Physician

John L Stone, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, John Stone, M.D. (NPI: 1033115373) practices ophthalmology in the Chattanooga, TN-GA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Hamilton, TN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SOUTHEAST EYE SPECIALISTS PLLC (NPI: 1518961176; TIN: 621791165) and primary practice location at 37421-3097.

Stone's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 939 traditional Medicare patients, billed 48,603 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,787,522 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was J0178 (Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg). Part D data shows 864 prescription claims across 190 beneficiaries totaling $26,413 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 28 records totaling $928. 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 moved sharply higher in recent years, from $918,434 to $2,787,522. 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.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	952	9,947	$918,434
2016	983	9,820	$1,002,409
2017	933	9,899	$596,453
2018	889	9,124	$584,842
2019	868	9,620	$682,609
2020	777	7,588	$577,847
2021	771	7,463	$552,021
2022	723	7,310	$540,490
2023	644	8,060	$764,432
2024	939	48,603	$2,787,522

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	191	713	$73,458
2016	143	583	$73,923
2017	204	931	$73,904
2018	200	993	$87,279
2019	201	974	$73,641
2020	233	1,273	$92,260
2021	255	1,309	$89,663
2022	233	1,158	$76,076
2023	220	1,141	$49,982
2024	190	864	$26,413

DME Billing Trend

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

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.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
J0178	Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	274	1,859	$648
67028	Injection of drug into eye	545	1,911	$91
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	367	411	$87
92134	Imaging of retina	864	2,277	$29
J2777	Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg	193	39,842	$27

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	171	6,099	$6,530
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	11	355	$3,128
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	215	13,754	$2,641
Ketorolac Tromethamine	Ketorolac Tromethamine	72	2,351	$1,520
Brimonidine Tartrate	Brimonidine Tartrate	59	3,323	$1,515

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	28	$928	Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for John L. Stone, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for John L. Stone, M.D. (NPI 1033115373), 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 John L. Stone, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to John L. Stone, M.D.?

John L. Stone, M.D. is linked to SOUTHEAST EYE SPECIALISTS PLLC (billing NPI 1518961176) in the available physician profile data.

Does John L. Stone, M.D. have Open Payments data?

John L. Stone, M.D. has 28 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.