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AE Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for AE (AE)

🔎 Data Analysis

AE received $26.6M in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.

The top specialty by spending is Physical Therapist in Private Practice, accounting for $9.8M in payments across 7 providers.

In 2023, 62 providers were actively billing Medicare in AE.

Annual Medicare spending grew 1547% from 2014 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Total Payments (10yr)
$26.6M
+435.2% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
62
865.7K services
Top Specialty
Physical Therapist in Private Practice
$9.8M total
Specialties
24
$204.4K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$769.7K12.1K31—
2015$872.1K15.7K35+13.3%
2016$884.4K16.1K40+1.4%
2017$1.3M25.7K51+42.9%
2018$1.6M33.1K47+25.3%
2019$1.9M33.7K51+22.4%
2020$2.0M28.8K43+3.7%
2021$2.2M41.6K56+10.9%
2022$2.4M31.7K50+6.2%
2023$12.7M865.7K62+435.2%

Top Providers in AE

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1Linda BankovichPhysical Therapist in Private Practice$9.8M829.4K
2Jason CrossonOphthalmology$1.2M6.9K
3Erica FloresCardiology$499.5K6.3K
4Sheree SaundersInternal Medicine$162.4K1.7K
5Joshua LathamEmergency Medicine$84.3K1.1K
6John KitsteinerFamily Practice$69.5K801
7Immacula NezierNurse Practitioner$68.4K1.1K
8Katherine CooperOccupational Therapist in Private Practice$48.9K2.0K
9Thomas LisPhysician Assistant$48.4K862
10Richard KnightUrology$44.0K526
11Zia DehqanzadaGeneral Surgery$43.8K411
12Benjamin HollandEmergency Medicine$38.5K489
13Kathryn JenkinsPhysician Assistant$32.6K593
14Joshua NassiriDiagnostic Radiology$32.3K2.9K
15Anthony BiascanPreventive Medicine$30.2K442
16Washeema JonesNurse Practitioner$29.6K419
17Randolph KnoxPhysician Assistant$28.1K609
18Jennifer MooreCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)$26.4K335
19Guillermo NavarroEmergency Medicine$25.8K247
20Jillian VolnekPhysician Assistant$24.4K667
21Gregory PhillipsNeurology$22.7K589
22Linda SchemmPhysical Therapist in Private Practice$19.5K942
23Traci SickichNurse Practitioner$19.4K255
24Rush TwilleyEmergency Medicine$18.6K184
25William SeldeEmergency Medicine$17.2K148

Most Billed Procedures in AE

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
K1034Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count$9.8M829.4K1
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg$890.3K1.3K1
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$293.3K3.4K19
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$183.2K3.1K17
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$157.0K1.2K9
67028Injection of drug into eye$102.5K1.2K1
78452Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect$95.4K2961
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$63.0K58611
99284Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making$62.3K7089
93229Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional$61.3K961
92134Imaging of retina$59.9K2.2K1
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit$56.0K4194
93306Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function$48.4K3672
99291Critical care, first 30-74 minutes$44.8K2657
A9502Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose$44.6K5891
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$41.2K3606
J2785Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg$40.7K9721
J9035Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg$39.1K7271
97530Therapy procedure using functional activities$38.7K1.5K6
97110Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes$24.7K1.3K5

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$9.8M7$1.4M
Ophthalmology$1.2M1$1.2M
Cardiology$501.3K2$250.7K
Physician Assistant$211.9K12$17.7K
Emergency Medicine$184.5K5$36.9K
Internal Medicine$162.4K1$162.4K
Nurse Practitioner$118.0K4$29.5K
Family Practice$108.7K6$18.1K
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice$48.9K1$48.9K
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)$47.0K5$9.4K
Diagnostic Radiology$45.8K2$22.9K
Urology$44.0K1$44.0K
General Surgery$43.8K1$43.8K
Preventive Medicine$30.2K1$30.2K
Neurology$22.7K1$22.7K
Optometry$14.5K2$7.3K
Psychiatry$12.5K2$6.2K
Anesthesiology$12.3K2$6.1K
Endocrinology$7.7K1$7.7K
Licensed Clinical Social Worker$6.5K1$6.5K
Otolaryngology$5.8K1$5.8K
Psychologist, Clinical$2.9K1$2.9K
Pulmonary Disease$2.5K1$2.5K
Orthopedic Surgery$971.411$971.41

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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.