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36475

Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance

$914.7M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 36475 (Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance) received $914.7M in total Medicare payments.

Across 840.6K services, the average Medicare payment was $1.1K per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$100.6M79.8K—
2015$104.6M91.2K+4.0%
2016$121.9M105.3K+16.6%
2017$120.7M106.0K-1.0%
2018$108.9M95.1K-9.8%
2019$96.9M89.3K-11.0%
2020$71.4M66.5K-26.3%
2021$74.6M73.4K+4.6%
2022$60.0M68.2K-19.5%
2023$55.1M65.8K-8.3%

Top Providers for 36475

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Sam EbrahimiVascular SurgeryCA$679.7K679$1.0K
2Joseph MagnantVascular SurgeryFL$540.4K621$870.28
3Kelly O'donnellGeneral PracticeMD$482.4K534$903.36
4John MilliganGeneral SurgeryTN$454.0K597$760.55
5Kenneth GoldmanGeneral SurgeryNJ$413.1K417$990.75
6Mark ZuzgaVascular SurgeryFL$372.6K448$831.68
7Justin SmithInterventional RadiologyTX$340.1K385$883.36
8Larisse LeeVascular SurgeryCA$323.4K332$974.02
9Michael DaoInternal MedicineCA$316.6K321$986.19
10Ravi SharmaVascular SurgeryFL$315.0K378$833.38
11Baljeet UppalVascular SurgeryAZ$314.0K378$830.59
12Hardeep AhluwaliaVascular SurgeryCA$313.2K297$1.1K
13Thomas EidsonPeripheral Vascular DiseaseTX$305.3K379$805.44
14Hadi ShalhoubVascular SurgeryFL$303.6K359$845.77
15Stephen KitchenGeneral SurgeryGA$296.6K378$784.77
16Jonathan MarshallDiagnostic RadiologyNY$276.7K341$811.33
17Orange County Surgical CenterAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$275.0K213$1.3K
18Todd SpencerVascular SurgeryTX$258.9K295$877.55
19David FengInterventional RadiologyNJ$258.1K269$959.34
20Randall JuleffVascular SurgeryLA$251.9K271$929.35
21Fareeha KhanCardiologyVA$246.5K244$1.0K
22David SmithVascular SurgeryAZ$241.1K291$828.58
23Frederick ShulerVascular SurgeryFL$240.6K290$829.72
24John HoggDiagnostic RadiologyTX$230.6K283$814.80
25David NyeVascular SurgeryAZ$226.3K276$819.97

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
TX$8.8M10.6K136$64.4K
FL$7.9M9.4K155$51.1K
CA$7.1M7.5K134$52.9K
AZ$3.2M3.9K57$56.8K
NY$3.0M3.2K81$37.2K
NJ$2.6M2.7K51$50.5K
MD$2.2M2.5K34$65.7K
TN$1.8M2.4K37$49.6K
GA$1.8M2.2K49$37.4K
IL$1.6M1.9K35$46.0K
CT$1.5M1.6K38$39.5K
NC$1.4M1.8K41$34.2K
VA$1.2M1.4K30$39.5K
MI$944.7K1.2K33$28.6K
OH$870.2K1.2K25$34.8K
CO$798.0K99620$39.9K
LA$731.6K87411$66.5K
SC$727.2K93418$40.4K
PA$679.1K78121$32.3K
MA$555.4K67223$24.1K
NV$549.8K62611$50.0K
KY$425.5K5407$60.8K
IN$425.4K67518$23.6K
OR$342.7K4089$38.1K
MT$278.7K3406$46.5K
NM$268.4K3234$67.1K
AL$246.4K50213$19.0K
IA$243.1K3397$34.7K
AR$225.8K3447$32.3K
UT$214.2K31511$19.5K

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Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

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.