Physician

Ellis A Tinsley, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Ellis Tinsley, MD (NPI: 1285614578) practices general surgery in the Wilmington, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from New Hanover, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is TINSLEY SURGICAL, PA (NPI: 1407326291; TIN: 83-2292096) and primary practice location at 28403-8019. Tinsley is affiliated with the CoreHealth Alliance LLC (ACO ID: A5645), participating under the MSSP model.

Tinsley's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,391 traditional Medicare patients, billed 8,562 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $982,953 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 93970 (Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers). Part D data shows 91 prescription claims across 62 beneficiaries totaling $4,043 in drug costs, led by Cilostazol (Cilostazol). 2015 DME data shows 39 claims. Open Payments data shows 12 records totaling $286. 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 $462,497 to $982,953. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $7,302 and ending at $4,043. For DME billing, reported payments started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $20,076 to $4,856.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	1,247	2,989	$462,497
2016	1,218	3,201	$477,810
2017	1,257	3,393	$567,120
2018	1,143	3,377	$539,179
2019	892	2,935	$390,587
2020	1,008	3,867	$591,015
2021	1,231	4,787	$780,221
2022	1,297	8,733	$1,108,325
2023	1,370	9,028	$1,152,373
2024	1,391	8,562	$982,953

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	116	152	$7,302
2016	145	209	$4,431
2017	106	168	$5,473
2018	142	265	$11,820
2019	212	447	$35,839
2020	134	278	$39,403
2021	128	201	$20,565
2022	111	191	$24,219
2023	69	102	$6,793
2024	62	91	$4,043

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	39	$19,176
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = 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
93970	Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	503	540	$128
95923	Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function	459	461	$87
99203	New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	381	381	$79
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	701	1,134	$61
93922	Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	803	1,052	$49

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	33	1,650	$430
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	21	1,701	$258

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.	12	$286	Ethicon US, LLC
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 Ellis A. Tinsley, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Ellis A. Tinsley, MD (NPI 1285614578), 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 Ellis A. Tinsley, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Ellis A. Tinsley, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for CoreHealth Alliance LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5645).

What billing organization is linked to Ellis A. Tinsley, MD?

Ellis A. Tinsley, MD is linked to TINSLEY SURGICAL, PA (billing NPI 1407326291) in the available physician profile data.

Does Ellis A. Tinsley, MD have Open Payments data?

Ellis A. Tinsley, MD has 12 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.