Physician

Francis Ferdinand

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Francis Ferdinand (NPI: 1104806769) practices cardiac surgery in the Erie, PA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Erie, PA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS (NPI: 1306804729; TIN: 232919472) and primary practice location at 16550-0002.

Ferdinand's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 135 traditional Medicare patients, billed 294 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $91,672 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 33533 (Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft). Part D data shows 47 prescription claims across 26 beneficiaries totaling $243 in drug costs, led by Metoprolol Tartrate (Metoprolol Tartrate). Open Payments data shows 61 records totaling $3,747. 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 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	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	166	320	$88,792
2017	58	76	$19,980
2018	106	199	$56,219
2019	109	259	$94,598
2020	129	325	$103,199
2021	151	369	$122,254
2022	125	271	$104,537
2023	149	297	$100,058
2024	135	294	$91,672

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	23	$176
2020	18	39	$366
2021	22	52	$585
2022	20	55	$4,614
2023	21	36	$292
2024	26	47	$243

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
33533	Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft	12	12	$1,198
33361	Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery	42	42	$561
99236	Initial hospital care with same-day admission and discharge with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 85 minutes	39	39	$153
99223	Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	45	45	$128
33508	Harvest of vein using an endoscope	15	15	$12

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	13	775	$38

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.	61	$3,747	Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
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 Francis Ferdinand?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Francis Ferdinand (NPI 1104806769), 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 Francis Ferdinand have ACO affiliation data?

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

What billing organization is linked to Francis Ferdinand?

Francis Ferdinand is linked to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS (billing NPI 1306804729) in the available physician profile data.

Does Francis Ferdinand have Open Payments data?

Francis Ferdinand has 61 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.