Medicare spending analysis for General Surgery providers
General Surgery accounts for $8.0B in Medicare payments across 189.3K providers.
The specialty's average markup of 4.1x is above the overall Medicare average of 3.77x.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
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| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $870.7M | 9.8M | 18.7K | — |
| 2015 | $864.7M | 9.6M | 18.8K | -0.7% |
| 2016 | $852.2M | 9.6M | 18.9K | -1.4% |
| 2017 | $823.5M | 9.3M | 19.0K | -3.4% |
| 2018 | $820.9M | 9.7M | 19.0K | -0.3% |
| 2019 | $842.7M | 9.4M | 19.2K | +2.7% |
| 2020 | $693.3M | 7.9M | 18.8K | -17.7% |
| 2021 | $763.4M | 8.2M | 19.0K | +10.1% |
| 2022 | $720.2M | 7.7M | 18.9K | -5.7% |
| 2023 | $735.1M | 7.9M | 19.1K | +2.1% |
| # | Provider | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Sidaoui | NY | $16.3M | 54.5K | $299.35 |
| 2 | Ming-Wei Wu | NV | $9.8M | 17.6K | $556.07 |
| 3 | Charles Atkinson | AZ | $5.7M | 9.6K | $592.54 |
| 4 | Carol Bowen-Wells | FL | $5.1M | 6.1K | $842.00 |
| 5 | Valerie Allen | TX | $4.6M | 14.5K | $320.65 |
| 6 | Robert Dorsey | MO | $4.3M | 10.2K | $419.81 |
| 7 | Luis Rosas | FL | $2.8M | 44.2K | $63.52 |
| 8 | Nhean Chea | FL | $2.7M | 12.8K | $211.50 |
| 9 | Jesus Hidalgo | TX | $2.3M | 29.3K | $78.49 |
| 10 | Timothy Onyiuke | MD | $2.1M | 16.1K | $127.76 |
| 11 | Kenneth Goldman | NJ | $2.0M | 6.4K | $309.70 |
| 12 | Alvin May | CA | $1.7M | 6.6K | $264.28 |
| 13 | Randell Skau | CA | $1.7M | 13.5K | $127.29 |
| 14 | John Hovorka | TX | $1.6M | 2.7K | $584.33 |
| 15 | William Harris | TN | $1.5M | 12.7K | $121.10 |
| 16 | Julio Sanguily | FL | $1.5M | 3.6K | $419.61 |
| 17 | Harry Lifschutz | CA | $1.5M | 19.3K | $77.43 |
| 18 | Grant Fankhauser | AZ | $1.4M | 1.4K | $1.0K |
| 19 | Kaihi Fung | CA | $1.4M | 1.5K | $906.51 |
| 20 | J. Duke | AL | $1.3M | 12.5K | $107.44 |
| 21 | Leo Fong | CA | $1.3M | 9.5K | $135.06 |
| 22 | Daniel Harris | OK | $1.3M | 18.2K | $68.73 |
| 23 | Robert Dickason | MI | $1.2M | 103.4K | $11.87 |
| 24 | Adam Phillips | FL | $1.1M | 2.9K | $386.13 |
| 25 | Christopher Richardson | NV | $1.1M | 6.3K | $171.10 |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | $44.9M | 737.0K | $60.87 |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | $41.8M | 471.2K | $88.80 |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | $37.9M | 604.9K | $62.73 |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | $37.1M | 320.2K | $116.00 |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $26.1M | 151.9K | $171.84 |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | $24.7M | 245.5K | $100.76 |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | $24.3M | 179.5K | $135.58 |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | $19.5M | 204.1K | $95.49 |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | $19.3M | 258.4K | $74.53 |
| 19301 | Partial removal of breast | $17.5M | 34.5K | $507.82 |
| 50360 | Transplantation of donor kidney | $15.6M | 10.0K | $1.6K |
| 36465 | Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | $15.5M | 14.7K | $1.1K |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | $15.1M | 30.9K | $490.21 |
| Q4236 | Carepatch, per square centimeter | $15.0M | 15.2K | $983.98 |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | $13.2M | 83.2K | $158.53 |
| 11043 | Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | $12.6M | 79.5K | $159.03 |
| 11042 | Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | $12.2M | 203.2K | $59.87 |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | $12.0M | 32.3K | $371.99 |
| 36482 | Chemical destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using imaging guidance | $11.3M | 8.5K | $1.3K |
| 99308 | Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | $10.4M | 172.3K | $60.30 |
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.