Physician

Alex Thomas Farris, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Alex Farris, MD (NPI: 1184280794) practices sleep medicine in the Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Cook, IL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ADVOCATE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION (NPI: 1700824455; TIN: 362169147) and primary practice location at 60657-5120. Farris is affiliated with the Advocate Physician Partners Accountable Care, Inc. (ACO ID: A1033) and Accountable Care Organization of Advocate Aurora Health, LLC (ACO ID: D0260), participating under both the MSSP and REACH models.

Farris' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 38 traditional Medicare patients, billed 52 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $3,539 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 136 prescription claims across 28 beneficiaries totaling $38,941 in drug costs, led by Belsomra (Suvorexant). DME data shows 18 claims. Open Payments data shows 2 records totaling $143. 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 has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $1,903 to $38,941. 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$1.8K$3.5K2024 Medicare payment: $3,539 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
20243852$3,539

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$27K$54K2019 Drug cost: $1,903 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $12,408 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $53,546 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $21,910 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $9,245 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $38,941 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/R23$1,903
202024112$12,408
202144232$53,546
202239199$21,910
202327135$9,245
202428136$38,941

DME Billing Trend

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

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$317$6342024 Medicare payment: $634 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/R18$634

* / # = 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
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more1111$111
99221Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes1212$58

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
BelsomraSuvorexant12337$4,712
LevetiracetamLevetiracetam13364$1,495
Divalproex SodiumDivalproex Sodium13364$1,411
OxcarbazepineOxcarbazepine13364$861

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS CodeHCPCS DescriptionSupplier Rental IndicatorTotal Supplier BeneficiariesTotal Supplier ClaimsTotal Medicare Payment Amount
E0601Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) deviceYN/R18$634

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.2$143Inspire Medical Systems, 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 Alex Thomas Farris, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Alex Thomas Farris, MD (NPI 1184280794), 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 Alex Thomas Farris, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Alex Thomas Farris, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Advocate Physician Partners Accountable Care, Inc. (MSSP, ACO ID A1033) and Accountable Care Organization of Advocate Aurora Health, LLC (REACH, ACO ID D0260).

What billing organization is linked to Alex Thomas Farris, MD?

Alex Thomas Farris, MD is linked to ADVOCATE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION (billing NPI 1700824455) in the available physician profile data.

Does Alex Thomas Farris, MD have Open Payments data?

Alex Thomas Farris, MD has 2 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.