1. The CMS data covered $90 billion in payments to 950,000 healthcare providers and organizations.
2. Physicians received average reimbursement of $74,000. Just five physicians received more than $10 million in Medicare payments, according to the report.
3. Two individuals, cardiologist Asad Qamar, MD, and ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen, MD, received $15.9 million and $14.4 million in Medicare payments, respectively. Both physicians are now facing legal scrutiny.
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