Physician

Lucas J Wendel, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Lucas Wendel, M.D. (NPI: 1427256601) practices ophthalmology in the Elgin, IL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Kane, IL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is FOX VALLEY OPHTHALMOLOGY (NPI: 1518027994; TIN: 362744703) and primary practice location at 60175-6515.

Wendel's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,208 traditional Medicare patients, billed 13,464 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $875,756 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 956 prescription claims across 257 beneficiaries totaling $132,055 in drug costs, led by Restasis (Cyclosporine). DME data shows 41 claims. Open Payments data shows 28 records totaling $804. 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 up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $633,747 and ending at $875,756. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $62,339 to $132,055. 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	999	4,406	$633,747
2016	1,013	5,594	$706,847
2017	794	3,168	$379,384
2018	1,263	4,995	$706,165
2019	1,075	3,518	$522,972
2020	1,041	4,316	$422,640
2021	1,281	5,412	$614,925
2022	1,171	6,135	$700,036
2023	1,241	10,752	$846,260
2024	1,208	13,464	$875,756

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	180	441	$62,339
2016	207	657	$74,608
2017	241	623	$46,704
2018	244	647	$43,762
2019	189	699	$45,618
2020	176	363	$58,481
2021	239	806	$142,645
2022	264	936	$187,415
2023	255	916	$172,467
2024	257	956	$132,055

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	41	41	$2,471
2016	53	55	$3,334
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	33	33	$1,863
2019	16	16	$663
2020	35	37	$2,365
2021	51	51	$3,467
2022	53	53	$3,903
2023	47	48	$3,947
2024	40	41	$3,543

* / # = 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
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	253	357	$88
92014	Established patient complete exam of visual system	678	691	$85
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	222	282	$66
92134	Imaging of retina	419	840	$30
92133	Imaging of optic nerve	193	197	$27

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Restasis	Cyclosporine	34	2,310	$46,194
Miebo	Perfluorohexyloctane/Pf	29	870	$21,576
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	22	1,530	$12,996
Combigan	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	18	1,091	$10,294
Rhopressa	Netarsudil Mesylate	12	530	$6,242

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
V2303	Spherocylinder, trifocal, plano to plus or minus 4.00d sphere, .12-2.00d cylinder, per lens	N	16	17	$1,963
V2020	Frames, purchases	N	24	24	$1,581

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	28	$804	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 Lucas J. Wendel, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Lucas J. Wendel, M.D. (NPI 1427256601), 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 Lucas J. Wendel, 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 Lucas J. Wendel, M.D.?

Lucas J. Wendel, M.D. is linked to FOX VALLEY OPHTHALMOLOGY (billing NPI 1518027994) in the available physician profile data.

Does Lucas J. Wendel, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Lucas J. Wendel, M.D. has 28 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.