Medicare spending analysis for Chiropractic providers
Chiropractic accounts for $4.9B in Medicare payments across 339.5K providers.
The specialty's average markup of 2.0x is below the overall Medicare average of 3.77x.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $529.5M | 20.0M | 35.7K | — |
| 2015 | $524.5M | 19.9M | 35.4K | -0.9% |
| 2016 | $511.8M | 19.8M | 34.9K | -2.4% |
| 2017 | $484.9M | 19.2M | 34.6K | -5.2% |
| 2018 | $497.5M | 19.2M | 34.5K | +2.6% |
| 2019 | $519.0M | 19.3M | 34.3K | +4.3% |
| 2020 | $429.5M | 15.9M | 32.4K | -17.2% |
| 2021 | $469.6M | 17.4M | 32.9K | +9.3% |
| 2022 | $447.1M | 17.1M | 32.6K | -4.8% |
| 2023 | $449.6M | 17.2M | 32.2K | +0.6% |
| # | Provider | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micah Ries | CA | $244.7K | 6.2K | $39.70 |
| 2 | Nindhiya Ramcharan | NY | $200.1K | 6.5K | $30.75 |
| 3 | Nicole Javaherian | CA | $198.9K | 5.6K | $35.60 |
| 4 | Elaheh Zianour | CA | $188.4K | 5.9K | $31.71 |
| 5 | Valerie Delosreyes | NY | $183.4K | 5.9K | $31.15 |
| 6 | Truc Pham | CA | $179.1K | 5.2K | $34.50 |
| 7 | Robert Valinoti | NY | $177.8K | 5.7K | $31.17 |
| 8 | Hyunsuk Oh | MD | $176.3K | 5.3K | $33.11 |
| 9 | Samantha Coleman | VA | $165.5K | 5.9K | $28.24 |
| 10 | Yoav Nagar | CA | $154.8K | 3.6K | $43.03 |
| 11 | Ronald Simms | CA | $153.1K | 3.8K | $40.74 |
| 12 | Peter Vapnek | FL | $152.5K | 5.4K | $28.15 |
| 13 | Richard Abercrombie | NM | $144.5K | 4.2K | $34.64 |
| 14 | Wayne Garfinkel | MA | $144.0K | 4.8K | $29.85 |
| 15 | Scott Kremer | CA | $139.0K | 5.2K | $26.68 |
| 16 | Yi-Hsiang Lin | CA | $138.6K | 4.2K | $32.74 |
| 17 | Kavita Ramcharan | NY | $137.2K | 4.4K | $31.34 |
| 18 | Vitaliy Yudkin | CA | $136.6K | 3.1K | $43.46 |
| 19 | John Enloe | SC | $136.0K | 4.9K | $27.93 |
| 20 | Adam Locke | NY | $135.1K | 4.9K | $27.52 |
| 21 | William Rowlison | AZ | $134.6K | 6.9K | $19.56 |
| 22 | Philip Webb | PA | $134.4K | 4.8K | $27.75 |
| 23 | Steven Saro | MA | $134.3K | 4.9K | $27.16 |
| 24 | Craig Dillman | CA | $132.6K | 4.0K | $33.20 |
| 25 | Gary Leake | IN | $132.4K | 5.0K | $26.69 |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98941 | Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 3-4 spinal regions | $348.5M | 12.6M | $27.58 |
| 98940 | Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 1-2 spinal regions | $70.5M | 3.7M | $19.02 |
| 98942 | Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 5 spinal regions | $30.6M | 823.3K | $37.11 |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | $22.5K | 388 | $57.94 |
| 97140 | Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes | $3.3K | 158 | $21.06 |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | $3.2K | 59 | $54.84 |
| G0283 | Electrical stimulation (unattended), to one or more areas for indication(s) other than wound care, as part of a therapy plan of care | $2.6K | 374 | $7.02 |
| 97012 | Application of mechanical traction | $1.9K | 179 | $10.84 |
| 97124 | Therapy procedure using massage, each 15 minutes | $723.97 | 39 | $18.56 |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | $274.88 | 38 | $7.23 |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | $6.32 | 83 | $0.08 |
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.