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West Virginia Medicare Spending

Medicare provider payments and utilization data for West Virginia (WV)

🔎 Data Analysis

West Virginia received $4.1B in total Medicare provider payments across 10 years of data.

The top specialty by spending is Ambulance Service Provider, accounting for $44.1M in payments across 136 providers.

In 2023, 7.0K providers were actively billing Medicare in West Virginia.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

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7 AI-Flagged Providers in West Virginia

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

Ramesh ThimmiahInternal Medicine
95.9%
Eugenio MenezInternal Medicine
91.1%
Vinodrai LakhaniInternal Medicine
89.7%
View all ML-flagged providers →
Total Payments (10yr)
$4.1B
-5.1% vs 2022
Active Providers (2023)
7.0K
8.9M services
Top Specialty
Ambulance Service Provider
$44.1M total
Specialties
30
$49.7K per provider

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesProvidersYoY Change
2014$429.0M12.4M6.1K—
2015$443.7M13.0M6.3K+3.4%
2016$441.4M13.0M6.5K-0.5%
2017$434.4M12.9M6.7K-1.6%
2018$436.6M12.8M6.7K+0.5%
2019$441.7M13.2M6.8K+1.2%
2020$379.5M11.0M6.8K-14.1%
2021$395.7M11.2M6.8K+4.3%
2022$365.5M9.8M6.9K-7.6%
2023$347.0M8.9M7.0K-5.1%

Top Providers in West Virginia

#ProviderSpecialtyPaymentsServices
1Joseph PalumboGeneral Practice$7.9M16.0K
2Gary MillerOphthalmology$6.3M27.5K
3Bradley HoffmanPodiatry$4.9M14.1K
4Healthnet Aeromedical Services Inc.Ambulance Service Provider$4.1M42.9K
5Abraham MitiasOphthalmology$3.7M59.6K
6Cabell County Emergency Medical ServiceAmbulance Service Provider$2.6M102.0K
7Healthteam Critical Care Transport LlcAmbulance Service Provider$2.5M159.0K
8Scott JamersonOphthalmology$2.4M23.5K
9Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance AuthorityAmbulance Service Provider$2.3M89.1K
10Richard HatfieldOphthalmology$2.2M14.8K
11David HuntOphthalmology$2.1M16.9K
12Stat Ems, Llc.Ambulance Service Provider$2.0M117.0K
13Rajiv KhannaHematology-Oncology$2.0M257.9K
14Jan-Care Ambulance Of Raleigh County IncAmbulance Service Provider$1.9M79.7K
15Joseph BaisdenRadiation Oncology$1.9M12.7K
16Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical Laboratory$1.9M39.2K
17Carrie FramePodiatry$1.7M8.6K
18Regional Eye Associates, IncAmbulatory Surgical Center$1.5M6.5K
19Monongalia Emergency Medical Services IncAmbulance Service Provider$1.4M65.4K
20Robert DundervillOphthalmology$1.3M12.1K
21Tri-State Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical Center$1.3M8.7K
22Wassim SaikaliRheumatology$1.2M110.1K
23Stephanie SkolikOphthalmology$1.1M6.3K
24Logan County Emergency Ambulance ServiceAmbulance Service Provider$1.1M49.4K
25Day Surgery Limited LiabilityAmbulatory Surgical Center$1.1M1.1K

Most Billed Procedures in West Virginia

CodeDescriptionPaymentsServicesProviders
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes$32.4M451.8K2.7K
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes$21.4M426.3K2.9K
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$15.9M267.7K1.3K
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg$13.2M19.2K8
A0425Ground mileage, per statute mile$12.4M1.7M132
A0427Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)$8.5M23.4K98
A0429Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)$8.4M27.6K116
A0428Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls)$8.2M45.9K66
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes$7.6M84.2K664
99285Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$6.5M49.1K421
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes$6.2M47.9K781
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$5.5M76.7K91
G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit$5.2M44.7K559
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes$5.0M50.7K1.2K
Q4253Zenith amniotic membrane, per square centimeter$4.9M7.9K2
99222Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes$4.9M51.2K1.1K
97110Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes$4.7M289.8K333
99309Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes$4.1M57.9K158
99291Critical care, first 30-74 minutes$4.1M25.1K420
A0431Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (rotary wing)$3.7M9124

Spending by Specialty

SpecialtyPaymentsProvidersAvg per Provider
Ambulance Service Provider$44.1M136$324.1K
Ophthalmology$29.6M79$375.3K
Internal Medicine$26.7M466$57.3K
Family Practice$26.7M622$42.9K
Nurse Practitioner$24.1M1.4K$17.5K
Physical Therapist in Private Practice$14.2M333$42.6K
Diagnostic Radiology$13.2M143$92.5K
Physician Assistant$12.5M645$19.3K
Podiatry$9.9M69$143.3K
Emergency Medicine$9.9M281$35.2K
Cardiology$9.3M79$117.6K
General Practice$9.2M38$242.0K
Orthopedic Surgery$8.1M110$74.0K
Mass Immunizer Roster Biller$6.5M237$27.4K
Nephrology$6.0M45$132.3K
Dermatology$5.8M40$146.0K
Ambulatory Surgical Center$5.8M6$959.6K
Hematology-Oncology$5.7M46$123.4K
Radiation Oncology$5.5M19$291.9K
Neurology$4.8M74$64.2K
General Surgery$4.5M138$32.5K
Pulmonary Disease$4.5M66$67.7K
Optometry$4.4M179$24.7K
Hospitalist$4.3M97$44.2K
Gastroenterology$3.5M53$65.5K

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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.