Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Arizona (AZ)
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.
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Providers in this state flagged by the ML v2 fraud detection model
| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $1.7B | 49.8M | 18.1K | — |
| 2015 | $1.8B | 54.5M | 18.8K | +6.5% |
| 2016 | $1.9B | 57.5M | 19.4K | +6.5% |
| 2017 | $2.0B | 58.4M | 20.2K | +3.9% |
| 2018 | $2.1B | 62.5M | 21.0K | +6.4% |
| 2019 | $2.2B | 67.1M | 21.7K | +6.1% |
| 2020 | $2.1B | 65.7M | 21.8K | -4.2% |
| 2021 | $2.4B | 75.2M | 22.7K | +13.4% |
| 2022 | $2.4B | 74.6M | 23.2K | -1.1% |
| 2023 | $3.1B | 73.6M | 24.0K | +29.5% |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4262 | Dual layer impax membrane, per square centimeter | $526.4M | 590.7K | 12 |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | $214.3M | 2.6M | 10.4K |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | $92.4M | 1.6M | 9.6K |
| 81479 | Molecular pathology procedure | $86.3M | 26.9K | 5 |
| 81529 | Mrna gene analysis of 31 genes in skin melanoma tissue specimen | $66.1M | 9.4K | 1 |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | $56.0M | 616.8K | 2.7K |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $42.8M | 73.3K | 268 |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | $38.8M | 326.3K | 3.3K |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | $38.6M | 358.8K | 5.8K |
| J9271 | Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg | $38.5M | 900.3K | 79 |
| J0178 | Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg | $37.5M | 54.3K | 51 |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | $32.8M | 547.7K | 3.2K |
| A0427 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency) | $32.3M | 78.7K | 99 |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | $30.3M | 233.2K | 2.8K |
| 97530 | Therapy procedure using functional activities | $30.2M | 1.3M | 1.8K |
| J0897 | Injection, denosumab, 1 mg | $29.7M | 1.6M | 257 |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | $29.0M | 240.3K | 2.4K |
| 97110 | Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | $28.4M | 1.6M | 2.0K |
| J2777 | Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg | $23.7M | 816.4K | 45 |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | $20.6M | 154.8K | 1.2K |
| Specialty | Payments | Providers | Avg per Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner | $614.4M | 4.1K | $149.2K |
| Clinical Laboratory | $308.2M | 37 | $8.3M |
| Ambulatory Surgical Center | $183.8M | 197 | $933.2K |
| Internal Medicine | $152.3M | 1.8K | $85.5K |
| Ophthalmology | $146.7M | 281 | $522.0K |
| Podiatry | $122.7M | 365 | $336.2K |
| Diagnostic Radiology | $105.3M | 577 | $182.5K |
| Physical Therapist in Private Practice | $97.9M | 1.9K | $51.9K |
| Family Practice | $94.6M | 1.5K | $61.9K |
| Cardiology | $93.8M | 342 | $274.4K |
| Hematology-Oncology | $87.3M | 177 | $493.3K |
| Dermatology | $83.0M | 261 | $318.2K |
| Physician Assistant | $78.7M | 2.3K | $34.6K |
| Ambulance Service Provider | $72.9M | 116 | $628.8K |
| Rheumatology | $68.2M | 70 | $973.8K |
| Radiation Oncology | $57.9M | 110 | $526.2K |
| Orthopedic Surgery | $47.1M | 420 | $112.1K |
| Interventional Cardiology | $44.6M | 130 | $343.1K |
| Neurology | $38.4M | 327 | $117.3K |
| Urology | $31.5M | 191 | $165.1K |
| Emergency Medicine | $30.6M | 859 | $35.6K |
| Nephrology | $30.2M | 216 | $139.8K |
| Pathology | $30.1M | 209 | $144.0K |
| Optometry | $25.9M | 616 | $42.1K |
| General Surgery | $25.5M | 393 | $64.8K |
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.