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AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| # | Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reyes Chouza | Nurse Practitioner | FL | $10.7M | 9.7K | $1.1K |
| 2 | Patrick Anastasio | Internal Medicine | FL | $8.9M | 8.6K | $1.0K |
| 3 | Brent Byers | Nurse Practitioner | OK | $6.9M | 6.1K | $1.1K |
| 4 | Scott Martin | Family Practice | MS | $5.4M | 5.1K | $1.1K |
| 5 | Carol Bowen-Wells | General Surgery | FL | $5.1M | 5.6K | $904.84 |
| 6 | Laura Kaiser | Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist | LA | $5.0M | 4.3K | $1.2K |
| 7 | Lisa Casazza | Nurse Practitioner | AZ | $5.0M | 4.4K | $1.1K |
| 8 | Matthew Mcknight | Podiatry | IA | $4.6M | 4.4K | $1.0K |
| 9 | Sherri Barton | Nurse Practitioner | FL | $4.5M | 4.6K | $982.11 |
| 10 | Hemal Mehta | Pain Management | TN | $4.5M | 5.3K | $852.35 |
| 11 | Frank Curvin | Family Practice | GA | $4.4M | 4.1K | $1.1K |
| 12 | Mylene Lilian Gonzales | Nurse Practitioner | GA | $4.1M | 4.0K | $1.0K |
| 13 | Amy Shuptrine | Nurse Practitioner | TX | $3.6M | 3.3K | $1.1K |
| 14 | Robert Dorsey | General Surgery | MO | $3.6M | 4.0K | $906.03 |
| 15 | Mayelin Matos | Nurse Practitioner | FL | $3.3M | 3.2K | $1.0K |
| 16 | Alexander Frank | Family Practice | OK | $3.2M | 2.8K | $1.2K |
| 17 | Nicole Kirk | Nurse Practitioner | KS | $3.0M | 2.8K | $1.1K |
| 18 | Martin Schnell | Family Practice | FL | $2.8M | 2.8K | $999.07 |
| 19 | Alan Bienstock | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | NY | $2.8M | 3.0K | $940.01 |
| 20 | Clemencia Rasquinha | Geriatric Medicine | MN | $2.4M | 2.1K | $1.1K |
| 21 | Angela Sutherland | Nurse Practitioner | TX | $2.3M | 2.0K | $1.1K |
| 22 | Nikolaus King | Nurse Practitioner | TN | $2.2M | 2.5K | $884.14 |
| 23 | Gloried Ebsworth | Podiatry | FL | $2.0M | 2.6K | $785.41 |
| 24 | Aldo Gonzalez | Podiatry | FL | $1.9M | 1.7K | $1.1K |
| 25 | Trent Monson | Podiatry | TX | $1.7M | 1.6K | $1.1K |
| State | Payments | Services | Providers | Avg/Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | $44.8M | 44.0K | 20 | $2.2M |
| TX | $21.3M | 20.2K | 16 | $1.3M |
| OK | $10.4M | 9.3K | 3 | $3.5M |
| MS | $9.8M | 10.0K | 6 | $1.6M |
| GA | $8.5M | 8.1K | 2 | $4.2M |
| TN | $6.8M | 7.8K | 2 | $3.4M |
| AZ | $6.6M | 6.0K | 2 | $3.3M |
| LA | $5.0M | 4.3K | 1 | $5.0M |
| MO | $4.8M | 5.2K | 2 | $2.4M |
| IA | $4.6M | 4.4K | 1 | $4.6M |
| KS | $3.2M | 3.0K | 2 | $1.6M |
| NY | $2.8M | 3.0K | 1 | $2.8M |
| MN | $2.4M | 2.1K | 1 | $2.4M |
| CA | $1.3M | 2.2K | 1 | $1.3M |
| MI | $1.1M | 1.2K | 1 | $1.1M |
| PA | $1.1M | 944 | 1 | $1.1M |
| AL | $784.7K | 792 | 1 | $784.7K |
| MD | $783.6K | 730 | 1 | $783.6K |
| NE | $633.6K | 565 | 1 | $633.6K |
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.