Physician

Benjamin P Nicholson, M.D., M.A.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Benjamin Nicholson, M.D., M.A. (NPI: 1003016916) practices ophthalmology in the Niles, MI market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Berrien, MI. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is GREAT LAKES EYE CARE PC (NPI: 1922002708; TIN: 382723375) and primary practice location at 49085-3352. Nicholson is affiliated with the West Michigan Accountable Care Organization, LLC (ACO ID: A4626), participating under the MSSP model.

Nicholson's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 777 traditional Medicare patients, billed 32,727 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,305,321 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 854 prescription claims across 234 beneficiaries totaling $45,639 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $21. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$1.4M$2.8M2015 Medicare payment: $771,273 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $2,605,281 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $2,789,820 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $2,660,413 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $2,826,124 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $2,399,764 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $2,161,761 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $2,558,731 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $2,518,350 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $2,305,321 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20158464,248$771,273
201675010,886$2,605,281
201761310,421$2,789,820
201866610,458$2,660,413
201993511,554$2,826,124
20201,00311,317$2,399,764
20218589,626$2,161,761
202272013,903$2,558,731
202373430,884$2,518,350
202477732,727$2,305,321

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$39K$77K2015 Drug cost: $16,541 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $38,523 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $37,039 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $47,051 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $63,355 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $62,851 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $77,450 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $44,784 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $40,225 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $45,639 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201594245$16,541
2016143522$38,523
2017176593$37,039
2018176666$47,051
2019240814$63,355
20203311,023$62,851
20212981,020$77,450
2022233767$44,784
2023218744$40,225
2024234854$45,639

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more290363$91
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system387477$86
67028Injection of drug into eye4681,811$86
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more214303$64
92134Imaging of retina6791,315$28

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate2209,807$9,149
Fml ForteFluorometholone16678$2,927
DifluprednateDifluprednate15421$1,682
Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat886,720$1,218
LatanoprostLatanoprost1484,812$1,015

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.1$21ABBVIE INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Benjamin P. Nicholson, M.D., M.A.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Benjamin P. Nicholson, M.D., M.A. (NPI 1003016916), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Benjamin P. Nicholson, M.D., M.A. have ACO affiliation data?

Benjamin P. Nicholson, M.D., M.A. is shown with ACO affiliation data for West Michigan Accountable Care Organization, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A4626).

What billing organization is linked to Benjamin P. Nicholson, M.D., M.A.?

Benjamin P. Nicholson, M.D., M.A. is linked to GREAT LAKES EYE CARE PC (billing NPI 1922002708) in the available physician profile data.

Does Benjamin P. Nicholson, M.D., M.A. have Open Payments data?

Benjamin P. Nicholson, M.D., M.A. has 1 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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