Physician

Brett Budden, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Brett Budden, M.D. (NPI: 1164797411) practices ophthalmology in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Jefferson, LA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is BRETT C BUDDEN MD LLC (NPI: 1902560394; TIN: 830979168) and primary practice location at 70001-1214.

Budden's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 438 traditional Medicare patients, billed 2,577 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $296,639 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92004 (New patient complete exam of visual system). Part D data shows 366 prescription claims across 112 beneficiaries totaling $25,982 in drug costs, led by Combigan (Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol). Open Payments data shows 17 records totaling $368. 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 moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $19,337 and ending at $296,639. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $14,116 and ending at $25,982. 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	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	71	324	$19,337
2019	302	2,002	$131,425
2020	359	1,883	$229,097
2021	436	2,410	$330,529
2022	381	1,938	$219,189
2023	405	2,237	$227,005
2024	438	2,577	$296,639

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	80	317	$14,116
2016	77	289	$11,852
2017	11	33	$742
2018	N/R	21	$849
2019	59	165	$15,126
2020	89	282	$22,923
2021	89	239	$11,805
2022	71	176	$12,608
2023	89	251	$16,038
2024	112	366	$25,982

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
92004	New patient complete exam of visual system	54	54	$100
92014	Established patient complete exam of visual system	368	625	$85
67028	Injection of drug into eye	60	258	$81
92134	Imaging of retina	420	834	$28
92250	Photography of the retina	123	158	$25

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Combigan	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	25	650	$5,717
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	134	3,549	$4,659
Simbrinza	Brinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart	13	292	$2,651
Moxifloxacin	Moxifloxacin Hcl	48	778	$935
Dorzolamide-Timolol	Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat	15	892	$374

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.	17	$368	Alimera Sciences, Inc.
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 Brett Budden, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Brett Budden, M.D. (NPI 1164797411), 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 Brett Budden, 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 Brett Budden, M.D.?

Brett Budden, M.D. is linked to BRETT C BUDDEN MD LLC (billing NPI 1902560394) in the available physician profile data.

Does Brett Budden, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Brett Budden, M.D. has 17 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.