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J3304

Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg

$161.4M in total Medicare payments across 5 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure J3304 (Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg) received $161.4M in total Medicare payments.

Across 11.6M services, the average Medicare payment was $13.87 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2019$20.2M1.4M—
2020$29.7M2.0M+47.2%
2021$38.3M2.7M+29.2%
2022$37.0M2.8M-3.5%
2023$36.2M2.8M-2.1%

Top Providers for J3304

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Robin McdonaldNurse PractitionerMS$690.4K52.4K$13.19
2Eric BensonOrthopedic SurgeryNH$393.3K29.7K$13.24
3Pejman ShirazyPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationCA$334.0K25.4K$13.15
4Garvin YeeOrthopedic SurgeryFL$330.9K25.1K$13.19
5Valerie StarnesNurse PractitionerFL$317.0K23.8K$13.31
6Andrew RosenOrthopedic SurgeryNY$308.4K23.3K$13.24
7Brian SchaferOrthopedic SurgeryMO$297.1K22.5K$13.22
8Peter KurzweilOrthopedic SurgeryCA$257.6K19.9K$12.96
9James BicknellOrthopedic SurgeryLA$250.3K19.1K$13.12
10Jean Benoit HouleOrthopedic SurgeryIL$239.1K18.2K$13.11
11John NicklessSports MedicineIL$237.9K18.0K$13.23
12Gregory MartinOrthopedic SurgeryFL$198.4K15.0K$13.25
13Angela FreehillOrthopedic SurgeryIL$179.4K13.7K$13.07
14Trinity PilkingtonOrthopedic SurgeryDE$174.7K13.3K$13.12
15Brian VannozziOrthopedic SurgeryNJ$174.5K13.4K$12.98
16Kelly PucekOrthopedic SurgeryTN$170.8K13.0K$13.18
17George BranovackiOrthopedic SurgeryIL$170.6K13.1K$13.03
18John BarringtonOrthopedic SurgeryTX$169.5K12.8K$13.27
19Hari BezwadaOrthopedic SurgeryNJ$165.1K12.7K$12.99
20William WoodsOrthopedic SurgeryOH$159.3K12.1K$13.13
21Gregory LiebermanOrthopedic SurgeryNY$153.3K12.7K$12.09
22Jayme Royston-LockePhysician AssistantOK$144.1K11.1K$13.01
23Robert GrumetSports MedicineCA$143.1K10.8K$13.23
24Christopher ChongSports MedicineNJ$142.2K10.7K$13.31
25Mark DeanOrthopedic SurgerySC$140.2K10.6K$13.24

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
CA$3.5M268.2K98$36.1K
TX$3.2M247.0K128$25.3K
IL$2.8M211.8K78$35.7K
FL$2.0M151.8K53$38.0K
PA$1.9M144.7K69$27.6K
NY$1.8M140.6K61$29.9K
MS$1.8M137.6K26$69.4K
OK$1.5M114.8K44$34.1K
MO$1.3M100.5K40$33.0K
MA$1.3M98.6K53$24.5K
GA$1.3M96.6K43$29.5K
AL$1.2M89.4K41$28.5K
NJ$1.1M87.7K35$32.8K
OH$941.9K71.9K35$26.9K
TN$906.0K69.0K37$24.5K
NH$828.7K62.5K16$51.8K
KY$791.4K60.3K27$29.3K
LA$749.4K56.9K21$35.7K
DE$693.2K52.8K15$46.2K
VA$622.3K47.0K22$28.3K
NC$619.5K48.7K31$20.0K
AR$548.0K41.7K23$23.8K
SC$524.6K39.7K17$30.9K
MD$522.1K39.6K29$18.0K
NV$492.1K37.4K18$27.3K
IN$432.8K32.9K13$33.3K
KS$285.4K21.8K10$28.5K
AZ$230.4K17.7K9$25.6K
WV$220.7K17.1K10$22.1K
CO$211.3K16.0K8$26.4K

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  • • 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.