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J0897

Injection, denosumab, 1 mg

$6.0B in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure J0897 (Injection, denosumab, 1 mg) received $6.0B in total Medicare payments.

Across 408.4M services, the average Medicare payment was $14.71 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$288.0M25.9M—
2015$356.1M30.8M+23.6%
2016$435.2M35.5M+22.2%
2017$496.1M38.1M+14.0%
2018$605.5M43.1M+22.1%
2019$687.4M47.1M+13.5%
2020$696.2M45.3M+1.3%
2021$763.3M47.0M+9.6%
2022$804.6M47.6M+5.4%
2023$875.0M48.0M+8.8%

Top Providers for J0897

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Robert BrennanInfectious DiseaseVA$2.1M115.6K$18.18
2Amanda MckeeNurse PractitionerIL$1.8M101.1K$18.15
3Stuart WeinermanEndocrinologyNY$1.6M88.3K$18.42
4Anthony BottiHematology-OncologyNJ$1.6M86.4K$18.26
5Sarah FinchNurse PractitionerKS$1.5M80.6K$18.31
6Tara AdamsNurse PractitionerGA$1.5M79.3K$18.39
7Elizabeth ClaytonRheumatologyMD$1.4M75.8K$18.26
8Seth CorenOrthopedic SurgeryFL$1.3M69.6K$18.29
9Rebecca GuioNurse PractitionerIL$1.3M70.1K$18.07
10Jeffrey WeberGastroenterologyWI$1.2M67.4K$18.45
11Himmat GillRheumatologyCA$1.2M64.9K$18.28
12Allison DunnePhysician AssistantIA$1.1M62.0K$18.24
13Barry JacobsonObstetrics & GynecologyPA$1.1M60.5K$18.26
14Barry GruberRheumatologyNY$1.1M58.9K$18.35
15Lourdes AponteInternal MedicineDE$1.1M57.2K$18.38
16Andrew JamesCertified Clinical Nurse SpecialistMO$1.0M55.7K$18.19
17Edward LewieckiInternal MedicineNM$1.0M54.5K$18.37
18Robert GelfandHematology-OncologyNY$945.6K51.3K$18.43
19Angela BoldoEndocrinologyFL$919.8K49.8K$18.47
20Ivonne HerreraRheumatologyDE$883.5K48.5K$18.22
21Joel LurieNurse PractitionerTX$874.1K47.2K$18.54
22Lance RudolphInternal MedicineNM$871.6K47.4K$18.39
23Mindy EwertPhysician AssistantOK$858.4K47.3K$18.13
24Lori CraigNurse PractitionerOK$856.0K47.0K$18.22
25Shariar Cohen-GadolRheumatologyCA$854.6K46.4K$18.40

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$112.5M6.1M1.1K$106.5K
CA$94.4M5.2M1.0K$91.4K
TX$51.2M2.8M647$79.2K
PA$47.1M2.6M526$89.6K
NY$41.6M2.3M493$84.4K
MD$38.9M2.1M340$114.4K
IL$36.8M2.0M405$90.8K
NJ$33.3M1.8M379$87.8K
VA$30.5M1.7M342$89.3K
AZ$29.7M1.6M257$115.6K
NC$27.5M1.5M431$63.9K
GA$26.3M1.5M292$90.2K
SC$22.3M1.2M245$91.2K
TN$20.6M1.1M243$85.0K
AL$19.3M1.1M198$97.7K
OH$18.6M1.0M234$79.5K
MO$17.0M928.2K206$82.4K
IN$16.3M896.9K218$74.9K
AR$14.6M800.7K163$89.7K
KS$14.6M797.9K179$81.5K
IA$14.0M767.1K189$74.1K
NE$12.8M699.5K204$62.7K
MI$11.6M635.8K168$69.1K
MS$10.9M602.4K114$95.7K
CO$9.7M531.4K141$68.8K
MA$9.3M506.0K113$81.9K
WA$8.8M486.4K152$57.9K
LA$7.6M416.4K72$105.6K
DE$7.6M415.1K57$132.9K
OK$6.6M361.4K72$91.2K

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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.