RateScore · NPI 1164451639

Peter Ford

derm · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

779
/ 850  ·  300-850 vs the LOCAL peer median; target = local P90  ·  Local · metro
Strong position
87.0% local percentile  ·  high peer-sample confidence
Scored as of August 18, 2026
692published rate records
6payers scored
98scoreable contract cells
482sanitized records
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Position by payer

Your median contracted rate vs the local peer median, per payer, for every payer we can score in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA. Where a Blue Cross entity's label carries a state, that state names the file we found the rate in, not this practice's location. Blue Cross plans file separately per state and do not share rates, even for the same provider.

PayerCodesBasisYour medianLocal peer medianGapRateScore
Aetna 3 Local $147.67 $147.67 $0.00 667
UnitedHealthcare 7 Local $163.93 $92.92 +$71.01 672
Blueshield Ca 15 Local $240.40 $197.20 +$43.20 681
Cigna 7 Local $165.50 $84.93 +$80.57 732
Aetna Ca 7 Local $104.70 $14.00 +$90.70 758
Bsca 59 Local $146.31 $62.42 +$83.89 783

Documented reimbursement opportunity

The largest per-encounter gaps to the local P90 target, code by code. Modeled from published rates, not guaranteed, per encounter, not annualized.

PayerCPTBasisYour rateLocal peer medianLocal P90Per-encounter gapPeers
Blueshield Ca 77293 Local $1,190.07 $915.30 $1,330.61 $140.54 8
UnitedHealthcare 17262 Local $444.68 $444.68 $522.27 $77.59 9
Aetna 17110 Local $127.05 $126.05 $176.52 $49.47 13
UnitedHealthcare 11102 Local $94.76 $92.92 $144.21 $49.45 17
Cigna 17110 Local $287.62 $114.88 $327.14 $39.52 10
Blueshield Ca 92617 Local $105.28 $52.73 $122.95 $17.67 8
Blueshield Ca 17110 Local $329.36 $329.36 $335.74 $6.38 10
Cigna 17003 Local $15.60 $8.86 $19.03 $3.43 10
UnitedHealthcare 11103 Local $54.85 $54.70 $57.84 $2.99 12
UnitedHealthcare 17003 Local $5.24 $5.01 $7.67 $2.43 17

What insurers pay nationally for these codes: 17110 · 17003

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