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J2356

Injection, tezepelumab-ekko, 1 mg

$24.3M in total Medicare payments across 2 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure J2356 (Injection, tezepelumab-ekko, 1 mg) received $24.3M in total Medicare payments.

Across 1.7M services, the average Medicare payment was $14.08 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2022$2.3M166.7K—
2023$22.0M1.6M+847.3%

Top Providers for J2356

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Lori CraigNurse PractitionerOK$788.4K55.6K$14.17
2Jaime KratzAllergy/ ImmunologyFL$668.4K47.3K$14.15
3Jason KarpPulmonary DiseaseNY$636.3K44.3K$14.36
4Robert BrennanInfectious DiseaseVA$591.4K41.2K$14.37
5Walter WilloughbyPulmonary DiseaseNV$546.0K38.4K$14.21
6Christopher WebberAllergy/ ImmunologyCO$457.1K31.7K$14.42
7Raja DevanathanPulmonary DiseaseIN$455.3K31.7K$14.36
8Robert SinghVascular SurgeryPA$451.9K31.9K$14.16
9Kristen FleuryNurse PractitionerAZ$429.1K30.0K$14.29
10Joshua JacobsAllergy/ ImmunologyCA$414.2K29.0K$14.29
11Kristi HunterFamily PracticeGA$375.7K27.9K$13.45
12Naveen SikkaAllergy/ ImmunologyTX$363.0K25.4K$14.28
13Eugene WadeFamily PracticeNC$361.1K24.8K$14.57
14Mohsen MabudianAllergy/ ImmunologyCA$356.2K25.0K$14.25
15R Swamy VenuturupalliRheumatologyCA$352.1K24.6K$14.33
16Ryan KleinInternal MedicineCA$349.0K24.4K$14.32
17Nina WilsonNurse PractitionerTX$332.3K23.1K$14.39
18Leslie DentonEmergency MedicineNV$298.1K21.2K$14.05
19Evan RestelliPulmonary DiseaseNC$290.2K20.6K$14.10
20Brett StanalandAllergy/ ImmunologyFL$287.7K19.9K$14.42
21Marc CromieAllergy/ ImmunologyTN$282.1K20.2K$13.99
22Susan RaschalAllergy/ ImmunologyTN$278.6K19.5K$14.26
23Jennifer HolmesPulmonary DiseaseNC$277.3K19.3K$14.35
24Lorytess SolivenNurse PractitionerNV$275.8K19.1K$14.43
25Adam WilliamsAllergy/ ImmunologyOR$268.9K19.1K$14.07

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$4.1M287.3K24$170.5K
CA$2.6M194.8K14$183.2K
TX$1.9M134.6K10$190.1K
VA$1.2M84.6K6$201.2K
NV$1.1M78.8K3$373.3K
NC$1.1M77.1K4$276.0K
AZ$1.1M75.0K5$214.7K
PA$1.0M70.4K6$166.7K
OK$971.1K68.5K2$485.6K
OH$918.9K64.3K6$153.2K
NY$868.6K60.5K2$434.3K
SC$769.1K55.0K7$109.9K
TN$654.0K46.6K3$218.0K
AL$540.7K37.4K4$135.2K
IL$514.1K36.1K3$171.4K
OR$464.1K32.5K2$232.1K
CO$457.1K31.7K1$457.1K
IN$455.3K31.7K1$455.3K
GA$375.7K27.9K1$375.7K
NJ$274.5K18.9K3$91.5K
WA$233.4K16.4K1$233.4K
WI$230.1K16.0K1$230.1K
MA$81.0K5.7K1$81.0K
LA$63.8K4.4K1$63.8K
MI$63.1K4.4K1$63.1K
UT$0.11111$0.11

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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.