Physician

Andrew Thurston

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Andrew Thurston (NPI: 1467608364) practices hospice and palliative care in the Pittsburgh, PA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Allegheny, PA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS (NPI: 1538127741; TIN: 232919472) and primary practice location at 15219-5114.

Thurston's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 84 traditional Medicare patients, billed 204 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $17,409 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99223 (Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes). Part D data shows 290 prescription claims across 40 beneficiaries totaling $9,544 in drug costs, led by Oxycodone Hcl (Oxycodone Hcl). No Open Payments records. 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 fallen sharply in recent years, from $36,479 to $17,409. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have declined steadily, from $22,756 to $9,544. 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$21K$43K2015 Medicare payment: $36,479 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $30,134 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $27,847 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $42,840 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $42,968 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $29,788 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $33,309 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $24,946 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $15,174 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $17,409 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015159414$36,479
2016153351$30,134
2017121322$27,847
2018172469$42,840
2019165436$42,968
2020137343$29,788
2021139360$33,309
2022118267$24,946
202368166$15,174
202484204$17,409

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$11K$23K2015 Drug cost: $22,756 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $19,080 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $17,944 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $13,974 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $13,091 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $15,135 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $21,058 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $12,939 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $17,187 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $9,544 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201525165$22,756
201625216$19,080
201721240$17,944
201830238$13,974
201931178$13,091
202037253$15,135
202141371$21,058
202243271$12,939
202332271$17,187
202440290$9,544

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
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes3334$119
99222Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes1919$99
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes4885$89
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes3346$59

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl1564,595$3,985
FentanylFentanyl28840$3,395
GabapentinGabapentin26780$216
Venlafaxine Hcl ErVenlafaxine Hcl23690$172
LorazepamLorazepam18536$67

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Andrew Thurston?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Andrew Thurston (NPI 1467608364), 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 Andrew Thurston have ACO affiliation data?

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

What billing organization is linked to Andrew Thurston?

Andrew Thurston is linked to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS (billing NPI 1538127741) in the available physician profile data.

Does Andrew Thurston have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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