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Massachusetts Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Massachusetts (MA)

🔎 Data Analysis

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

The top specialty by spending is Internal Medicine, accounting for $232.1M in payments across 3.9K providers.

In 2023, 35.6K providers were actively billing Medicare in Massachusetts.

Annual Medicare spending grew 27% from 2014 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

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4 AI-Flagged Providers in Massachusetts

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

Sarah BashiruddinInternal Medicine
91.7%
Stephen LevineFamily Practice
89.4%
Alberto SobradoInternal Medicine
86.9%
View all ML-flagged providers →
Total Payments (10yr)
$21.8B
+2.9% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
35.6K
56.7M services
Top Specialty
Internal Medicine
$232.1M total
Specialties
30
$67.8K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$1.9B46.6M30.2K—
2015$2.0B48.8M30.8K+4.7%
2016$2.1B52.2M31.8K+4.0%
2017$2.1B52.2M32.7K+1.7%
2018$2.2B53.0M33.2K+5.6%
2019$2.3B55.3M34.1K+4.7%
2020$2.0B47.2M33.4K-13.9%
2021$2.4B54.4M34.3K+19.9%
2022$2.3B53.2M34.9K-2.5%
2023$2.4B56.7M35.6K+2.9%

Top Providers in Massachusetts

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1Foundation Medicine, Inc.Clinical Laboratory$79.7M31.4K
2Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts LlcClinical Laboratory$27.8M2.1M
3Quest Diagnostics LlcClinical Laboratory$27.2M2.2M
4Brewster Ambulance Service Inc.Ambulance Service Provider$25.4M776.4K
5Cataldo Ambulance Service IncAmbulance Service Provider$11.6M173.8K
6Habit Opco, LlcOpioid Treatment Program$11.0M65.9K
7Boston Heart Diagnostics CorporationClinical Laboratory$9.1M510.3K
8Exosome Diagnostics, Inc.Clinical Laboratory$8.9M12.0K
9American Medical Response Of Massachusetts IncAmbulance Service Provider$8.7M220.5K
10David ReedOphthalmology$7.7M62.9K
11Torsten WiegandOphthalmology$7.6M33.7K
12Cohen Dermatopathology, P.C.Clinical Laboratory$7.5M118.6K
13Spectrum Health Systems, IncOpioid Treatment Program$6.0M24.4K
14Boston Public Health CommissionAmbulance Service Provider$5.9M50.8K
15Coastal Medical Transportation Services LlcAmbulance Service Provider$5.2M255.0K
16Coastal Ambulance LlcAmbulance Service Provider$5.1M162.2K
17Community Health Care, Inc.Opioid Treatment Program$5.1M21.9K
18Chirag ShahOphthalmology$5.0M39.9K
19New England Life Flight, Inc.Ambulance Service Provider$5.0M59.8K
20West Suburban Eye Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$4.9M11.5K
21Armstrong Ambulance ServiceAmbulance Service Provider$4.6M100.8K
22Pridestar Ems IncAmbulance Service Provider$4.6M78.7K
23Miriam Englander-Paschalis IliosOphthalmology$4.5M38.0K
24Babak Jian SeyedahmadiOphthalmology$4.4M35.4K
25U S Lab & Radiology LlcClinical Laboratory$4.3M1.4M

Most Billed Procedures in Massachusetts

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$240.9M2.8M15.4K
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$120.6M2.0M13.7K
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg$70.3M101.8K85
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$56.7M466.7K6.4K
A0427Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)$55.6M130.0K258
0037UDna gene analysis of 324 genes in solid organ tumor tissue$53.2M15.6K1
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$52.7M550.5K4.2K
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$50.0M793.9K5.4K
A0429Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)$49.1M134.8K271
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$46.5M235.0K325
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit$39.9M327.1K3.3K
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$38.1M267.8K1.6K
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes$33.6M243.8K4.4K
A0428Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls)$33.2M151.3K43
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$33.0M283.9K5.9K
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system$32.3M366.6K1.1K
99309Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes$31.7M417.0K837
97110Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes$27.8M1.5M2.1K
99291Critical care, first 30-74 minutes$27.6M159.0K2.1K
88305Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity$27.6M674.2K516

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Internal Medicine$232.1M3.9K$59.8K
Ophthalmology$199.7M553$361.1K
Clinical Laboratory$182.2M46$4.0M
Ambulance Service Provider$171.7M279$615.5K
Nurse Practitioner$138.2M5.1K$27.0K
Diagnostic Radiology$106.7M1.1K$98.4K
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$81.5M2.0K$41.2K
Dermatology$81.1M473$171.4K
Cardiology$79.8M693$115.2K
Mass Immunizer Roster Biller$69.7M616$113.1K
Physician Assistant$68.7M2.7K$25.1K
Ambulatory Surgical Center$65.8M55$1.2M
Emergency Medicine$62.3M1.3K$48.7K
Family Practice$61.5M1.2K$49.6K
Orthopedic Surgery$52.3M504$103.8K
Urology$36.4M233$156.3K
Pathology$36.0M532$67.7K
Neurology$35.3M627$56.3K
Podiatry$34.3M330$103.9K
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)$33.2M74$448.9K
Anesthesiology$31.6M1.2K$25.5K
Hospitalist$31.1M591$52.6K
Gastroenterology$29.7M462$64.3K
Opioid Treatment Program$28.3M13$2.2M
Psychiatry$28.0M953$29.4K

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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.