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Ohio Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Ohio (OH)

🔎 Data Analysis

Ohio received $24.8B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.

The top specialty by spending is Ophthalmology, accounting for $198.3M in payments across 592 providers.

In 2023, 47.8K providers were actively billing Medicare in Ohio.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

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31 AI-Flagged Providers in Ohio

Providers in this state flagged by the ML v2 fraud detection model

Natwarlal JethvaInternal Medicine
94.6%
M LaliInternal Medicine
94.1%
Cyril RabenOrthopedic Surgery
92.7%
View all ML-flagged providers →
Total Payments (10yr)
$24.8B
+4.2% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
47.8K
68.5M services
Top Specialty
Ophthalmology
$198.3M total
Specialties
30
$51.4K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$2.4B69.9M37.6K—
2015$2.4B68.5M38.6K-1.9%
2016$2.6B74.0M40.2K+9.4%
2017$2.6B73.0M41.6K+0.1%
2018$2.6B71.8M42.9K-0.7%
2019$2.6B72.3M44.4K+0.6%
2020$2.3B63.0M44.4K-12.8%
2021$2.6B67.5M45.9K+13.9%
2022$2.4B64.1M46.9K-8.3%
2023$2.5B68.5M47.8K+4.2%

Top Providers in Ohio

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical Laboratory$56.9M5.0M
2Assurex Health, Inc.Clinical Laboratory$27.3M26.7K
3Aura Genetics Of Ohio, LlcClinical Laboratory$17.9M1.5M
4American Health Mw, LlcClinical Laboratory$15.0M4.5M
5Cleveland Heartlab IncClinical Laboratory$9.1M540.9K
6University Hospitals Laboratory Services FoundationClinical Laboratory$8.4M712.7K
7Compunet Clinical Laboratories LlcClinical Laboratory$7.7M688.7K
8Preventive Diagnostics IncPortable X-Ray Supplier$6.2M167.1K
9Scott PendergastOphthalmology$6.0M39.9K
10Cems Of Ohio IncAmbulance Service Provider$5.2M325.1K
11David MillerOphthalmology$4.8M28.5K
12Raymond WawrowskiPhysician Assistant$4.7M7.3K
13Beacon Orthopaedics Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$4.5M1.9K
14Rgh Enterprises, LlcAll Other Suppliers$4.4M99.4K
15The Urology Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$4.3M27.8K
16Ohio Medical Transportation, Inc.Ambulance Service Provider$4.3M37.6K
17Cei Physicians Psc LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$4.1M5.6K
18Brittney StatlerOphthalmology$3.7M43.5K
19James OsherOphthalmology$3.7M38.5K
20Llewelyn RaoOphthalmology$3.7M46.0K
21Portsmouth Emergency Ambulance Service IncAmbulance Service Provider$3.6M152.5K
22Robert HostofferPediatric Medicine$3.5M79.2K
23Physicians Ambulance Service IncAmbulance Service Provider$3.5M143.8K
24Eye Center Of Columbus, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$3.5M4.7K
25Orange Asc, LtdAmbulatory Surgical Center$3.4M3.0K

Most Billed Procedures in Ohio

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$234.1M3.2M20.0K
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$131.3M2.5M20.0K
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg$75.8M112.3K104
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$70.0M1.2M8.1K
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$62.3M695.9K5.6K
A0427Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)$52.0M138.6K716
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$51.4M379.5K2.7K
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$49.6M437.7K534
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes$42.3M328.2K5.6K
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$36.5M351.9K8.3K
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit$34.9M367.4K4.7K
99291Critical care, first 30-74 minutes$32.1M195.4K3.1K
99309Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes$31.6M451.2K1.4K
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$29.5M275.3K5.0K
A0429Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)$29.2M92.4K695
A0425Ground mileage, per statute mile$29.1M3.8M826
27447Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee$28.1M22.1K537
K1034Provision of covid-19 test, nonprescription self-administered and self-collected use, fda approved, authorized or cleared, one test count$26.1M2.3M1.1K
J9271Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg$24.1M573.8K40
0345UGenomic analysis panel of 15 genes for detection of abnormalities assocated with mental health disorders$24.0M18.1K1

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Ophthalmology$198.3M592$335.0K
Nurse Practitioner$186.4M9.7K$19.2K
Internal Medicine$182.2M3.4K$53.3K
Clinical Laboratory$170.9M57$3.0M
Ambulance Service Provider$148.2M833$177.9K
Ambulatory Surgical Center$128.4M179$717.4K
Family Practice$121.7M3.2K$38.0K
Diagnostic Radiology$82.8M1.1K$74.1K
Emergency Medicine$77.4M2.1K$36.8K
Dermatology$68.4M432$158.3K
Cardiology$66.9M715$93.6K
Orthopedic Surgery$66.3M822$80.7K
Mass Immunizer Roster Biller$64.4M1.4K$45.2K
Physician Assistant$59.1M3.3K$17.8K
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$56.0M1.5K$37.1K
Hematology-Oncology$51.7M318$162.5K
Podiatry$42.2M705$59.8K
Rheumatology$40.5M183$221.4K
Radiation Oncology$33.8M213$158.5K
Nephrology$33.7M354$95.3K
Neurology$30.9M631$49.0K
Urology$30.6M346$88.6K
Hospitalist$29.1M704$41.3K
Gastroenterology$28.8M515$55.9K
Pathology$27.9M496$56.2K

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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.