Physician

Christopher L Willingham, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christopher Willingham, M.D. (NPI: 1225096183) practices ophthalmology in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Bay, FL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SOUTHERN VITREORETINAL ASSOCIATES, PL (NPI: 1871665448; TIN: 208515285) and primary practice location at 32405-4902.

Willingham's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 759 traditional Medicare patients, billed 35,157 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,942,172 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 649 prescription claims across 185 beneficiaries totaling $36,303 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 24 records totaling $525. 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 moved from a higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $33,929 to $36,303. 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$1.2M$2.4M2015 Medicare payment: $2,302,947 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $2,448,832 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $2,336,526 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $2,187,305 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $1,987,443 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,988,994 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $2,227,363 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $2,101,367 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,924,097 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,942,172 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,00611,580$2,302,947
201696811,884$2,448,832
201792611,184$2,336,526
201887610,473$2,187,305
20197649,812$1,987,443
20207259,962$1,988,994
202178510,820$2,227,363
202276513,000$2,101,367
202375822,385$1,924,097
202475935,157$1,942,172

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$45K$91K2015 Drug cost: $33,929 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $66,429 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $90,528 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $49,868 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $22,978 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $27,218 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $28,726 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $28,600 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $36,823 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $36,303 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015127642$33,929
20161331,210$66,429
20171401,787$90,528
2018122909$49,868
2019117431$22,978
2020120504$27,218
2021111500$28,726
2022141529$28,600
2023157573$36,823
2024185649$36,303

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
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more131144$100
67028Injection of drug into eye2771,620$90
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more370488$65
92134Imaging of retina5741,748$30
92250Photography of the retina104160$26

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate1337,346$8,401
CombiganBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol19770$6,172
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine32801$912
Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat433,075$736
Atropine SulfateAtropine Sulfate21852$617

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.23$525ABBVIE INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.1$280,063US Retina LLC

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christopher L. Willingham, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christopher L. Willingham, M.D. (NPI 1225096183), 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 Christopher L. Willingham, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Christopher L. Willingham, M.D.?

Christopher L. Willingham, M.D. is linked to SOUTHERN VITREORETINAL ASSOCIATES, PL (billing NPI 1871665448) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christopher L. Willingham, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Christopher L. Willingham, M.D. has 24 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.