Medicare spending analysis for Vascular Surgery providers
Vascular Surgery accounts for $6.0B in Medicare payments across 32.6K 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.
| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $539.1M | 5.4M | 2.8K | — |
| 2015 | $559.2M | 5.5M | 2.9K | +3.7% |
| 2016 | $591.7M | 5.6M | 3.0K | +5.8% |
| 2017 | $606.5M | 5.7M | 3.1K | +2.5% |
| 2018 | $647.2M | 6.3M | 3.2K | +6.7% |
| 2019 | $712.0M | 6.5M | 3.4K | +10.0% |
| 2020 | $615.0M | 5.7M | 3.4K | -13.6% |
| 2021 | $624.9M | 5.6M | 3.5K | +1.6% |
| 2022 | $560.2M | 5.2M | 3.6K | -10.4% |
| 2023 | $543.9M | 5.7M | 3.6K | -2.9% |
| # | Provider | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Singh | PA | $5.7M | 403.5K | $14.08 |
| 2 | Harold Tabaie | CA | $4.2M | 6.4K | $658.50 |
| 3 | Joseph Ricotta | FL | $4.0M | 11.9K | $334.32 |
| 4 | Samer Saiedy | MD | $3.8M | 7.2K | $525.65 |
| 5 | Rajiv Nagesetty | CA | $3.6M | 27.9K | $129.86 |
| 6 | Ahmad Abu-Ghaida | MD | $3.6M | 54.3K | $66.56 |
| 7 | Amit Shah | NY | $3.6M | 10.6K | $338.42 |
| 8 | David O'connor | NJ | $3.6M | 7.9K | $451.41 |
| 9 | Chad Laurich | SD | $3.2M | 7.3K | $445.08 |
| 10 | Baljeet Uppal | AZ | $2.9M | 6.5K | $444.42 |
| 11 | Sam Ebrahimi | CA | $2.9M | 4.1K | $711.11 |
| 12 | Alexander Salloum | CA | $2.8M | 24.9K | $113.90 |
| 13 | Hardeep Ahluwalia | CA | $2.7M | 2.9K | $942.90 |
| 14 | Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes | CA | $2.6M | 3.6K | $726.53 |
| 15 | Steven Hutchinson | KS | $2.5M | 30.3K | $81.99 |
| 16 | Prateek Gupta | TN | $2.5M | 18.5K | $133.61 |
| 17 | Lawrence Goldstein | CA | $2.5M | 10.3K | $237.49 |
| 18 | Peter Lin | CA | $2.4M | 4.3K | $560.46 |
| 19 | Jeffrey Winter | GA | $2.4M | 9.9K | $242.20 |
| 20 | Anton Dias Perera | TN | $2.2M | 17.3K | $124.34 |
| 21 | Russell Lam | TX | $2.0M | 2.3K | $872.38 |
| 22 | Robert Streisand | NY | $2.0M | 582.3K | $3.52 |
| 23 | Rahul Kar | OH | $2.0M | 9.4K | $214.10 |
| 24 | Ravi Pulipati | NY | $2.0M | 2.4K | $820.94 |
| 25 | Jeffrey Wang | MD | $1.9M | 4.9K | $390.62 |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37229 | Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel | $49.9M | 8.7K | $5.7K |
| 37227 | Removal of plaque and insertion of stents in arteries of leg | $42.0M | 5.1K | $8.2K |
| 37225 | Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | $40.2M | 8.6K | $4.7K |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | $27.4M | 417.3K | $65.72 |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | $26.8M | 286.0K | $93.80 |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $26.4M | 313.2K | $84.19 |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $24.5M | 309.5K | $79.15 |
| 36465 | Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | $19.1M | 17.7K | $1.1K |
| 36475 | Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | $18.5M | 21.7K | $851.00 |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | $18.3M | 133.3K | $137.30 |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | $15.3M | 125.0K | $122.41 |
| 37252 | Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | $13.7M | 21.3K | $645.07 |
| 36902 | Insertion of needle and/or tube into hemodialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment with review by radiologist | $12.9M | 19.6K | $656.71 |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | $12.8M | 253.4K | $50.59 |
| 36482 | Chemical destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using imaging guidance | $12.7M | 9.1K | $1.4K |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | $9.1M | 91.7K | $99.44 |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | $8.5M | 104.5K | $81.42 |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | $6.9M | 201.8K | $34.43 |
| 35301 | Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery | $6.1M | 7.3K | $832.15 |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | $5.7M | 87.2K | $65.08 |
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.