Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Georgia (GA)
Georgia received $23.9B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.
The top specialty by spending is Internal Medicine, accounting for $196.0M in payments across 2.5K providers.
In 2023, 33.2K providers were actively billing Medicare in Georgia.
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| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $2.3B | 68.5M | 25.2K | — |
| 2015 | $2.4B | 75.5M | 26.2K | +3.7% |
| 2016 | $2.4B | 72.3M | 27.1K | +0.0% |
| 2017 | $2.5B | 74.7M | 28.1K | +5.5% |
| 2018 | $2.5B | 77.5M | 28.9K | +2.0% |
| 2019 | $2.5B | 78.9M | 30.1K | -0.6% |
| 2020 | $2.3B | 70.0M | 30.3K | -10.2% |
| 2021 | $2.4B | 73.3M | 31.7K | +7.8% |
| 2022 | $2.3B | 73.0M | 32.4K | -5.0% |
| 2023 | $2.3B | 69.4M | 33.2K | -0.6% |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | $242.7M | 3.0M | 13.6K |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | $122.4M | 2.2M | 13.4K |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | $54.6M | 913.3K | 5.0K |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | $54.0M | 597.6K | 3.9K |
| J0178 | Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg | $46.2M | 67.6K | 66 |
| A0427 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency) | $44.4M | 116.8K | 144 |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $42.4M | 271.0K | 411 |
| A0428 | Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls) | $37.9M | 219.9K | 144 |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | $37.0M | 339.6K | 7.3K |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | $36.0M | 296.3K | 2.9K |
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | $34.6M | 4.9M | 222 |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | $32.3M | 249.2K | 4.0K |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | $29.7M | 220.6K | 1.7K |
| J9271 | Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg | $29.2M | 693.6K | 38 |
| 97110 | Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | $27.0M | 1.6M | 2.1K |
| J0897 | Injection, denosumab, 1 mg | $26.3M | 1.5M | 292 |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | $25.2M | 211.1K | 3.3K |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $24.7M | 577.1K | 335 |
| 97530 | Therapy procedure using functional activities | $24.2M | 1.0M | 1.8K |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | $22.9M | 141.4K | 2.2K |
| Specialty | Payments | Providers | Avg per Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine | $196.0M | 2.5K | $78.2K |
| Ambulatory Surgical Center | $150.8M | 315 | $478.9K |
| Ophthalmology | $149.7M | 418 | $358.2K |
| Ambulance Service Provider | $147.5M | 239 | $617.3K |
| Nurse Practitioner | $143.2M | 5.5K | $26.2K |
| Family Practice | $141.1M | 2.1K | $66.4K |
| Cardiology | $89.9M | 554 | $162.2K |
| Clinical Laboratory | $88.7M | 67 | $1.3M |
| Physical Therapist in Private Practice | $79.1M | 1.9K | $40.8K |
| Dermatology | $73.5M | 290 | $253.5K |
| Hematology-Oncology | $70.2M | 236 | $297.6K |
| Physician Assistant | $67.2M | 2.7K | $24.7K |
| Diagnostic Radiology | $63.8M | 762 | $83.7K |
| Orthopedic Surgery | $57.9M | 614 | $94.2K |
| Emergency Medicine | $46.7M | 1.1K | $41.0K |
| Rheumatology | $45.0M | 123 | $365.5K |
| Nephrology | $43.0M | 297 | $144.8K |
| Pathology | $41.4M | 282 | $146.9K |
| Podiatry | $36.2M | 348 | $104.1K |
| Hospitalist | $31.0M | 630 | $49.2K |
| Mass Immunizer Roster Biller | $29.9M | 1.0K | $29.5K |
| Urology | $29.9M | 267 | $112.1K |
| Radiation Oncology | $29.0M | 133 | $218.0K |
| Gastroenterology | $26.9M | 368 | $73.2K |
| Neurology | $26.9M | 399 | $67.5K |
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.