Physician

Russell T Stuermann, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Russell Stuermann, M.D. (NPI: 1306027438) practices pain management in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Caddo, LA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is WK SPINE & PAIN SPECIALISTS (NPI: 1982065645; TIN: 811723038) and primary practice location at 71105-5751. Stuermann is affiliated with the Health Plus Network (ACO ID: A4620), participating under the MSSP model.

Stuermann's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 993 traditional Medicare patients, billed 32,243 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $509,528 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 64635 (Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint). Part D data shows 8,481 prescription claims across 1,271 beneficiaries totaling $380,293 in drug costs, led by Belbuca (Buprenorphine Hcl). Open Payments data shows 49 records totaling $957. 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 from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $64,843 to $509,528. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $1,737 to $380,293. 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$255K$510K2015 Medicare payment: $64,843 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $46,742 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $44,538 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $66,400 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $29,929 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $60,117 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $277,752 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $396,471 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $465,068 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $509,528 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015586808$64,843
2016474729$46,742
2017459741$44,538
20185631,063$66,400
2019247489$29,929
20201131,187$60,117
20213705,088$277,752
20226426,166$396,471
20239466,963$465,068
202499332,243$509,528

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$190K$380K2019 Drug cost: $1,737 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $16,414 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $82,568 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $183,002 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $274,021 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $380,293 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
20194384$1,737
2020205562$16,414
20214642,419$82,568
20227914,284$183,002
20231,0875,984$274,021
20241,2718,481$380,293

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
64635Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint140156$424
64483Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level229288$132
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more6581,491$87
80305Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation449664$12
J1010Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg17310,706$0

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
BelbucaBuprenorphine Hcl842,520$60,885
BuprenorphineBuprenorphine2326,501$48,386
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen2,05558,441$38,817
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen1,25135,800$31,901
MovantikNaloxegol Oxalate451,549$20,869

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.49$957Boston Scientific Corporation
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 Russell T. Stuermann, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Russell T. Stuermann, M.D. (NPI 1306027438), 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 Russell T. Stuermann, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Russell T. Stuermann, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Health Plus Network (MSSP, ACO ID A4620).

What billing organization is linked to Russell T. Stuermann, M.D.?

Russell T. Stuermann, M.D. is linked to WK SPINE & PAIN SPECIALISTS (billing NPI 1982065645) in the available physician profile data.

Does Russell T. Stuermann, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Russell T. Stuermann, M.D. has 49 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.