Medicare spending analysis for Pathology providers
Pathology accounts for $9.8B in Medicare payments across 116.7K providers.
The specialty's average markup of 4.6x is above the overall Medicare average of 3.77x.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $847.9M | 27.0M | 11.4K | — |
| 2015 | $894.6M | 27.2M | 11.4K | +5.5% |
| 2016 | $943.8M | 28.2M | 11.5K | +5.5% |
| 2017 | $966.6M | 29.6M | 11.6K | +2.4% |
| 2018 | $1.0B | 30.5M | 11.7K | +6.1% |
| 2019 | $1.1B | 32.0M | 11.7K | +3.1% |
| 2020 | $947.8M | 28.3M | 11.7K | -10.4% |
| 2021 | $1.0B | 30.8M | 11.7K | +10.7% |
| 2022 | $1.0B | 30.7M | 11.8K | -2.4% |
| 2023 | $1.1B | 32.0M | 12.0K | +2.6% |
| # | Provider | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilfredo Blasini | FL | $16.9M | 828.1K | $20.43 |
| 2 | Ryan Olson | FL | $12.8M | 747.5K | $17.08 |
| 3 | Riem Badr | NY | $8.0M | 232.3K | $34.36 |
| 4 | Robyn Olney | TX | $7.7M | 683.8K | $11.24 |
| 5 | Mohammad Qureshi | NJ | $6.8M | 114.5K | $59.13 |
| 6 | Jon Keller | CA | $6.4M | 586.6K | $10.94 |
| 7 | Nicholas Maruniak | FL | $5.5M | 187.1K | $29.56 |
| 8 | Ann Anderson | NY | $5.2M | 109.3K | $47.18 |
| 9 | Zhiming Yang | PA | $4.5M | 114.2K | $38.98 |
| 10 | Yousef Tadros | IL | $4.4M | 114.9K | $38.46 |
| 11 | Michael Mcginnis | CA | $4.2M | 55.3K | $75.18 |
| 12 | Bader Pedemonte | NJ | $4.2M | 52.0K | $79.95 |
| 13 | Derek Welch | TN | $4.1M | 323.9K | $12.78 |
| 14 | Scott Acker | GA | $3.8M | 122.5K | $31.07 |
| 15 | Michael Nagar | NY | $3.8M | 18.7K | $202.67 |
| 16 | Veronica Papavero | FL | $3.7M | 60.0K | $61.88 |
| 17 | Richard Kinsey | TN | $3.3M | 75.3K | $43.95 |
| 18 | Julie Bell | FL | $3.3M | 313.1K | $10.50 |
| 19 | Howard Martin | TX | $3.0M | 41.0K | $72.60 |
| 20 | Etan Marks | FL | $2.7M | 72.1K | $38.06 |
| 21 | Jacqueline Russo | FL | $2.7M | 46.8K | $57.16 |
| 22 | Claude Burdick | CA | $2.7M | 5.1K | $524.71 |
| 23 | Jim Lu | IL | $2.7M | 19.1K | $138.85 |
| 24 | Weijian Zhu | GA | $2.6M | 44.6K | $58.29 |
| 25 | Cary Chisholm | TX | $2.5M | 60.8K | $41.19 |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $415.8M | 11.3M | $36.90 |
| 88341 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | $76.3M | 2.8M | $26.92 |
| 88342 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | $66.9M | 1.7M | $38.90 |
| 88307 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | $55.7M | 842.4K | $66.11 |
| 88312 | Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | $45.1M | 825.1K | $54.69 |
| 88313 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report | $29.6M | 988.0K | $29.96 |
| G0416 | Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examinations, for prostate needle biopsy, any method | $19.5M | 100.1K | $194.75 |
| 88112 | Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique | $16.7M | 596.9K | $27.96 |
| 88173 | Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report | $16.6M | 277.5K | $59.87 |
| 88360 | Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual | $16.3M | 432.9K | $37.75 |
| 87798 | Detection test by nucleic acid for organism, amplified probe technique | $14.6M | 426.3K | $34.15 |
| 88120 | Cell examination of urine, manual | $13.0M | 36.9K | $351.24 |
| 88309 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity | $11.3M | 100.4K | $113.01 |
| 88189 | Flow cytometry technique for dna or cell analysis, 16 or more markers | $10.9M | 166.2K | $65.79 |
| 88331 | Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block | $9.8M | 195.5K | $50.19 |
| 81455 | Targeted genomic sequence analysis panel of dna or combine dna and rna of 51 or greater genes associated with blood and lymphatic system disorders | $9.0M | 3.1K | $2.9K |
| 88344 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each multiplex procedure | $8.5M | 122.9K | $69.54 |
| 84165 | Protein measurement, serum | $8.3M | 637.9K | $13.01 |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | $8.3M | 1.0M | $8.29 |
| 80053 | Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | $7.9M | 768.6K | $10.32 |
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.