Physician

Howard J Kushnick, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Howard Kushnick, MD (NPI: 1326093006) practices ophthalmology in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Lehigh, PA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is LEHIGH VALLEY EYE CENTER, P.C. (NPI: 1356330369; TIN: 232785660) and primary practice location at 18104-5052.

Kushnick's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,295 traditional Medicare patients, billed 7,606 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $448,090 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 10,062 prescription claims across 1,471 beneficiaries totaling $2,620,319 in drug costs, led by Lumigan (Bimatoprost). 2019 DME data shows 14 claims. Open Payments data shows 28 records totaling $586. 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 declined steadily, from $670,024 to $448,090. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. 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.

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$367K$733K2015 Medicare payment: $670,024 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $653,026 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $609,710 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $650,727 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $733,023 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $500,636 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $582,686 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $452,020 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $481,876 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $448,090 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20152,10711,244$670,024
20162,01311,477$653,026
20171,96412,457$609,710
20181,92211,117$650,727
20191,98513,123$733,023
20201,6928,448$500,636
20211,6878,803$582,686
20221,5166,930$452,020
20231,4137,712$481,876
20241,2957,606$448,090

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$1.8M$3.6M2015 Drug cost: $1,931,337 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $2,272,032 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $2,478,557 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $2,788,770 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $3,350,631 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $3,440,863 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $3,595,372 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $3,346,886 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $3,090,785 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $2,620,319 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151,64913,525$1,931,337
20161,67813,537$2,272,032
20171,71813,240$2,478,557
20181,76513,306$2,788,770
20191,85313,506$3,350,631
20201,75012,965$3,440,863
20211,74212,656$3,595,372
20221,64211,547$3,346,886
20231,56310,684$3,090,785
20241,47110,062$2,620,319

DME Billing Trend

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

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$503$1.0K2019 Medicare payment: $1,007 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
20191314$1,007
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/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.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more1,0771,474$80
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more8951,368$59
92083Exam of visual field with extended testing1,0851,272$41
92133Imaging of optic nerve1,1661,657$23
92020Exam of the internal drainage system of eye9621,024$18

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
LumiganBimatoprost2,308140,594$1,221,810
RhopressaNetarsudil Mesylate49426,017$276,596
Alphagan PBrimonidine Tartrate48028,317$235,785
CombiganBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol53731,499$223,506
RestasisCyclosporine1116,795$139,658

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.28$586ABBVIE 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 Howard J. Kushnick, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Howard J. Kushnick, MD (NPI 1326093006), 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 Howard J. Kushnick, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Howard J. Kushnick, MD?

Howard J. Kushnick, MD is linked to LEHIGH VALLEY EYE CENTER, P.C. (billing NPI 1356330369) in the available physician profile data.

Does Howard J. Kushnick, MD have Open Payments data?

Howard J. Kushnick, MD has 28 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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