Physician

Blaine Todd Bafus, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Blaine Bafus, M.D. (NPI: 1427273481) practices hand surgery in the Cleveland, OH market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Cuyahoga, OH. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM (NPI: 1053353896; TIN: 346004382) and primary practice location at 44130-1002. Bafus is affiliated with the Collaborative Care Partners LLC (ACO ID: D0020), participating under the REACH model.

Bafus' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 113 traditional Medicare patients, billed 280 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $36,924 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99204 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more). Part D data shows 21 prescription claims across 18 beneficiaries totaling $118 in drug costs. Open Payments data shows 5 records totaling $2,674. 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 $34,514 and ending at $36,924. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $935 to $118. 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$24K$48K2015 Medicare payment: $34,514 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $48,452 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $40,486 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $40,620 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $20,514 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $25,750 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $34,991 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $35,303 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $38,390 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $36,924 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015150312$34,514
2016165419$48,452
2017138344$40,486
2018121342$40,620
201972179$20,514
2020102226$25,750
2021132283$34,991
2022131303$35,303
2023134315$38,390
2024113280$36,924

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$631$1.3K2015 Drug cost: $935 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $1,262 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $563 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $585 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $218 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $216 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $339 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $204 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $230 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $118 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20153555$935
20162556$1,262
20172144$563
20183260$585
20192229$218
20201825$216
20211941$339
2022N/R15$204
20231116$230
20241821$118

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
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more1111$95
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more3233$65
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more3739$43
99212Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more1414$21
G2211Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's1111$12

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Part D summary data is connected for 2024, but public drug-level costs are not available, so a Top 5 by total drug costs cannot be shown.

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.4$674Synthes GmbH
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.1$2,000METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Blaine Todd Bafus, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Blaine Todd Bafus, M.D. (NPI 1427273481), 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 Blaine Todd Bafus, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Blaine Todd Bafus, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Collaborative Care Partners LLC (REACH, ACO ID D0020).

What billing organization is linked to Blaine Todd Bafus, M.D.?

Blaine Todd Bafus, M.D. is linked to THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM (billing NPI 1053353896) in the available physician profile data.

Does Blaine Todd Bafus, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Blaine Todd Bafus, M.D. has 5 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.