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Delaware Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Delaware (DE)

🔎 Data Analysis

Delaware received $3.8B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.

The top specialty by spending is Internal Medicine, accounting for $33.1M in payments across 350 providers.

In 2023, 4.6K providers were actively billing Medicare in Delaware.

Annual Medicare spending grew 31% from 2014 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

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1 AI-Flagged Provider in Delaware

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

Haresh SampathkumarPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
91.7%
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Total Payments (10yr)
$3.8B
+3.5% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
4.6K
11.8M services
Top Specialty
Internal Medicine
$33.1M total
Specialties
30
$95.2K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$331.5M7.3M3.4K—
2015$359.4M7.8M3.6K+8.4%
2016$364.8M8.1M3.7K+1.5%
2017$366.4M8.8M3.8K+0.4%
2018$380.0M9.6M4.0K+3.7%
2019$400.1M10.1M4.1K+5.3%
2020$361.7M9.3M4.1K-9.6%
2021$427.3M11.0M4.3K+18.1%
2022$419.6M11.6M4.4K-1.8%
2023$434.2M11.8M4.6K+3.5%

Top Providers in Delaware

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1Jamal MislehHematology-Oncology$6.8M379.8K
2Delaware Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$4.5M45.8K
3Lourdes AponteInternal Medicine$3.6M330.0K
4Jinsong ZhangRheumatology$3.5M340.2K
5Jose PandoRheumatology$3.2M318.7K
6Maged HosnyRheumatology$3.1M274.3K
7Delaware Diagnostic Labs, LlcClinical Laboratory$3.1M84.5K
8Jason KaplanOphthalmology$2.7M33.2K
9Ivonne HerreraRheumatology$2.7M208.9K
10Dhaval ShahHematology-Oncology$2.5M101.8K
11Gaetano PastoreCardiology$2.5M13.5K
12Rockland Surgery Center, L.P.Ambulatory Surgical Center$2.4M2.9K
13Gregory MastersMedical Oncology$2.3M68.2K
14Limestone Medical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$2.3M3.6K
15Egnm LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$2.2M4.6K
16Anthony FureyCardiology$2.0M10.7K
17St Francis Emergency Medical Services LlcAmbulance Service Provider$2.0M21.6K
18Minimally Invasive Surgical And Neuroscience LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$2.0M12.5K
19Mayda MelendezFamily Practice$2.0M35.7K
20Carolyn Glazer-HocksteinOphthalmology$1.8M26.0K
21Christiana Spine Ambulatory Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$1.7M5.3K
22Paula KoOphthalmology$1.7M29.6K
23Evan LapinskyHematology-Oncology$1.7M61.2K
24Mitchell SticklerDermatology$1.5M20.9K
25Nouman AsifMedical Oncology$1.5M152.8K

Most Billed Procedures in Delaware

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$46.5M555.4K1.8K
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$24.5M417.0K1.8K
A0429Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)$11.9M35.5K57
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$10.3M169.1K728
J9271Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg$9.9M230.0K10
97530Therapy procedure using functional activities$9.0M355.7K462
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$8.8M14.9K54
97110Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes$8.5M484.4K503
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit$8.4M71.1K485
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$7.7M82.6K498
J0897Injection, denosumab, 1 mg$7.6M415.1K57
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$7.4M52.6K224
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$6.3M51.0K569
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$6.2M54.9K953
97112Therapy procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes$5.5M260.7K445
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes$5.3M39.1K503
99309Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes$5.2M71.6K120
J0717Injection, certolizumab pegol, 1 mg (code may be used for medicare when drug administered under the direct supervision of a physician, not for use when drug is self administered)$4.1M1.1M11
J0129Injection, abatacept, 10 mg (code may be used for medicare when drug administered under the direct supervision of a physician, not for use when drug is self administered)$3.9M117.0K9
99203New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes$3.5M48.5K668

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Internal Medicine$33.1M350$94.5K
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$28.1M462$60.9K
Cardiology$28.1M72$390.0K
Family Practice$28.1M282$99.6K
Ambulatory Surgical Center$25.5M21$1.2M
Nurse Practitioner$24.2M670$36.1K
Ophthalmology$19.1M40$478.1K
Hematology-Oncology$17.2M24$717.6K
Diagnostic Radiology$16.5M100$164.9K
Rheumatology$15.2M13$1.2M
Ambulance Service Provider$14.8M60$247.2K
Physician Assistant$14.8M416$35.6K
Orthopedic Surgery$13.8M62$221.8K
Dermatology$11.6M21$554.6K
Emergency Medicine$10.1M161$62.8K
Nephrology$8.5M38$223.6K
Urology$7.8M27$287.5K
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation$7.0M35$200.8K
Podiatry$7.0M59$118.6K
Mass Immunizer Roster Biller$6.9M82$84.0K
Optometry$6.1M112$54.8K
Centralized Flu$4.5M46$96.9K
Gastroenterology$4.3M38$114.1K
Clinical Laboratory$4.2M6$702.5K
Neurology$4.2M58$71.7K

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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.