Physician

Pendleton Brewster Wickersham, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Pendleton Wickersham, M.D. (NPI: 1053380048) practices rheumatology in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Bexar, TX. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ARTHRITIS ASSOCIATES, P.A. (NPI: 1689729295; TIN: 562613565) and primary practice location at 78229-2449.

Wickersham's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 663 traditional Medicare patients, billed 222,454 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $3,301,171 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 5,690 prescription claims across 685 beneficiaries totaling $4,418,471 in drug costs, led by Rinvoq (Upadacitinib). 2021 DME data shows 15 claims. Open Payments data shows 421 records totaling $521,253. 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 risen steadily, from $949,706 to $3,301,171. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $1,432,801 to $4,418,471. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and moved sharply higher in recent years, from $723 to $3,535.

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$1.7M$3.3M2015 Medicare payment: $949,706 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $1,053,849 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $1,207,333 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $1,433,793 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $1,440,313 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,468,388 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,500,457 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,579,474 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $2,149,723 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $3,301,171 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201554781,814$949,706
201654774,517$1,053,849
201754881,339$1,207,333
201856294,416$1,433,793
2019587108,659$1,440,313
202058392,583$1,468,388
202160197,312$1,500,457
2022601132,601$1,579,474
2023659185,219$2,149,723
2024663222,454$3,301,171

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$2.2M$4.4M2015 Drug cost: $1,432,801 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $1,256,258 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $1,971,390 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $2,445,900 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $2,907,640 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $3,805,714 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $3,859,935 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $3,297,937 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $3,771,695 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $4,418,471 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20153955,913$1,432,801
20164316,655$1,256,258
20174817,154$1,971,390
20184867,052$2,445,900
20195226,645$2,907,640
20205296,892$3,805,714
20215256,446$3,859,935
20225605,855$3,297,937
20236285,738$3,771,695
20246855,690$4,418,471

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$201$4012017 Medicare payment: $401 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $380 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/R42$401
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/R15$380
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
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more6252,228$89
80053Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals4781,076$10
85025Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count4701,030$7
36415Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample5171,341$6
86140Measurement c-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation463979$5

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
RinvoqUpadacitinib953,630$771,076
Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab541,654$501,755
GammakedImmune Globul G/Gly/Iga Avg 4611308$339,916
GammaplexImmun Glob G(Igg)/Gly/Iga 0-5012322$192,790
Enbrel SureclickEtanercept17700$184,472

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.381$248,678ABBVIE INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.40$272,575AstraZeneca UK Limited
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Pendleton Brewster Wickersham, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Pendleton Brewster Wickersham, M.D. (NPI 1053380048), 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 Pendleton Brewster Wickersham, 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 Pendleton Brewster Wickersham, M.D.?

Pendleton Brewster Wickersham, M.D. is linked to ARTHRITIS ASSOCIATES, P.A. (billing NPI 1689729295) in the available physician profile data.

Does Pendleton Brewster Wickersham, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Pendleton Brewster Wickersham, M.D. has 421 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.