Physician

Robert Keith Shuler, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Robert Shuler, MD (NPI: 1376644476) practices ophthalmology in the Knoxville, TN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Knox, TN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SOUTHEASTERN RETINA ASSOCIATES, P.C. (NPI: 1932200664; TIN: 621094813) and primary practice location at 37849-3511.

Shuler's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,011 traditional Medicare patients, billed 25,398 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $3,949,379 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was J0178 (Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg). Part D data shows 423 prescription claims across 162 beneficiaries totaling $17,094 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 27 records totaling $858. 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 declined steadily, from $26,749 to $17,094. 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	1,180	17,128	$2,829,678
2016	1,406	19,622	$3,353,213
2017	1,345	17,914	$3,223,002
2018	1,291	17,583	$3,276,749
2019	1,304	17,175	$3,171,577
2020	1,041	14,708	$2,725,270
2021	1,063	15,262	$2,948,279
2022	1,103	14,600	$2,680,111
2023	1,174	17,199	$2,724,421
2024	1,011	25,398	$3,949,379

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	167	528	$26,749
2016	156	492	$20,695
2017	159	509	$22,288
2018	141	446	$21,160
2019	132	350	$19,280
2020	134	366	$17,116
2021	143	379	$16,900
2022	171	540	$22,050
2023	187	485	$16,471
2024	162	423	$17,094

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
J0178	Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	166	2,510	$652
67028	Injection of drug into eye	361	2,353	$93
92014	Established patient complete exam of visual system	640	665	$88
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	164	196	$66
92134	Imaging of retina	996	3,292	$29

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	227	9,776	$13,248
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	93	2,975	$1,486
Ketorolac Tromethamine	Ketorolac Tromethamine	23	1,188	$534
Brimonidine Tartrate	Brimonidine Tartrate	27	1,614	$378

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.	27	$858	Apellis Pharmaceuticals, 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 Robert Keith Shuler, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Robert Keith Shuler, MD (NPI 1376644476), 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 Robert Keith Shuler, 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 Robert Keith Shuler, MD?

Robert Keith Shuler, MD is linked to SOUTHEASTERN RETINA ASSOCIATES, P.C. (billing NPI 1932200664) in the available physician profile data.

Does Robert Keith Shuler, MD have Open Payments data?

Robert Keith Shuler, MD has 27 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.