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North Dakota Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for North Dakota (ND)

🔎 Data Analysis

North Dakota received $1.7B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.

The top specialty by spending is Ophthalmology, accounting for $19.7M in payments across 34 providers.

In 2023, 3.8K providers were actively billing Medicare in North Dakota.

Annual Medicare spending grew 36% from 2014 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Total Payments (10yr)
$1.7B
+0.4% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
3.8K
5.3M services
Top Specialty
Ophthalmology
$19.7M total
Specialties
30
$49.1K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$138.2M3.6M3.1K—
2015$151.4M4.0M3.2K+9.5%
2016$143.4M3.9M3.2K-5.3%
2017$155.4M4.4M3.4K+8.4%
2018$160.6M4.5M3.5K+3.3%
2019$181.4M5.0M3.7K+13.0%
2020$170.3M4.5M3.7K-6.2%
2021$192.0M5.2M3.7K+12.8%
2022$187.3M5.1M3.8K-2.5%
2023$188.0M5.3M3.8K+0.4%

Top Providers in North Dakota

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1Medscan Laboratory IncClinical Laboratory$7.2M406.5K
2Anil PottiHematology-Oncology$4.9M548.5K
3Marina GilcaOphthalmology$4.3M89.1K
4Max JohnsonOphthalmology$2.8M29.2K
5Fm Endoscopy Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$2.5M27.8K
6Bismarck Surgical Associates, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$2.2M97.8K
7Fm Ambulance Service, IncAmbulance Service Provider$2.0M38.1K
8Mark RaymondOphthalmology$1.7M14.2K
9North Dakota Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$1.7M29.5K
10Dakota Surgery & Laser Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$1.7M6.9K
11Northern Plains Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$1.6M6.3K
12Metro Area Ambulance Service, IncAmbulance Service Provider$1.5M37.4K
13Sanford Clinic NorthClinical Laboratory$1.4M103.9K
14Robert ReynoldsRadiation Oncology$1.4M7.0K
15Center For Pain Medicine Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$1.2M933
16William NoyesRadiation Oncology$1.2M47.0K
17Elena RaducuOphthalmology$1.1M8.0K
18John WatkinsRadiation Oncology$1.0M5.0K
19Northern Plains Laboratory, LlcClinical Laboratory$960.1K85.5K
20Cole KreofskyRadiation Oncology$959.0K6.0K
21Michelle AtchisonOphthalmology$872.5K10.8K
22Douglas LitchfieldOphthalmology$864.2K15.6K
23Paul SelidOphthalmology$860.8K12.2K
24First District Health UnitPublic Health or Welfare Agency$785.3K12.0K
25Reid MollmanOphthalmology$757.0K6.9K

Most Billed Procedures in North Dakota

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$15.3M235.9K1.5K
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$8.7M182.2K1.5K
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg$6.7M9.8K15
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$6.4M18.4K104
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$5.7M94.8K564
J2777Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg$4.1M147.7K10
A0427Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)$3.7M8.5K47
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$3.4M38.0K287
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$3.3M33.3K475
A0425Ground mileage, per statute mile$2.9M377.4K79
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes$2.9M22.1K325
27447Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee$2.7M2.5K57
G0483Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms$2.7M11.3K2
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system$2.7M36.0K171
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$2.6M19.1K113
J0897Injection, denosumab, 1 mg$2.5M139.0K41
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$2.5M25.3K566
97110Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes$2.4M134.2K273
A0429Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)$2.4M6.5K66
98941Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 3-4 spinal regions$2.1M78.2K245

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Ophthalmology$19.7M34$579.8K
Nurse Practitioner$14.1M693$20.3K
Ambulatory Surgical Center$12.1M13$927.2K
Ambulance Service Provider$11.0M83$132.7K
Clinical Laboratory$10.4M6$1.7M
Family Practice$9.9M265$37.5K
Internal Medicine$9.7M122$79.3K
Diagnostic Radiology$7.9M68$116.1K
Hematology-Oncology$6.4M25$255.9K
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$6.2M248$25.0K
Physician Assistant$5.9M304$19.5K
Radiation Oncology$5.7M14$406.0K
Hospitalist$5.4M89$60.8K
Orthopedic Surgery$4.8M54$89.7K
Optometry$4.8M172$27.7K
Mass Immunizer Roster Biller$4.1M87$47.1K
Emergency Medicine$4.0M96$41.3K
Dermatology$3.9M26$150.2K
Nephrology$3.3M18$181.1K
Chiropractic$3.2M292$10.9K
Cardiology$2.9M25$115.8K
Pathology$2.8M33$86.0K
Public Health or Welfare Agency$1.8M19$96.2K
Interventional Cardiology$1.7M14$123.8K
Podiatry$1.6M29$55.6K

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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.