$8.1B in total Medicare payments across 10 years
Procedure A0425 (Ground mileage, per statute mile) received $8.1B in total Medicare payments.
Across 1.3B services, the average Medicare payment was $6.39 per service.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| Year | Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $870.8M | 142.9M | — |
| 2015 | $870.2M | 141.1M | -0.1% |
| 2016 | $862.9M | 140.2M | -0.8% |
| 2017 | $872.2M | 140.6M | +1.1% |
| 2018 | $860.6M | 137.7M | -1.3% |
| 2019 | $848.4M | 134.0M | -1.4% |
| 2020 | $784.4M | 121.5M | -7.5% |
| 2021 | $744.3M | 114.0M | -5.1% |
| 2022 | $702.6M | 102.9M | -5.6% |
| 2023 | $728.6M | 99.0M | +3.7% |
| # | Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | LA | $8.2M | 1.2M | $7.10 |
| 2 | Midwest Medical Transport Company Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | NE | $6.2M | 897.4K | $6.94 |
| 3 | Brewster Ambulance Service Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | MA | $4.8M | 706.7K | $6.81 |
| 4 | Acadian Ambulance Service Of Texas Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | TX | $4.3M | 629.3K | $6.81 |
| 5 | Lone Star Ambulance 1, Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | TX | $4.2M | 543.2K | $7.64 |
| 6 | Viking Enterprises Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | TX | $3.9M | 552.5K | $7.11 |
| 7 | Shoals Ambulance Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | TN | $3.5M | 455.8K | $7.75 |
| 8 | Amerimed Emergency Medical Services, Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | GA | $3.1M | 435.7K | $7.08 |
| 9 | Mobile Medical Response Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | MI | $3.1M | 392.8K | $7.78 |
| 10 | Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | IL | $3.0M | 440.4K | $6.90 |
| 11 | Seniorcare Emergency Medical Services Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | NY | $2.5M | 367.5K | $6.80 |
| 12 | Cems Of Ohio Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | OH | $2.4M | 312.5K | $7.70 |
| 13 | Pafford Medical Services, Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | AR | $2.4M | 306.7K | $7.72 |
| 14 | Medstar, Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | MI | $2.3M | 337.6K | $6.89 |
| 15 | Pafford Emergency Medical Services, Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | MS | $2.0M | 272.4K | $7.50 |
| 16 | County Of Pinellas Board Of County Commissioners | Ambulance Service Provider | FL | $2.0M | 298.8K | $6.76 |
| 17 | Careflite | Ambulance Service Provider | TX | $2.0M | 278.1K | $7.22 |
| 18 | Regional Paramedical Services Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | AL | $2.0M | 262.8K | $7.44 |
| 19 | Empress Ambulance Service Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | NY | $1.9M | 267.8K | $7.27 |
| 20 | Mobile Medic Ambulance Service Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | MS | $1.9M | 278.6K | $6.96 |
| 21 | Olympic Ambulance Service Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | WA | $1.9M | 247.2K | $7.83 |
| 22 | Metro Atlanta Ambulance Services Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | GA | $1.9M | 277.9K | $6.86 |
| 23 | American Medical Response Mid-Atlantic, Inc. | Ambulance Service Provider | VA | $1.9M | 261.0K | $7.28 |
| 24 | Central Emergency Medical Services Llc | Ambulance Service Provider | GA | $1.9M | 265.6K | $7.05 |
| 25 | Lifestar Response Of Maryland, Inc | Ambulance Service Provider | MD | $1.8M | 255.7K | $7.21 |
| State | Payments | Services | Providers | Avg/Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $58.6M | 8.1M | 535 | $109.5K |
| CA | $47.4M | 6.7M | 256 | $185.2K |
| GA | $34.6M | 4.9M | 222 | $155.8K |
| FL | $34.4M | 4.9M | 171 | $201.2K |
| NY | $31.2M | 4.3M | 510 | $61.2K |
| OH | $29.1M | 3.8M | 826 | $35.3K |
| IL | $28.3M | 3.9M | 515 | $54.9K |
| NC | $26.2M | 3.5M | 180 | $145.4K |
| PA | $25.5M | 3.5M | 597 | $42.8K |
| MA | $24.0M | 3.5M | 279 | $86.0K |
| TN | $23.8M | 3.2M | 115 | $207.2K |
| MI | $22.8M | 3.1M | 231 | $98.6K |
| SC | $21.7M | 3.1M | 107 | $202.9K |
| VA | $21.2M | 2.9M | 246 | $86.4K |
| KY | $16.7M | 2.1M | 164 | $101.7K |
| MO | $16.4M | 2.1M | 178 | $91.9K |
| AL | $16.4M | 2.2M | 124 | $131.9K |
| NJ | $15.9M | 2.5M | 244 | $65.2K |
| MD | $15.8M | 2.2M | 118 | $134.2K |
| MS | $14.7M | 1.8M | 27 | $543.9K |
| OK | $14.5M | 1.9M | 102 | $141.8K |
| AR | $14.4M | 1.9M | 59 | $243.3K |
| LA | $13.8M | 1.9M | 39 | $353.0K |
| IN | $13.4M | 1.8M | 217 | $61.7K |
| WI | $13.1M | 1.7M | 322 | $40.7K |
| WV | $12.4M | 1.7M | 132 | $93.6K |
| WA | $12.0M | 1.6M | 187 | $64.4K |
| AZ | $10.9M | 1.5M | 102 | $107.2K |
| MN | $10.3M | 1.3M | 145 | $71.1K |
| NE | $9.7M | 1.3M | 179 | $54.0K |
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.