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Q4186

Epifix, per square centimeter

$113.2M in total Medicare payments across 5 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure Q4186 (Epifix, per square centimeter) received $113.2M in total Medicare payments.

Across 921.1K services, the average Medicare payment was $122.89 per service.

This is a skin substitute/wound care code that has been flagged by HHS OIG as particularly vulnerable to fraud.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2019$20.5M164.3K—
2020$22.3M175.5K+8.8%
2021$22.4M180.2K+0.6%
2022$21.0M172.1K-6.2%
2023$27.0M229.0K+28.4%

Top Providers for Q4186

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Sarah HullNurse PractitionerMO$2.5M21.2K$117.84
2Ian DuncanOrthopedic SurgeryCA$1.7M14.6K$117.13
3Andrew JunOtolaryngologyIL$1.7M14.1K$117.81
4Louis HeuserPreventive MedicineKY$1.6M13.4K$117.90
5Phillip MyersPhysician AssistantCA$1.3M10.7K$119.03
6Nicole SiddonsNurse PractitionerMN$947.7K8.0K$118.51
7Judy PauletichNurse PractitionerMN$928.9K7.9K$118.28
8Kazi RahmanPodiatryCA$905.1K7.6K$118.42
9J. DukeGeneral SurgeryAL$733.3K6.2K$117.36
10Rebecca HaugaardNurse PractitionerKS$695.7K5.9K$117.92
11Joshua DayPhysician AssistantCA$671.6K5.6K$119.01
12Maureen MooneyMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryWA$659.6K5.6K$118.07
13Leo FongGeneral SurgeryCA$654.5K5.6K$117.69
14Brandon HawkinsPodiatryCA$573.4K4.9K$118.04
15Matthew FeltnerPodiatryKY$572.4K4.9K$117.71
16Tiffany RadkeNurse PractitionerMN$442.7K3.8K$118.02
17Melissa HillNurse PractitionerMN$434.8K3.7K$118.71
18Ann Marie EquioNurse PractitionerMN$394.3K3.3K$118.29
19Martin PaukertPlastic and Reconstructive SurgeryCA$392.2K3.3K$118.13
20Walter NahmDermatologyCA$377.2K3.2K$118.52
21Haris MirzaInfectious DiseaseFL$368.8K3.1K$118.28
22Stefanie SpaldingNurse PractitionerKY$344.1K2.9K$117.60
23Steven ClarkPodiatryCA$329.1K2.8K$117.49
24Brian O'carrollPodiatryCA$291.0K2.5K$117.58
25Brian FeinsteinDermatologyFL$282.0K2.4K$117.97

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
CA$8.7M73.6K27$322.2K
MN$3.7M31.1K10$368.5K
MO$3.1M25.9K6$509.5K
KY$2.5M21.4K4$631.2K
IL$2.4M20.3K11$217.3K
KS$992.2K8.4K4$248.0K
FL$917.2K7.8K9$101.9K
AL$733.3K6.2K1$733.3K
WA$717.9K6.1K2$359.0K
OH$586.1K5.0K7$83.7K
MA$396.1K3.4K5$79.2K
NC$338.9K2.9K4$84.7K
OR$291.2K2.5K7$41.6K
NH$228.6K1.9K3$76.2K
AZ$215.5K1.8K3$71.8K
MI$197.2K1.7K3$65.7K
CO$165.9K1.6K1$165.9K
IN$160.8K1.4K2$80.4K
NE$123.4K1.2K1$123.4K
NY$116.4K9862$58.2K
PA$95.8K8141$95.8K
GA$87.6K7391$87.6K
LA$76.3K6661$76.3K
TX$52.0K4402$26.0K
NV$50.5K4302$25.2K
NJ$46.7K3981$46.7K
VA$25.6K2151$25.6K
CT$20.8K1761$20.8K

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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.