Physician

Jerry Wayne Pounds

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Jerry Pounds (NPI: 1245554278) practices rheumatology in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Jefferson, LA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is THE RHEUMATOLOGY GROUP, LLC (NPI: 1447228861; TIN: 721039795) and primary practice location at 70005-3079. Pounds is affiliated with the Ochsner Accountable Care Network, LLC (ACO ID: A1535), participating under the MSSP model.

Pounds' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 147 traditional Medicare patients, billed 84,357 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $645,915 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 96413 (Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less). Part D data shows 1,975 prescription claims across 288 beneficiaries totaling $919,329 in drug costs, led by Humira(Cf) Pen (Adalimumab). Open Payments data shows 162 records totaling $37,652. 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 moved sharply higher in recent years, from $2,571 to $645,915. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $68,270 to $919,329. 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$323K$646K2015 Medicare payment: $2,571 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $62,117 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $106,608 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $220,357 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $256,292 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $286,296 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $249,318 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $331,227 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $489,904 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $645,915 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20152736$2,571
20161193,001$62,117
2017936,286$106,608
201811010,125$220,357
201910210,055$256,292
20208812,834$286,296
20219323,030$249,318
20228644,219$331,227
202310860,679$489,904
202414784,357$645,915

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$460K$919K2015 Drug cost: $68,270 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $227,064 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $344,114 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $506,086 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $581,903 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $636,096 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $646,901 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $488,612 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $672,748 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $919,329 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201586409$68,270
20162231,527$227,064
20172181,687$344,114
20182252,038$506,086
20192221,996$581,903
20202162,025$636,096
20212261,822$646,901
20222101,741$488,612
20232301,769$672,748
20242881,975$919,329

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
96413Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less43230$81
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more133259$80
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's4553$12
96372Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle2591$9
J7050Infusion, normal saline solution, 250 cc37130$0

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab35980$277,858
Enbrel MiniEtanercept15420$130,378
RinvoqUpadacitinib12600$127,284
KevzaraSarilumab18784$125,228
Actemra ActpenTocilizumab14392$67,763

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.162$37,652UCB, Inc.
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 Jerry Wayne Pounds?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Jerry Wayne Pounds (NPI 1245554278), 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 Jerry Wayne Pounds have ACO affiliation data?

Jerry Wayne Pounds is shown with ACO affiliation data for Ochsner Accountable Care Network, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A1535).

What billing organization is linked to Jerry Wayne Pounds?

Jerry Wayne Pounds is linked to THE RHEUMATOLOGY GROUP, LLC (billing NPI 1447228861) in the available physician profile data.

Does Jerry Wayne Pounds have Open Payments data?

Jerry Wayne Pounds has 162 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.