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AA Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for AA (AA)

🔎 Data Analysis

AA received $4.2M in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.

The top specialty by spending is Diagnostic Radiology, accounting for $395.3K in payments across 3 providers.

In 2023, 15 providers were actively billing Medicare in AA.

Annual Medicare spending grew 282% from 2014 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Total Payments (10yr)
$4.2M
-10.2% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
15
23.9K services
Top Specialty
Diagnostic Radiology
$395.3K total
Specialties
9
$41.6K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$163.6K6.6K10—
2015$195.5K8.1K9+19.5%
2016$231.7K7.9K12+18.5%
2017$245.3K6.4K10+5.9%
2018$378.8K12.2K11+54.4%
2019$515.7K15.1K10+36.1%
2020$581.9K16.3K10+12.8%
2021$517.5K15.8K11-11.1%
2022$695.4K21.6K13+34.4%
2023$624.7K23.9K15-10.2%

Top Providers in AA

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1Darryl StinsonDiagnostic Radiology$275.6K15.2K
2David RieszDiagnostic Radiology$103.0K3.7K
3Nathaniel RialHospitalist$69.0K791
4Michael NelsonOptometry$60.0K978
5Nathan DaileyPhysical Therapist in Private Practice$34.4K1.8K
6Paul GarrettEmergency Medicine$28.3K314
7Scott StoryDiagnostic Radiology$16.7K718
8Kyle JaschenEmergency Medicine$13.0K111
9Peter BallardEmergency Medicine$11.4K152
10George CassidyPhysician Assistant$5.0K60
11Tamara LawsonAnesthesiology$3.6K71
12Claire PollardNurse Practitioner$2.6K42
13Jared FullerAnesthesiology$865.3818
14Mark CoomesAnesthesiology$761.2722
15Christopher MangieriGeneral Surgery$700.9912

Most Billed Procedures in AA

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
74177Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast$48.4K7413
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$45.7K4981
70450Ct scan head or brain without contrast$29.7K1.1K3
99284Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making$26.9K2394
74176Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast$26.6K4443
77067Screening mammography$26.2K7711
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$21.7K1444
71250Ct scan of chest without contrast$20.7K4983
71260Ct scan of chest with contrast$19.9K5043
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$17.9K3102
71045X-ray of chest, 1 view$17.5K2.9K3
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system$16.1K2021
70551Mri scan of brain without contrast$15.6K3142
99239Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes$12.7K1441
71275Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast$12.3K1992
70498Ct scan of blood vessels of neck with contrast$10.6K1792
97140Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes$10.6K6791
70496Ct scan of blood vessels of head with contrast$10.5K1742
70553Mri scan of brain before and after contrast$10.2K1322
72125Ct scan of upper spine without contrast$9.0K2693

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Diagnostic Radiology$395.3K3$131.8K
Hospitalist$69.0K1$69.0K
Optometry$60.0K1$60.0K
Emergency Medicine$52.7K3$17.6K
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$34.4K1$34.4K
Anesthesiology$5.2K3$1.7K
Physician Assistant$5.0K1$5.0K
Nurse Practitioner$2.6K1$2.6K
General Surgery$700.991$700.99

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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.