Physician

Catherine Schwender, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Catherine Schwender, MD (NPI: 1174628127) practices urology in the Athens-Clarke County, GA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Clarke, GA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ATHENS AREA UROLOGY, PC (NPI: 1578803755; TIN: 462091392) and primary practice location at 30677-7712.

Schwender's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 876 traditional Medicare patients, billed 14,861 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $438,773 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 2,994 prescription claims across 806 beneficiaries totaling $864,734 in drug costs, led by Myrbetriq (Mirabegron). DME data shows 93 claims. Open Payments data shows 21 records totaling $560. 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 $423,088 and ending at $438,773. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $340,007 to $864,734. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	801	15,516	$423,088
2016	773	7,678	$260,926
2017	845	9,336	$265,604
2018	873	7,939	$233,047
2019	887	8,665	$222,740
2020	634	11,625	$233,804
2021	770	9,904	$394,075
2022	731	9,772	$307,514
2023	777	10,758	$402,684
2024	876	14,861	$438,773

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	480	1,639	$340,007
2016	517	1,847	$360,216
2017	564	2,176	$265,457
2018	637	2,392	$350,392
2019	626	2,372	$346,074
2020	566	2,085	$291,670
2021	616	2,162	$367,840
2022	703	2,481	$492,849
2023	776	2,817	$721,362
2024	806	2,994	$864,734

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	24	209	$58,365
2016	25	215	$63,255
2017	25	226	$78,852
2018	22	218	$82,545
2019	44	175	$104,771
2020	23	123	$71,228
2021	17	93	$59,034
2022	19	132	$65,605
2023	18	116	$73,410
2024	15	93	$51,124

* / # = 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
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	419	703	$88
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	358	406	$57
G2211	Visit 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's	420	612	$12
81001	Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated	401	714	$3
81003	Automated urinalysis test	440	710	$2

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	282	13,870	$213,891
Xtandi	Enzalutamide	13	390	$181,028
Gemtesa	Vibegron	209	9,300	$150,751
Orgovyx	Relugolix	32	954	$85,351
Estradiol	Estradiol	162	12,522	$14,685

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
A4351	Intermittent urinary catheter; straight tip, with or without coating (teflon, silicone, silicone elastomer, or hydrophilic, etc.), each	N	15	63	$35,332
A4352	Intermittent urinary catheter; coude (curved) tip, with or without coating (teflon, silicone, silicone elastomeric, or hydrophilic, etc.), each	N	N/R	15	$15,421
A4357	Bedside drainage bag, day or night, with or without anti-reflux device, with or without tube, each	N	N/R	15	$371

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	21	$560	ABBVIE 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 Catherine Schwender, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Catherine Schwender, MD (NPI 1174628127), 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 Catherine Schwender, 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 Catherine Schwender, MD?

Catherine Schwender, MD is linked to ATHENS AREA UROLOGY, PC (billing NPI 1578803755) in the available physician profile data.

Does Catherine Schwender, MD have Open Payments data?

Catherine Schwender, MD has 21 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.