Active NPI 1104972223 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. John William Tsai , MD

Surgery • Brunswick, GA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. John Tsai, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Brunswick, GA. With approximately 21 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio in 2005, Dr. Tsai delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 2500 STARLING ST.

Dr. Tsai is affiliated with Cooperative Healthcare Services Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, established patient outpatient office visit, new 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

2500 Starling St
Suite 201

Brunswick, GA 315204265

Telephone 9122655125

Fax 9122610907

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Urology Associates, Llp Facility NPI 1609811587

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio

Graduation Year

2005

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Brunswick, GA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

21 Yrs -16.8 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 37.8 Yrs

State Avg: 26.6 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

8 Specialists

Practicing in Brunswick, GA (1046 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

12.5% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

73.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Tsai (21 Years) 21 Yrs

Brunswick Specialty Average (37.8 Years) 37.8 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
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	35	20	$102.86	$47.09
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	26	$210.31	$109.57
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	31	25	$148.61	$81.97
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	28	28	$272.57	$152.45
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$183.18	$104.21
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	15	15	$202.67	$73.59
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	14	14	$3517.00	$693.22
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	14	14	$262.86	$124.18
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	11	11	$2321.45	$511.50

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	38	38	$261.00	$125.16
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	28	22	$122.86	$84.86
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	25	$179.50	$113.71
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	22	17	$101.00	$47.89
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	21	21	$263.90	$143.60
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	13	13	$1005.00	$116.12
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	12	12	$3431.00	$695.18

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	59	55	$261.00	$129.70
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	47	33	$114.00	$86.29
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	33	$171.00	$122.02
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	33	19	$101.00	$37.16
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	21	21	$262.00	$153.83
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	11	11	$3431.00	$664.87

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	61	47	$114.00	$87.63
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	46	41	$261.00	$129.61
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	37	$171.00	$122.67
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	37	37	$262.00	$147.63
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	32	15	$101.00	$36.44
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	16	16	$973.63	$134.90
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	12	12	$198.00	$98.09
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	12	12	$3431.00	$605.54
43775 Stomach reduction procedure with partial removal of stomach using an endoscope	12	12	$3395.00	$876.90
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	12	12	$375.00	$79.24
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$172.00	$107.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	64	43	$114.00	$71.61
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	57	32	$101.00	$39.06
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	47	$171.00	$103.52
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	48	45	$261.00	$136.53
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	34	34	$262.00	$160.05
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	23	23	$198.00	$101.76
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	18	18	$1005.00	$139.26
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$172.00	$99.49
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	11	11	$341.00	$199.39
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	11	11	$3431.00	$731.48
43775 Stomach reduction procedure with partial removal of stomach using an endoscope	11	11	$3395.00	$939.98

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	80	69	$171.00	$102.91
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	66	64	$261.00	$135.62
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	53	48	$114.00	$67.72
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	51	30	$101.00	$39.03
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	47	47	$172.00	$102.85
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	44	43	$341.00	$200.08
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	44	44	$262.00	$157.06
43775 Stomach reduction procedure with partial removal of stomach using an endoscope	20	20	$3395.00	$1027.48
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	16	16	$1005.00	$141.65
43246 Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope	12	12	$1427.00	$168.83
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	11	11	$2043.00	$320.11
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	11	11	$129.00	$18.70
49650 Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope	11	11	$2280.00	$473.14
43282 Repair of hernia of muscle at esophagus and stomach with implantation of mesh using an endoscope	11	11	$4983.05	$1645.68

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	69	67	$338.45	$195.72
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	48	36	$113.19	$68.23
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	44	44	$260.23	$149.23
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	41	36	$170.41	$99.34
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	29	16	$100.59	$38.38
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	29	29	$259.76	$133.96
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$170.21	$100.65
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	18	18	$3421.67	$715.87
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	14	13	$999.64	$130.62
43246 Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope	11	11	$1414.27	$175.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	102	95	$332.92	$195.10
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	33	$168.00	$102.80
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	31	31	$256.00	$149.94
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	29	29	$255.00	$132.84
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	21	18	$111.00	$69.09
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	17	$167.00	$96.50
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	19	13	$99.00	$38.14
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	15	15	$3214.00	$608.49
43246 Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope	14	14	$1392.00	$165.21
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	14	12	$77.00	$40.89
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	11	11	$117.73	$14.15
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	11	11	$1993.00	$336.51

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License GA 058827

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

Cooperative Healthcare Services Inc

2415 Parkwood Dr, Brunswick, GA 315204722

Phone: 9124664079

Cooperative Healthcare Services Inc

2500 Starling St, Brunswick, GA 315204267

Phone: 9122655125

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

7 Associated Practitioners

Ninoska Gutierrez , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1053757740

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Mark Glaude

Physician Assistant

NPI 1205045093

Nicholas Chandler , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1427697002

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Eric Segerberg , MD

Surgery

NPI 1558428326

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Stephen Barrett , MD

Surgery

NPI 1609933308

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Paul Beach , MD

Surgery - Vascular Surgery

NPI 1770672982

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 December 05, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location December 05, 2016

Registered at 2500 STARLING ST, SUITE 201, BRUNSWICK, GA 315204265 (Tel: 9122655125)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 05, 2016

Registered at 2500 STARLING ST, SUITE 201, BRUNSWICK, GA 315204265 (Tel: 9122655125)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated December 05, 2016

Recorded as JOHN TSAI, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 05, 2016

Surgery (License #058827 in GA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 25, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1104972223

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: January 25, 2007

Last Update: December 05, 2016

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

2500 Starling St, Suite 201

Brunswick, GA 315204265

Phone: 9122655125

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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