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Maine Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Maine (ME)

🔎 Data Analysis

Maine received $2.8B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.

The top specialty by spending is Ophthalmology, accounting for $25.9M in payments across 68 providers.

In 2023, 6.4K providers were actively billing Medicare in Maine.

Annual Medicare spending declined 27% from 2014 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

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1 AI-Flagged Provider in Maine

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

Karen SaylorInternal Medicine
94.4%
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Total Payments (10yr)
$2.8B
-1.3% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
6.4K
6.1M services
Top Specialty
Ophthalmology
$25.9M total
Specialties
30
$35.4K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$313.0M9.6M6.1K—
2015$316.2M9.5M6.2K+1.0%
2016$309.9M9.4M6.3K-2.0%
2017$296.4M7.9M6.3K-4.4%
2018$297.1M8.0M6.3K+0.2%
2019$293.1M8.1M6.4K-1.3%
2020$236.5M6.4M6.2K-19.3%
2021$253.1M6.6M6.3K+7.1%
2022$230.6M6.1M6.4K-8.9%
2023$227.6M6.1M6.4K-1.3%

Top Providers in Maine

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1Can IlyasHematology-Oncology$3.2M216.3K
2Jeffrey MooreOphthalmology$2.9M29.3K
3Grenville JonesRadiation Oncology$2.8M14.6K
4David BentonHematology-Oncology$2.6M135.3K
5Aaron ParnesOphthalmology$2.4M43.1K
6NordxClinical Laboratory$2.4M204.1K
7Lifeflight Of Maine, LlcAmbulance Service Provider$2.4M35.7K
8Richard BazarianOphthalmology$2.3M16.9K
9Matthew DuganMedical Oncology$1.8M124.6K
10Scott SteidlOphthalmology$1.8M42.9K
11Jackie NguyenOphthalmology$1.8M28.5K
12Oscar BatlleOphthalmology$1.7M8.7K
13Eyecare Medical GroupAmbulatory Surgical Center$1.7M2.2K
14Deborah WitkinOphthalmology$1.6M16.1K
15John WintersHematology-Oncology$1.5M147.7K
16Martin WhitakerOphthalmology$1.5M8.5K
17Christian ThomasHematology-Oncology$1.5M84.3K
18Devon EvansHematology-Oncology$1.5M102.8K
19Curt YoungOphthalmology$1.2M13.0K
20Brian DaikhRheumatology$1.2M51.7K
21Maine Eye Center, PaAmbulatory Surgical Center$1.2M1.7K
22Brian HaneyHematology-Oncology$1.2M72.6K
23Northern Light Medical TransportAmbulance Service Provider$1.2M41.5K
24Anthony EkongOphthalmology$1.1M17.8K
25Delta Ambulance Corp.Ambulance Service Provider$985.5K38.2K

Most Billed Procedures in Maine

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$17.9M273.8K2.5K
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg$11.1M16.1K17
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$10.1M205.4K2.4K
A0427Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)$7.7M19.5K133
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$6.3M105.9K885
J9271Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg$5.6M129.3K8
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$5.4M128.0K86
A0429Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)$5.4M16.2K128
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$4.7M50.9K575
J2777Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg$4.5M155.2K11
A0425Ground mileage, per statute mile$4.4M533.0K142
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$4.3M31.8K340
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$3.7M37.9K779
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system$3.5M46.2K237
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes$3.2M24.5K595
97110Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes$3.1M175.4K442
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$2.9M29.4K807
G2067Medication assisted treatment, methadone; weekly bundle including dispensing and/or administration, substance use counseling, individual and group therapy, and toxicology testing, if performed (provision of the services by a medicare-enrolled opioid treatm$2.9M12.8K11
97530Therapy procedure using functional activities$2.9M117.2K305
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit$2.8M41.2K646

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Ophthalmology$25.9M68$380.3K
Ambulance Service Provider$22.1M142$155.5K
Hematology-Oncology$13.5M39$345.4K
Internal Medicine$13.3M408$32.5K
Nurse Practitioner$12.5M1.0K$12.0K
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$10.3M423$24.4K
Family Practice$9.5M517$18.4K
Diagnostic Radiology$8.2M114$71.8K
Physician Assistant$7.9M708$11.1K
Emergency Medicine$7.6M283$26.7K
Ambulatory Surgical Center$6.9M14$493.1K
Mass Immunizer Roster Biller$5.9M143$41.2K
Dermatology$5.4M40$136.0K
Optometry$5.2M194$26.7K
Hospitalist$4.8M149$32.2K
Radiation Oncology$4.5M19$236.0K
Cardiology$4.5M96$46.5K
Orthopedic Surgery$4.3M98$44.1K
Rheumatology$3.5M21$165.3K
Opioid Treatment Program$3.2M11$295.1K
Clinical Laboratory$2.8M3$944.5K
Pathology$2.4M47$50.8K
Medical Oncology$2.3M18$128.2K
Podiatry$2.3M49$46.6K
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)$2.3M11$206.3K

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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.