Physician

Belinda L Shirkey, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Belinda Shirkey, M.D. (NPI: 1275574287) practices ophthalmology in the Lexington-Fayette, KY market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Fayette, KY. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RETINA AND VITREOUS ASSOCIATES OF KENTUCKY PLLC (NPI: 1619949971; TIN: 610918053) and primary practice location at 40509-1827.

Shirkey's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 916 traditional Medicare patients, billed 24,581 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,597,664 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was J0178 (Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg). Part D data shows 375 prescription claims across 196 beneficiaries totaling $15,946 in drug costs, led by Difluprednate (Difluprednate). Open Payments data shows 26 records totaling $770. 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 moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $9,295 and ending at $15,946. 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.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	1,386	8,551	$2,126,348
2016	1,215	10,877	$2,803,188
2017	1,198	13,106	$3,512,424
2018	1,217	12,452	$3,163,430
2019	1,272	13,446	$3,212,142
2020	1,449	14,232	$3,784,404
2021	1,343	14,602	$3,951,387
2022	1,184	13,472	$3,461,938
2023	851	17,642	$2,667,226
2024	916	24,581	$2,597,664

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	76	126	$9,295
2016	82	186	$18,315
2017	92	239	$31,127
2018	102	230	$23,527
2019	146	249	$31,210
2020	164	323	$35,975
2021	179	331	$43,792
2022	181	326	$22,443
2023	146	283	$11,328
2024	196	375	$15,946

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

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.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
J0178	Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	248	2,378	$655
67028	Injection of drug into eye	384	1,494	$88
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	193	229	$83
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	544	828	$61
92134	Imaging of retina	858	2,228	$28

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Difluprednate	Difluprednate	36	1,008	$2,622
Acetazolamide Er	Acetazolamide	13	452	$2,373
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	29	1,332	$1,570
Erythromycin	Erythromycin Base	86	1,398	$876
Timolol Maleate	Timolol Maleate	19	1,085	$818

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	26	$770	Genentech USA, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Belinda L. Shirkey, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Belinda L. Shirkey, M.D. (NPI 1275574287), 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 Belinda L. Shirkey, 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 Belinda L. Shirkey, M.D.?

Belinda L. Shirkey, M.D. is linked to RETINA AND VITREOUS ASSOCIATES OF KENTUCKY PLLC (billing NPI 1619949971) in the available physician profile data.

Does Belinda L. Shirkey, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Belinda L. Shirkey, M.D. has 26 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.