Physician

Robert O Bigler, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Robert Bigler, MD (NPI: 1023078441) practices pain management in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Tippecanoe, IN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is UNITY HEALTHCARE, LLC (NPI: 1013194356; TIN: 35-1948578) and primary practice location at 47905-5761. Bigler is affiliated with the Imperium Clinical Partners (ACO ID: A4945), participating under the MSSP model.

Bigler's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 363 traditional Medicare patients, billed 18,625 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $173,761 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 64483 (Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level). 2021 Part D data shows 561 prescription claims across 206 beneficiaries totaling $31,368 in drug costs. 2016 DME data shows 24 claims. Open Payments data shows 52 records totaling $1,334. 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 has declined steadily, from $281,231 to $173,761. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have fallen sharply in recent years, from $1,143,349 to $31,368. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $3,644 to $1,289.

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$168K$335K2015 Medicare payment: $281,231 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $335,244 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $286,274 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $214,412 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $253,457 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $249,346 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $251,628 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $230,354 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $216,382 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $173,761 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20159695,747$281,231
20161,2786,887$335,244
20171,2766,185$286,274
20181,0534,271$214,412
20199354,744$253,457
20208134,831$249,346
20215976,005$251,628
20225159,127$230,354
20234524,944$216,382
202436318,625$173,761

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$751K$1.5M2015 Drug cost: $1,143,349 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $1,383,378 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $1,502,957 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $1,147,520 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $471,266 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $161,900 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $31,368 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151,01214,951$1,143,349
20161,35318,701$1,383,378
20171,45921,618$1,502,957
20181,49114,605$1,147,520
20191,0367,490$471,266
20207783,299$161,900
2021206561$31,368
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

DME Billing Trend

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

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$1.1K$2.1K2015 Medicare payment: $891 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $2,138 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/R23$891
2016N/R24$2,138
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = 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
64483Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level109178$173
62323Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance140238$146
J1040Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg6363$7
J1010Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg11213,922$0
J1100Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg1413,263$0

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

No connected Part D drug-level records for 2024.

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.52$1,334Boston Scientific Corporation
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 Robert O. Bigler, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Robert O. Bigler, MD (NPI 1023078441), 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 Robert O. Bigler, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Robert O. Bigler, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Imperium Clinical Partners (MSSP, ACO ID A4945).

What billing organization is linked to Robert O. Bigler, MD?

Robert O. Bigler, MD is linked to UNITY HEALTHCARE, LLC (billing NPI 1013194356) in the available physician profile data.

Does Robert O. Bigler, MD have Open Payments data?

Robert O. Bigler, MD has 52 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.