OpenMedicare
Start Here
Explore
Fraud
Investigations
Data
Tools
About

Footer

OpenMedicare

Independent Medicare data journalism

Sister Sites

  • OpenMedicaid
  • OpenFeds
  • OpenSpending

Explore

  • Providers
  • Procedures
  • States
  • Specialties
  • Search

Fraud Analysis

  • Still Out There (AI)
  • Fraud Overview
  • Fraud Watchlist
  • Deep Dive Profiles
  • Impossible Numbers
  • Report Fraud

Investigations

  • The Algorithm Knows
  • How We Built the Model
  • Internal Medicine Crisis
  • Florida & California Fraud
  • Million Dollar Flagged
  • All Investigations

Tools

  • Provider Lookup
  • Compare
  • Cost Calculator
  • Your Medicare Dollar
  • Downloads

About

  • About OpenMedicare
  • Methodology
  • Glossary
  • Data Sources
  • API Docs
  • Updates
Data Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data
Disclaimer: This site is an independent journalism project. Data analysis and editorial content are not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS or any government agency. All spending figures are based on publicly available Medicare payment records.
Sister Sites: OpenMedicaid · OpenFeds · OpenSpending

© 2026 OpenMedicare. Independent data journalism. Built by TheDataProject.ai

Methodology•Download Data
  1. Home
  2. Procedures
  3. 95819
  4. Cost Analysis

How Much Does Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and asleep Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 95819 — Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and asleep

Share:

Average Medicare Payment

$153.87

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$26.0M

Services (2023)

141.0K

Price Change (2014–2023)

+26.2%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$121.90$27.8M241.1K—
2015$125.18$27.8M228.2K+2.7%
2016$127.48$28.6M221.6K+1.8%
2017$129.38$27.8M212.5K+1.5%
2018$134.63$27.4M199.9K+4.1%
2019$137.44$27.5M190.7K+2.1%
2020$143.58$24.0M149.2K+4.5%
2021$156.18$26.1M148.4K+8.8%
2022$158.00$26.3M143.9K+1.2%
2023$153.87$26.0M141.0K-2.6%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 8.9x more than the cheapest for this procedure. VI averages $346.28 vs ID at $39.06.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
VI$346.28$35.3K1021
HI$329.11$238.9K7267
AZ$272.11$872.4K3.2K68
DE$267.42$105.9K3966
MD$264.02$2.4M9.0K79
PR$263.05$127.1K48320
NY$249.84$2.3M9.4K166
WV$234.77$115.5K4926
DC$227.83$182.5K80111
VA$222.90$806.0K3.6K63
CA$220.84$3.7M16.6K234
TX$216.72$2.8M12.8K195
FL$215.26$3.9M18.3K273
NJ$210.77$1.1M5.4K91
GA$178.69$500.0K2.8K78
LA$174.97$356.4K2.0K40
NV$174.47$510.2K2.9K40
WA$173.28$234.3K1.4K42
CO$172.66$199.6K1.2K31
UT$169.79$67.2K39612
AL$168.65$701.9K4.2K54
MI$156.84$1.2M7.9K130
SC$154.88$145.3K93831
AR$152.83$129.0K84421
MT$135.59$28.7K2127
OK$131.41$244.0K1.9K29
NC$121.01$205.1K1.7K64
RI$119.71$45.4K37911
NM$113.31$27.5K2435
OR$110.51$67.4K61016
IL$103.08$626.6K6.1K126
PA$101.28$467.5K4.6K110
OH$94.59$292.3K3.1K80
MS$92.80$61.2K66019
IN$92.76$244.7K2.6K61
KS$91.08$62.9K69119
MA$89.36$257.4K2.9K62
TN$88.87$152.1K1.7K43
ND$78.59$10.1K1287
WI$64.18$49.9K77733
NH$59.25$16.8K2849
NE$59.10$29.1K49211
KY$58.07$91.6K1.6K29
IA$56.80$43.6K76719
MO$45.30$79.5K1.8K49
CT$44.64$31.7K71120
MN$42.51$21.2K49912
SD$41.20$10.7K25914
ID$39.06$9.7K2489

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Virtuox, Inc.Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)FL$504.3K1.1K$469.99
Lawrence WhickerNeurologyMD$324.6K758$428.23
Nabeen HussainNeurologyMD$317.4K750$423.21
Hiro Health CorporationIndependent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)TX$305.0K887$343.86
Sleep Science Clinics, LlcIndependent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)TX$294.8K869$339.29
Soho Diagnostics Ink CorporationIndependent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)NY$246.1K660$372.89
Jonathan EskenaziNeurologyCA$197.2K548$359.94
Maciej PoltorakNeurologyMD$187.8K444$422.92
Asefa MekonnenPulmonary DiseaseMD$185.4K455$407.53
Amit AroraNeurologyAL$178.9K611$292.86
Maheep BirdiNeurologyCA$153.3K553$277.22
David SchickNeurologyNY$140.3K341$411.57
Bess ChangNeurologyNV$139.2K408$341.08
Nancy MuellerNeurologyNJ$132.2K323$409.16
Tajammul EhsanNeurologyVA$127.6K354$360.46
Zepure KouyoumdjianNeurologyCA$124.6K269$463.13
Eric JeffriesNeurologyMD$123.6K298$414.86
Stephanie BlockNeurologyMD$123.0K296$415.50
Perminder BhatiaNeurologyCA$117.8K315$374.04
Thomas PearsonNeurologyFL$117.6K357$329.42

🤔 Is Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and asleep Overpriced?

The data suggests significant pricing inconsistencies for CPT 95819. With a 8.9x price gap between the most and least expensive states, geography plays an outsized role in what Medicare pays for this procedure.

Costs have risen 26.2% since 2014, outpacing inflation and raising questions about whether reimbursement rates reflect actual costs.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

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