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Cardiology vs Internal Medicine

Medicare billing comparison between Cardiology and Internal Medicine providers

Cardiology
Internal Medicine
Total Medicare Payments
$34.8B
$77.0B
↓ 54.8% difference
Total Providers
180.3K
917.6K
↓ 80.3% difference
Avg Payment per Provider
$193.1K
$84.0K
↑ 130.0% difference
Markup Ratio
3.64x
2.90x
↑ 25.6% difference
Total Services
604.5M
1.7B
↓ 63.9% difference
Avg Payment per Service
$90.77
$63.92
↑ 42.0% difference

Key Insights

  • •Internal Medicine accounts for $42.2B more in Medicare payments than Cardiology.
  • •Cardiology providers earn $109.1K more per provider on average.
  • •Cardiology has a higher markup ratio (3.64x vs 2.90x).

Top Procedures — Cardiology

99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
$716.5M
93306
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function
$431.8M
78452
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect
$187.9M
99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
$127.9M
99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
$119.6M

Top Procedures — Internal Medicine

99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
$1.2B
99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
$644.3M
99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
$591.0M
G0439
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
$486.0M
99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes
$444.8M

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Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.

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