Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Minnesota (MN)
Minnesota received $8.2B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.
The top specialty by spending is Diagnostic Radiology, accounting for $100.8M in payments across 1.2K providers.
In 2023, 26.0K providers were actively billing Medicare in Minnesota.
Annual Medicare spending grew 65% from 2014 to 2023.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $613.1M | 18.3M | 20.3K | — |
| 2015 | $630.2M | 19.1M | 20.8K | +2.8% |
| 2016 | $638.8M | 19.7M | 21.6K | +1.4% |
| 2017 | $653.5M | 19.8M | 22.6K | +2.3% |
| 2018 | $701.3M | 20.9M | 23.6K | +7.3% |
| 2019 | $1.0B | 31.3M | 25.0K | +46.0% |
| 2020 | $902.8M | 28.3M | 24.3K | -11.8% |
| 2021 | $1.1B | 32.7M | 24.8K | +17.0% |
| 2022 | $994.5M | 30.7M | 25.3K | -5.9% |
| 2023 | $1.0B | 31.4M | 26.0K | +1.9% |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | $81.3M | 1.0M | 10.1K |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | $36.7M | 681.6K | 9.1K |
| J0178 | Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg | $32.7M | 47.4K | 44 |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | $23.8M | 208.2K | 4.1K |
| J9271 | Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg | $22.3M | 543.0K | 69 |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | $21.5M | 242.9K | 2.6K |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | $18.8M | 321.2K | 3.6K |
| A0427 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency) | $18.0M | 43.2K | 60 |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $16.9M | 309.8K | 302 |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | $15.9M | 122.9K | 1.2K |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | $15.9M | 128.9K | 2.3K |
| 74177 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | $12.2M | 147.1K | 893 |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | $12.1M | 110.3K | 3.3K |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | $11.7M | 91.1K | 2.4K |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | $11.0M | 8.1K | 265 |
| 91322 | Sarscov2 vac 50 mcg/0.5ml im | $10.6M | 75.0K | 826 |
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | $10.3M | 1.3M | 145 |
| 92014 | Established patient complete exam of visual system | $9.9M | 127.3K | 827 |
| J2777 | Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg | $9.9M | 340.8K | 24 |
| A0429 | Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency) | $9.8M | 27.4K | 141 |
| Specialty | Payments | Providers | Avg per Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic Radiology | $100.8M | 1.2K | $82.7K |
| Ophthalmology | $87.6M | 291 | $301.1K |
| Internal Medicine | $70.9M | 1.7K | $40.7K |
| Nurse Practitioner | $59.4M | 3.4K | $17.5K |
| Family Practice | $59.3M | 2.2K | $26.8K |
| Ambulatory Surgical Center | $57.2M | 71 | $805.9K |
| Ambulance Service Provider | $50.3M | 149 | $337.5K |
| Physician Assistant | $40.7M | 2.7K | $15.2K |
| Medical Oncology | $38.1M | 110 | $346.3K |
| Clinical Laboratory | $25.7M | 21 | $1.2M |
| Dermatology | $25.6M | 241 | $106.1K |
| Physical Therapist in Private Practice | $23.6M | 1.5K | $16.2K |
| Emergency Medicine | $23.5M | 922 | $25.5K |
| Mass Immunizer Roster Biller | $23.2M | 447 | $51.9K |
| Orthopedic Surgery | $22.7M | 444 | $51.1K |
| Cardiology | $21.5M | 430 | $50.0K |
| Neurology | $18.2M | 359 | $50.8K |
| Radiation Oncology | $17.8M | 110 | $161.9K |
| Rheumatology | $14.8M | 87 | $170.6K |
| Optometry | $14.1M | 695 | $20.3K |
| Pathology | $13.5M | 328 | $41.0K |
| Centralized Flu | $12.9M | 155 | $83.1K |
| Hematology-Oncology | $12.8M | 172 | $74.5K |
| Gastroenterology | $11.5M | 293 | $39.2K |
| Nephrology | $10.1M | 166 | $60.6K |
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.