Physician

Karl Ahlswede, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Karl Ahlswede, MD (NPI: 1033198676) practices hospice and palliative care in the Williamsport, PA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Lycoming, PA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SUSQUEHANNA PHYSICIAN SERVICES (NPI: 1083655542; TIN: 232449454) and primary practice location at 17701-1909.

Ahlswede's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 347 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,235 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $109,777 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99350 (Residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes). Part D data shows 898 prescription claims across 151 beneficiaries totaling $17,776 in drug costs, led by Oxycodone Hcl (Oxycodone Hcl). No Open Payments records. 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 from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $46,655 to $109,777. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $1,897 to $17,776. 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$55K$110K2015 Medicare payment: $46,655 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $41,332 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $46,733 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $46,626 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $56,172 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $42,437 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $57,872 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $86,188 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $84,224 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $109,777 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015200502$46,655
2016220449$41,332
2017241478$46,733
2018253500$46,626
2019250589$56,172
2020188434$42,437
2021229587$57,872
2022302953$86,188
20233371,065$84,224
20243471,235$109,777

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$11K$22K2015 Drug cost: $1,897 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $3,033 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $3,085 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $12,858 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $21,515 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $16,109 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $21,772 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $17,776 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/R28$1,897
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/R31$3,033
20191478$3,085
202066400$12,858
202198670$21,515
202294617$16,109
2023115766$21,772
2024151898$17,776

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
99350Residence visit for established patient with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes65134$138
99443Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes50120$90
99349Residence visit for established patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes92246$88
99497Advance care planning, first 30 minutes101124$60
99348Residence visit for established patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes45101$50

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl3374,309$4,694
Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate571,528$2,141
FentanylFentanyl30885$1,808
OlanzapineOlanzapine764,065$1,584
Naloxone HclNaloxone Hcl20110$1,409

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Karl Ahlswede, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Karl Ahlswede, MD (NPI 1033198676), 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 Karl Ahlswede, MD have ACO affiliation data?

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

What billing organization is linked to Karl Ahlswede, MD?

Karl Ahlswede, MD is linked to SUSQUEHANNA PHYSICIAN SERVICES (billing NPI 1083655542) in the available physician profile data.

Does Karl Ahlswede, MD have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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