Physician

David L Lazar, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, David Lazar, M.D. (NPI: 1225320666) practices rheumatology in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Horry, SC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is STRAND PHYSICIAN SPECIALISTS, PA (NPI: 1194707901; TIN: 570963173) and primary practice location at 29572-4612. Lazar is affiliated with the Aledade 153 SC MSSP Enhanced (ACO ID: A5356), participating under the MSSP model.

Lazar's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 571 traditional Medicare patients, billed 333,784 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $3,171,776 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 3,354 prescription claims across 470 beneficiaries totaling $2,826,512 in drug costs, led by Enbrel Sureclick (Etanercept). Open Payments data shows 156 records totaling $30,340. 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 did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $24,973 to $2,826,512. 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$2.8M$5.5M2017 Medicare payment: $2,639,383 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $4,729,580 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $5,544,618 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $4,419,785 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $3,350,216 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $2,989,964 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $2,961,106 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $3,171,776 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017674131,970$2,639,383
2018886248,582$4,729,580
2019852302,099$5,544,618
2020685255,891$4,419,785
2021637224,940$3,350,216
2022576265,336$2,989,964
2023524289,572$2,961,106
2024571333,784$3,171,776

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$1.4M$2.8M2015 Drug cost: $24,973 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $60,148 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $1,147,955 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $1,994,827 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $1,280,070 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,632,267 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $2,338,348 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $2,399,813 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $2,484,266 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $2,826,512 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151965$24,973
2016118430$60,148
20172751,299$1,147,955
20184203,203$1,994,827
20194873,953$1,280,070
20205033,874$1,632,267
20215093,845$2,338,348
20224703,453$2,399,813
20234603,363$2,484,266
20244703,354$2,826,512

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 more366762$86
G2211Visit 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's258380$12
36415Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample288504$9
82565Blood creatinine level232386$5
85652Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated238391$3

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Enbrel SureclickEtanercept1073,528$959,944
Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab441,736$414,177
Orencia ClickjectAbatacept631,960$411,861
Skyrizi PenRisankizumab-Rzaa11756$232,200
Humira(Cf)Adalimumab18504$117,491

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.155$2,350ABBVIE INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.1$27,990AstraZeneca UK Limited
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for David L. Lazar, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for David L. Lazar, M.D. (NPI 1225320666), 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 David L. Lazar, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

David L. Lazar, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Aledade 153 SC MSSP Enhanced (MSSP, ACO ID A5356).

What billing organization is linked to David L. Lazar, M.D.?

David L. Lazar, M.D. is linked to STRAND PHYSICIAN SPECIALISTS, PA (billing NPI 1194707901) in the available physician profile data.

Does David L. Lazar, M.D. have Open Payments data?

David L. Lazar, M.D. has 156 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.