| # | Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Carson | Rheumatology | OK | $1.5M | 60.8K | $25.39 |
| 2 | Stephen Soloway | Rheumatology | NJ | $978.5K | 37.8K | $25.88 |
| 3 | Robert Lagrone | Rheumatology | TN | $798.2K | 30.5K | $26.14 |
| 4 | Ana Kumar | Rheumatology | OK | $771.8K | 30.2K | $25.60 |
| 5 | Nehal Gandhi | Rheumatology | PA | $740.2K | 29.1K | $25.45 |
| 6 | Ramzi Khairallah | Rheumatology | NY | $696.8K | 26.7K | $26.14 |
| 7 | Keshav Panday | Rheumatology | OK | $670.3K | 26.2K | $25.59 |
| 8 | Robert Brennan | Infectious Disease | VA | $654.3K | 26.0K | $25.13 |
| 9 | Joy Schechtman | Rheumatology | AZ | $635.7K | 24.9K | $25.52 |
| 10 | Howard Hauptman | Rheumatology | MD | $623.7K | 24.1K | $25.90 |
| 11 | Elena Flagg | Rheumatology | VA | $613.9K | 23.4K | $26.26 |
| 12 | Laila Rahbar | Rheumatology | VA | $609.6K | 23.2K | $26.26 |
| 13 | Daniel Watrous | Rheumatology | CA | $604.3K | 23.0K | $26.31 |
| 14 | Akgun Ince | Rheumatology | MO | $566.5K | 21.8K | $25.99 |
| 15 | Michael Joseph | Rheumatology | MO | $566.0K | 21.5K | $26.36 |
| 16 | Michael Strachan | Rheumatology | VA | $546.2K | 20.8K | $26.32 |
| 17 | May Azem | Rheumatology | OH | $529.7K | 20.3K | $26.15 |
| 18 | Michael Thakor | Rheumatology | CO | $492.2K | 18.9K | $26.07 |
| 19 | John Botson | Rheumatology | AK | $468.1K | 18.1K | $25.91 |
| 20 | John Albert | Rheumatology | WI | $446.8K | 17.1K | $26.17 |
| 21 | George Mtanos | Rheumatology | NY | $444.4K | 17.0K | $26.16 |
| 22 | Richard Furie | Rheumatology | NY | $432.4K | 16.5K | $26.15 |
| 23 | Amarilis Torres | Rheumatology | FL | $425.6K | 16.2K | $26.25 |
| 24 | Debbie Lim | Rheumatology | WI | $420.9K | 16.3K | $25.90 |
| 25 | Melvin Churchill | Rheumatology | NE | $406.0K | 15.5K | $26.14 |
| State | Payments | Services | Providers | Avg/Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | $9.8M | 374.3K | 121 | $80.9K |
| TX | $9.6M | 372.8K | 106 | $90.6K |
| NC | $8.9M | 343.0K | 76 | $117.3K |
| PA | $8.9M | 343.8K | 77 | $115.4K |
| CA | $6.7M | 262.7K | 69 | $96.5K |
| NY | $6.2M | 237.5K | 50 | $124.1K |
| VA | $5.8M | 223.1K | 29 | $200.2K |
| IL | $5.4M | 209.4K | 64 | $85.1K |
| OH | $5.3M | 204.0K | 38 | $139.5K |
| SC | $5.0M | 195.2K | 47 | $107.0K |
| WA | $5.0M | 193.5K | 45 | $111.5K |
| MD | $4.8M | 183.7K | 44 | $109.0K |
| TN | $4.8M | 185.5K | 41 | $116.4K |
| MO | $4.5M | 174.7K | 38 | $118.1K |
| OK | $4.4M | 170.7K | 14 | $312.2K |
| MN | $4.3M | 166.2K | 56 | $76.7K |
| CO | $4.0M | 153.7K | 36 | $110.6K |
| AZ | $3.9M | 153.0K | 38 | $103.9K |
| NJ | $3.8M | 148.8K | 29 | $131.9K |
| AL | $2.8M | 107.5K | 26 | $107.2K |
| NE | $2.7M | 102.1K | 37 | $71.8K |
| WI | $2.5M | 98.0K | 15 | $168.9K |
| GA | $2.4M | 94.3K | 25 | $96.6K |
| OR | $2.3M | 89.4K | 20 | $115.2K |
| IN | $2.3M | 87.3K | 19 | $119.4K |
| KS | $2.0M | 78.4K | 21 | $96.9K |
| IA | $1.9M | 74.3K | 21 | $92.3K |
| MA | $1.8M | 71.1K | 15 | $119.4K |
| MS | $1.7M | 66.7K | 20 | $87.5K |
| MI | $1.5M | 59.1K | 20 | $77.3K |
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.