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Arizona Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Arizona (AZ)

🔎 Data Analysis

Arizona received $21.8B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.

The top specialty by spending is Nurse Practitioner, accounting for $614.4M in payments across 4.1K providers.

In 2023, 24.0K providers were actively billing Medicare in Arizona.

Annual Medicare spending grew 85% from 2014 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

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11 AI-Flagged Providers in Arizona

Providers in this state flagged by the ML v2 fraud detection model

Duan CopelandGeriatric Medicine
91.9%
Guy CaryNeurology
90.9%
Clarence ClarkInternal Medicine
89.1%
View all ML-flagged providers →
Total Payments (10yr)
$21.8B
+29.5% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
24.0K
73.6M services
Top Specialty
Nurse Practitioner
$614.4M total
Specialties
30
$129.3K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$1.7B49.8M18.1K—
2015$1.8B54.5M18.8K+6.5%
2016$1.9B57.5M19.4K+6.5%
2017$2.0B58.4M20.2K+3.9%
2018$2.1B62.5M21.0K+6.4%
2019$2.2B67.1M21.7K+6.1%
2020$2.1B65.7M21.8K-4.2%
2021$2.4B75.2M22.7K+13.4%
2022$2.4B74.6M23.2K-1.1%
2023$3.1B73.6M24.0K+29.5%

Top Providers in Arizona

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1Ira DennyNurse Practitioner$135.3M154.8K
2Jorge KindsNurse Practitioner$123.9M134.0K
3Caris Mpi, Inc.Clinical Laboratory$97.4M204.0K
4Keith GossPodiatry$91.3M106.4K
5Castle Biosciences, IncClinical Laboratory$70.9M11.6K
6Carlos ChingNurse Practitioner$62.9M69.1K
7Sonora Quest Laboratories LlcClinical Laboratory$57.8M4.9M
8Bethany JamesonNurse Practitioner$49.9M50.1K
9Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical Laboratory$38.5M3.1M
10Gina PalaciosNurse Practitioner$27.0M34.4K
11Elisabeth BalkenNurse Practitioner$23.3M29.7K
12Genetic Technological Innovations, LlcClinical Laboratory$21.5M653.4K
13Arlene BautistaNurse Practitioner$16.8M21.5K
14Flor FimbresNurse Practitioner$8.5M12.6K
15Joy SchechtmanRheumatology$7.8M757.8K
16Maricopa Ambulance, LlcAmbulance Service Provider$7.7M145.7K
17Eric OgariNurse Practitioner$6.9M9.1K
18Lisa CasazzaNurse Practitioner$6.4M7.4K
19Sujit IttyOphthalmology$6.2M101.9K
20Scottsdale Eye Surgery Center, P.CAmbulatory Surgical Center$5.7M6.5K
21Charles AtkinsonGeneral Surgery$5.7M9.6K
22Hayden Surgical Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$5.6M1.7K
23Hemant SindhuHematology-Oncology$5.4M422.0K
24Cnd Life Sciences, IncClinical Laboratory$5.2M63.7K
25Joshua HollandFamily Practice$5.1M7.0K

Most Billed Procedures in Arizona

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
Q4262Dual layer impax membrane, per square centimeter$526.4M590.7K12
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$214.3M2.6M10.4K
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$92.4M1.6M9.6K
81479Molecular pathology procedure$86.3M26.9K5
81529Mrna gene analysis of 31 genes in skin melanoma tissue specimen$66.1M9.4K1
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$56.0M616.8K2.7K
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$42.8M73.3K268
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$38.8M326.3K3.3K
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$38.6M358.8K5.8K
J9271Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg$38.5M900.3K79
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg$37.5M54.3K51
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$32.8M547.7K3.2K
A0427Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)$32.3M78.7K99
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes$30.3M233.2K2.8K
97530Therapy procedure using functional activities$30.2M1.3M1.8K
J0897Injection, denosumab, 1 mg$29.7M1.6M257
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit$29.0M240.3K2.4K
97110Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes$28.4M1.6M2.0K
J2777Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg$23.7M816.4K45
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$20.6M154.8K1.2K

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Nurse Practitioner$614.4M4.1K$149.2K
Clinical Laboratory$308.2M37$8.3M
Ambulatory Surgical Center$183.8M197$933.2K
Internal Medicine$152.3M1.8K$85.5K
Ophthalmology$146.7M281$522.0K
Podiatry$122.7M365$336.2K
Diagnostic Radiology$105.3M577$182.5K
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$97.9M1.9K$51.9K
Family Practice$94.6M1.5K$61.9K
Cardiology$93.8M342$274.4K
Hematology-Oncology$87.3M177$493.3K
Dermatology$83.0M261$318.2K
Physician Assistant$78.7M2.3K$34.6K
Ambulance Service Provider$72.9M116$628.8K
Rheumatology$68.2M70$973.8K
Radiation Oncology$57.9M110$526.2K
Orthopedic Surgery$47.1M420$112.1K
Interventional Cardiology$44.6M130$343.1K
Neurology$38.4M327$117.3K
Urology$31.5M191$165.1K
Emergency Medicine$30.6M859$35.6K
Nephrology$30.2M216$139.8K
Pathology$30.1M209$144.0K
Optometry$25.9M616$42.1K
General Surgery$25.5M393$64.8K

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  • • 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.