Physician

Richard William Lucius, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Richard Lucius, MD (NPI: 1083602783) practices ophthalmology in the St. Cloud, MN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Stearns, MN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ST CLOUD EYE CLINIC PA (NPI: 1538157805; TIN: 411404835) and primary practice location at 56303-1747.

Lucius' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 451 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,584 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $179,304 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 66984 (Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens). Part D data shows 1,437 prescription claims across 344 beneficiaries totaling $99,760 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). 2021 DME data shows 32 claims. 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 did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved from a higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $182,371 to $99,760. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and changed little.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	614	1,676	$180,506
2016	551	1,810	$166,114
2017	473	1,371	$146,740
2018	412	1,198	$148,514
2019	656	1,993	$277,964
2020	547	1,527	$192,796
2021	577	1,766	$226,365
2022	492	1,470	$183,149
2023	439	1,400	$158,896
2024	451	1,584	$179,304

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	487	2,262	$182,371
2016	454	2,041	$166,584
2017	445	2,316	$174,115
2018	410	2,231	$177,638
2019	285	1,377	$128,805
2020	259	1,137	$96,230
2021	267	1,197	$94,187
2022	307	1,456	$99,329
2023	263	1,214	$102,805
2024	344	1,437	$99,760

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	71	72	$4,813
2016	67	70	$4,478
2017	33	33	$2,129
2018	17	17	$894
2019	33	33	$2,107
2020	11	11	$516
2021	31	32	$1,790
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/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.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
66984	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	122	208	$343
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	140	140	$113
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	272	293	$83
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	102	147	$56
92136	Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	128	222	$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	270	10,161	$14,513
Combigan	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	45	1,638	$11,521
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	18	1,255	$8,438
Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	28	1,131	$6,354
Rocklatan	Netarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost	17	577	$5,794

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.

Explore More Providers

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Richard William Lucius, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Richard William Lucius, MD (NPI 1083602783), 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 Richard William Lucius, 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 Richard William Lucius, MD?

Richard William Lucius, MD is linked to ST CLOUD EYE CLINIC PA (billing NPI 1538157805) in the available physician profile data.

Does Richard William Lucius, 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?

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.