Medicare spending analysis for Nuclear Medicine providers
Nuclear Medicine accounts for $967.0M in Medicare payments across 5.2K providers.
The specialty's average markup of 4.0x is above the overall Medicare average of 3.77x.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $67.4M | 890.0K | 518 | — |
| 2015 | $69.9M | 892.3K | 519 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | $78.5M | 1.0M | 538 | +12.3% |
| 2017 | $85.6M | 1.1M | 539 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | $90.6M | 1.2M | 532 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | $92.1M | 1.3M | 535 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | $93.1M | 1.5M | 517 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | $112.4M | 1.8M | 500 | +20.8% |
| 2022 | $122.7M | 1.9M | 507 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | $154.8M | 2.1M | 511 | +26.2% |
| # | Provider | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Mcdonald | FL | $7.5M | 94.0K | $79.30 |
| 2 | Ebrahim Delpassand | TX | $4.4M | 21.7K | $204.76 |
| 3 | Paul Makhlouf | FL | $4.2M | 168.8K | $25.18 |
| 4 | William Pace | CA | $4.1M | 16.1K | $252.87 |
| 5 | Ashok Muthukrishnan | PA | $3.9M | 20.9K | $187.30 |
| 6 | Pejman Dalaie | NY | $3.6M | 7.4K | $488.82 |
| 7 | Esther Coronel | NY | $3.3M | 6.9K | $471.19 |
| 8 | Puneet Chandak | CA | $3.1M | 61.3K | $50.99 |
| 9 | Ethan Spiegler | MD | $2.9M | 6.1K | $475.93 |
| 10 | Ashley Blurton | VA | $2.9M | 5.2K | $560.60 |
| 11 | David Carlson | CA | $2.6M | 52.5K | $50.48 |
| 12 | Aaron Kistler | VA | $2.6M | 4.1K | $638.61 |
| 13 | Samuel Mehr | NE | $2.5M | 20.8K | $122.32 |
| 14 | Ron Rosen | NY | $2.4M | 4.8K | $501.03 |
| 15 | Aron Gould-Simon | CA | $2.3M | 4.5K | $518.96 |
| 16 | Medina Kushen | FL | $2.3M | 130.8K | $17.80 |
| 17 | Michael Fagien | FL | $2.2M | 3.9K | $563.52 |
| 18 | Asad Nasir | OH | $2.2M | 113.8K | $19.10 |
| 19 | Changping Jia | NY | $2.2M | 4.0K | $536.34 |
| 20 | Shawn Carter | FL | $2.2M | 111.1K | $19.54 |
| 21 | Abida Taher | FL | $2.0M | 108.8K | $18.37 |
| 22 | John Miliziano | FL | $1.9M | 3.7K | $522.88 |
| 23 | Lisa Kalimi | NY | $1.9M | 3.9K | $482.22 |
| 24 | Evelyn Musni | CA | $1.8M | 9.3K | $188.26 |
| 25 | Dinko Franceschi | NY | $1.8M | 4.0K | $435.17 |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78815 | Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | $53.6M | 116.2K | $461.54 |
| A9607 | Lutetium lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan, therapeutic, 1 millicurie | $18.9M | 97.9K | $192.97 |
| A9595 | Piflufolastat f-18, diagnostic, 1 millicurie | $17.4M | 34.7K | $502.60 |
| A9552 | Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries | $10.4M | 34.4K | $304.10 |
| 78816 | Nuclear medicine study whole body with ct scan | $8.2M | 22.1K | $373.15 |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | $3.8M | 31.8K | $120.88 |
| A9596 | Gallium ga-68 gozetotide, diagnostic, (illuccix), 1 millicurie | $3.3M | 4.1K | $804.43 |
| A9584 | Iodine 1-123 ioflupane, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 5 millicuries | $2.7M | 1.3K | $2.1K |
| 74177 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | $2.3M | 15.2K | $152.91 |
| A9606 | Radium ra-223 dichloride, therapeutic, per microcurie | $2.3M | 18.3K | $126.90 |
| 78431 | Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | $1.9M | 3.8K | $492.35 |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | $1.4M | 15.8K | $91.85 |
| 77080 | Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine | $1.3M | 77.9K | $16.45 |
| 78306 | Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | $1.3M | 24.0K | $52.79 |
| 78608 | Nuclear medicine study of brain with metabolic evaluation | $1.2M | 2.1K | $588.45 |
| A9587 | Gallium ga-68, dotatate, diagnostic, 0.1 millicurie | $1.1M | 19.1K | $59.41 |
| A9555 | Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | $1.1M | 2.7K | $404.53 |
| 71260 | Ct scan of chest with contrast | $1.0M | 13.6K | $74.72 |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | $865.2K | 10.8K | $79.95 |
| 78492 | Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | $813.2K | 1.0K | $798.80 |
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.