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Nebraska Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Nebraska (NE)

🔎 Data Analysis

Nebraska received $5.3B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.

The top specialty by spending is Ophthalmology, accounting for $60.9M in payments across 82 providers.

In 2023, 8.3K providers were actively billing Medicare in Nebraska.

Annual Medicare spending grew 31% from 2014 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Total Payments (10yr)
$5.3B
+4.2% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
8.3K
19.5M services
Top Specialty
Ophthalmology
$60.9M total
Specialties
30
$70.8K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$447.3M14.7M6.6K—
2015$475.8M16.3M6.9K+6.4%
2016$484.4M16.3M7.2K+1.8%
2017$515.4M17.0M7.5K+6.4%
2018$538.5M17.6M7.7K+4.5%
2019$568.5M18.6M7.8K+5.6%
2020$517.5M17.2M7.8K-9.0%
2021$576.8M18.8M8.0K+11.4%
2022$563.7M19.0M8.2K-2.3%
2023$587.4M19.5M8.3K+4.2%

Top Providers in Nebraska

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1Midwest Medical Transport Company LlcAmbulance Service Provider$20.7M957.1K
2John WelchOphthalmology$10.2M240.9K
3William TerrellOphthalmology$8.6M219.5K
4Melvin ChurchillRheumatology$4.8M548.1K
5Matthew WoodOphthalmology$3.9M86.7K
6Luke NordquistMedical Oncology$3.7M72.5K
7Rick ChatwellRheumatology$3.5M372.1K
8Keegan HarkinsOphthalmology$3.5M43.2K
9Pacific Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$3.4M43.3K
10Samer RennoHematology-Oncology$3.2M270.2K
11Stefano TarantoloMedical Oncology$3.2M162.7K
12Eric AveryHematology-Oncology$3.1M208.0K
13Daniel ChruscickiOphthalmology$3.0M48.4K
14Kailash MosalpuriaMedical Oncology$2.9M222.9K
15William ThomasOphthalmology$2.7M43.6K
16Samuel MehrNuclear Medicine$2.5M20.8K
17Ralph HaukeMedical Oncology$2.5M126.4K
18Matthew AppenzellerOphthalmology$2.5M39.8K
19Physicians Laboratory Services, IncClinical Laboratory$2.4M217.8K
20Madhu MidathadaHematology-Oncology$2.3M170.0K
21City Of OmahaAmbulance Service Provider$2.2M25.6K
22Joshua PriluckOphthalmology$2.2M28.9K
23Mark EmigOphthalmology$2.2M31.6K
24City Of Lincoln, NebraskaAmbulance Service Provider$2.2M26.9K
25Ryan RamaekersHematology-Oncology$2.1M136.5K

Most Billed Procedures in Nebraska

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$47.9M658.2K3.2K
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$25.3M492.9K3.2K
J2777Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg$21.4M738.2K14
J9271Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg$18.1M420.0K27
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$15.2M34.2K202
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg$15.2M22.0K21
J0897Injection, denosumab, 1 mg$12.8M699.5K204
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$11.9M208.2K1.4K
97110Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes$10.8M631.0K710
A0425Ground mileage, per statute mile$9.7M1.3M179
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$9.6M111.7K826
A0428Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls)$9.6M46.9K23
A0427Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)$8.1M21.1K44
97530Therapy procedure using functional activities$8.0M342.3K586
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit$7.6M82.2K852
A0429Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)$7.0M20.6K160
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$7.0M68.8K1.3K
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes$6.7M54.3K1.1K
98941Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 3-4 spinal regions$6.5M246.8K429
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$6.4M60.8K915

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Ophthalmology$60.9M82$742.4K
Ambulatory Surgical Center$39.7M46$863.9K
Ambulance Service Provider$39.6M184$215.3K
Family Practice$36.9M637$57.9K
Hematology-Oncology$31.9M28$1.1M
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$28.4M640$44.4K
Internal Medicine$27.8M312$89.2K
Nurse Practitioner$24.8M1.3K$19.6K
Physician Assistant$22.6M903$25.0K
Diagnostic Radiology$22.2M174$127.4K
Medical Oncology$21.0M30$701.5K
Orthopedic Surgery$14.1M137$103.0K
Mass Immunizer Roster Biller$13.8M196$70.5K
Cardiology$13.3M80$166.2K
Gastroenterology$12.7M72$177.0K
Rheumatology$11.7M30$391.4K
Dermatology$11.7M51$229.2K
Hospitalist$11.4M174$65.3K
Optometry$9.9M294$33.7K
Urology$8.2M50$164.8K
Chiropractic$7.8M463$16.8K
Radiation Oncology$7.2M26$276.9K
Emergency Medicine$6.7M198$34.1K
Podiatry$6.0M65$92.1K
Interventional Cardiology$6.0M38$157.2K

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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.