Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Alabama (AL)
Alabama received $14.5B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.
The top specialty by spending is Ambulance Service Provider, accounting for $148.6M in payments across 135 providers.
In 2023, 16.6K providers were actively billing Medicare in Alabama.
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| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $1.5B | 53.1M | 13.1K | — |
| 2015 | $1.6B | 59.3M | 13.7K | +9.0% |
| 2016 | $1.6B | 59.9M | 14.1K | +0.5% |
| 2017 | $1.5B | 53.5M | 14.4K | -10.5% |
| 2018 | $1.4B | 53.3M | 14.8K | -1.4% |
| 2019 | $1.5B | 52.9M | 15.2K | +0.6% |
| 2020 | $1.3B | 48.4M | 15.4K | -8.7% |
| 2021 | $1.4B | 46.6M | 16.1K | +5.1% |
| 2022 | $1.3B | 44.0M | 16.4K | -5.6% |
| 2023 | $1.3B | 47.0M | 16.6K | +0.5% |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | $123.3M | 1.6M | 7.3K |
| A0431 | Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (rotary wing) | $55.4M | 13.1K | 12 |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | $50.8M | 940.6K | 6.5K |
| K1034 | Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count | $50.2M | 4.3M | 460 |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | $33.7M | 575.9K | 2.5K |
| J0178 | Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg | $29.0M | 42.2K | 41 |
| J9271 | Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg | $28.1M | 666.2K | 34 |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | $24.9M | 283.0K | 1.9K |
| A0436 | Rotary wing air mileage, per statute mile | $24.1M | 819.5K | 12 |
| A0427 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency) | $23.7M | 64.2K | 113 |
| J0897 | Injection, denosumab, 1 mg | $19.3M | 1.1M | 198 |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $18.4M | 261.1K | 283 |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | $17.8M | 172.2K | 3.7K |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | $17.3M | 137.8K | 2.1K |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | $16.8M | 144.2K | 1.5K |
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | $16.4M | 2.2M | 124 |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | $14.0M | 108.3K | 827 |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | $13.8M | 123.1K | 1.7K |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $13.2M | 323.1K | 178 |
| 97110 | Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | $12.9M | 794.3K | 1.2K |
| Specialty | Payments | Providers | Avg per Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambulance Service Provider | $148.6M | 135 | $1.1M |
| Clinical Laboratory | $97.1M | 71 | $1.4M |
| Internal Medicine | $93.4M | 1.2K | $78.1K |
| Family Practice | $76.1M | 1.2K | $62.5K |
| Nurse Practitioner | $75.5M | 3.5K | $21.6K |
| Ophthalmology | $73.9M | 190 | $388.9K |
| Hematology-Oncology | $68.9M | 105 | $656.3K |
| Cardiology | $49.5M | 233 | $212.6K |
| Ambulatory Surgical Center | $41.8M | 49 | $853.9K |
| Dermatology | $41.6M | 153 | $271.8K |
| Physical Therapist in Private Practice | $41.4M | 1.1K | $38.2K |
| Diagnostic Radiology | $38.3M | 390 | $98.3K |
| Rheumatology | $37.1M | 73 | $507.6K |
| Orthopedic Surgery | $31.3M | 328 | $95.3K |
| Pharmacy | $29.7M | 86 | $345.1K |
| Neurology | $25.9M | 200 | $129.6K |
| Radiation Oncology | $23.1M | 67 | $344.3K |
| Emergency Medicine | $19.8M | 485 | $40.8K |
| Medical Oncology | $17.9M | 44 | $405.8K |
| Pathology | $17.7M | 166 | $106.4K |
| Nephrology | $15.4M | 126 | $122.4K |
| Physician Assistant | $14.8M | 659 | $22.5K |
| Pulmonary Disease | $14.5M | 165 | $87.7K |
| Interventional Cardiology | $14.3M | 67 | $213.7K |
| Urology | $13.9M | 125 | $111.5K |
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.