Physician

Nelson R. Sabates, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Nelson Sabates, M.D. (NPI: 1285632356) practices ophthalmology in the Kansas City, MO-KS market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Johnson, KS. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SABATES EYE CENTERS LLC (NPI: 1790749810; TIN: 430955525) and primary practice location at 66211-1676.

Sabates' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,109 traditional Medicare patients, billed 8,717 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,022,335 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 67028 (Injection of drug into eye). Part D data shows 644 prescription claims across 229 beneficiaries totaling $38,883 in drug costs, led by Lumigan (Bimatoprost). 2021 DME data shows 15 claims. Open Payments data shows 7 records totaling $326. 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 changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have fallen sharply in recent years, from $86,752 to $38,883. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and changed little.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	2,080	6,736	$913,653
2016	2,194	7,747	$918,525
2017	2,197	8,760	$1,077,257
2018	1,996	7,747	$929,819
2019	1,935	7,377	$1,075,868
2020	1,779	6,785	$1,059,770
2021	1,481	5,723	$953,315
2022	1,161	4,839	$747,941
2023	1,139	5,486	$928,607
2024	1,109	8,717	$1,022,335

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	270	836	$86,752
2016	323	1,111	$116,535
2017	292	1,048	$111,263
2018	293	916	$102,174
2019	293	889	$128,500
2020	318	867	$83,384
2021	327	878	$54,135
2022	271	788	$62,514
2023	264	743	$41,150
2024	229	644	$38,883

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	93	93	$4,827
2016	127	127	$6,594
2017	49	49	$2,619
2018	31	31	$1,743
2019	16	16	$813
2020	25	25	$1,487
2021	15	15	$792
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
67028	Injection of drug into eye	139	689	$82
92014	Established patient complete exam of visual system	837	926	$78
92012	Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	276	601	$60
92134	Imaging of retina	550	951	$27
92136	Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	61	103	$26

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	28	1,830	$12,079
Combigan	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	24	902	$5,882
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	221	5,057	$5,838
Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	11	849	$2,259
Ofloxacin	Ofloxacin	184	3,838	$1,846

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.	7	$326	Alcon Vision 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 Nelson R. Sabates, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Nelson R. Sabates, M.D. (NPI 1285632356), 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 Nelson R. Sabates, 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 Nelson R. Sabates, M.D.?

Nelson R. Sabates, M.D. is linked to SABATES EYE CENTERS LLC (billing NPI 1790749810) in the available physician profile data.

Does Nelson R. Sabates, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Nelson R. Sabates, M.D. has 7 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.