Physician

Howard S. Lazarus, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Howard Lazarus, M.D. (NPI: 1063411635) practices ophthalmology in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Jefferson, KY. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is JOHN KENYON AMERICAN EYE INSTITUTE LLC (NPI: 1447259510; TIN: 351907389) and primary practice location at 47150-3620.

Lazarus' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 741 traditional Medicare patients, billed 28,855 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,156,992 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 67028 (Injection of drug into eye). Part D data shows 1,103 prescription claims across 253 beneficiaries totaling $103,656 in drug costs, led by Lumigan (Bimatoprost). Open Payments data shows 16 records totaling $504. 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 changed little. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have changed little. 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	995	8,592	$1,502,728
2016	1,070	8,620	$1,458,346
2017	1,062	8,895	$1,588,210
2018	997	8,775	$1,658,100
2019	964	8,614	$1,753,885
2020	850	7,825	$1,770,890
2021	886	8,383	$2,076,270
2022	849	9,491	$1,979,818
2023	760	19,249	$1,948,078
2024	741	28,855	$2,156,992

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	210	741	$96,811
2016	247	881	$112,142
2017	245	936	$125,133
2018	253	952	$127,697
2019	222	907	$111,027
2020	232	912	$121,055
2021	259	952	$134,039
2022	268	1,001	$142,750
2023	232	875	$121,050
2024	253	1,103	$103,656

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
67028	Injection of drug into eye	253	1,002	$93
92014	Established patient complete exam of visual system	506	711	$85
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	318	783	$64
92134	Imaging of retina	452	1,194	$28
92250	Photography of the retina	345	514	$27

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	55	3,205	$25,243
Restasis	Cyclosporine	29	1,230	$24,715
Combigan	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	41	1,773	$9,642
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	158	4,715	$4,574
Difluprednate	Difluprednate	50	1,373	$3,694

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.	13	$331	Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	3	$173	Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
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 Howard S. Lazarus, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Howard S. Lazarus, M.D. (NPI 1063411635), 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 Howard S. Lazarus, 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 Howard S. Lazarus, M.D.?

Howard S. Lazarus, M.D. is linked to JOHN KENYON AMERICAN EYE INSTITUTE LLC (billing NPI 1447259510) in the available physician profile data.

Does Howard S. Lazarus, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Howard S. Lazarus, M.D. has 16 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.