Active NPI 1205942562 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Catherine Breen , MD

Pathology - Dermatopathology • Providence, RI

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Catherine Breen, MD is a certified Pathology - Dermatopathology practicing in Providence, RI. With approximately 27 years of clinical experience since graduating from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1999, Dr. Breen delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 825 CHALKSTONE AVE.

Dr. Breen is affiliated with University Pathologists, Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include protein measurement, serum, immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation), pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

825 Chalkstone Ave
Pathology Department

Providence, RI 029084728

Telephone 4014562162

Fax 4014562131

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Roger Williams Medical Center Facility NPI 1649278250

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Duke University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1999

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Pathology - Dermatopathology in Providence, RI

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

27 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 27.0 Yrs

State Avg: 27.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

1 Specialists

Practicing in Providence, RI (2 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

73.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Breen (27 Years) 27 Yrs

Providence Specialty Average (27.0 Years) 27.0 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
84165 Protein measurement, serum	1,538	1,078	$52.19	$17.45
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	832	608	$69.67	$17.44
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	689	474	$168.21	$36.35
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	201	180	$53.19	$10.96
84166 Protein measurement, body fluid	189	171	$44.44	$17.45
86335 Immunologic analysis technique on body fluid, other fluids with concentration	132	123	$60.09	$17.45
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	107	87	$147.69	$34.05
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	102	47	$132.00	$27.32
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	85	71	$223.00	$73.03
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	82	55	$94.37	$25.94
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	18	15	$282.50	$79.63

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	696	484	$163.80	$37.27
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	150	136	$55.20	$11.26
84165 Protein measurement, serum	122	98	$54.00	$17.81
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	95	70	$55.00	$17.81
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	86	63	$89.56	$26.65
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	84	71	$223.00	$73.98
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	81	72	$143.70	$34.87
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	79	40	$132.00	$28.36
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	56	14	$60.00	$29.17
84166 Protein measurement, body fluid	31	28	$40.00	$17.81
86335 Immunologic analysis technique on body fluid, other fluids with concentration	27	26	$55.00	$17.81
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	15	11	$40.40	$12.16
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	14	14	$128.00	$36.10

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	806	545	$165.26	$38.33
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	141	61	$132.00	$28.84
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	100	84	$141.35	$35.53
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	87	74	$223.00	$74.69
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	86	52	$89.86	$27.06
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	68	58	$69.53	$11.67
84165 Protein measurement, serum	47	44	$54.00	$18.58
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	33	30	$55.00	$18.57
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	20	12	$272.75	$84.07

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	782	523	$166.67	$38.86
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	128	71	$208.07	$68.89
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	125	46	$132.00	$29.51
84165 Protein measurement, serum	105	89	$54.00	$18.99
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	77	67	$137.12	$35.97
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	75	66	$70.88	$11.86
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	74	60	$55.00	$18.99
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	67	48	$92.09	$27.91

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	847	605	$164.40	$40.68
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	109	78	$87.96	$28.84
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	90	49	$132.00	$30.45
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	88	71	$140.05	$37.93
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	76	18	$60.00	$31.64
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	64	26	$80.59	$41.75
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	62	55	$76.52	$12.14
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	31	16	$277.26	$89.33
84165 Protein measurement, serum	27	26	$54.00	$19.67
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	25	25	$55.00	$19.69
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	19	18	$128.00	$39.15
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	14	13	$43.14	$13.07

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,295	891	$167.37	$40.37
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	170	68	$132.00	$30.60
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	145	108	$141.14	$37.71
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	111	85	$87.62	$28.14
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	100	87	$69.20	$12.13
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	73	35	$112.25	$45.76
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	68	17	$60.00	$30.60
84165 Protein measurement, serum	64	57	$54.00	$18.91
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	58	53	$55.00	$19.05
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	26	12	$275.00	$88.43
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	17	17	$128.00	$38.73
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	16	12	$41.75	$12.95
80500 Clinical pathology consultation	12	11	$45.00	$20.52

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,711	1,158	$171.19	$40.72
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	139	111	$88.36	$28.64
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	126	57	$132.00	$30.50
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	125	103	$139.79	$38.08
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	120	105	$77.13	$12.49
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	88	36	$99.39	$45.76
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	84	21	$60.00	$30.98
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	50	39	$236.00	$67.96
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	22	22	$128.59	$38.70
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	21	11	$262.38	$89.51
84165 Protein measurement, serum	19	19	$54.00	$19.02
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	18	14	$44.00	$12.85
86334 Immunologic analysis technique on serum (immunofixation)	16	16	$55.00	$19.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	1,914	1,286	$166.31	$38.52
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report	155	103	$88.54	$27.16
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure	146	121	$135.14	$36.06
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue	124	73	$132.00	$28.80
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	122	61	$77.20	$38.64
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block	105	70	$230.67	$63.75
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity	96	87	$76.67	$11.81
88350 Antibody evaluation, each additional single antibody stain procedure	80	20	$60.00	$29.32
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity	30	19	$260.83	$84.98
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report	21	13	$44.67	$12.09
88346 Antibody evaluation, initial single antibody stain procedure	21	21	$128.62	$37.03

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Pathology - Dermatopathology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZD0900X

State License RI MD11646

A dermatopathologist is an expert in diagnosing and monitoring diseases of the skin including infectious, immunologic, degenerative, and neoplastic diseases. This entails the examination and interpretation of specially prepared tissue sections, cellular scrapings, and smears of skin lesions by means of light microscopy, electron microscopy, and fluorescence microscopy.

Pathology - Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207ZP0102X

State License RI MD11646

A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

7057638 (RI)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

University Pathologists, Llc

320 Pomfret St, Putnam, CT 062601836

Phone: 86092865412452

University Pathologists, Llc

363 Highland Ave, Fall River, MA 027203703

Phone: 5086797168

University Pathologists, Llc

825 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 029084728

Phone: 4014562109

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

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active December 11, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location December 11, 2007

Registered at 825 CHALKSTONE AVE, PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, PROVIDENCE, RI 029084728 (Tel: 4014562162)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 11, 2007

Registered at 825 CHALKSTONE AVE, PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, PROVIDENCE, RI 029084728 (Tel: 4014562162)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated December 11, 2007

Recorded as CATHERINE BREEN, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 11, 2007

Pathology (License #MD11646 in RI)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 21, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1205942562

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: August 21, 2006

Last Update: December 11, 2007

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

825 Chalkstone Ave, Pathology Department

Providence, RI 029084728

Phone: 4014562162

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