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Connecticut Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Connecticut (CT)

🔎 Data Analysis

Connecticut received $9.7B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.

The top specialty by spending is Ophthalmology, accounting for $84.6M in payments across 269 providers.

In 2023, 16.7K providers were actively billing Medicare in Connecticut.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

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4 AI-Flagged Providers in Connecticut

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

Peter JonesInternal Medicine
95.2%
Robert ShapiroFamily Practice
91.0%
Qaiyum MujtabaInternal Medicine
90.6%
View all ML-flagged providers →
Total Payments (10yr)
$9.7B
+3.9% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
16.7K
20.1M services
Top Specialty
Ophthalmology
$84.6M total
Specialties
30
$55.0K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$1.0B26.2M14.0K—
2015$1.1B26.2M14.5K+1.9%
2016$1.1B24.8M15.0K+0.1%
2017$1.1B24.7M15.5K+0.9%
2018$967.9M21.8M15.7K-9.1%
2019$959.6M21.2M16.0K-0.9%
2020$803.3M18.1M15.7K-16.3%
2021$924.7M19.7M16.1K+15.1%
2022$881.8M19.4M16.3K-4.6%
2023$915.8M20.1M16.7K+3.9%

Top Providers in Connecticut

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1David ChessGeriatric Medicine$41.7M847.4K
2American Medical Response Of Connecticut IncorporatedAmbulance Service Provider$13.2M275.3K
3Nauman ChaudhryOphthalmology$5.1M35.9K
4Dianon Systems, IncClinical Laboratory$4.9M92.9K
5Hunter's Ambulance Service, Inc.Ambulance Service Provider$4.2M103.6K
6Juner Colina-BiscottoOphthalmology$3.7M24.0K
7Ron MargolisOphthalmology$3.5M37.3K
8Ambulance Service Of Manchester, LlcAmbulance Service Provider$3.3M89.4K
9Precipio IncClinical Laboratory$3.3M58.2K
10Constitution Surgery Center East LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$3.0M36.4K
11Aetna Ambulance Service, IncAmbulance Service Provider$2.9M87.8K
12Ameripath New York LlcClinical Laboratory$2.9M85.1K
13Raytel Cardiac Services, Inc.Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)$2.7M51.8K
14Michael RuddatOphthalmology$2.7M42.9K
15Peter JudsonOphthalmology$2.6M21.8K
16Trinity Health Of New England Emergency Medical Services, Inc.Ambulance Service Provider$2.5M47.9K
17Jerry NeuwirthOphthalmology$2.5M34.1K
18David TomOphthalmology$2.5M15.2K
19Marion StojOphthalmology$2.4M32.4K
20Skmp Enterprises, Inc.Ambulance Service Provider$2.3M63.2K
21American Ambulance Service, Inc.Ambulance Service Provider$2.2M71.4K
22Efk Of Connecticut, Inc.Ambulance Service Provider$2.2M66.2K
23Esoterix Genetic Laboratories, LlcClinical Laboratory$2.2M47.3K
24George NorthropInternal Medicine$2.1M11.3K
25John HuangOphthalmology$2.0M15.7K

Most Billed Procedures in Connecticut

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$91.8M1.0M6.5K
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$51.9M818.3K6.4K
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg$30.7M44.7K43
99490Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month$26.9M486.8K171
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$21.3M336.2K2.5K
A0429Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)$19.5M54.0K131
A0427Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)$18.1M42.2K126
99309Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes$17.2M228.1K550
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$16.6M172.8K1.7K
99439Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month$16.2M381.8K67
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit$15.1M113.3K1.5K
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$14.0M98.5K795
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$12.7M31.9K145
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$12.3M96.3K1.8K
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$12.1M101.0K2.7K
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes$12.0M86.1K1.7K
99291Critical care, first 30-74 minutes$12.0M68.5K1.1K
97110Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes$12.0M622.7K1.1K
A0428Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls)$11.8M54.1K14
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system$10.8M117.7K583

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Ophthalmology$84.6M269$314.6K
Internal Medicine$82.3M1.6K$52.5K
Nurse Practitioner$62.1M2.3K$27.1K
Ambulance Service Provider$59.4M137$433.9K
Geriatric Medicine$44.7M61$732.9K
Diagnostic Radiology$41.8M465$89.9K
Cardiology$38.6M361$107.0K
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$33.2M930$35.7K
Physician Assistant$32.4M1.8K$17.8K
Ambulatory Surgical Center$29.3M52$564.3K
Orthopedic Surgery$25.4M313$81.2K
Dermatology$24.6M183$134.5K
Emergency Medicine$23.1M613$37.7K
Family Practice$21.0M496$42.4K
Mass Immunizer Roster Biller$20.5M333$61.5K
Clinical Laboratory$19.3M18$1.1M
Pulmonary Disease$14.2M205$69.4K
Podiatry$14.1M208$67.6K
Gastroenterology$12.4M251$49.5K
Hospitalist$11.8M310$38.0K
Nephrology$11.4M106$107.2K
Hematology-Oncology$10.9M119$91.4K
Urology$10.6M120$88.3K
Neurology$10.3M255$40.3K
Vascular Surgery$10.2M63$162.4K

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  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
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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.