Medicare spending analysis for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) providers
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) accounts for $3.4B in Medicare payments across 296.7K providers.
The specialty's average markup of 9.7x 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.
| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $459.5M | 4.8M | 35.6K | — |
| 2017 | $473.7M | 5.0M | 36.9K | +3.1% |
| 2018 | $455.8M | 4.7M | 36.8K | -3.8% |
| 2019 | $475.3M | 4.9M | 38.2K | +4.3% |
| 2020 | $370.4M | 3.8M | 35.7K | -22.1% |
| 2021 | $412.5M | 4.4M | 37.5K | +11.4% |
| 2022 | $388.2M | 4.2M | 37.7K | -5.9% |
| 2023 | $371.5M | 4.1M | 38.4K | -4.3% |
| # | Provider | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Gehring | FL | $429.3K | 2.5K | $169.02 |
| 2 | Jose Ramirez | NM | $403.1K | 3.4K | $119.51 |
| 3 | Chung-Hao Wu | CA | $261.9K | 1.1K | $228.73 |
| 4 | John Bing | MD | $255.7K | 2.4K | $107.60 |
| 5 | Justin Ellison | CA | $236.9K | 1.2K | $200.57 |
| 6 | Thomas Hood | OH | $228.2K | 2.5K | $90.49 |
| 7 | John Bean | OK | $213.6K | 3.0K | $70.58 |
| 8 | Melissa Rademacher | IA | $213.3K | 267 | $798.77 |
| 9 | Lina Dorfmeister | OR | $211.0K | 2.9K | $71.93 |
| 10 | Diego Cavenaghi | CA | $209.8K | 764 | $274.57 |
| 11 | Chris Bender | SD | $205.4K | 2.8K | $72.58 |
| 12 | Kevin Hinphy | NY | $192.4K | 1.1K | $169.84 |
| 13 | Jennifer Harvey | NY | $188.8K | 943 | $200.26 |
| 14 | Kelly Gignac | FL | $174.4K | 1.7K | $102.14 |
| 15 | Timothy Gibson | FL | $174.2K | 2.5K | $70.82 |
| 16 | Michael Folkerts | IL | $163.3K | 1.7K | $95.37 |
| 17 | Ladden Herrmann | FL | $161.4K | 1.6K | $102.16 |
| 18 | William James | AR | $160.6K | 2.6K | $62.26 |
| 19 | John Hinton | FL | $160.3K | 2.0K | $80.53 |
| 20 | Daniel Huther | KY | $155.0K | 1.6K | $99.59 |
| 21 | Sunny Sircar | CA | $154.0K | 576 | $267.42 |
| 22 | Clifford Blaylock | MS | $144.0K | 2.0K | $70.26 |
| 23 | Misti Crawford | OK | $141.2K | 1.8K | $80.28 |
| 24 | James Durbin | KY | $140.3K | 1.8K | $76.26 |
| 25 | Thomas Gransinger | MS | $140.3K | 1.5K | $92.85 |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00142 | Anesthesia for lens surgery | $73.9M | 952.2K | $77.62 |
| 00811 | Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | $57.0M | 672.7K | $84.66 |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | $49.7M | 588.8K | $84.39 |
| 00812 | Anesthesia for exam of colon using an endoscope | $27.7M | 317.5K | $87.29 |
| 01402 | Anesthesia for procedure for total knee joint replacement | $23.2M | 126.0K | $184.41 |
| 00813 | Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope | $23.1M | 224.2K | $103.17 |
| 00670 | Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine | $9.2M | 29.6K | $312.07 |
| 01214 | Anesthesia for total hip replacement | $7.3M | 38.0K | $191.89 |
| 01992 | Anesthesia for nerve block and injection procedure, prone position | $6.1M | 66.3K | $92.09 |
| 00140 | Anesthesia for other procedure on eye | $5.7M | 58.1K | $98.89 |
| 00537 | Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | $5.7M | 24.7K | $232.31 |
| 00790 | Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen | $5.7M | 29.6K | $193.90 |
| 01922 | Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | $5.0M | 46.6K | $106.57 |
| 00103 | Anesthesia for procedure on eyelid | $4.2M | 35.5K | $117.16 |
| 00145 | Anesthesia for retinal surgery | $3.8M | 30.9K | $123.30 |
| 01938 | Anesthesia for injection, drainage or aspiration procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance | $3.6M | 50.7K | $70.15 |
| 00910 | Anesthesia for other procedure on urinary system through urethra | $3.5M | 49.4K | $70.88 |
| 01810 | Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand | $3.2M | 46.7K | $68.70 |
| 00840 | Anesthesia for other procedure on lower abdomen | $2.5M | 14.3K | $173.92 |
| 01940 | Anesthesia for nerve destruction procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance | $2.3M | 27.0K | $86.80 |
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.