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Peripheral Vascular Disease

Medicare spending analysis for Peripheral Vascular Disease providers

🔎 Data Analysis

Peripheral Vascular Disease accounts for $134.5M in Medicare payments across 577 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.

Total Payments (10yr)
$134.5M
Top Providers
50
States with Providers
26

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$9.7M114.6K67—
2015$8.8M95.6K63-9.8%
2016$9.6M112.0K59+9.3%
2017$13.0M116.2K62+35.6%
2018$15.5M103.6K53+18.9%
2019$16.9M104.0K53+9.3%
2020$14.2M85.9K52-16.3%
2021$17.0M90.8K55+20.2%
2022$14.4M78.2K57-15.2%
2023$15.4M84.0K56+6.7%

Top Peripheral Vascular Disease Providers

#ProviderStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Pablo GualaFL$4.9M3.3K$1.5K
2Manuel GonzalezFL$2.2M1.7K$1.3K
3Mitchell GiangobbeAZ$869.2K926$938.68
4Imraan AnsaarieFL$850.2K3.5K$245.35
5Ashwani KumarVA$675.8K7.4K$91.39
6Thomas EidsonTX$627.8K1.9K$336.61
7Paul EspinozaSC$422.9K3.0K$141.22
8Hasan RehmanNC$392.4K1.4K$274.21
9Mina JacobAL$325.9K3.9K$82.79
10Edward PereiraFL$276.8K2.6K$106.49
11Jonathan McdonaghAK$247.8K2.0K$126.00
12David WinandPA$231.8K630$367.90
13Omer ZuberiFL$228.7K3.0K$77.47
14Stanley WatkinsAK$226.7K3.0K$75.43
15J BacharachSD$206.7K3.0K$68.19
16Carline GuirandNY$192.5K1.1K$180.62
17Raha NaelOK$187.0K3.8K$48.98
18George LynskeyMD$167.8K2.7K$63.13
19Seth KraussAK$152.2K3.0K$50.34
20Mark FeatherstonNC$150.5K916$164.35
21Laurie KuestnerIA$149.1K2.4K$62.54
22Ankush ChhabraCA$125.2K2.9K$43.66
23Eugene EddlemonTN$118.0K1.3K$87.47
24Scott BakerNC$111.5K282$395.52
25Sophia BampohFL$94.5K818$115.57

Top Procedures

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesAvg/Service
37229Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel$2.7M472$5.7K
37227Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in arteries of leg$2.1M253$8.3K
37231Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in artery of leg, initial vessel$1.1M115$9.8K
37225Removal of plaque in arteries of leg$980.1K210$4.7K
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$818.5K9.5K$85.90
37244Occlusion of artery or vein bleeding with review by radiologist$734.9K144$5.1K
36475Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance$626.1K806$776.85
36465Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance$467.3K466$1.0K
37252Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel$427.3K568$752.34
93970Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers$354.4K5.5K$64.34
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$312.7K2.8K$112.00
93880Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow$282.6K5.6K$50.10
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$279.2K4.9K$57.28
93306Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function$236.7K2.8K$85.81
93971Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers$197.1K4.1K$48.33
92928Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch$167.7K367$457.03
90960Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)$155.1K487$318.42
36482Chemical destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using imaging guidance$141.4K224$631.37
33361Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery$141.4K217$651.49
37233Removal of plaque in artery of leg, each additional vessel$136.5K152$898.30

Geographic Distribution

FL
$8.5M
7 providers
AZ
$869.2K
1 providers
NC
$746.2K
5 providers
TX
$708.4K
2 providers
VA
$675.8K
1 providers
AK
$626.7K
3 providers
OH
$442.7K
11 providers
SC
$422.9K
1 providers
AL
$325.9K
1 providers
IA
$281.4K
3 providers
PA
$277.2K
2 providers
OK
$229.1K
2 providers
NY
$220.6K
2 providers
SD
$206.7K
1 providers
CA
$199.1K
2 providers
MD
$167.8K
1 providers
TN
$118.0K
1 providers
NM
$71.0K
1 providers
IL
$64.9K
1 providers
WA
$46.5K
1 providers
MN
$39.5K
1 providers
MA
$34.3K
1 providers
NV
$30.4K
1 providers
WI
$29.2K
2 providers
HI
$24.4K
1 providers
PR
$3.7K
1 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.