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Gastroenterology

Medicare spending analysis for Gastroenterology providers

🔎 Data Analysis

Gastroenterology accounts for $11.7B in Medicare payments across 133.9K providers.

The specialty's average markup of 4.9x is above the overall Medicare average of 3.77x.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Total Payments (10yr)
$11.7B
Top Providers
50
States with Providers
55

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$1.3B14.4M12.5K—
2015$1.3B14.4M12.7K-0.6%
2016$1.2B15.1M13.0K-3.0%
2017$1.2B15.8M13.2K-2.4%
2018$1.2B16.2M13.4K+0.1%
2019$1.2B16.5M13.6K+1.9%
2020$994.9M14.8M13.6K-18.2%
2021$1.1B16.3M13.8K+15.6%
2022$1.1B16.3M13.9K-5.9%
2023$1.1B16.6M14.1K-0.3%

Top Gastroenterology Providers

#ProviderStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Jeffrey WeberWI$20.8M1.0M$19.98
2Dale ProkupekCA$1.9M51.0K$38.02
3Richard BoneIL$1.8M133.6K$13.68
4Ronald MichaelTN$1.5M128.3K$11.74
5Scott LampertGA$1.3M29.4K$45.93
6Moshe HirthFL$1.3M51.1K$25.53
7Terrence JacksonTN$1.2M58.1K$20.73
8Arthur OstrovNY$1.1M58.7K$19.33
9Bincy AbrahamTX$988.3K61.7K$16.01
10Hillary BownikMO$959.7K51.8K$18.54
11Aaron WeissFL$948.0K47.0K$20.17
12Pedram EnayatiCA$934.2K10.6K$88.10
13Morris NausFL$866.0K38.0K$22.80
14Steven KleinNC$864.9K43.7K$19.80
15Mark AllenMO$853.3K42.3K$20.18
16Zahoor MakhdoomIL$850.9K10.0K$85.27
17Benjamin BasseriCA$840.7K13.6K$61.59
18Keivan GolchiniCA$819.1K12.5K$65.71
19Elliot EllisFL$812.2K32.7K$24.87
20Jacque NoelLA$804.6K44.1K$18.26
21Joel SachCA$785.6K10.8K$72.50
22Faisal SheikhNY$759.3K9.0K$84.33
23Samer Al-ShuriekiFL$721.6K30.7K$23.49
24Juan SarolFL$714.6K9.3K$77.01
25Piyush JoganiCA$696.9K6.2K$112.68

Top Procedures

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesAvg/Service
45385Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare$178.9M870.9K$205.40
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$122.9M1.3M$92.34
45380Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope$78.7M754.1K$104.40
43239Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope$78.2M1.0M$77.78
J3380Injection, vedolizumab, 1 mg$61.5M3.6M$17.16
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$58.8M910.8K$64.60
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$57.6M488.2K$117.90
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$44.1M688.5K$64.10
G0105Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk$35.3M194.6K$181.17
99222Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes$33.3M324.0K$102.68
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes$26.4M191.0K$138.47
45378Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope$21.3M151.7K$140.18
G0121Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk$21.1M116.1K$181.71
99203New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes$20.8M272.3K$76.47
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$20.7M215.2K$96.25
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$16.6M130.0K$127.51
43235Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope$12.8M159.6K$80.53
J1745Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg$12.4M477.0K$25.98
88305Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity$10.0M349.7K$28.55
43249Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm$8.9M73.5K$121.23

Geographic Distribution

CA
$118.2M
1.3K providers
FL
$111.1M
1.1K providers
NY
$100.2M
1.3K providers
TX
$72.4M
1.1K providers
NJ
$50.1M
538 providers
IL
$45.7M
560 providers
PA
$44.0M
752 providers
WI
$30.8M
246 providers
NC
$30.4M
463 providers
MD
$30.0M
328 providers
VA
$29.7M
366 providers
MA
$29.7M
462 providers
OH
$28.8M
515 providers
GA
$26.9M
368 providers
TN
$25.0M
266 providers
MO
$20.8M
290 providers
AZ
$20.8M
266 providers
MI
$20.4M
378 providers
SC
$18.7M
188 providers
WA
$18.1M
331 providers
IN
$17.0M
241 providers
LA
$15.4M
184 providers
MS
$14.8M
98 providers
AL
$13.7M
169 providers
NE
$12.7M
72 providers
CT
$12.4M
251 providers
CO
$12.1M
216 providers
MN
$11.5M
293 providers
KY
$10.0M
165 providers
AR
$9.9M
87 providers

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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

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.