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Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Medicare spending analysis for Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine providers

🔎 Data Analysis

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine accounts for $64.3M in Medicare payments across 550 providers.

The specialty's average markup of 3.4x is below the overall Medicare average of 3.77x.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Total Payments (10yr)
$64.3M
Top Providers
50
States with Providers
32

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2018$22.5K5821—
2019$6.0M114.1K81+26604.7%
2020$9.9M187.2K107+65.2%
2021$14.8M209.1K116+49.1%
2022$19.3M219.5K123+30.4%
2023$14.1M223.8K122-27.0%

Top Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Providers

#ProviderStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Joseph WolcottTX$3.1M95.8K$32.62
2Manjulatha BadamTX$2.9M9.9K$295.73
3Julie HamiltonCA$924.4K12.5K$74.12
4Autumn SavageTX$539.9K4.9K$110.16
5Nichole JohnsonTX$419.1K3.8K$109.47
6Joni HodgsonGA$358.2K3.0K$117.78
7Marina WilderGA$291.2K2.5K$116.58
8Enid Ling-StowersMI$253.4K2.4K$106.71
9Timothy HuttonGA$216.5K2.0K$106.01
10John MillingtonCA$182.9K1.3K$144.79
11Caesar AndersonCA$177.8K3.2K$55.01
12Eddie KimNV$172.0K1.3K$130.30
13Charles SimmonsLA$159.4K3.9K$40.87
14Ricardo DuranGA$138.1K1.6K$88.26
15Daniel BelessGA$125.9K1.2K$107.62
16Louis PilatiOH$124.9K2.2K$56.28
17Dennis BlockMO$120.1K2.0K$59.29
18Jayson MalufauUT$116.2K1.8K$63.11
19Colette SimonPA$115.2K1.6K$70.69
20Kyle MillsTX$112.5K2.2K$50.73
21Kimberly ChouTX$106.6K2.1K$51.89
22Brandon MahurinMO$104.7K2.2K$48.09
23Joseph RanziniVA$103.4K2.0K$50.88
24Tanner BoesOH$102.4K2.3K$45.39
25Joseph NewmanMO$95.1K1.9K$51.32

Top Procedures

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesAvg/Service
G0277Hyperbaric oxygen under pressure, full body chamber, per 30 minute interval$2.1M16.3K$128.30
Q4194Novachor, per square centimeter$1.3M1.6K$807.47
11042Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less$1.3M20.2K$62.30
A2001Innovamatrix ac, per square centimeter$1.2M1.5K$807.41
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$1.2M23.8K$50.31
99183Management of oxygen chamber therapy$990.4K12.1K$82.00
Q4197Puraply xt, per square centimeter$738.2K5.6K$132.18
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$657.4K8.4K$78.65
J0875Injection, dalbavancin, 5 mg$636.3K54.6K$11.65
Q4132Grafix core and grafixpl core, per square centimeter$479.8K1.7K$285.79
11045Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less$271.6K11.0K$24.78
36465Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance$260.7K296$880.61
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$211.6K2.0K$103.36
11043Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less$187.9K1.4K$139.18
97597Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less$181.5K5.2K$35.17
99212Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes$136.2K4.6K$29.66
99203New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes$133.5K2.0K$65.15
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$126.0K826$152.53
97610Therapy procedure using ultrasound$122.0K317$384.86
Q4196Puraply am, per square centimeter$112.6K1.4K$83.10

Geographic Distribution

TX
$7.6M
18 providers
CA
$1.4M
6 providers
GA
$1.2M
9 providers
WI
$377.9K
16 providers
MO
$365.2K
4 providers
UT
$329.6K
8 providers
MI
$311.9K
3 providers
NY
$299.7K
11 providers
LA
$284.9K
5 providers
PA
$250.0K
3 providers
OH
$227.2K
2 providers
FL
$200.9K
8 providers
NV
$193.5K
2 providers
WA
$123.6K
4 providers
VA
$103.4K
1 providers
MN
$73.8K
3 providers
ID
$72.5K
1 providers
MD
$66.0K
2 providers
ME
$61.2K
1 providers
AZ
$60.0K
1 providers
NC
$56.4K
2 providers
AL
$54.2K
1 providers
AR
$53.8K
1 providers
IA
$47.0K
2 providers
KS
$37.3K
1 providers
ND
$35.1K
1 providers
NH
$31.2K
1 providers
IL
$29.4K
1 providers
IN
$24.0K
1 providers
OR
$24.0K
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.