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Tennessee vs Georgia Medicare Spending

Side-by-side comparison of Medicare provider payments between Tennessee and Georgia

Tennessee
Georgia
Total Medicare Payments
$20.4B
$23.9B
↓ 14.8% difference
Total Providers
246.6K
293.0K
↓ 15.9% difference
Avg Payment per Provider
$82.6K
$81.5K
↑ 1.3% difference
Markup Ratio
3.90x
4.12x
↓ 5.3% difference
Total Services
687.7M
733.2M
↓ 6.2% difference
Avg Payment per Service
$64.78
$59.78
↑ 8.4% difference

Key Insights

  • •Georgia has $3.5B more in total Medicare payments than Tennessee.
  • •Providers in Tennessee average $1.1K more per provider than Georgia.
  • •Georgia has a higher markup ratio (4.12x vs 3.90x), meaning providers charge more relative to what Medicare pays.

Flagged Providers in Tennessee

Shoals Ambulance Llc
Ambulance Service Provider
$11.1M
Risk: 79
Memphis Pathology Laboratory
Clinical Laboratory
$14.8M
Risk: 76
Laboratory Corporation Of America
Clinical Laboratory
$5.2M
Risk: 72
Val Vogt
Obstetrics & Gynecology
$390.6K
Risk: 71
Aegis Sciences Corporation
Clinical Laboratory
$34.5M
Risk: 68

Flagged Providers in Georgia

Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc
Clinical Laboratory
$53.3M
Risk: 86
Central Emergency Medical Services Llc
Ambulance Service Provider
$6.6M
Risk: 72
Amerimed Emergency Medical Services, Llc
Ambulance Service Provider
$5.4M
Risk: 68
F. Conner
Internal Medicine
$474.4K
Risk: 68
Cheau Williams
Obstetrics & Gynecology
$392.3K
Risk: 67

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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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