Ruby Otoo , PA-C
Physician Assistant โข Flushing, NY
5645 Main St
Flushing, NY 113555045
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NPI assigned on October 27, 2017; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 30 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 99221 โ Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 30 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Medicare Part B services went from 15 in 2021 to 30 in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2021โ2022.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
5645 Main St
Flushing, NY 113555045
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $3,099 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $2,159 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021โ2025.
NPI first issued
2017
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Ruby Otoo has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Ruby Otoo as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Flushing and New York
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Ruby Otoo are from 2022.
279 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Flushing, NY (15,558 in New York).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Flushing
3.6% of these 279 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
32.3% of these 279 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services went from 15 in 2021 to 30 in 2022.
- 2021: 15
- 2022: 30
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount went from $575 in 2021 to $3,099 in 2022.
- 2021: $575
- 2022: $3,099
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare went from $460 in 2021 to $2,159 in 2022.
- 2021: $460
- 2022: $2,159
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99221
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes
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30 | 30 | $392.00 | $103.31 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20180205002342
NY
3274893524
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Emergency Medicine
Physician Assistant - Medical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Hospitalist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Obstetrics & Gynecology - Gynecologic Oncology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Master of Public Health
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 5645 MAIN ST, FLUSHING, NY 113555045 (Tel: 7186702000)
Registered at 5645 MAIN ST, FLUSHING, NY 113555045 (Tel: 7186702000)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 7 HAVENDALE GATE, RIDGE, NY 119612166 (Tel: 6313364255)
Registered at 7 HAVENDALE GATE, RIDGE, NY 119612166
Recorded as RUBY OTOO, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: NY 021603)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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