Physician

Derek S Towery, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Derek Towery, MD (NPI: 1346237351) practices dermatology in the Joplin, MO-KS market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Jasper, MO. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN CANCER SPECIALISTS, LLC. (NPI: 1366632697; TIN: 861072868) and primary practice location at 64801-5623. Towery is affiliated with the Vytalize Health KS 25 LLC (ACO ID: A5671), participating under the MSSP model.

Towery's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 2,037 traditional Medicare patients, billed 11,741 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $360,869 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17110 (Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths). Part D data shows 1,476 prescription claims across 636 beneficiaries totaling $1,109,723 in drug costs, led by Dupixent Pen (Dupilumab). Open Payments data shows 82 records totaling $1,501. 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 moved sharply higher in recent years, from $160,664 to $1,109,723. 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	2,615	14,975	$440,419
2016	2,625	15,624	$440,967
2017	2,582	17,715	$515,795
2018	2,572	16,539	$513,034
2019	2,540	16,404	$507,795
2020	2,357	13,999	$437,765
2021	2,351	14,912	$480,892
2022	2,190	14,275	$431,530
2023	2,141	12,356	$369,157
2024	2,037	11,741	$360,869

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	622	1,415	$160,664
2016	693	1,735	$313,666
2017	732	1,786	$280,960
2018	789	2,032	$257,520
2019	707	1,742	$357,736
2020	653	1,575	$426,277
2021	623	1,516	$703,401
2022	572	1,407	$831,981
2023	616	1,450	$1,072,055
2024	636	1,476	$1,109,723

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
17110	Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths	505	575	$67
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	1,326	1,759	$56
99212	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	331	356	$37
17000	Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth	1,134	1,561	$35
17003	Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	882	5,505	$4

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Dupixent Pen	Dupilumab	65	1,876	$277,303
Otezla	Apremilast	19	750	$120,514
Cosentyx Unoready Pen	Secukinumab	11	248	$118,300
Fluorouracil	Fluorouracil	134	3,894	$10,373
Clobetasol Propionate	Clobetasol Propionate	125	3,194	$5,821

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.	82	$1,501	Janssen Biotech, 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 Derek S. Towery, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Derek S. Towery, MD (NPI 1346237351), 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 Derek S. Towery, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Derek S. Towery, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Vytalize Health KS 25 LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5671).

What billing organization is linked to Derek S. Towery, MD?

Derek S. Towery, MD is linked to DERMATOLOGY AND SKIN CANCER SPECIALISTS, LLC. (billing NPI 1366632697) in the available physician profile data.

Does Derek S. Towery, MD have Open Payments data?

Derek S. Towery, MD has 82 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.