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A9552

Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries

$530.9M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure A9552 (Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries) received $530.9M in total Medicare payments.

Across 2.4M services, the average Medicare payment was $223.40 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$51.3M234.6K—
2015$48.6M224.8K-5.2%
2016$49.5M228.4K+1.8%
2017$50.5M234.4K+2.0%
2018$51.2M241.4K+1.3%
2019$52.3M246.5K+2.2%
2020$50.4M234.9K-3.6%
2021$56.1M237.4K+11.2%
2022$56.7M241.7K+1.1%
2023$64.2M252.5K+13.2%

Top Providers for A9552

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Ronald GoodwichDiagnostic RadiologyFL$1.0M2.6K$400.22
2Paul MakhloufNuclear MedicineFL$788.0K2.0K$400.19
3Tony AbrahamDiagnostic RadiologyNY$772.3K1.9K$417.02
4Umass Memorial Mri & Imaging Center, LlcIndependent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)MA$500.9K1.2K$412.29
5Pejman DalaieNuclear MedicineNY$482.2K1.2K$407.24
6Esther CoronelNuclear MedicineNY$445.2K1.1K$417.63
7Pet LlcIndependent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)FL$423.6K1.1K$396.99
8Medina KushenNuclear MedicineFL$405.0K1.0K$400.62
9Abida TaherNuclear MedicineFL$401.7K1.0K$400.55
10Asad NasirNuclear MedicineOH$387.3K967$400.48
11John MilizianoNuclear MedicineFL$383.2K965$397.08
12Shields Imaging Of Eastern Massachusetts LlcIndependent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)MA$357.8K868$412.23
13Shawn CarterNuclear MedicineFL$350.6K873$401.59
14Cape Cod Pet/Ct Services LlcIndependent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)MA$321.2K778$412.85
15Karolyn KerrDiagnostic RadiologyNY$304.6K721$422.46
16Roel GalopeDiagnostic RadiologyNJ$298.4K824$362.11
17Changping JiaNuclear MedicineNY$297.6K724$411.08
18Rhonda WyattDiagnostic RadiologyCA$291.5K1.0K$287.24
19Shields Pet Ct At Berkshire Medical Center LlcIndependent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)MA$278.0K672$413.63
20Baystate Mri & Imaging Center, LlcIndependent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)MA$269.0K651$413.17
21Michael FagienNuclear MedicineFL$264.9K656$403.74
22Robert McdonaldNuclear MedicineFL$247.8K619$400.33
23Patrick GonzalesDiagnostic RadiologyCA$236.8K827$286.34
24Kamran KoochekDiagnostic RadiologyCA$236.5K841$281.21
25Subha RamanDiagnostic RadiologyFL$236.5K591$400.14

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$14.3M37.0K253$56.4K
CA$11.5M40.7K329$34.9K
NY$8.5M24.7K199$42.8K
MA$4.1M10.0K39$104.7K
AZ$2.6M9.9K123$20.8K
IL$2.5M6.9K91$27.5K
TX$2.3M21.6K367$6.2K
MD$1.5M13.6K76$19.5K
NJ$1.3M8.7K81$15.5K
AL$1.1M5.9K39$29.4K
AR$1.1M7.4K39$28.9K
NV$1.0M4.3K46$22.7K
MN$982.4K2.6K57$17.2K
WA$903.8K3.3K38$23.8K
OH$882.0K2.5K37$23.8K
PA$800.7K6.7K71$11.3K
TN$798.9K4.1K43$18.6K
VA$615.0K4.2K26$23.7K
WI$607.6K1.8K32$19.0K
SC$561.3K2.8K29$19.4K
KS$456.2K3.4K21$21.7K
OR$440.7K1.6K24$18.4K
CO$385.1K4.5K49$7.9K
AK$375.2K1.2K11$34.1K
ME$345.2K8628$43.2K
IN$298.4K2.5K38$7.9K
NC$284.5K1.5K35$8.1K
GA$283.6K1.4K13$21.8K
ID$279.6K1.1K16$17.5K
HI$275.0K6533$91.7K

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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.