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Utah Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for Utah (UT)

🔎 Data Analysis

Utah received $5.0B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.

The top specialty by spending is Clinical Laboratory, accounting for $77.7M in payments across 21 providers.

In 2023, 9.4K providers were actively billing Medicare in Utah.

Annual Medicare spending grew 48% from 2014 to 2023.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

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1 AI-Flagged Provider in Utah

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

Kimberly BeckFamily Practice
91.4%
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Total Payments (10yr)
$5.0B
+2.8% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
9.4K
13.3M services
Top Specialty
Clinical Laboratory
$77.7M total
Specialties
30
$60.9K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$387.9M9.2M6.6K—
2015$413.4M10.5M6.9K+6.6%
2016$430.4M11.0M7.2K+4.1%
2017$449.0M11.2M7.5K+4.3%
2018$519.7M11.9M7.7K+15.8%
2019$549.6M13.0M8.0K+5.8%
2020$517.7M11.9M8.1K-5.8%
2021$601.0M13.5M8.6K+16.1%
2022$556.7M12.8M8.9K-7.4%
2023$572.2M13.3M9.4K+2.8%

Top Providers in Utah

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.Clinical Laboratory$65.9M34.8K
2Zion Eye Institute, IncAmbulatory Surgical Center$6.1M1.6K
3Gold Cross Services, Inc.Ambulance Service Provider$4.7M141.3K
4Ronald HobbsOphthalmology$4.1M55.7K
5David FaberOphthalmology$4.0M16.7K
6Amer HomsiInternal Medicine$3.9M54.0K
7Carl GrayHematology$3.9M239.1K
8Mitchell GoffOphthalmology$3.8M18.8K
9Ryan IsomOphthalmology$3.7M14.6K
10Jack StringhamOphthalmology$3.4M12.8K
11Ron LordOphthalmology$3.2M47.7K
12Richard CoreyOphthalmology$3.0M12.1K
13Ihc Health Services IncAmbulance Service Provider$2.8M42.7K
14Douglas MehrOphthalmology$2.7M45.1K
15Ihc Health Services, Inc.Clinical Laboratory$2.7M242.5K
16Joshua CarlsonOphthalmology$2.6M43.5K
17St George Surgical Center LpAmbulatory Surgical Center$2.5M5.5K
18Coral Desert Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$2.5M36.7K
19Ihc Health Services IncClinical Laboratory$2.4M1.5K
20Corey WalkerRheumatology$2.3M196.0K
21Robert KwunOphthalmology$2.3M33.5K
22Jonathan GuntherOphthalmology$2.3M44.1K
23Kirk WinwardOphthalmology$2.2M46.3K
24Central Utah Surgicenter, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$2.1M26.8K
25Michael GrantRheumatology$2.1M375.4K

Most Billed Procedures in Utah

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$47.3M606.9K4.1K
81541Gene analysis of prostate tumor tissue, profiling by real-time rt-pcr of 46 genes$32.6M8.6K1
81479Molecular pathology procedure$31.3M18.6K3
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg$24.6M35.6K36
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$23.5M428.3K3.7K
J2777Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg$12.6M432.5K24
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$11.7M22.7K146
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit$10.7M88.9K991
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes$8.9M83.1K1.2K
97110Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes$8.5M491.5K640
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$7.4M70.7K1.8K
A0427Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)$6.8M17.0K71
27447Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee$6.4M6.0K152
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$5.8M44.3K457
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$5.5M62.4K700
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system$5.4M72.2K325
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$5.4M91.3K876
J3490Unclassified drugs$5.0M2.9K25
J0897Injection, denosumab, 1 mg$5.0M272.3K74
97530Therapy procedure using functional activities$4.5M184.6K370

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Clinical Laboratory$77.7M21$3.7M
Ophthalmology$72.2M164$440.5K
Nurse Practitioner$35.4M1.4K$25.5K
Ambulatory Surgical Center$33.9M42$806.5K
Family Practice$31.6M799$39.6K
Internal Medicine$30.5M392$77.8K
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$22.8M642$35.5K
Physician Assistant$22.3M1.2K$19.2K
Dermatology$20.8M141$147.7K
Ambulance Service Provider$17.8M74$240.0K
Diagnostic Radiology$14.8M221$67.0K
Orthopedic Surgery$14.7M204$72.3K
Podiatry$11.4M149$76.6K
Cardiology$10.0M92$108.6K
Emergency Medicine$9.8M376$26.1K
Rheumatology$9.5M34$280.9K
Neurology$9.0M113$79.9K
Mass Immunizer Roster Biller$7.7M266$29.1K
Radiation Oncology$7.1M38$188.1K
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation$6.9M95$73.0K
Hematology-Oncology$6.1M50$122.9K
Pathology$5.7M102$56.2K
Urology$5.7M61$93.4K
Pain Management$5.2M36$144.6K
Anesthesiology$5.2M334$15.4K

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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.