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Tennessee Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Tennessee (TN)

🔎 Data Analysis

Tennessee received $20.4B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.

The top specialty by spending is Nurse Practitioner, accounting for $197.1M in payments across 6.7K providers.

In 2023, 27.5K providers were actively billing Medicare in Tennessee.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

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14 AI-Flagged Providers in Tennessee

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

Niladri PandaInternal Medicine
93.6%
Mary McdonaldPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
92.3%
Andrew SugantharajInternal Medicine
89.6%
View all ML-flagged providers →
Total Payments (10yr)
$20.4B
-0.7% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
27.5K
64.4M services
Top Specialty
Nurse Practitioner
$197.1M total
Specialties
30
$73.5K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$1.9B62.8M21.7K—
2015$2.0B70.0M22.4K+4.2%
2016$2.0B69.3M23.2K+0.5%
2017$2.1B70.6M23.9K+4.0%
2018$2.1B69.6M24.4K+0.4%
2019$2.2B76.2M25.1K+3.4%
2020$2.0B68.5M25.2K-8.0%
2021$2.1B69.3M26.2K+7.8%
2022$2.0B67.0M26.9K-4.6%
2023$2.0B64.4M27.5K-0.7%

Top Providers in Tennessee

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1Aegis Sciences CorporationClinical Laboratory$34.5M258.6K
2Memphis Pathology LaboratoryClinical Laboratory$14.8M1.3M
3Shoals Ambulance LlcAmbulance Service Provider$11.1M483.3K
4David PortnoyHematology-Oncology$6.5M336.8K
5Stephen HuddlestonOphthalmology$5.7M263.6K
6Roy WallaceOphthalmology$5.4M45.8K
7Laboratory Corporation Of AmericaClinical Laboratory$5.2M457.9K
8Jackson-Madison County General HospitalAmbulance Service Provider$5.1M198.8K
9Wound Care Resources Inc.All Other Suppliers$4.9M4.1K
10James GrayRadiation Oncology$4.9M12.1K
11David ReichsteinOphthalmology$4.9M47.7K
12Mobile Images Acquisition, LlcPortable X-Ray Supplier$4.8M137.1K
13Carl AwhOphthalmology$4.7M49.7K
14Mitchell MartinMedical Oncology$4.7M292.5K
15Hemal MehtaPain Management$4.5M5.4K
16Ross KernsHematology-Oncology$4.5M282.5K
17Rural/Metro Of Tennessee, L.P.Ambulance Service Provider$4.5M104.6K
18Accupath Diagnostic Laboratories IncClinical Laboratory$4.4M95.7K
19Daniel IbachHematology-Oncology$4.3M250.3K
20Brandon BusbeeOphthalmology$4.3M45.2K
21Digestivecare, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$4.2M12.9K
22Derek WelchPathology$4.1M323.9K
23Knoxville Eye Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$4.1M13.3K
24Eric SchneiderOphthalmology$4.1M30.0K
25Semmes-Murphey Clinic PcAmbulatory Surgical Center$4.1M4.0K

Most Billed Procedures in Tennessee

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$188.3M2.5M11.4K
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$87.8M1.7M11.0K
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg$57.7M84.4K75
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$45.5M793.8K4.0K
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$40.7M341.4K454
J9271Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg$38.0M882.9K49
A0427Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)$37.2M100.2K98
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$34.5M396.5K2.6K
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit$29.7M264.7K2.7K
J2777Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg$29.6M1.0M50
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$28.8M280.7K5.5K
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes$25.0M201.3K3.1K
A0425Ground mileage, per statute mile$23.8M3.2M115
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$23.7M183.0K1.3K
88305Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity$22.9M659.2K415
97110Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes$22.9M1.4M1.8K
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$22.5M202.1K2.7K
J0897Injection, denosumab, 1 mg$20.6M1.1M243
99309Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes$19.6M291.8K658
G0482Drug 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$19.2M99.4K77

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Nurse Practitioner$197.1M6.7K$29.6K
Ophthalmology$180.8M319$566.6K
Internal Medicine$141.2M1.9K$76.2K
Ambulatory Surgical Center$119.5M129$926.4K
Ambulance Service Provider$112.4M146$769.9K
Family Practice$97.0M1.5K$63.5K
Hematology-Oncology$90.4M204$443.3K
Clinical Laboratory$76.5M56$1.4M
Diagnostic Radiology$73.6M672$109.6K
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$61.1M1.6K$38.9K
Cardiology$54.2M374$145.0K
Orthopedic Surgery$51.1M476$107.3K
Physician Assistant$49.8M1.9K$26.5K
Pathology$45.5M318$143.0K
Dermatology$42.9M198$216.7K
Rheumatology$37.9M91$416.4K
Radiation Oncology$35.7M100$356.6K
Medical Oncology$32.1M53$606.4K
Emergency Medicine$31.8M815$39.0K
Urology$29.2M199$146.6K
Nephrology$25.5M164$155.7K
Gastroenterology$25.0M266$94.1K
Neurology$24.4M319$76.3K
Mass Immunizer Roster Biller$23.9M684$34.9K
Optometry$21.8M744$29.4K

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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.