Some physician practices will bill at rates from 100% of medicare to 500% of medicare. which one do you think is correct and why? discuss what are you going to look for and why?

From the perspective of the patient, clearly we would like to be billed at the lower rate of 100%. However, the physician most likely wants the maximum revenue so he would like the 500% rate. Somewhere in between should be acceptable. If a physician is only charging the 100% rate, as a patient, that may make me think that he is charging a reduced rate, possibly because he is not that good of a physician and needs more patients. I think a rate of 200-250% would be a good indicator that the physician is good and fair. He is not overcharging, but he is also not charging to little, which would be a red flag.