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Minnesota vs Wisconsin Medicare Spending

Side-by-side comparison of Medicare provider payments between Minnesota and Wisconsin

Minnesota
Wisconsin
Total Medicare Payments
$8.2B
$11.0B
↓ 25.0% difference
Total Providers
234.3K
225.9K
↑ 3.7% difference
Avg Payment per Provider
$35.1K
$48.5K
↓ 27.7% difference
Markup Ratio
4.07x
5.20x
↓ 21.7% difference
Total Services
252.2M
259.2M
↓ 2.7% difference
Avg Payment per Service
$72.99
$54.95
↑ 32.8% difference

Key Insights

  • •Wisconsin has $2.7B more in total Medicare payments than Minnesota.
  • •Providers in Wisconsin average $13.4K more per provider than Minnesota.
  • •Wisconsin has a higher markup ratio (5.20x vs 4.07x), meaning providers charge more relative to what Medicare pays.

Flagged Providers in Minnesota

Mayo Clinic
Clinical Laboratory
$12.2M
Risk: 78
Mayo Collaborative Services, Inc
Clinical Laboratory
$6.5M
Risk: 72
Vladimir Hugec
Hematology-Oncology
$1.8M
Risk: 68

Flagged Providers in Wisconsin

Jeffrey Bahr
Internal Medicine
$3.1M
Risk: 83
A2cl Services, Llc
Clinical Laboratory
$19.0M
Risk: 79
Exact Sciences Laboratories, Llc
Clinical Laboratory
$299.3M
Risk: 75

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Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.

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