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South Dakota Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for South Dakota (SD)

🔎 Data Analysis

South Dakota received $2.0B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.

The top specialty by spending is Ophthalmology, accounting for $31.4M in payments across 43 providers.

In 2023, 4.3K providers were actively billing Medicare in South Dakota.

Annual Medicare spending grew 36% from 2014 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Total Payments (10yr)
$2.0B
+7.1% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
4.3K
6.0M services
Top Specialty
Ophthalmology
$31.4M total
Specialties
30
$54.4K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$173.7M4.6M3.4K—
2015$178.8M4.6M3.5K+3.0%
2016$177.7M4.7M3.6K-0.6%
2017$187.5M5.0M3.8K+5.5%
2018$202.5M5.3M3.9K+8.0%
2019$218.2M5.4M4.0K+7.7%
2020$199.2M5.0M4.0K-8.7%
2021$228.2M5.4M4.1K+14.6%
2022$220.0M5.3M4.3K-3.6%
2023$235.7M6.0M4.3K+7.1%

Top Providers in South Dakota

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1Prema AbrahamOphthalmology$7.1M110.9K
2Vance Thompson Vision Surgery Center Prof LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$4.5M15.4K
3Chad LaurichVascular Surgery$3.2M7.3K
4Eric ThomasOphthalmology$3.2M30.9K
5Ryan GeraetsOphthalmology$3.0M45.5K
6Black Hills Regional Eye Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$2.9M9.9K
7Dale Aviation IncAmbulance Service Provider$2.6M77.3K
8John BormesOphthalmology$2.6M38.2K
9Victoria KnudsenOphthalmology$2.4M30.1K
10Jennifer MayRheumatology$1.9M198.1K
11Paramedics Logistics South Dakota LlcAmbulance Service Provider$1.9M22.8K
12Ophthalmology Ltd Eye Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$1.8M2.6K
13Sanford Medical CenterClinical Laboratory$1.8M162.6K
14Elizabeth AtchisonOphthalmology$1.7M28.6K
15Taylor SlingsbyOphthalmology$1.4M25.8K
16Luke HushagenInternal Medicine$1.4M136.1K
17City Of Rapid CityAmbulance Service Provider$1.4M29.6K
18Ty HansonDermatology$1.2M14.4K
19Usc Ambulatory Surgical Center Prof LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$1.1M22.7K
20Roberto Ferro ValdesHematology-Oncology$1.1M30.3K
21Isurgery, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$998.0K89.2K
22Richard ConklinHematology-Oncology$994.5K79.8K
23The Endoscopy Center, Inc.Ambulatory Surgical Center$940.2K2.7K
24Rebecca LinquistOphthalmology$904.5K4.6K
25Patrick KellyVascular Surgery$888.2K7.8K

Most Billed Procedures in South Dakota

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$19.0M272.2K1.7K
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$10.9M221.4K1.7K
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg$10.3M14.9K13
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$8.5M21.0K126
J2777Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg$7.0M243.9K9
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$5.2M88.3K565
A0427Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)$4.7M10.6K45
97110Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes$4.1M225.0K315
A0429Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)$3.5M9.3K83
98941Chiropractic manipulative treatment, 3-4 spinal regions$3.5M129.7K289
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$3.4M34.3K665
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system$3.3M44.0K196
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$3.3M32.5K445
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$3.2M35.5K294
A0425Ground mileage, per statute mile$2.8M357.0K94
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$2.7M21.2K134
A0430Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (fixed wing)$2.7M6594
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit$2.6M21.6K241
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes$2.5M19.6K335
27447Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee$2.3M4.2K95

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Ophthalmology$31.4M43$729.4K
Ambulance Service Provider$15.6M97$161.0K
Ambulatory Surgical Center$14.3M13$1.1M
Family Practice$13.2M345$38.4K
Nurse Practitioner$11.2M751$14.9K
Physician Assistant$10.3M443$23.3K
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$9.8M287$34.0K
Internal Medicine$9.5M150$63.3K
Dermatology$9.4M41$228.1K
Orthopedic Surgery$8.6M90$96.0K
Diagnostic Radiology$8.4M80$104.7K
Mass Immunizer Roster Biller$7.7M100$76.8K
Optometry$6.4M184$34.9K
Vascular Surgery$5.5M14$394.8K
Chiropractic$4.2M317$13.1K
Hematology-Oncology$4.0M23$171.9K
Emergency Medicine$3.7M88$42.3K
Hospitalist$3.5M69$50.8K
Cardiology$3.4M29$117.9K
Clinical Laboratory$3.4M10$337.8K
Interventional Cardiology$3.2M14$225.9K
Nephrology$3.1M22$142.1K
Rheumatology$3.1M14$219.5K
Urology$2.9M23$126.9K
Neurology$2.7M45$60.1K

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  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • 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.