$277.5M in total Medicare payments across 10 years
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.
| Year | Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $23.7M | 129.4K | — |
| 2015 | $28.6M | 136.9K | +21.0% |
| 2016 | $34.4M | 143.4K | +20.2% |
| 2017 | $35.7M | 130.3K | +3.7% |
| 2018 | $33.3M | 108.3K | -6.5% |
| 2019 | $32.2M | 105.5K | -3.5% |
| 2020 | $21.8M | 71.5K | -32.2% |
| 2021 | $21.8M | 70.7K | -0.2% |
| 2022 | $22.4M | 73.7K | +2.6% |
| 2023 | $23.7M | 78.7K | +6.0% |
| # | Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Chastain | Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery | GA | $255.9K | 857 | $298.58 |
| 2 | Timothy Jochen | Dermatology | CA | $157.0K | 519 | $302.59 |
| 3 | Gerald Peters | Dermatology | OR | $130.7K | 427 | $306.06 |
| 4 | Tejas Desai | Dermatology | TX | $113.8K | 374 | $304.35 |
| 5 | Elizabeth Burke | Dermatology | MD | $108.7K | 362 | $300.35 |
| 6 | Schuyler Stump | Physician Assistant | KS | $98.2K | 323 | $303.87 |
| 7 | Oanh Lauring | Dermatology | MD | $98.0K | 331 | $295.99 |
| 8 | Marguerite Germain | Dermatology | SC | $93.4K | 312 | $299.31 |
| 9 | Cheryl Ketelsen | Physician Assistant | CA | $91.6K | 299 | $306.49 |
| 10 | Marketa Limova | Dermatology | CA | $86.7K | 288 | $301.10 |
| 11 | Stuart Jacobs | Dermatology | CA | $84.6K | 276 | $306.55 |
| 12 | Basil Michaels | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | MA | $82.7K | 270 | $306.12 |
| 13 | Melody Stone | Dermatology | MO | $80.3K | 272 | $295.27 |
| 14 | Dustin Thrash | Dermatology | TX | $80.1K | 266 | $301.27 |
| 15 | Keith Harris | Dermatology | FL | $79.7K | 260 | $306.49 |
| 16 | Helena Altick | Family Practice | LA | $79.7K | 260 | $306.40 |
| 17 | Darrin Rotman | Dermatology | FL | $79.0K | 258 | $306.17 |
| 18 | Lee Carson | Dermatology | SC | $78.7K | 261 | $301.65 |
| 19 | Tyler Quest | Dermatology | WY | $76.3K | 249 | $306.59 |
| 20 | Jordan Cummins | Dermatology | MA | $76.2K | 255 | $298.85 |
| 21 | Reagan Anderson | Dermatology | CO | $75.6K | 249 | $303.71 |
| 22 | George Csank | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | MA | $75.1K | 245 | $306.37 |
| 23 | Abraham Abittan | Dermatology | NY | $66.5K | 217 | $306.48 |
| 24 | Sarah Johnson | Nurse Practitioner | KS | $64.4K | 211 | $305.12 |
| 25 | Christine Kuhlman | Nurse Practitioner | OH | $64.4K | 210 | $306.47 |
| State | Payments | Services | Providers | Avg/Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | $3.8M | 12.5K | 294 | $12.9K |
| CA | $3.2M | 10.6K | 214 | $15.0K |
| TX | $1.2M | 3.8K | 76 | $15.2K |
| AZ | $1.1M | 3.8K | 73 | $15.7K |
| VA | $939.2K | 3.2K | 61 | $15.4K |
| MA | $910.1K | 3.1K | 57 | $16.0K |
| NC | $818.7K | 2.7K | 67 | $12.2K |
| GA | $802.2K | 2.7K | 49 | $16.4K |
| MD | $740.3K | 2.5K | 34 | $21.8K |
| NY | $641.6K | 2.1K | 47 | $13.7K |
| KS | $635.7K | 2.1K | 30 | $21.2K |
| OR | $579.7K | 1.9K | 35 | $16.6K |
| OH | $569.6K | 1.9K | 51 | $11.2K |
| IN | $554.7K | 1.9K | 47 | $11.8K |
| TN | $519.1K | 1.7K | 43 | $12.1K |
| CO | $480.7K | 1.6K | 35 | $13.7K |
| WA | $421.9K | 1.4K | 29 | $14.5K |
| NJ | $388.8K | 1.3K | 29 | $13.4K |
| SC | $385.1K | 1.3K | 22 | $17.5K |
| LA | $365.3K | 1.2K | 28 | $13.0K |
| IL | $363.0K | 1.2K | 35 | $10.4K |
| AL | $334.0K | 1.1K | 28 | $11.9K |
| OK | $320.3K | 1.1K | 20 | $16.0K |
| WY | $291.7K | 972 | 11 | $26.5K |
| PA | $276.1K | 919 | 24 | $11.5K |
| MO | $260.6K | 867 | 13 | $20.0K |
| AR | $251.7K | 844 | 18 | $14.0K |
| WI | $227.7K | 760 | 25 | $9.1K |
| MI | $196.6K | 653 | 17 | $11.6K |
| NV | $176.3K | 580 | 12 | $14.7K |
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.