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Undefined Physician type

Medicare spending analysis for Undefined Physician type providers

🔎 Data Analysis

Undefined Physician type accounts for $214.3M in Medicare payments across 2.1K 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.

Total Payments (10yr)
$214.3M
Top Providers
50
States with Providers
38

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2016$31.0M540.9K259—
2017$33.6M517.2K428+8.3%
2018$30.7M488.1K360-8.7%
2019$26.7M597.7K308-13.1%
2020$17.3M518.3K191-35.1%
2021$25.6M510.5K197+48.1%
2022$24.7M461.8K193-3.8%
2023$24.7M479.6K203-0.0%

Top Undefined Physician type Providers

#ProviderStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Arash PadidarCA$1.1M11.4K$94.00
2Alfred VallesCA$1.1M9.1K$116.61
3Anir DhirAZ$1.1M4.3K$246.30
4Allen ArdestaniTN$956.4K135.1K$7.08
5Alexander KennonFL$870.9K4.9K$176.47
6Steven GoulderIL$749.4K3.5K$213.49
7Seshadri KasturiCA$702.1K24.1K$29.17
8Harit DesaiCA$686.7K10.2K$67.11
9Abid RizviCA$641.1K7.7K$83.32
10Patrick KillianOH$616.1K2.3K$267.38
11Wesley HilgerCA$613.5K20.0K$30.61
12Abdulraouf LamoshiNY$580.9K7.1K$81.86
13Thomas McgovernIN$554.9K1.9K$292.96
14Julie NevilleWY$552.9K4.8K$115.40
15Richard ChangCA$549.5K7.7K$71.44
16Gina MarreroNY$521.7K1.2K$435.11
17Subbarao MylavarapuCA$501.3K5.3K$94.21
18Randall BeallisAR$430.3K7.1K$60.54
19Bart EndrizziMN$427.3K1.9K$221.77
20Abdul ZanabliWV$399.6K5.4K$74.67
21Kristen BuonoCA$398.4K11.7K$34.01
22Savitha KrishnanCA$389.7K21.2K$18.40
23Lawrence LinCA$350.0K3.0K$116.57
24Jessica ZigmanCA$327.8K16.2K$20.22
25Victor SeinAZ$326.2K4.0K$81.58

Top Procedures

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesAvg/Service
17311Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks$2.3M4.9K$469.69
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$1.8M19.5K$93.19
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$1.1M17.6K$64.79
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$971.2K16.0K$60.82
17312Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks$874.6K2.7K$325.25
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$605.8K5.1K$119.13
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$562.7K5.9K$95.72
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$543.2K4.1K$131.31
93306Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function$513.6K5.2K$99.34
J0585Injection, onabotulinumtoxina, 1 unit$447.2K91.6K$4.88
17313Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks$429.4K889$483.00
99291Critical care, first 30-74 minutes$410.3K2.4K$173.27
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes$353.6K2.6K$137.02
78815Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan$331.6K491$675.45
37229Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel$296.0K39$7.6K
52287Exam with injections of chemical for destruction of bladder using an endoscope$288.4K1.0K$276.21
37227Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in arteries of leg$274.5K24$11.4K
13132Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm$268.1K1.4K$190.13
99222Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes$253.9K2.5K$100.15
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes$248.1K1.5K$161.76

Geographic Distribution

CA
$10.5M
59 providers
AZ
$2.1M
14 providers
NY
$1.4M
11 providers
FL
$1.1M
7 providers
TN
$985.4K
3 providers
IL
$905.6K
5 providers
OH
$874.8K
9 providers
MN
$762.1K
5 providers
WA
$631.9K
13 providers
IN
$554.9K
1 providers
WY
$552.9K
1 providers
ND
$475.3K
10 providers
AR
$475.3K
2 providers
OR
$433.7K
8 providers
SD
$406.1K
5 providers
WV
$399.6K
1 providers
TX
$397.2K
7 providers
HI
$321.8K
7 providers
NC
$238.8K
1 providers
PA
$202.5K
5 providers
ID
$164.1K
3 providers
MS
$151.1K
1 providers
NV
$146.9K
5 providers
MT
$96.8K
2 providers
RI
$89.0K
1 providers
MA
$49.6K
2 providers
NJ
$43.7K
2 providers
WI
$31.3K
1 providers
GA
$28.1K
2 providers
OK
$27.2K
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.