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Oregon Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Oregon (OR)

🔎 Data Analysis

Oregon received $6.7B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.

The top specialty by spending is Ophthalmology, accounting for $100.1M in payments across 256 providers.

In 2023, 14.1K providers were actively billing Medicare in Oregon.

Annual Medicare spending grew 39% from 2014 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Total Payments (10yr)
$6.7B
+5.5% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
14.1K
20.7M services
Top Specialty
Ophthalmology
$100.1M total
Specialties
30
$54.1K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$546.6M15.9M11.3K—
2015$600.2M17.1M11.8K+9.8%
2016$618.5M18.7M12.2K+3.0%
2017$649.1M21.9M12.5K+5.0%
2018$672.4M19.3M13.1K+3.6%
2019$712.2M19.8M13.6K+5.9%
2020$659.6M18.5M13.4K-7.4%
2021$767.2M20.7M13.8K+16.3%
2022$722.2M19.9M14.0K-5.9%
2023$761.8M20.7M14.1K+5.5%

Top Providers in Oregon

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1Life Flight Network LlcAmbulance Service Provider$34.1M566.3K
2Interpath Laboratory, Inc.Clinical Laboratory$7.7M665.6K
3Adam AngelesPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery$6.5M17.2K
4Yujen WangOphthalmology$5.4M114.6K
5Bend Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$4.8M62.6K
6Peter KarthOphthalmology$4.6M71.0K
7John KarthOphthalmology$4.5M80.0K
8American Medical Response Northwest IncAmbulance Service Provider$4.4M59.6K
9Cascade Surgicenter, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$4.1M19.5K
10Allan HunterOphthalmology$3.8M84.1K
11Mercy Flights IncorporatedAmbulance Service Provider$3.6M78.2K
12Robert BeardsleyOphthalmology$3.3M33.1K
13American Medical Response Northwest IncAmbulance Service Provider$3.0M57.7K
14Adam AufderheideOphthalmology$2.8M26.0K
15David ChamberlandRheumatology$2.8M216.2K
16Anthony KahrRheumatology$2.8M165.4K
17Legacy Laboratory Services, LlcClinical Laboratory$2.8M246.3K
18Surgery Center Of Southern Oregon, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$2.7M4.0K
19Oregon Specialists Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$2.6M50.1K
20Monica MichelottiOphthalmology$2.5M27.4K
21Metro West Ambulance, IncAmbulance Service Provider$2.4M57.6K
22Central Oregon Surgical Institute, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$2.4M303
23Jeffrey WelderOphthalmology$2.3M23.6K
24West End Surgical, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$2.3M3.2K
25Dominik SokalskiRheumatology$2.3M156.0K

Most Billed Procedures in Oregon

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$62.7M844.1K6.1K
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg$38.0M55.6K61
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$31.5M578.1K5.5K
A0427Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)$24.1M58.1K98
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$21.7M40.0K263
J2777Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg$17.9M619.7K34
A0431Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (rotary wing)$17.8M3.8K4
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$14.5M137.6K2.2K
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$12.2M115.1K2.7K
J9271Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg$12.1M281.9K28
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$12.0M130.4K1.3K
97530Therapy procedure using functional activities$11.3M478.0K1.0K
27447Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee$10.2M6.5K169
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$10.2M169.1K1.7K
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$9.4M70.9K683
A0436Rotary wing air mileage, per statute mile$9.3M303.8K4
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes$8.0M61.7K1.4K
A0429Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)$7.8M22.2K80
97110Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes$7.7M434.7K1.0K
A0425Ground mileage, per statute mile$7.5M948.1K108

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Ophthalmology$100.1M256$390.9K
Ambulance Service Provider$77.7M112$693.5K
Ambulatory Surgical Center$68.3M83$823.0K
Internal Medicine$39.2M1.0K$37.4K
Physician Assistant$33.5M1.6K$20.5K
Nurse Practitioner$30.7M1.6K$19.1K
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$30.1M1.2K$26.1K
Diagnostic Radiology$29.3M342$85.6K
Family Practice$27.3M1.2K$23.7K
Dermatology$24.2M149$162.6K
Rheumatology$23.5M57$413.1K
Hematology-Oncology$19.8M103$192.4K
Clinical Laboratory$16.5M34$484.8K
Emergency Medicine$16.4M607$27.0K
Orthopedic Surgery$15.7M220$71.5K
Cardiology$13.6M185$73.7K
Mass Immunizer Roster Biller$12.4M257$48.3K
Hospitalist$10.5M344$30.4K
Nephrology$9.4M92$102.2K
Urology$9.1M104$87.9K
Podiatry$8.9M146$61.2K
Optometry$8.7M426$20.5K
Radiation Oncology$8.4M75$112.1K
Neurology$7.4M181$40.9K
Pathology$7.2M126$57.5K

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  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
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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.