Medicare spending analysis for Anesthesiology providers
Anesthesiology accounts for $9.2B in Medicare payments across 342.8K providers.
The specialty's average markup of 8.8x is above the overall Medicare average of 3.77x.
This high markup suggests significant gaps between what providers charge and what Medicare pays.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
Providers in this specialty flagged by the ML v2 fraud detection model
| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $965.5M | 14.4M | 33.5K | — |
| 2015 | $987.4M | 14.7M | 33.9K | +2.3% |
| 2016 | $996.2M | 13.8M | 34.4K | +0.9% |
| 2017 | $999.9M | 14.3M | 34.9K | +0.4% |
| 2018 | $968.7M | 14.4M | 34.7K | -3.1% |
| 2019 | $971.3M | 14.2M | 35.0K | +0.3% |
| 2020 | $786.5M | 11.6M | 33.5K | -19.0% |
| 2021 | $877.4M | 12.8M | 34.3K | +11.6% |
| 2022 | $817.9M | 12.5M | 34.5K | -6.8% |
| 2023 | $787.8M | 12.5M | 34.2K | -3.7% |
| # | Provider | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amir Baluch | FL | $6.4M | 538.8K | $11.79 |
| 2 | Ryan Whitney | NY | $3.3M | 38.4K | $86.06 |
| 3 | Zachary Lipman | CA | $2.8M | 51.0K | $53.90 |
| 4 | Muhammad Alghannam | CA | $2.7M | 5.6K | $480.08 |
| 5 | Abhijeet Rastogi | NJ | $1.8M | 39.2K | $46.61 |
| 6 | Kieran Slevin | NJ | $1.5M | 34.4K | $42.37 |
| 7 | Patrick Fall | PA | $1.4M | 23.5K | $59.07 |
| 8 | John Storheim | CO | $1.3M | 111.2K | $12.00 |
| 9 | Dale Kiker | CA | $1.3M | 2.8K | $441.64 |
| 10 | Adam Savage | OK | $1.2M | 40.0K | $29.41 |
| 11 | Lee Erlendson | CA | $1.1M | 5.4K | $199.50 |
| 12 | Garrett Wright | OK | $1.0M | 17.4K | $58.68 |
| 13 | Amitabh Goswami | CA | $956.6K | 22.6K | $42.32 |
| 14 | Luke Liu | AK | $927.1K | 15.1K | $61.20 |
| 15 | Brian Bannister | NY | $924.2K | 8.7K | $106.11 |
| 16 | James Lin | CA | $920.3K | 9.9K | $93.21 |
| 17 | Chee Woo | DE | $913.5K | 21.8K | $41.81 |
| 18 | Sanjay Shah | PA | $913.0K | 12.0K | $76.36 |
| 19 | Tristan Pico | AZ | $896.6K | 6.0K | $148.74 |
| 20 | Richard Kline | SC | $886.6K | 10.3K | $86.44 |
| 21 | Paul Rodriguez | FL | $884.5K | 31.3K | $28.24 |
| 22 | Aaron Shinkle | AL | $868.0K | 14.2K | $61.04 |
| 23 | Jeremy Jaffe | PA | $862.0K | 12.3K | $70.00 |
| 24 | Brian Weaver | VA | $859.9K | 29.7K | $28.96 |
| 25 | Nikan Khatibi | CA | $842.8K | 18.3K | $45.98 |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | $70.9M | 780.0K | $90.91 |
| 00142 | Anesthesia for lens surgery | $54.2M | 708.0K | $76.56 |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | $44.5M | 544.1K | $81.78 |
| 00811 | Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | $37.9M | 487.3K | $77.73 |
| 01402 | Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | $29.1M | 167.8K | $173.35 |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | $27.2M | 430.0K | $63.19 |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $20.8M | 120.3K | $172.79 |
| 00670 | Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine | $18.4M | 56.8K | $324.18 |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | $17.5M | 147.9K | $118.24 |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | $17.2M | 114.6K | $150.00 |
| 00813 | Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope | $16.9M | 179.4K | $94.12 |
| 00812 | Anesthesia for exam of colon using an endoscope | $16.5M | 208.1K | $79.10 |
| 00790 | Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | $14.8M | 82.7K | $179.03 |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | $14.6M | 50.7K | $288.08 |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | $14.3M | 121.7K | $117.77 |
| 00560 | Anesthesia for procedure on heart and large blood vessels | $12.9M | 36.9K | $350.43 |
| 00537 | Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | $12.3M | 49.0K | $251.50 |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $12.1M | 88.1K | $137.02 |
| 01214 | Anesthesia for total hip replacement | $11.9M | 64.4K | $184.38 |
| 01922 | Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | $10.2M | 89.3K | $114.35 |
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.