Physician

Dennis J. Costa, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Dennis Costa, M.D. (NPI: 1477599603) practices general surgery in the Wausau, WI market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Marathon, WI. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, S.C. (NPI: 1710910476; TIN: 391540657) and primary practice location at 54401-7803.

Costa's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 324 traditional Medicare patients, billed 946 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $295,721 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 93880 (Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow). Part D data shows 428 prescription claims across 143 beneficiaries totaling $17,968 in drug costs, led by Clopidogrel (Clopidogrel Bisulfate). Open Payments data shows 8 records totaling $318. 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 $656,249 to $295,721. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $17,841 and ending at $17,968. 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	552	1,637	$656,249
2016	522	1,658	$671,319
2017	599	1,975	$585,575
2018	566	1,897	$584,748
2019	488	1,443	$406,921
2020	298	1,017	$358,407
2021	348	1,153	$406,541
2022	288	818	$183,129
2023	317	1,022	$291,133
2024	324	946	$295,721

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	133	469	$17,841
2016	120	461	$19,542
2017	134	500	$25,593
2018	125	477	$17,003
2019	103	398	$7,737
2020	94	367	$12,675
2021	112	385	$15,283
2022	119	360	$22,087
2023	139	416	$24,884
2024	143	428	$17,968

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
93880	Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	45	47	$130
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	68	75	$90
93922	Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	90	100	$45
99152	Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes	41	46	$39
76937	Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	47	61	$24

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	172	11,868	$1,900
Cilostazol	Cilostazol	83	4,104	$1,329
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	19	618	$371
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	25	92	$164
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	30	1,560	$131

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.	8	$318	Medtronic, 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 Dennis J. Costa, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Dennis J. Costa, M.D. (NPI 1477599603), 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 Dennis J. Costa, 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 Dennis J. Costa, M.D.?

Dennis J. Costa, M.D. is linked to SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, S.C. (billing NPI 1710910476) in the available physician profile data.

Does Dennis J. Costa, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Dennis J. Costa, M.D. has 8 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.