Medicare spending analysis for Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional providers
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional accounts for $109.6M in Medicare payments across 14.8K providers.
The specialty's average markup of 2.4x is below the overall Medicare average of 3.77x.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $13.9M | 515.0K | 1.8K | — |
| 2017 | $13.9M | 513.2K | 1.8K | -0.1% |
| 2018 | $14.1M | 521.8K | 1.9K | +2.0% |
| 2019 | $16.3M | 561.0K | 1.9K | +15.3% |
| 2020 | $13.1M | 428.7K | 1.8K | -19.3% |
| 2021 | $13.9M | 452.3K | 1.9K | +5.5% |
| 2022 | $12.5M | 412.8K | 1.9K | -9.8% |
| 2023 | $11.9M | 403.2K | 1.9K | -4.7% |
| # | Provider | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzma Khan | TX | $130.8K | 5.0K | $26.26 |
| 2 | Ivet Sarkissian Pekacheki | CA | $107.4K | 3.5K | $30.61 |
| 3 | Tabitha Zamarripa | HI | $106.7K | 4.4K | $24.01 |
| 4 | Michelle Jensen | NV | $102.5K | 3.8K | $26.93 |
| 5 | Erika Green | NC | $80.1K | 2.4K | $33.09 |
| 6 | Elena Jigoulskaia | NY | $77.6K | 2.5K | $31.06 |
| 7 | Thomas Hellyer | NV | $69.2K | 2.4K | $29.19 |
| 8 | Susan Push | IL | $62.9K | 2.2K | $28.32 |
| 9 | Amy Fox | CA | $60.8K | 1.7K | $35.40 |
| 10 | Keri Shroyer | KS | $58.0K | 1.8K | $32.44 |
| 11 | Shirley Mirzaian | CA | $55.1K | 1.8K | $30.59 |
| 12 | Lisa Lorenzi | IL | $51.8K | 1.9K | $27.81 |
| 13 | Essie Brown | IL | $51.1K | 1.8K | $27.87 |
| 14 | Erin Darosa | MN | $49.0K | 1.4K | $36.15 |
| 15 | Marci Sloane | FL | $48.1K | 1.6K | $29.72 |
| 16 | Shima Fazelimanesh | CA | $46.7K | 1.5K | $31.57 |
| 17 | Joyce Atkins | CA | $46.3K | 1.4K | $33.92 |
| 18 | Kristian Johansen | IL | $44.5K | 1.6K | $28.33 |
| 19 | Michelle Slowey | NY | $44.1K | 1.3K | $34.15 |
| 20 | Mary Ann Shannon | IL | $43.0K | 1.5K | $28.54 |
| 21 | Nicholas Palumbo | IL | $42.9K | 1.5K | $28.41 |
| 22 | Diana Cann | IL | $42.7K | 1.5K | $28.03 |
| 23 | Karen Hill-Fisher | NV | $41.1K | 1.5K | $28.18 |
| 24 | Melanie Lipke | WA | $40.4K | 1.0K | $38.86 |
| 25 | Nadine Giordano | IL | $38.5K | 1.4K | $27.94 |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97802 | Therapy procedure for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $4.7M | 151.8K | $31.09 |
| 97803 | Therapy procedure reassessment for nutrition management, each 15 minutes | $3.6M | 133.5K | $27.24 |
| G0108 | Diabetes outpatient self-management training services, individual, per 30 minutes | $2.3M | 57.8K | $39.54 |
| G0270 | Medical nutrition therapy; reassessment and subsequent intervention(s) following second referral in same year for change in diagnosis, medical condition or treatment regimen (including additional hours needed for renal disease), individual, face to face wi | $1.0M | 37.3K | $27.03 |
| G0109 | Diabetes outpatient self-management training services, group session (2 or more), per 30 minutes | $236.6K | 20.6K | $11.51 |
| 97804 | Therapy procedure for nutrition management with group, each 30 minutes | $20.2K | 1.5K | $13.87 |
| 98968 | Telephone medical discussion provided by nonphysician professional, 21-30 minutes | $8.1K | 387 | $20.89 |
| 98967 | Telephone medical discussion provided by nonphysician professional, 11-20 minutes | $3.6K | 229 | $15.56 |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | $3.0K | 32 | $92.64 |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | $2.0K | 16 | $126.33 |
| 99211 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | $387.40 | 27 | $14.35 |
| 98971 | Online digital evaluation and management service provided by nonphysician professional for up to 7 days, total time 11-20 minutes | $355.99 | 27 | $13.18 |
| 98966 | Telephone medical discussion provided by nonphysician professional, 5-10 minutes | $269.69 | 30 | $8.99 |
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.