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00731

Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope

$674.2M in total Medicare payments across 6 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 00731 (Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope) received $674.2M in total Medicare payments.

Across 7.8M services, the average Medicare payment was $86.92 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2018$129.7M1.5M—
2019$133.0M1.5M+2.5%
2020$104.5M1.2M-21.4%
2021$109.5M1.2M+4.8%
2022$101.2M1.2M-7.5%
2023$96.2M1.2M-5.0%

Top Providers for 00731

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Ying Kit LaiAnesthesiologyNY$71.5K526$135.84
2James LoftusAnesthesiologyNY$55.5K503$110.36
3Vyacheslav FattakhovAnesthesiologyNY$53.0K418$126.86
4Michael TawfellosAnesthesiologyNY$53.0K391$135.58
5Mary DasherCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)WV$49.5K216$229.30
6Francis JonesAnesthesiologySC$49.5K907$54.60
7Jun LiAnesthesiologyNJ$48.8K440$110.88
8Daniel HutherCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)KY$47.4K463$102.43
9Rodger WhiteAnesthesiologyMA$45.1K404$111.65
10Stephanie DunbarCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)MD$44.6K424$105.10
11Janaki KokaAnesthesiologyFL$43.7K445$98.30
12Ellis LaiAnesthesiologyCA$43.6K301$144.82
13Timothy AngelottiAnesthesiologyCA$43.3K459$94.25
14Michael NguyenAnesthesiologyCA$43.1K390$110.49
15Lance HudsonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)SC$42.3K481$88.03
16Petr SabzanovAnesthesiologyNY$41.8K304$137.38
17Kelly GignacCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)FL$40.5K371$109.08
18Kevin VaughanCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)MO$39.0K375$103.98
19William HassAnesthesiologyAL$38.9K896$43.47
20Allene JollyCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)MS$38.5K430$89.47
21Lorena MilaniCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)FL$37.2K395$94.25
22Dan NesmithCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)FL$36.8K364$101.11
23Mike NicklessCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)FL$36.0K375$96.04
24Theresa BrunoCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)FL$35.2K327$107.65
25Marcus ReyesCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)TX$35.1K369$95.19

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$8.0M90.6K2.9K$2.8K
NY$7.9M79.9K2.2K$3.5K
CA$7.4M67.2K2.4K$3.1K
TX$6.5M80.1K2.8K$2.3K
PA$5.0M71.3K2.4K$2.1K
IL$3.8M45.6K1.7K$2.2K
OH$3.6M46.6K1.7K$2.1K
NJ$3.3M36.2K1.0K$3.2K
NC$3.0M42.3K1.4K$2.2K
MA$2.9M39.3K1.3K$2.3K
VA$2.9M38.3K1.2K$2.3K
MI$2.8M41.8K1.6K$1.8K
GA$2.7M38.4K1.3K$2.0K
TN$2.5M31.2K1.0K$2.5K
MO$2.3M29.0K1.0K$2.3K
MD$2.2M23.9K722$3.0K
SC$2.2M31.2K849$2.6K
AZ$2.0M21.5K656$3.0K
IN$1.9M22.6K793$2.5K
KY$1.7M19.8K720$2.3K
LA$1.6M18.6K599$2.6K
WA$1.6M16.6K660$2.4K
AL$1.5M24.8K708$2.1K
MS$1.2M15.6K385$3.2K
KS$1.2M14.9K506$2.3K
MN$1.2M16.7K651$1.8K
WI$1.2M15.7K712$1.6K
OK$1.1M12.5K394$2.9K
CT$1.1M15.0K548$2.0K
CO$1.1M13.0K553$2.0K

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  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
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Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.