374.00	$1198.61
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	29	28	$278.00	$53.51
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	27	27	$6781.00	$1939.88
22514 Injection of bone cement into body of lower spine bone accessed through the skin using imaging guidance	18	18	$23021.00	$540.08
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	17	17	$3750.00	$826.58
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	16	14	$548.00	$103.84
22515 Treatment of broken spine bone with stabilizing device, each additional segment	15	12	$13960.00	$252.93
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	15	11	$275.00	$41.14
63056 Release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves	15	15	$9509.00	$1727.59
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	12	12	$278.00	$75.48
22846 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 4-7 spine bone segments	11	11	$4432.00	$895.91
22513 Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance	11	11	$23151.00	$580.25

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	142	126	$444.00	$81.62
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	111	78	$373.00	$74.86
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	96	96	$580.71	$136.33
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	92	90	$851.00	$209.14
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	89	84	$444.00	$110.84
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	64	64	$990.00	$177.61
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	64	64	$990.00	$215.47
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	61	57	$586.00	$115.59
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	53	53	$579.89	$170.97
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	41	38	$697.83	$143.09
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	40	26	$1908.00	$247.87
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	34	32	$586.00	$145.76
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	31	30	$278.00	$53.10
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	30	30	$9259.00	$948.55
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	26	22	$548.00	$104.41
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	26	16	$1580.00	$470.05
22513 Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance	20	19	$23151.00	$577.22
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	20	18	$275.00	$41.06
20931 Donor bone graft for spine surgery	19	19	$828.00	$133.12
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	19	19	$6781.00	$1989.30
22514 Injection of bone cement into body of lower spine bone accessed through the skin using imaging guidance	19	18	$23021.00	$514.63
63056 Release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves	14	13	$9509.00	$1716.19
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	11	11	$278.00	$75.42
63057 Release of middle or lower spinal cord and/or nerves	11	11	$1550.00	$375.22

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-01-10

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License FL ME68976

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

378375800 (FL)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Cora Health Services Inc

1700 W Woolbright Rd, Boynton Beach, FL 334266346

Phone: 5613360112

Tenet Florida Physician Services Llc

900 Se Becker Rd, Port St Lucie, FL 349846641

Phone: 7722557550

Secondary Practice Locations

509 Se Riverside Dr, Ste 203

Stuart, FL 349942579

Phone: 7722885862

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

7 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location January 10, 2020

Registered at 901 VILLAGE BLVD STE 702, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 334091947 (Tel: 5618826214)

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NPI Profile Active April 16, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location April 16, 2015

Registered at 509 SE RIVERSIDE DR, STE 203, STUART, FL 349942579 (Tel: 7722885862)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 16, 2015

Registered at PO BOX 417, STUART, FL 349950417 (Tel: 7722232832)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated April 16, 2015

Recorded as JOHN AFSHAR, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) April 16, 2015

Neurological Surgery (License #ME68976 in FL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration December 09, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1245215409

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: December 09, 2005

Last Update: January 10, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 417

Stuart, FL 349950417

Phone: 7722232832

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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