Physician

Ernest Van Johnson, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Ernest Johnson, M.D. (NPI: 1477578110) practices ophthalmology in the Tuscaloosa, AL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Tuscaloosa, AL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is TUSCALOOSA OPHTHALMOLOGY, INC. (NPI: 1487728218; TIN: 63-1074848) and primary practice location at 35404-5715.

Johnson's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 998 traditional Medicare patients, billed 2,669 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $217,358 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 93886 (Complete ultrasound of within the brain blood flow). Part D data shows 2,939 prescription claims across 768 beneficiaries totaling $194,217 in drug costs, led by Combigan (Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol). 2022 DME data shows 13 claims. Open Payments data shows 5 records totaling $275. 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 from a higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $601,153 to $217,358. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. 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	2,493	5,394	$601,153
2016	2,808	5,976	$627,850
2017	2,039	4,823	$457,710
2018	1,840	4,254	$393,544
2019	1,811	4,163	$398,722
2020	1,456	3,723	$358,133
2021	1,297	3,543	$340,200
2022	1,058	2,855	$274,395
2023	1,047	2,899	$255,874
2024	998	2,669	$217,358

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	820	2,579	$181,591
2016	943	2,892	$234,602
2017	1,033	3,815	$349,611
2018	1,002	3,781	$379,626
2019	1,060	3,781	$423,940
2020	1,084	3,968	$431,500
2021	990	3,587	$348,099
2022	755	3,003	$292,783
2023	742	2,935	$257,673
2024	768	2,939	$194,217

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	47	47	$2,182
2016	205	208	$11,544
2017	136	136	$7,342
2018	115	115	$6,130
2019	85	85	$4,133
2020	13	13	$745
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	13	13	$688
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = 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
93886	Complete ultrasound of within the brain blood flow	136	136	$144
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	751	790	$74
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	197	233	$52
92134	Imaging of retina	277	297	$25
92133	Imaging of optic nerve	151	153	$20

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Combigan	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	46	2,773	$24,720
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	1,176	82,398	$22,548
Travoprost	Travoprost	73	4,236	$17,719
Tobramycin-Dexamethasone	Tobramycin/Dexamethasone	369	8,456	$17,279
Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	75	3,430	$16,453

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.	5	$275	Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, 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 Ernest Van Johnson, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Ernest Van Johnson, M.D. (NPI 1477578110), 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 Ernest Van Johnson, 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 Ernest Van Johnson, M.D.?

Ernest Van Johnson, M.D. is linked to TUSCALOOSA OPHTHALMOLOGY, INC. (billing NPI 1487728218) in the available physician profile data.

Does Ernest Van Johnson, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Ernest Van Johnson, 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.