$530.9M in total Medicare payments across 10 years
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.
| Year | Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $51.3M | 234.6K | — |
| 2015 | $48.6M | 224.8K | -5.2% |
| 2016 | $49.5M | 228.4K | +1.8% |
| 2017 | $50.5M | 234.4K | +2.0% |
| 2018 | $51.2M | 241.4K | +1.3% |
| 2019 | $52.3M | 246.5K | +2.2% |
| 2020 | $50.4M | 234.9K | -3.6% |
| 2021 | $56.1M | 237.4K | +11.2% |
| 2022 | $56.7M | 241.7K | +1.1% |
| 2023 | $64.2M | 252.5K | +13.2% |
| # | Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronald Goodwich | Diagnostic Radiology | FL | $1.0M | 2.6K | $400.22 |
| 2 | Paul Makhlouf | Nuclear Medicine | FL | $788.0K | 2.0K | $400.19 |
| 3 | Tony Abraham | Diagnostic Radiology | NY | $772.3K | 1.9K | $417.02 |
| 4 | Umass Memorial Mri & Imaging Center, Llc | Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) | MA | $500.9K | 1.2K | $412.29 |
| 5 | Pejman Dalaie | Nuclear Medicine | NY | $482.2K | 1.2K | $407.24 |
| 6 | Esther Coronel | Nuclear Medicine | NY | $445.2K | 1.1K | $417.63 |
| 7 | Pet Llc | Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) | FL | $423.6K | 1.1K | $396.99 |
| 8 | Medina Kushen | Nuclear Medicine | FL | $405.0K | 1.0K | $400.62 |
| 9 | Abida Taher | Nuclear Medicine | FL | $401.7K | 1.0K | $400.55 |
| 10 | Asad Nasir | Nuclear Medicine | OH | $387.3K | 967 | $400.48 |
| 11 | John Miliziano | Nuclear Medicine | FL | $383.2K | 965 | $397.08 |
| 12 | Shields Imaging Of Eastern Massachusetts Llc | Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) | MA | $357.8K | 868 | $412.23 |
| 13 | Shawn Carter | Nuclear Medicine | FL | $350.6K | 873 | $401.59 |
| 14 | Cape Cod Pet/Ct Services Llc | Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) | MA | $321.2K | 778 | $412.85 |
| 15 | Karolyn Kerr | Diagnostic Radiology | NY | $304.6K | 721 | $422.46 |
| 16 | Roel Galope | Diagnostic Radiology | NJ | $298.4K | 824 | $362.11 |
| 17 | Changping Jia | Nuclear Medicine | NY | $297.6K | 724 | $411.08 |
| 18 | Rhonda Wyatt | Diagnostic Radiology | CA | $291.5K | 1.0K | $287.24 |
| 19 | Shields Pet Ct At Berkshire Medical Center Llc | Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) | MA | $278.0K | 672 | $413.63 |
| 20 | Baystate Mri & Imaging Center, Llc | Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) | MA | $269.0K | 651 | $413.17 |
| 21 | Michael Fagien | Nuclear Medicine | FL | $264.9K | 656 | $403.74 |
| 22 | Robert Mcdonald | Nuclear Medicine | FL | $247.8K | 619 | $400.33 |
| 23 | Patrick Gonzales | Diagnostic Radiology | CA | $236.8K | 827 | $286.34 |
| 24 | Kamran Koochek | Diagnostic Radiology | CA | $236.5K | 841 | $281.21 |
| 25 | Subha Raman | Diagnostic Radiology | FL | $236.5K | 591 | $400.14 |
| State | Payments | Services | Providers | Avg/Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | $14.3M | 37.0K | 253 | $56.4K |
| CA | $11.5M | 40.7K | 329 | $34.9K |
| NY | $8.5M | 24.7K | 199 | $42.8K |
| MA | $4.1M | 10.0K | 39 | $104.7K |
| AZ | $2.6M | 9.9K | 123 | $20.8K |
| IL | $2.5M | 6.9K | 91 | $27.5K |
| TX | $2.3M | 21.6K | 367 | $6.2K |
| MD | $1.5M | 13.6K | 76 | $19.5K |
| NJ | $1.3M | 8.7K | 81 | $15.5K |
| AL | $1.1M | 5.9K | 39 | $29.4K |
| AR | $1.1M | 7.4K | 39 | $28.9K |
| NV | $1.0M | 4.3K | 46 | $22.7K |
| MN | $982.4K | 2.6K | 57 | $17.2K |
| WA | $903.8K | 3.3K | 38 | $23.8K |
| OH | $882.0K | 2.5K | 37 | $23.8K |
| PA | $800.7K | 6.7K | 71 | $11.3K |
| TN | $798.9K | 4.1K | 43 | $18.6K |
| VA | $615.0K | 4.2K | 26 | $23.7K |
| WI | $607.6K | 1.8K | 32 | $19.0K |
| SC | $561.3K | 2.8K | 29 | $19.4K |
| KS | $456.2K | 3.4K | 21 | $21.7K |
| OR | $440.7K | 1.6K | 24 | $18.4K |
| CO | $385.1K | 4.5K | 49 | $7.9K |
| AK | $375.2K | 1.2K | 11 | $34.1K |
| ME | $345.2K | 862 | 8 | $43.2K |
| IN | $298.4K | 2.5K | 38 | $7.9K |
| NC | $284.5K | 1.5K | 35 | $8.1K |
| GA | $283.6K | 1.4K | 13 | $21.8K |
| ID | $279.6K | 1.1K | 16 | $17.5K |
| HI | $275.0K | 653 | 3 | $91.7K |
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.