Physician

Nicholas L Behunin, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Nicholas Behunin, M.D. (NPI: 1235575242) practices ophthalmology in the St. George, UT market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Washington, UT. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ST GEORGE EYE CENTER (NPI: 1073996344; TIN: 47-4428401) and primary practice location at 84790-8720.

Behunin's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 964 traditional Medicare patients, billed 3,660 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $367,519 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 1,712 prescription claims across 435 beneficiaries totaling $91,548 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). 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 risen steadily, from $919 to $367,519. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $77,753 and ending at $91,548. 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$184K$368K2017 Medicare payment: $919 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $33,937 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $192,570 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $235,317 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $287,871 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $297,351 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $341,006 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $367,519 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
20171920$919
2018103305$33,937
20194802,131$192,570
20206092,536$235,317
20217142,833$287,871
20227452,852$297,351
20238493,295$341,006
20249643,660$367,519

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$147K$294K2015 Drug cost: $77,753 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $56,339 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $24,294 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $81,116 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $42,434 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $62,691 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $195,544 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $127,350 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $293,665 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $91,548 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015212744$77,753
2016177574$56,339
2017175339$24,294
2018309799$81,116
2019229688$42,434
20202831,051$62,691
20212711,086$195,544
20223121,227$127,350
20233451,264$293,665
20244351,712$91,548

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 more259354$83
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system571685$82
92012Established patient problem focused exam of visual system269489$57
92136Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye282285$27
92134Imaging of retina395448$25

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate39510,135$11,887
RestasisCyclosporine15495$10,625
XiidraLifitegrast11450$10,221
CyclosporineCyclosporine19735$4,853
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine1553,538$2,920

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

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

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Nicholas L. Behunin, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Nicholas L. Behunin, M.D. (NPI 1235575242), 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 Nicholas L. Behunin, 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 Nicholas L. Behunin, M.D.?

Nicholas L. Behunin, M.D. is linked to ST GEORGE EYE CENTER (billing NPI 1073996344) in the available physician profile data.

Does Nicholas L. Behunin, M.D. 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.