Medicare spending analysis for Cardiac Surgery providers
Cardiac Surgery accounts for $1.3B in Medicare payments across 12.3K providers.
The specialty's average markup of 4.7x is above the overall Medicare average of 3.77x.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $165.5M | 880.3K | 1.5K | — |
| 2015 | $156.3M | 819.4K | 1.4K | -5.6% |
| 2016 | $149.9M | 781.9K | 1.4K | -4.1% |
| 2017 | $144.6M | 799.9K | 1.3K | -3.5% |
| 2018 | $140.4M | 821.3K | 1.3K | -2.9% |
| 2019 | $137.0M | 700.8K | 1.2K | -2.5% |
| 2020 | $98.4M | 466.6K | 1.1K | -28.2% |
| 2021 | $98.8M | 445.4K | 1.1K | +0.4% |
| 2022 | $88.6M | 411.3K | 1.0K | -10.3% |
| 2023 | $80.6M | 391.4K | 1.0K | -9.0% |
| # | Provider | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farshad Malekmehr | CA | $1.6M | 3.2K | $493.83 |
| 2 | Jonathan Ellichman | TN | $1.2M | 1.5K | $784.85 |
| 3 | Dominic Tolitano | IL | $1.1M | 6.3K | $174.00 |
| 4 | George Grifka | CA | $868.5K | 5.0K | $174.33 |
| 5 | James O'dorisio | CA | $699.6K | 5.1K | $136.61 |
| 6 | Michael Ryan | MO | $576.0K | 2.7K | $215.49 |
| 7 | Abdul Ezeldin | FL | $568.7K | 4.3K | $133.13 |
| 8 | Thomas Kartis | FL | $563.3K | 1.2K | $452.43 |
| 9 | Kevin Rapeport | CA | $521.4K | 6.5K | $80.34 |
| 10 | Leonard Girardi | NY | $476.1K | 562 | $847.21 |
| 11 | Dineshkumar Patel | FL | $472.2K | 10.9K | $43.27 |
| 12 | David Capallo | GA | $417.5K | 1.0K | $404.96 |
| 13 | Vince Nguyen | TX | $397.1K | 4.7K | $85.28 |
| 14 | Alaa Afifi | CA | $394.4K | 2.3K | $169.57 |
| 15 | Vatsal Mody | CA | $381.7K | 5.3K | $72.52 |
| 16 | Cynthia Steimle | IL | $377.1K | 2.3K | $160.62 |
| 17 | Harvey Garrett | TN | $375.7K | 1.9K | $195.37 |
| 18 | James Williams | IL | $371.3K | 290 | $1.3K |
| 19 | Louis Elkins | AR | $368.5K | 2.2K | $165.61 |
| 20 | Kunal Chaudhry | FL | $361.5K | 5.3K | $67.86 |
| 21 | Isaac George | NY | $355.3K | 745 | $476.96 |
| 22 | Kari Clark | FL | $345.6K | 6.4K | $54.16 |
| 23 | David Allie | LA | $343.3K | 3.5K | $97.68 |
| 24 | Michael Nolen | AR | $340.2K | 692 | $491.68 |
| 25 | Shinya Unai | OH | $323.0K | 497 | $649.91 |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | $20.4M | 16.6K | $1.2K |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | $10.5M | 17.7K | $593.59 |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | $3.6M | 2.6K | $1.4K |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | $3.5M | 21.8K | $160.09 |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | $2.7M | 29.0K | $92.00 |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | $2.0M | 16.6K | $119.74 |
| 37229 | Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel | $1.9M | 332 | $5.7K |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | $1.8M | 13.6K | $135.81 |
| 33430 | Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | $1.8M | 933 | $2.0K |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | $1.7M | 5.7K | $292.77 |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | $1.5M | 11.5K | $131.01 |
| 36465 | Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | $1.4M | 1.4K | $998.20 |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $1.3M | 7.3K | $179.09 |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | $1.1M | 18.3K | $61.71 |
| 33427 | Radical reconstruction of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | $935.0K | 592 | $1.6K |
| 33534 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 2 grafts | $870.5K | 542 | $1.6K |
| 37225 | Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | $797.5K | 219 | $3.6K |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | $793.0K | 12.6K | $62.96 |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | $787.7K | 8.1K | $97.07 |
| 37227 | Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in arteries of leg | $779.1K | 116 | $6.7K |
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.