J2919 is the HCPCS code for: Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, 5 mg. In 2024, 2,341 providers billed J2919 2,389,093 times, with an estimated $531K paid by Medicare.
J2919 is a Part B drug code: Medicare pays an ASP-based rate of $0.22 per 5 mg (2026 Q3 ASP drug pricing file). Total payment per patient depends on the dose billed.
A billed "service" on this code is one 5 mg unit, not one patient visit — that's why the service counts below run high.
What Medicare actually paid per service in 2024, on average: $0.22 (observed payment across all settings and modifiers — not a fee-schedule rate).
The top 5 billers nationally, ranked by 2024 Medicare service volume.
| # | Provider | Specialty | Location | Services | Est. Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdulkadir Hourani, MD | Pulmonary Disease | Yuma, AZ | 38,015 | $9K |
| 2 | Bharathy Sundaram, MD | Neurology | Sherman, TX | 33,125 | $7K |
| 3 | Leslie Tar, MD | Rheumatology | Port Charlotte, FL | 22,850 | $5K |
| 4 | Janine Jensen, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Long Beach, CA | 21,750 | $5K |
| 5 | Sheetal Kircher, M.D. | Hematology-Oncology | Chicago, IL | 17,494 | $4K |
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