Medicare provider payments and utilization data for North Dakota (ND)
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.
| Year | Payments | Services | Providers | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $138.2M | 3.6M | 3.1K | — |
| 2015 | $151.4M | 4.0M | 3.2K | +9.5% |
| 2016 | $143.4M | 3.9M | 3.2K | -5.3% |
| 2017 | $155.4M | 4.4M | 3.4K | +8.4% |
| 2018 | $160.6M | 4.5M | 3.5K | +3.3% |
| 2019 | $181.4M | 5.0M | 3.7K | +13.0% |
| 2020 | $170.3M | 4.5M | 3.7K | -6.2% |
| 2021 | $192.0M | 5.2M | 3.7K | +12.8% |
| 2022 | $187.3M | 5.1M | 3.8K | -2.5% |
| 2023 | $188.0M | 5.3M | 3.8K | +0.4% |
| Code | Description | Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | $15.3M | 235.9K | 1.5K |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | $8.7M | 182.2K | 1.5K |
| J0178 | Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg | $6.7M | 9.8K | 15 |
| 66984 | Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens | $6.4M | 18.4K | 104 |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | $5.7M | 94.8K | 564 |
| J2777 | Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg | $4.1M | 147.7K | 10 |
| A0427 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency) | $3.7M | 8.5K | 47 |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | $3.4M | 38.0K | 287 |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | $3.3M | 33.3K | 475 |
| A0425 | Ground mileage, per statute mile | $2.9M | 377.4K | 79 |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | $2.9M | 22.1K | 325 |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | $2.7M | 2.5K | 57 |
| G0483 | Drug 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 | $2.7M | 11.3K | 2 |
| 92014 | Established patient complete exam of visual system | $2.7M | 36.0K | 171 |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | $2.6M | 19.1K | 113 |
| J0897 | Injection, denosumab, 1 mg | $2.5M | 139.0K | 41 |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | $2.5M | 25.3K | 566 |
| 97110 | Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | $2.4M | 134.2K | 273 |
| A0429 | Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency) | $2.4M | 6.5K | 66 |
| 98941 | Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 3-4 spinal regions | $2.1M | 78.2K | 245 |
| Specialty | Payments | Providers | Avg per Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology | $19.7M | 34 | $579.8K |
| Nurse Practitioner | $14.1M | 693 | $20.3K |
| Ambulatory Surgical Center | $12.1M | 13 | $927.2K |
| Ambulance Service Provider | $11.0M | 83 | $132.7K |
| Clinical Laboratory | $10.4M | 6 | $1.7M |
| Family Practice | $9.9M | 265 | $37.5K |
| Internal Medicine | $9.7M | 122 | $79.3K |
| Diagnostic Radiology | $7.9M | 68 | $116.1K |
| Hematology-Oncology | $6.4M | 25 | $255.9K |
| Physical Therapist in Private Practice | $6.2M | 248 | $25.0K |
| Physician Assistant | $5.9M | 304 | $19.5K |
| Radiation Oncology | $5.7M | 14 | $406.0K |
| Hospitalist | $5.4M | 89 | $60.8K |
| Orthopedic Surgery | $4.8M | 54 | $89.7K |
| Optometry | $4.8M | 172 | $27.7K |
| Mass Immunizer Roster Biller | $4.1M | 87 | $47.1K |
| Emergency Medicine | $4.0M | 96 | $41.3K |
| Dermatology | $3.9M | 26 | $150.2K |
| Nephrology | $3.3M | 18 | $181.1K |
| Chiropractic | $3.2M | 292 | $10.9K |
| Cardiology | $2.9M | 25 | $115.8K |
| Pathology | $2.8M | 33 | $86.0K |
| Public Health or Welfare Agency | $1.8M | 19 | $96.2K |
| Interventional Cardiology | $1.7M | 14 | $123.8K |
| Podiatry | $1.6M | 29 | $55.6K |
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.