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Northern Mariana Islands Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Northern Mariana Islands (MP)

🔎 Data Analysis

Northern Mariana Islands received $11.6M in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.

The top specialty by spending is Family Practice, accounting for $316.1K in payments across 2 providers.

In 2023, 26 providers were actively billing Medicare in Northern Mariana Islands.

Annual Medicare spending declined 46% from 2014 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Total Payments (10yr)
$11.6M
-16.0% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
26
15.0K services
Top Specialty
Family Practice
$316.1K total
Specialties
13
$32.8K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$1.6M38.6K32—
2015$1.4M36.5K27-8.6%
2016$1.8M50.3K28+25.5%
2017$1.0M22.3K31-41.8%
2018$953.8K19.9K30-8.8%
2019$941.4K18.8K31-1.3%
2020$903.3K17.8K29-4.0%
2021$1.1M18.4K28+19.8%
2022$1.0M18.0K28-6.2%
2023$853.2K15.0K26-16.0%

Top Providers in Northern Mariana Islands

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1Jeanolivia GrantFamily Practice$228.7K3.3K
2Northern Mariana Islands GovernmentAmbulance Service Provider$180.8K3.0K
3Keri AllenOphthalmology$96.8K1.4K
4Vicente AldanFamily Practice$87.4K1.5K
5Ahmad Al-AlouInternal Medicine$36.1K688
6Norma AdaInternal Medicine$32.8K651
7Mark RobertsonOptometry$25.8K552
8David HardtOptometry$24.1K590
9Donald HardtOptometry$23.9K645
10Pamela CarhillPhysical Therapist in Private Practice$22.1K1.3K
11Jiayi KongInternal Medicine$21.9K283
12Qiwei WangNurse Practitioner$17.1K281
13Marianas Global Ventures LlcAmbulance Service Provider$11.4K159
14Ashebir ChekolInternal Medicine$6.4K47
15John TudelaInternal Medicine$5.8K94
16Alok SharmaAnesthesiology$5.3K30
17John YarofalirGeneral Surgery$5.2K115
18Annie TrussoCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)$4.6K39
19Lorie HutchisonPhysician Assistant$3.6K67
20Samantha YosimPhysician Assistant$3.4K77
21Thomas AustinOrthopedic Surgery$3.3K80
22Rodney KlassenEmergency Medicine$2.4K68
23Andrew YosimPhysician Assistant$1.6K52
24Lucy PangelinanNurse Practitioner$1.5K51
25Shawna BrennfleckNurse Practitioner$908.7916

Most Billed Procedures in Northern Mariana Islands

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
A0429Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)$153.8K4522
99308Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes$67.1K1.2K2
90960Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)$61.5K2631
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$51.4K8704
92012Established patient problem focused exam of visual system$44.3K8064
11043Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less$38.7K2611
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system$38.5K6364
11042Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less$36.2K5171
99309Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes$34.9K4372
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$27.8K7739
A0425Ground mileage, per statute mile$27.2K2.6K2
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$26.5K4494
17250Application of chemical to stop tissue regrowth in wound$18.5K3731
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$17.1K441
66982Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$15.1K281
A0428Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls)$11.3K481
99305Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes$11.3K1111
92004New patient complete exam of visual system$10.6K1504
92083Exam of visual field with extended testing$8.7K2044
99212Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes$8.3K3444

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Family Practice$316.1K2$158.0K
Ambulance Service Provider$192.3K2$96.1K
Internal Medicine$103.0K5$20.6K
Ophthalmology$96.8K1$96.8K
Optometry$73.8K3$24.6K
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$22.1K1$22.1K
Nurse Practitioner$19.5K3$6.5K
Physician Assistant$8.9K4$2.2K
Anesthesiology$5.3K1$5.3K
General Surgery$5.2K1$5.2K
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)$4.6K1$4.6K
Orthopedic Surgery$3.3K1$3.3K
Emergency Medicine$2.4K1$2.4K

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Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • 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.