99291 is the CPT code for: Critical care, first 30-74 minutes. In 2024, 73,484 providers billed 99291 5,457,118 times, with an estimated $897.2M paid by Medicare.
Medicare's 2026 Physician Fee Schedule national rate for 99291 is $308.96 in the office setting and $199.07 in a facility. National amounts before geographic adjustment — your locality's rate differs slightly.
What Medicare actually paid per service in 2024, on average: $164.41 (observed payment across all settings and modifiers — not a fee-schedule rate).
The top 5 billers nationally, ranked by 2024 Medicare service volume.
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Services | Est. Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdulkareem Sharaf, MD | Cardiology | Fountain Valley, CA | 2,536 | $437K |
| 2 | Fred Shalom, MD | Cardiology | Anaheim, CA | 2,496 | $393K |
| 3 | Jeffrey Banker, M.D. | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Baltimore, MD | 2,290 | $394K |
| 4 | Pankaj Shah, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | 2,064 | $333K |
| 5 | Alaa Afifi, MD | Cardiac Surgery | Santa Ana, CA | 2,059 | $356K |
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