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J7325

Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg

$519.9M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure J7325 (Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg) received $519.9M in total Medicare payments.

Across 56.3M services, the average Medicare payment was $9.23 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$82.0M8.5M—
2015$80.5M8.2M-1.9%
2016$78.1M7.9M-3.0%
2017$73.1M7.5M-6.4%
2018$56.1M6.1M-23.2%
2019$45.1M5.1M-19.6%
2020$27.5M3.2M-39.0%
2021$28.3M3.3M+2.9%
2022$25.1M3.2M-11.3%
2023$24.1M3.3M-4.1%

Top Providers for J7325

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Pejman ShirazyPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationCA$412.5K55.8K$7.40
2Jon DounchisOrthopedic SurgeryFL$137.6K19.2K$7.15
3Daniel ParkerSports MedicineCA$110.3K14.9K$7.39
4Walter ChoungOrthopedic SurgeryFL$98.3K13.3K$7.37
5Muzaffar HussainOrthopedic SurgeryOK$98.1K13.3K$7.39
6Gregory RubinSports MedicineFL$94.0K13.1K$7.17
7James O'dowdOrthopedic SurgeryCA$91.8K12.4K$7.40
8Matt ThornburgFamily PracticeMO$82.0K11.1K$7.39
9Sydney ChungPhysician AssistantCA$78.5K10.7K$7.34
10Kelly ConnorPhysician AssistantAZ$76.5K10.5K$7.28
11Adam BuerkOrthopedic SurgeryPA$72.7K10.1K$7.19
12David MehlOrthopedic SurgeryIL$72.5K9.8K$7.36
13Landon ToddPhysician AssistantCA$66.8K9.0K$7.40
14Brian DicksonOrthopedic SurgeryAR$66.6K9.2K$7.26
15Hasham AlviOrthopedic SurgeryIL$66.3K9.0K$7.34
16Russell TiggesOrthopedic SurgeryNY$66.1K8.9K$7.40
17Scott AlpertOrthopedic SurgeryNY$64.8K8.8K$7.38
18John HardcastleOrthopedic SurgeryNY$64.7K8.8K$7.31
19Cristin HenryPhysician AssistantSC$64.6K8.9K$7.24
20Todd TredinnickOrthopedic SurgeryMD$60.5K8.3K$7.33
21Gerard VarlottaPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationNY$59.5K8.5K$6.97
22Jill La PostaPhysician AssistantSC$58.8K8.0K$7.32
23Christopher CassidyPhysician AssistantNY$57.4K7.8K$7.35
24Michael WolfeOrthopedic SurgeryAR$57.4K7.7K$7.42
25Steven DelucaOrthopedic SurgeryPA$56.1K7.6K$7.35

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
CA$2.2M299.7K109$20.2K
NY$1.8M244.7K125$14.3K
PA$1.8M243.0K126$14.0K
TX$1.4M197.3K113$12.7K
NC$1.2M159.9K111$10.5K
FL$1.1M148.3K72$15.0K
IL$1.0M142.1K63$16.4K
WA$956.6K131.1K86$11.1K
AL$908.6K125.7K71$12.8K
MD$882.0K120.6K54$16.3K
MO$810.9K111.8K52$15.6K
MN$805.2K110.4K73$11.0K
OH$804.1K110.9K71$11.3K
SC$777.0K106.5K44$17.7K
LA$648.0K88.8K48$13.5K
WI$508.5K70.5K46$11.1K
OR$476.0K65.6K44$10.8K
KY$475.7K65.4K31$15.3K
AZ$468.9K64.6K36$13.0K
OK$452.3K62.1K27$16.8K
GA$435.0K59.6K34$12.8K
CO$409.9K56.7K34$12.1K
TN$388.3K53.3K30$12.9K
AR$337.1K46.0K16$21.1K
NJ$318.8K43.2K26$12.3K
IN$260.6K35.7K17$15.3K
MT$231.2K32.3K17$13.6K
IA$228.9K31.2K23$10.0K
MA$226.1K30.9K21$10.8K
ID$215.8K29.8K24$9.0K

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  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
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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.