Physician

Richard Zane Shultzaberger, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Richard Shultzaberger, MD (NPI: 1184628851) practices internal medicine in the Greenville, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Pitt, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is PHYSICIANS EAST, P.A. (NPI: 1598761967; TIN: 561968491) and primary practice location at 27834-5704. Shultzaberger is affiliated with the Aledade A4548 NC Legacy MSSP Enhanced (ACO ID: A4548), participating under the MSSP model.

Shultzaberger's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 733 traditional Medicare patients, billed 18,779 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $414,309 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was G0439 (Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit). Part D data shows 13,868 prescription claims across 830 beneficiaries totaling $1,255,861 in drug costs, led by Jardiance (Empagliflozin). DME data shows 65 claims. No Open Payments records. 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 risen steadily, from $788,240 to $1,255,861. 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	1,105	20,282	$409,867
2016	1,233	22,734	$393,985
2017	1,185	25,298	$397,127
2018	1,001	21,477	$415,176
2019	1,083	22,819	$409,363
2020	1,091	21,429	$384,406
2021	1,054	21,238	$438,220
2022	987	17,184	$423,870
2023	848	18,201	$387,886
2024	733	18,779	$414,309

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	553	13,874	$788,240
2016	591	13,864	$812,241
2017	606	13,628	$783,338
2018	605	13,693	$851,110
2019	637	12,952	$856,625
2020	695	12,865	$908,255
2021	760	13,862	$1,068,161
2022	773	13,738	$1,169,802
2023	919	13,998	$1,307,590
2024	830	13,868	$1,255,861

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	79	242	$4,983
2016	64	237	$5,308
2017	50	170	$3,482
2018	48	209	$4,657
2019	42	105	$901
2020	21	76	$837
2021	20	133	$3,884
2022	13	65	$2,358
2023	14	121	$6,529
2024	16	65	$792

* / # = 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
G0439	Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	433	433	$121
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	495	1,195	$82
80061	Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)	434	734	$13
80053	Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals	456	818	$10
36415	Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	472	942	$9

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	198	12,564	$237,881
Ozempic	Semaglutide	162	5,200	$160,185
Eliquis	Apixaban	114	4,827	$90,703
Arexvy	Rsvpref3 Antigen/As01e/Pf	258	1,244	$80,609
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	43	3,074	$55,493

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
A4253	Blood glucose test or reagent strips for home blood glucose monitor, per 50 strips	N	16	35	$443
K0001	Standard wheelchair	Y	N/R	11	$328
A4259	Lancets, per box of 100	N	N/R	19	$20

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Richard Zane Shultzaberger, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Richard Zane Shultzaberger, MD (NPI 1184628851), 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 Richard Zane Shultzaberger, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Richard Zane Shultzaberger, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Aledade A4548 NC Legacy MSSP Enhanced (MSSP, ACO ID A4548).

What billing organization is linked to Richard Zane Shultzaberger, MD?

Richard Zane Shultzaberger, MD is linked to PHYSICIANS EAST, P.A. (billing NPI 1598761967) in the available physician profile data.

Does Richard Zane Shultzaberger, MD have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests 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.