Physician

Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Thomas Sasser, M.D. (NPI: 1174533814) practices orthopedic surgery in the Brunswick-St. Simons, GA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Glynn, GA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is COOPERATIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC (NPI: 1417979402; TIN: 010594994) and primary practice location at 31520-4786.

Sasser's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 472 traditional Medicare patients, billed 6,844 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $157,171 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99204 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more). Part D data shows 798 prescription claims across 337 beneficiaries totaling $3,916 in drug costs, led by Celecoxib (Celecoxib). DME data shows 24 claims. Open Payments data shows 5 records totaling $270. 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 have declined steadily, from $10,484 to $3,916. For DME billing, reported payments moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $1,306 and ending at $3,203.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	461	2,584	$141,875
2016	484	2,603	$141,209
2017	476	3,221	$160,873
2018	499	2,651	$176,772
2019	526	2,920	$191,337
2020	459	2,112	$151,683
2021	467	2,107	$166,468
2022	440	4,468	$177,436
2023	446	4,437	$161,081
2024	472	6,844	$157,171

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	237	596	$10,484
2016	222	518	$6,941
2017	284	788	$17,886
2018	287	836	$22,607
2019	264	660	$9,670
2020	263	711	$7,242
2021	304	702	$7,657
2022	295	656	$4,689
2023	264	558	$3,940
2024	337	798	$3,916

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	11	$841
2019	N/R	21	$1,404
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	12	$648
2024	N/R	24	$1,898

* / # = 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
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	135	135	$102
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	176	221	$84
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	270	429	$59
20610	Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	153	255	$49
73030	X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	146	170	$22

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	81	2,670	$999
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	292	9,240	$659
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	98	574	$490
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	58	1,740	$460
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	54	322	$406

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
E1390	Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate	Y	N/R	12	$1,457
E1392	Portable oxygen concentrator, rental	Y	N/R	12	$441

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	5	$270	Miach Orthopaedics, 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 Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D. (NPI 1174533814), 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 Thomas Michael Sasser, 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 Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D.?

Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D. is linked to COOPERATIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC (billing NPI 1417979402) in the available physician profile data.

Does Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Thomas Michael Sasser, M.D. has 5 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.