Active NPI 1437216579 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Darin L Passer , MD

Surgery • Albert Lea, MN

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Darin Passer, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Albert Lea, MN. With approximately 22 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine in 2004, Dr. Passer delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 404 W FOUNTAIN ST.

Dr. Passer maintains professional affiliations with Bowling Green-Warren County Community Hospital Corporation, Commonwealth Health Corporation, 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

404 W Fountain St
General Surgery Clinic

Albert Lea, MN 560072437

Telephone 5073832416

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester Facility NPI 1114993136

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2004

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Albert Lea, MN

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

22 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 22.0 Yrs

State Avg: 23.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

3 Specialists

Practicing in Albert Lea, MN (770 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

61.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Passer (22 Years) 22 Yrs

Albert Lea Specialty Average (22.0 Years) 22.0 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
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	59	23	$96.00	$47.52
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	43	22	$62.93	$33.77
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	43	43	$233.84	$127.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	27	$156.45	$93.29
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	28	25	$251.00	$125.04
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	19	18	$91.79	$60.95
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	19	19	$315.00	$158.86
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	17	17	$382.00	$165.96
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	14	13	$884.50	$240.17
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	13	13	$631.00	$313.39
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	13	13	$78.00	$13.32
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	12	12	$180.25	$17.20
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$154.73	$78.27
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope	11	11	$546.36	$104.05

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	57	35	$89.00	$47.89
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	42	41	$252.33	$125.34
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	39	39	$316.15	$157.63
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	28	13	$106.00	$34.15
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$211.24	$79.51
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	24	24	$170.42	$63.41
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	22	$241.08	$120.64
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	20	17	$170.70	$85.04
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	16	16	$633.25	$305.91
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	16	16	$162.75	$17.35
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	16	16	$77.00	$13.75
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	14	14	$643.29	$108.31
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	13	13	$489.54	$84.42
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	13	13	$193.08	$79.95
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$211.27	$105.62
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	11	11	$732.36	$228.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	94	43	$75.81	$37.26
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	31	31	$261.48	$129.77
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	27	27	$317.56	$159.07
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	25	24	$187.56	$17.99
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	25	24	$646.24	$315.05
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	25	24	$70.40	$13.43
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	23	22	$193.52	$96.36
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$210.48	$80.56
43246 Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope	19	18	$443.74	$177.76
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	15	$238.67	$121.52
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	17	14	$162.00	$86.29
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	15	15	$388.73	$97.69
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	14	14	$303.79	$74.91
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$211.43	$106.15
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	14	13	$94.00	$52.20
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$137.00	$47.23
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	12	12	$385.67	$190.37
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	11	11	$168.91	$64.31

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	162	53	$77.00	$36.95
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	39	36	$197.00	$97.58
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	36	24	$82.00	$51.13
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	30	29	$266.00	$131.40
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	26	26	$312.00	$156.56
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	25	19	$141.00	$69.50
43246 Insertion of stomach tube using a flexible endoscope	23	21	$441.00	$177.72
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	17	17	$141.00	$69.13
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	13	$204.00	$117.74
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	15	15	$301.00	$79.61
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	14	14	$666.00	$325.23
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	14	14	$183.00	$18.27
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	14	14	$59.00	$13.63
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$204.00	$107.06
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	13	13	$394.00	$193.54
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	13	12	$138.00	$87.11

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	60	38	$90.10	$38.85
G0500 Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito	27	27	$144.00	$5.31
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	22	22	$1789.56	$122.60
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	18	18	$1296.22	$96.17
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	17	17	$1835.41	$254.02
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	14	14	$197.00	$100.52

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
G0500 Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito	162	160	$140.00	$5.31
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	74	74	$2378.00	$155.96
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	66	66	$1630.00	$101.78
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	55	53	$2667.00	$244.85
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	42	35	$100.57	$49.88
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	35	29	$202.00	$38.67
G0105 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk	23	23	$1602.00	$180.51
99201 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes	16	16	$100.06	$26.28
G0121 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk	13	13	$1602.00	$184.66
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$182.36	$74.37

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
G0500 Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito	95	93	$137.00	$5.23
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	54	51	$2289.24	$151.70
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	29	29	$1596.00	$100.68
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	23	23	$2507.89	$209.19
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	17	16	$97.00	$49.95
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	15	14	$198.00	$38.12
99201 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes	15	15	$98.27	$25.99

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	40	35	$80.70	$49.58
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	39	38	$2274.00	$142.34
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	36	35	$1559.00	$109.57
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	35	35	$2549.83	$240.70
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	21	20	$53.33	$24.69
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$130.47	$76.52
G0121 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk	17	17	$1068.76	$176.06

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License MN 53438

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.

Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License SC LL26957

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Commonwealth Health Corporation, Inc.

1625 Nashville St, Russellville, KY 422768853

Phone: 2707451111

Commonwealth Health Corporation, Inc.

466 Burnley Rd, Scottsville, KY 421646355

Phone: 2707802750

Commonwealth Health Corporation, Inc.

825 2nd Ave E, Bowling Green, KY 421011786

Commonwealth Health Corporation, Inc.

250 Park St, Bowling Green, KY 421011760

Phone: 2707817178

Bowling Green-Warren County Community Hospital Corporation

350 Park St, Bowling Green, KY 421011784

Commonwealth Health Corporation, Inc.

456 Burnley Rd, Scottsville, KY 421646355

Phone: 2707802760

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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 Business Mailing Address June 19, 2019

Registered at 404 W FOUNTAIN ST, ALBERT LEA, MN 560072437 (Tel: 5073732384)

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NPI Profile Active April 29, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location April 29, 2011

Registered at 404 W FOUNTAIN ST, GENERAL SURGERY CLINIC, ALBERT LEA, MN 560072437 (Tel: 5073832416)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 29, 2011

Registered at 21414 INDIAN HILLS RD, ALBERT LEA, MN 56007 (Tel: 5073832416)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated April 29, 2011

Recorded as DARIN PASSER, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) April 29, 2011

Surgery (License #LL26957 in SC)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 01, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1437216579

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: January 01, 2007

Last Update: June 19, 2019

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

404 W Fountain St

Albert Lea, MN 560072437

Phone: 5073732384

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