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J7308

Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)

$277.5M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure J7308 (Aminolevulinic acid hcl for topical administration, 20%, single unit dosage form (354 mg)) received $277.5M in total Medicare payments.

Across 1.0M services, the average Medicare payment was $264.70 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$23.7M129.4K—
2015$28.6M136.9K+21.0%
2016$34.4M143.4K+20.2%
2017$35.7M130.3K+3.7%
2018$33.3M108.3K-6.5%
2019$32.2M105.5K-3.5%
2020$21.8M71.5K-32.2%
2021$21.8M70.7K-0.2%
2022$22.4M73.7K+2.6%
2023$23.7M78.7K+6.0%

Top Providers for J7308

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Mark ChastainMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryGA$255.9K857$298.58
2Timothy JochenDermatologyCA$157.0K519$302.59
3Gerald PetersDermatologyOR$130.7K427$306.06
4Tejas DesaiDermatologyTX$113.8K374$304.35
5Elizabeth BurkeDermatologyMD$108.7K362$300.35
6Schuyler StumpPhysician AssistantKS$98.2K323$303.87
7Oanh LauringDermatologyMD$98.0K331$295.99
8Marguerite GermainDermatologySC$93.4K312$299.31
9Cheryl KetelsenPhysician AssistantCA$91.6K299$306.49
10Marketa LimovaDermatologyCA$86.7K288$301.10
11Stuart JacobsDermatologyCA$84.6K276$306.55
12Basil MichaelsPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryMA$82.7K270$306.12
13Melody StoneDermatologyMO$80.3K272$295.27
14Dustin ThrashDermatologyTX$80.1K266$301.27
15Keith HarrisDermatologyFL$79.7K260$306.49
16Helena AltickFamily PracticeLA$79.7K260$306.40
17Darrin RotmanDermatologyFL$79.0K258$306.17
18Lee CarsonDermatologySC$78.7K261$301.65
19Tyler QuestDermatologyWY$76.3K249$306.59
20Jordan CumminsDermatologyMA$76.2K255$298.85
21Reagan AndersonDermatologyCO$75.6K249$303.71
22George CsankPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryMA$75.1K245$306.37
23Abraham AbittanDermatologyNY$66.5K217$306.48
24Sarah JohnsonNurse PractitionerKS$64.4K211$305.12
25Christine KuhlmanNurse PractitionerOH$64.4K210$306.47

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$3.8M12.5K294$12.9K
CA$3.2M10.6K214$15.0K
TX$1.2M3.8K76$15.2K
AZ$1.1M3.8K73$15.7K
VA$939.2K3.2K61$15.4K
MA$910.1K3.1K57$16.0K
NC$818.7K2.7K67$12.2K
GA$802.2K2.7K49$16.4K
MD$740.3K2.5K34$21.8K
NY$641.6K2.1K47$13.7K
KS$635.7K2.1K30$21.2K
OR$579.7K1.9K35$16.6K
OH$569.6K1.9K51$11.2K
IN$554.7K1.9K47$11.8K
TN$519.1K1.7K43$12.1K
CO$480.7K1.6K35$13.7K
WA$421.9K1.4K29$14.5K
NJ$388.8K1.3K29$13.4K
SC$385.1K1.3K22$17.5K
LA$365.3K1.2K28$13.0K
IL$363.0K1.2K35$10.4K
AL$334.0K1.1K28$11.9K
OK$320.3K1.1K20$16.0K
WY$291.7K97211$26.5K
PA$276.1K91924$11.5K
MO$260.6K86713$20.0K
AR$251.7K84418$14.0K
WI$227.7K76025$9.1K
MI$196.6K65317$11.6K
NV$176.3K58012$14.7K

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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.