Active NPI 1780608935 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. John Politz , MD

Surgery - Vascular Surgery • Austin, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. John Politz, MD is a certified Surgery - Vascular Surgery practicing in Austin, TX. With approximately 36 years of clinical experience since graduating from Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans in 1990, Dr. Politz delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1010 W 40TH ST.

Dr. Politz maintains professional affiliations with Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgeons,Pa, Seton Family Of Doctors and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include new patient outpatient office visit, fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach, ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1010 W 40th St

Austin, TX 787564010

Telephone 5124598753

Fax 5124836807

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgeons,pa Facility NPI 1326061714

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans

Graduation Year

1990

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Austin, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

36 Yrs +9.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 26.1 Yrs

State Avg: 24.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

22 Specialists

Practicing in Austin, TX (377 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

22.7% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

83.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Politz (36 Years) 36 Yrs

Austin Specialty Average (26.1 Years) 26.1 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
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	38	38	$350.00	$163.51
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	34	34	$8000.00	$893.59
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	28	28	$655.00	$194.54
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	24	16	$30.00	$11.25
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	24	22	$154.00	$91.67
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	20	$235.00	$128.33
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	22	18	$2000.00	$197.56
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	18	18	$445.00	$218.75
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	16	16	$147.00	$49.31
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	16	15	$330.00	$79.65

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	62	62	$445.00	$218.63
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	51	36	$495.00	$160.12
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	40	40	$8000.00	$812.02
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	35	$235.00	$126.00
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	30	26	$154.00	$89.63
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	28	21	$30.00	$10.94
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	27	27	$655.00	$201.71
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	24	24	$147.00	$50.34
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	22	17	$330.00	$82.39
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	21	21	$350.00	$168.96
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	21	19	$2000.00	$196.87
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	17	17	$1376.00	$439.82
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	14	14	$95.00	$15.29
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	13	13	$3951.00	$1114.96
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	11	11	$235.00	$118.12

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	49	49	$445.00	$206.52
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	37	30	$495.00	$152.08
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	36	36	$8000.00	$830.44
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	35	35	$95.00	$14.59
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	33	$235.00	$125.39
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	29	27	$154.00	$90.34
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	29	29	$655.00	$199.41
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	26	26	$1376.00	$427.15
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$350.00	$168.53
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	18	13	$30.00	$10.83
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	17	17	$2000.00	$192.20
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	15	15	$330.00	$80.98
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	14	14	$147.00	$51.38

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	93	93	$445.00	$216.56
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	85	61	$495.00	$154.84
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	66	64	$95.00	$15.20
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	63	63	$8000.00	$817.31
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	60	60	$1376.00	$435.65
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	33	33	$655.00	$207.52
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	29	$235.00	$128.18
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	30	22	$30.00	$10.52
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	29	26	$2000.00	$195.72
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	28	27	$154.00	$93.43
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	24	23	$147.00	$51.38
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	18	17	$330.00	$86.60
35221 Repair of blood vessel of abdomen	16	12	$3753.00	$1236.66
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	14	13	$3951.00	$1229.98
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	11	11	$315.00	$184.42

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	2,000	17	$0.60	$0.11
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	50	50	$445.00	$203.49
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	40	39	$95.00	$15.63
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	34	$235.00	$105.28
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	38	37	$8000.00	$816.74
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	38	36	$154.00	$77.01
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	35	35	$655.00	$206.68
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	25	24	$147.00	$49.41
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	25	21	$2000.00	$205.32
G0288 Reconstruction, computed tomographic angiography of aorta for surgical planning for vascular surgery	23	21	$300.00	$35.95
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	22	21	$330.00	$82.89
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$350.00	$166.93
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	19	17	$20.00	$13.62
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	18	18	$3951.00	$1146.75
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	13	11	$30.00	$10.20
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	12	11	$215.00	$18.91
75635 CT scan of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries with contrast	12	12	$1407.00	$166.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	2,725	28	$0.60	$0.11
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	76	72	$154.00	$73.60
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	68	64	$95.00	$15.44
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	58	57	$655.00	$203.26
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	47	47	$445.00	$207.54
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	36	$235.00	$102.76
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	38	37	$8000.00	$867.50
G0288 Reconstruction, computed tomographic angiography of aorta for surgical planning for vascular surgery	36	33	$300.00	$35.90
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	29	28	$20.00	$13.04
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	28	25	$2000.00	$204.54
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$350.00	$148.33
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	21	20	$215.00	$18.67
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	20	19	$165.00	$72.15
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	19	18	$900.00	$198.68
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	17	17	$55.00	$14.46
36833 Revision of dialysis graft with removal of blood cot, open procedure	17	15	$1541.98	$753.09
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	16	16	$147.00	$48.76
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	16	16	$660.00	$175.25
36831 Removal of blood clot from dialysis graft, open procedure	16	15	$1067.12	$521.91
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	16	14	$200.00	$59.52
74174 Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	14	13	$1302.00	$273.17
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	12	12	$1981.67	$634.01
75635 CT scan of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries with contrast	11	11	$1407.00	$204.28

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	2,600	29	$0.60	$0.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	93	87	$154.00	$72.25
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	59	59	$445.00	$206.22
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	58	57	$95.00	$8.66
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	51	50	$655.00	$208.97
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	46	46	$8000.00	$881.65
G0288 Reconstruction, computed tomographic angiography of aorta for surgical planning for vascular surgery	42	40	$300.00	$36.29
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	41	28	$2000.00	$202.92
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	30	30	$350.00	$163.34
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	28	$235.00	$107.91
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	29	27	$20.00	$13.46
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	26	17	$30.00	$10.25
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	26	25	$900.00	$222.89
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	25	24	$215.00	$18.51
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	24	23	$55.00	$14.35
74174 Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	20	19	$1302.00	$253.93
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	19	19	$147.00	$48.91
36833 Revision of dialysis graft with removal of blood cot, open procedure	17	15	$1541.98	$763.15
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	16	14	$444.00	$116.28
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	14	13	$330.00	$89.02
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	13	13	$231.00	$45.08
35903 Removal of infected graft of arm or leg	13	11	$2224.00	$390.23
37607 Tying or banding of a passage between an artery and vein	12	11	$1158.00	$207.93
75820 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of vein of one arm or leg	12	12	$241.83	$34.66
36005 Injection for X-ray imaging procedure on veins of arm or leg	12	12	$347.50	$24.19
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	11	11	$1807.00	$635.03
74176 Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast	11	11	$346.00	$105.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	2,725	30	$0.60	$0.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	108	102	$154.00	$72.02
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	57	57	$655.00	$196.73
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	51	51	$445.00	$197.27
G0288 Reconstruction, computed tomographic angiography of aorta for surgical planning for vascular surgery	38	36	$300.00	$35.91
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	37	37	$95.00	$8.64
22558 Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach	34	34	$8000.00	$883.61
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	31	31	$350.00	$163.27
80047 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, ionized)	30	29	$20.00	$11.37
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc	24	22	$2000.00	$204.47
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	19	$235.00	$103.16
36901 Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation	21	21	$444.00	$109.81
36833 Revision of dialysis graft with removal of blood cot, open procedure	21	21	$1541.98	$715.95
74174 Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast	19	18	$1302.00	$266.09
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	17	17	$55.00	$14.24
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	17	14	$95.00	$43.15
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	16	16	$215.00	$18.72
36831 Removal of blood clot from dialysis graft, open procedure	15	15	$1067.12	$549.90
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	15	15	$900.00	$183.35
G0365 Vessel mapping of vessels for hemodialysis access (services for preoperative vessel mapping prior to creation of hemodialysis access using an autogenous hemodialysis conduit, including arterial inflow and venous outflow)	15	14	$500.00	$124.48
36902 Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist	14	13	$660.00	$138.13
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	12	12	$330.00	$88.38
36005 Injection for X-ray imaging procedure on veins of arm or leg	12	12	$347.50	$24.07
36821 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	11	11	$1807.00	$662.96

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery - Vascular Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X

State License TX J3579

A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bcbs Of Texas

82Z041 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Seton Family Of Doctors

5656 Bee Cave Rd, West Lake Hills, TX 787465280

Phone: 5123270000

Seton Family Of Doctors

6001 Kyle Pkwy, Kyle, TX 786406112

Phone: 5125045000

Seton Family Of Doctors

919 E 32nd St, Austin, TX 787052703

Phone: 5124767111

Seton Family Of Doctors

201 Seton Pkwy, Round Rock, TX 786658000

Phone: 5123244000

Seton Family Of Doctors

1004 W 32nd St, Austin, TX 787051006

Phone: 5123243580

Seton Family Of Doctors

1201 W 38th St, Austin, TX 787051006

Phone: 5123241000

Seton Family Of Doctors

1400 N Ih 35 Ll, Austin, TX 787011926

Phone: 5123247300

Seton Family Of Doctors

2400 Round Rock Ave, Round Rock, TX 786814004

Phone: 5123411000

Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgeons,pa

6001 Kyle Pkwy, Kyle, TX 786406112

Phone: 5125045000

Seton Family Of Doctors

1400 N Ih 35, Austin, TX 787011926

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 July 09, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 09, 2007

Registered at 1010 W 40TH ST, AUSTIN, TX 787564010 (Tel: 5124598753)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 09, 2007

Registered at 1010 W 40TH ST, AUSTIN, TX 787564010 (Tel: 5124598753)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 09, 2007

Recorded as JOHN POLITZ, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 09, 2007

Surgery (License #J3579 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 27, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1780608935

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: July 27, 2006

Last Update: July 09, 2007

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

1010 W 40th St

Austin, TX 787564010

Phone: 5124598753

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