Physician

Erik Forrest Kruger, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Erik Kruger, MD (NPI: 1104886332) practices ophthalmology in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Luzerne, PA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is VISION INNOVATION CENTERS OF PENNSYLVANIA LLC (NPI: 1962046458; TIN: 84-1993683) and primary practice location at 18704-4801.

Kruger's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 686 traditional Medicare patients, billed 24,355 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,241,957 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was J0178 (Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg). Part D data shows 51 prescription claims across 17 beneficiaries totaling $1,146 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 33 records totaling $175,238. 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. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $70,048 to $1,146. 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$1.9M$3.9M2015 Medicare payment: $3,872,678 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $3,452,146 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $3,431,164 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $3,630,463 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $3,396,989 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $3,383,793 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $3,331,318 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $3,265,252 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $2,420,125 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $2,241,957 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,17715,352$3,872,678
20161,23614,015$3,452,146
20171,03713,827$3,431,164
201894514,215$3,630,463
201990313,041$3,396,989
202083411,785$3,383,793
202180912,037$3,331,318
202279312,194$3,265,252
202365714,738$2,420,125
202468624,355$2,241,957

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$35K$70K2015 Drug cost: $70,048 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $39,913 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $6,316 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $2,480 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $4,459 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $4,285 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $2,724 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,409 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,441 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,146 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20152751,416$70,048
2016227761$39,913
201745120$6,316
20182371$2,480
201930113$4,459
20201888$4,285
20211860$2,724
20221751$1,409
20232151$1,441
20241751$1,146

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
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg1761,600$652
92235Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye105107$115
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system5771,001$86
67028Injection of drug into eye2661,446$77
92134Imaging of retina6281,738$27

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate17924$844
Diclofenac SodiumDiclofenac Sodium18775$110

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.3$78ABBVIE INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.30$175,160Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Erik Forrest Kruger, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Erik Forrest Kruger, MD (NPI 1104886332), 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 Erik Forrest Kruger, 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 Erik Forrest Kruger, MD?

Erik Forrest Kruger, MD is linked to VISION INNOVATION CENTERS OF PENNSYLVANIA LLC (billing NPI 1962046458) in the available physician profile data.

Does Erik Forrest Kruger, MD have Open Payments data?

Erik Forrest Kruger, MD has 33 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.