Physician

Kurt August Schwiesow, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Kurt Schwiesow, MD (NPI: 1215039136) practices ophthalmology in the Green Bay, WI market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Brown, WI. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is TOWER CLOCK EYE CENTER SC (NPI: 1801998729; TIN: 391394805) and primary practice location at 54303-1858.

Schwiesow's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 526 traditional Medicare patients, billed 2,798 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $292,164 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 8,210 prescription claims across 1,217 beneficiaries totaling $494,520 in drug costs, led by Lumigan (Bimatoprost). 2022 DME data shows 13 claims. Open Payments data shows 13 records totaling $372. 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 did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and changed little.

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$212K$424K2015 Medicare payment: $371,531 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $424,070 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $401,870 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $405,939 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $394,783 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $298,552 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $354,294 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $315,260 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $293,636 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $292,164 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20159123,606$371,531
20168973,939$424,070
20178483,915$401,870
20188534,246$405,939
20198314,101$394,783
20206853,362$298,552
20216593,541$354,294
20225722,786$315,260
20235202,643$293,636
20245262,798$292,164

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$341K$681K2015 Drug cost: $363,746 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $418,933 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $470,336 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $527,038 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $681,268 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $665,544 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $644,868 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $614,672 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $654,634 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $494,520 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20157954,270$363,746
20168915,100$418,933
20179775,480$470,336
20181,0286,080$527,038
20191,0886,843$681,268
20201,0987,056$665,544
20211,1967,346$644,868
20221,1597,039$614,672
20231,1957,696$654,634
20241,2178,210$494,520

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$2.3K$4.6K2015 Medicare payment: $3,212 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $2,439 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $4,563 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $2,248 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $2,543 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $860 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $581 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $759 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
20153950$3,212
20163838$2,439
20177374$4,563
20183737$2,248
20193939$2,543
20201515$860
20211111$581
20221313$759
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = 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
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more164178$72
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more281553$58
92083Exam of visual field with extended testing207237$39
92136Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye196320$28
92133Imaging of optic nerve283290$23

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
LumiganBimatoprost17011,112$98,587
CombiganBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol1094,542$33,655
LatanoprostLatanoprost2,402155,569$28,844
Brimonidine Tartrate-TimololBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol1267,321$21,612
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate52721,201$20,871

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.13$372Alcon Vision LLC
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 Kurt August Schwiesow, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Kurt August Schwiesow, MD (NPI 1215039136), 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 Kurt August Schwiesow, 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 Kurt August Schwiesow, MD?

Kurt August Schwiesow, MD is linked to TOWER CLOCK EYE CENTER SC (billing NPI 1801998729) in the available physician profile data.

Does Kurt August Schwiesow, MD have Open Payments data?

Kurt August Schwiesow, MD has 13 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.