Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Maryland (MD)
Maryland received $23.8B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.
The top specialty by spending is Ophthalmology, accounting for $269.3M in payments across 438 providers.
In 2023, 24.4K providers were actively billing Medicare in Maryland.
Annual Medicare spending grew 37% from 2014 to 2023.
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| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $2.0B | 49.7M | 19.7K | — |
| 2015 | $2.1B | 52.8M | 20.3K | +6.9% |
| 2016 | $2.2B | 55.6M | 21.0K | +3.1% |
| 2017 | $2.3B | 58.3M | 21.8K | +3.6% |
| 2018 | $2.4B | 62.1M | 22.5K | +5.7% |
| 2019 | $2.6B | 65.7M | 23.1K | +8.0% |
| 2020 | $2.3B | 59.5M | 22.8K | -12.0% |
| 2021 | $2.6B | 67.0M | 23.6K | +16.6% |
| 2022 | $2.7B | 72.9M | 24.0K | +1.0% |
| 2023 | $2.7B | 72.9M | 24.4K | +1.5% |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | $247.5M | 2.9M | 10.3K |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | $116.1M | 1.9M | 9.3K |
| J0178 | Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg | $86.1M | 125.3K | 97 |
| J9271 | Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg | $49.6M | 1.2M | 63 |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | $46.2M | 478.0K | 2.8K |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | $44.2M | 360.3K | 4.1K |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $43.6M | 69.6K | 253 |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | $39.2M | 323.2K | 5.4K |
| J0897 | Injection, denosumab, 1 mg | $38.9M | 2.1M | 340 |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | $37.2M | 585.1K | 3.4K |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | $37.2M | 279.5K | 2.3K |
| 99309 | Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | $36.6M | 466.6K | 755 |
| 97110 | Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | $32.3M | 1.7M | 2.2K |
| J2777 | Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg | $32.2M | 1.1M | 66 |
| A0427 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency) | $31.8M | 74.7K | 101 |
| 97530 | Therapy procedure using functional activities | $31.5M | 1.2M | 1.9K |
| A0429 | Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency) | $30.9M | 85.8K | 109 |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | $30.2M | 220.7K | 2.9K |
| 92014 | Established patient complete exam of visual system | $27.1M | 293.6K | 617 |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | $26.0M | 183.3K | 1.1K |
| Specialty | Payments | Providers | Avg per Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | $269.3M | 438 | $614.9K |
| Internal Medicine | $220.1M | 2.2K | $100.3K |
| Ambulatory Surgical Center | $175.2M | 259 | $676.6K |
| Nurse Practitioner | $158.2M | 3.7K | $43.1K |
| Diagnostic Radiology | $149.5M | 611 | $244.6K |
| Hematology-Oncology | $112.9M | 168 | $672.0K |
| Physical Therapist in Private Practice | $112.3M | 2.0K | $56.7K |
| Cardiology | $110.5M | 433 | $255.1K |
| Ambulance Service Provider | $104.3M | 119 | $876.5K |
| Clinical Laboratory | $82.4M | 61 | $1.4M |
| Physician Assistant | $70.7M | 2.0K | $35.4K |
| Family Practice | $70.2M | 936 | $75.1K |
| Rheumatology | $64.6M | 130 | $496.8K |
| Orthopedic Surgery | $61.7M | 422 | $146.3K |
| Dermatology | $56.1M | 263 | $213.3K |
| Emergency Medicine | $46.2M | 800 | $57.8K |
| Portable X-Ray Supplier | $44.0M | 8 | $5.5M |
| Neurology | $40.3M | 367 | $109.9K |
| Podiatry | $39.5M | 332 | $119.1K |
| Radiation Oncology | $37.9M | 90 | $421.4K |
| Nephrology | $36.1M | 204 | $176.8K |
| Medical Oncology | $36.0M | 112 | $321.4K |
| Vascular Surgery | $35.7M | 87 | $410.9K |
| Urology | $34.8M | 180 | $193.1K |
| Mass Immunizer Roster Biller | $33.8M | 478 | $70.6K |
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.