Physician

David M Ficker, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, David Ficker, MD (NPI: 1174564181) practices epileptologists in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Hamilton, OH. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI PHYSICIANS COMPANY, LLC (NPI: 1801840434; TIN: 311405915) and primary practice location at 45219-2316.

Ficker's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 210 traditional Medicare patients, billed 491 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $27,769 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 95720 (Measurement of brain wave activity with video (veeg), 12-26 hours with review and report by health care professional). Part D data shows 3,719 prescription claims across 314 beneficiaries totaling $2,354,191 in drug costs, led by Epidiolex (Cannabidiol (Cbd)). Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $125. 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 from a higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $63,274 to $27,769. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have changed little. 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$36K$73K2015 Medicare payment: $63,274 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $61,978 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $45,169 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $72,672 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $55,914 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $43,138 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $43,014 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $35,224 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $33,109 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $27,769 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015278629$63,274
2016285610$61,978
2017246493$45,169
2018294630$72,672
2019266532$55,914
2020252482$43,138
2021238452$43,014
2022247403$35,224
2023217388$33,109
2024210491$27,769

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$1.4M$2.9M2015 Drug cost: $1,825,683 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $2,039,242 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $2,212,616 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $2,033,915 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $2,013,126 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $2,350,085 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $2,557,632 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $2,886,681 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $2,788,254 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $2,354,191 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20152514,226$1,825,683
20162784,169$2,039,242
20172594,041$2,212,616
20182743,772$2,033,915
20192543,653$2,013,126
20202503,556$2,350,085
20212883,599$2,557,632
20223163,801$2,886,681
20233133,900$2,788,254
20243143,719$2,354,191

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
95720Measurement of brain wave activity with video (veeg), 12-26 hours with review and report by health care professional3571$154
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more74107$56
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more5152$41
95816Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy2222$40
G2211Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's118154$10

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
EpidiolexCannabidiol (Cbd)1514,472$765,816
KeppraLevetiracetam1314,065$252,294
AptiomEslicarbazepine Acetate622,160$194,067
LamictalLamotrigine842,517$162,310
BanzelRufinamide15450$101,317

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.1$125NEUROPACE, INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for David M. Ficker, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for David M. Ficker, MD (NPI 1174564181), 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 David M. Ficker, 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 David M. Ficker, MD?

David M. Ficker, MD is linked to UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI PHYSICIANS COMPANY, LLC (billing NPI 1801840434) in the available physician profile data.

Does David M. Ficker, MD have Open Payments data?

David M. Ficker, MD has 1 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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