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J1569

Injection, immune globulin, (gammagard liquid), non-lyophilized, (e.g., liquid), 500 mg

$494.3M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure J1569 (Injection, immune globulin, (gammagard liquid), non-lyophilized, (e.g., liquid), 500 mg) received $494.3M in total Medicare payments.

Across 14.8M services, the average Medicare payment was $33.39 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$16.9M554.2K—
2015$14.9M496.2K-11.6%
2016$15.1M506.1K+1.1%
2017$33.9M1.1M+124.1%
2018$46.7M1.4M+38.0%
2019$62.4M2.0M+33.4%
2020$64.9M2.0M+4.1%
2021$68.6M1.9M+5.7%
2022$72.7M2.0M+5.9%
2023$98.1M2.8M+35.1%

Top Providers for J1569

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Igor CherchesNeurologyTX$5.8M160.9K$35.75
2Dale ProkupekGastroenterologyCA$1.7M48.0K$35.89
3Dignity HealthPharmacyCA$1.5M42.2K$35.76
4Natan ShaoulianNeurologyCA$1.3M34.8K$36.27
5Pantelis PavlakisNeurologyNY$1.0M29.3K$34.74
6Raam SambandamNeurologyFL$986.5K27.6K$35.70
7Stephanie MeltonNurse PractitionerOH$776.7K21.7K$35.76
8Andrew GordonNeurologyIL$756.8K21.6K$35.02
9Jennifer DouglasPhysician AssistantSC$725.1K20.2K$35.83
10Thu TranNurse PractitionerCA$709.4K19.9K$35.70
11Ralph BocciaHematology-OncologyMD$672.5K18.8K$35.76
12Stefano TarantoloMedical OncologyNE$609.2K17.1K$35.60
13Andrea GillonNurse PractitionerMI$594.2K16.7K$35.64
14Angela HightowerNurse PractitionerTN$561.6K15.7K$35.77
15Hyatt DegreenMedical OncologyPA$536.0K15.0K$35.74
16Cheryl McdonaldInfectious DiseaseTX$533.5K14.9K$35.71
17Abbas MehdiNeurologyCA$531.8K15.0K$35.52
18Dexter EstradaHematology-OncologyCA$518.3K14.5K$35.80
19Gadi AvshalomovAllergy/ ImmunologyNY$493.6K13.7K$36.03
20Richard FurieRheumatologyNY$489.4K13.7K$35.72
21Mitchell MartinMedical OncologyTN$482.6K13.5K$35.72
22Kristi HunterFamily PracticeGA$480.0K13.4K$35.80
23Thomas BurokerMedical OncologyIA$461.3K12.9K$35.65
24Alpana DesaiHematology-OncologyFL$460.4K12.8K$35.83
25Jason RaaschAllergy/ ImmunologyMN$455.7K12.8K$35.71

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$23.3M651.2K132$176.2K
CA$11.5M322.3K38$303.5K
TX$9.6M269.2K22$435.1K
IL$6.4M181.2K45$143.0K
TN$4.7M133.5K27$175.2K
OH$3.5M97.4K17$203.8K
VA$3.4M95.4K25$135.7K
AZ$3.2M91.1K40$81.2K
SC$3.2M90.9K20$161.4K
NY$2.2M64.0K8$279.7K
MO$2.2M63.0K13$171.2K
MI$2.2M61.1K11$197.2K
PA$2.2M60.7K9$239.0K
NE$2.0M56.6K9$224.3K
MN$1.9M55.0K14$137.2K
OK$1.9M53.9K15$125.8K
NC$1.8M51.2K14$130.8K
MD$1.8M51.1K9$203.0K
AL$1.8M50.5K10$179.3K
AR$1.6M44.1K13$120.3K
IA$1.5M41.3K11$133.6K
NJ$1.3M37.3K12$111.3K
KS$979.6K27.4K5$195.9K
GA$950.5K26.6K4$237.6K
ME$869.5K24.3K6$144.9K
WI$605.5K17.0K3$201.8K
CT$568.0K15.9K3$189.3K
ID$213.4K6.0K1$213.4K
LA$190.4K5.3K1$190.4K
VT$147.8K4.1K1$147.8K

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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.