Medicare spending analysis for Urology providers
Urology accounts for $12.6B in Medicare payments across 88.3K providers.
The specialty's average markup of 3.8x is above the overall Medicare average of 3.77x.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $1.3B | 31.8M | 8.8K | — |
| 2015 | $1.3B | 58.7M | 8.8K | +0.6% |
| 2016 | $1.3B | 59.2M | 8.8K | +1.0% |
| 2017 | $1.3B | 58.4M | 8.8K | -3.5% |
| 2018 | $1.3B | 57.5M | 8.8K | -0.1% |
| 2019 | $1.3B | 55.9M | 8.9K | +3.8% |
| 2020 | $1.1B | 50.3M | 8.8K | -12.3% |
| 2021 | $1.3B | 50.3M | 8.9K | +16.1% |
| 2022 | $1.2B | 46.2M | 8.9K | -7.0% |
| 2023 | $1.2B | 45.0M | 8.9K | -4.0% |
| # | Provider | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Shirodkar | TX | $3.4M | 521.2K | $6.60 |
| 2 | Ajay Kwatra | TX | $3.0M | 493.0K | $6.03 |
| 3 | Boris Havkin | FL | $2.3M | 169.2K | $13.82 |
| 4 | Kiarash Michel | CA | $2.1M | 201.4K | $10.39 |
| 5 | Benjamin Lowentritt | MD | $2.1M | 2.0K | $1.0K |
| 6 | Paul Dato | CA | $2.0M | 28.5K | $69.97 |
| 7 | Steve Chung | IL | $1.9M | 44.0K | $43.95 |
| 8 | Jesse Mills | CA | $1.9M | 58.7K | $32.96 |
| 9 | Babak Bamshad | CA | $1.8M | 15.6K | $112.52 |
| 10 | Elizabeth Kavaler | NY | $1.7M | 60.6K | $28.02 |
| 11 | Stephen Hightower | CA | $1.6M | 36.5K | $43.80 |
| 12 | Robert Hoofnagle | MD | $1.6M | 39.3K | $40.27 |
| 13 | Adam Feldman | MA | $1.6M | 18.0K | $86.74 |
| 14 | Benjamin Tripp | FL | $1.5M | 45.1K | $33.54 |
| 15 | Stephen Sacks | CA | $1.4M | 83.2K | $16.64 |
| 16 | Matthew Bui | CA | $1.3M | 36.9K | $36.53 |
| 17 | Mark Lierz | MO | $1.3M | 83.9K | $15.84 |
| 18 | Anthony Doerr | FL | $1.3M | 31.9K | $40.94 |
| 19 | Michael Isaacson | MD | $1.3M | 3.0K | $428.45 |
| 20 | Paul Jo | FL | $1.3M | 29.8K | $43.01 |
| 21 | Todd Young | TX | $1.3M | 41.3K | $30.58 |
| 22 | Thomas Suits | FL | $1.3M | 531.4K | $2.37 |
| 23 | Philip Bosch | CA | $1.3M | 12.1K | $104.31 |
| 24 | Felix Chi-Ming Yip | CA | $1.2M | 16.2K | $76.69 |
| 25 | David Josephson | CA | $1.2M | 83.5K | $14.86 |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | $255.9M | 2.8M | $90.44 |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | $135.1M | 2.2M | $62.75 |
| 52000 | Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | $103.4M | 704.0K | $146.82 |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | $69.3M | 597.5K | $115.97 |
| J9217 | Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | $52.0M | 390.0K | $133.34 |
| J0897 | Injection, denosumab, 1 mg | $23.2M | 1.3M | $18.33 |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | $21.0M | 160.6K | $130.69 |
| 87798 | Detection test by nucleic acid for organism, amplified probe technique | $20.4M | 593.8K | $34.30 |
| 52356 | Crushing of stone of ureter with insertion of stent using an endoscope | $18.8M | 58.5K | $321.63 |
| 51728 | Complex measurement of pressure of urine flow in bladder with voiding pressure studies | $15.2M | 59.6K | $255.67 |
| 55700 | Biopsy of prostate gland | $14.9M | 110.4K | $135.27 |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | $14.3M | 189.6K | $75.60 |
| 76872 | Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | $12.7M | 159.5K | $79.69 |
| 99490 | Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | $12.2M | 263.7K | $46.36 |
| J1952 | Leuprolide injectable, camcevi, 1 mg | $11.8M | 181.0K | $64.99 |
| 51798 | Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding | $11.6M | 1.4M | $8.03 |
| 52442 | Insertion of implant in urethra within prostate gland using an endoscope, each additional implant | $11.5M | 43.1K | $267.44 |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | $11.3M | 177.4K | $63.73 |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | $10.8M | 105.4K | $102.61 |
| J0585 | Injection, onabotulinumtoxina, 1 unit | $10.3M | 2.1M | $4.91 |
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.