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Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area

$502.3M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 77280 (Obtaining data needed to develop the optimal radiation treatment, 1 treatment area) received $502.3M in total Medicare payments.

Across 3.4M services, the average Medicare payment was $145.85 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$36.1M318.9K—
2015$34.1M310.6K-5.6%
2016$35.3M318.5K+3.5%
2017$38.6M304.1K+9.4%
2018$46.9M326.4K+21.5%
2019$55.2M357.1K+17.7%
2020$54.7M336.9K-0.9%
2021$60.7M354.2K+10.9%
2022$65.2M385.5K+7.5%
2023$75.4M431.6K+15.6%

Top Providers for 77280

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Kenny RodriguezOtolaryngologyIA$1.5M7.5K$195.27
2Liqiao MaDermatologyTX$1.4M6.6K$204.24
3Brandon CoakleyDermatologySC$1.2M6.2K$195.13
4Dennis PolleyDermatologyNC$1.1M5.2K$204.27
5Daniel TaheriDermatologyCA$810.8K3.4K$236.94
6Jesse MitchellDermatologyCA$796.7K3.5K$227.56
7Alpesh DesaiDermatologyTX$753.2K3.6K$211.70
8Randall OliverInterventional Pain ManagementIN$750.1K3.8K$196.88
9Donna SerureDermatologyNY$718.6K2.8K$258.02
10Angelo MancusoDermatologyAL$693.5K3.7K$188.90
11Anand HaryaniMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryFL$687.1K3.2K$212.40
12David GreeneRadiation OncologyCA$685.5K2.9K$239.02
13Craig KraffertDermatologyCA$661.1K2.9K$228.43
14Coyle ConnollyDermatologyNJ$659.9K2.7K$240.14
15David HsuRadiation OncologyCA$595.9K2.3K$254.01
16Vikram KhannaDermatologyIL$592.5K2.6K$231.16
17Sadra JazayeriDermatologyAZ$546.8K2.6K$211.19
18Zainab RashidMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryAZ$538.4K2.6K$210.49
19Johnny GurgenDermatologyFL$513.4K2.5K$201.64
20Mohiba TareenDermatologyMN$505.6K2.3K$220.01
21Craig AbbottDermatologyOK$504.0K2.6K$191.78
22Todd ScarbroughRadiation OncologyAL$499.8K2.6K$192.61
23Tejas DesaiDermatologyTX$495.3K2.4K$207.23
24Iris GinDermatologyCA$481.2K1.6K$301.66
25George SchmiederDermatologyFL$472.8K2.3K$207.19

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
CA$11.0M50.4K304$36.1K
FL$8.5M44.5K310$27.4K
TX$7.7M39.3K186$41.5K
IL$3.8M21.3K144$26.7K
AZ$3.5M17.8K94$37.6K
IN$3.5M19.8K85$41.4K
NC$3.3M18.9K117$28.5K
AL$2.8M15.3K45$61.8K
GA$2.6M15.1K106$24.5K
SC$2.6M14.3K54$47.4K
PA$2.0M15.1K189$10.8K
TN$2.0M12.4K79$25.5K
IA$1.8M11.2K37$49.8K
NY$1.5M9.1K165$8.9K
MN$1.4M6.7K51$26.7K
MO$1.4M9.5K69$19.6K
NJ$1.3M8.9K74$18.0K
MI$1.2M9.0K94$12.8K
OK$1.2M7.2K41$28.4K
KY$1.2M7.1K47$24.6K
VA$1.0M7.5K75$13.8K
LA$920.0K5.3K41$22.4K
MS$887.9K5.8K27$32.9K
OR$859.3K4.8K48$17.9K
WA$775.2K5.4K95$8.2K
CT$732.0K4.6K50$14.6K
OH$649.2K5.7K124$5.2K
SD$523.6K2.9K15$34.9K
MT$491.3K2.7K17$28.9K
WI$416.6K3.3K63$6.6K

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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.