Physician

Gara Sommers, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Gara Sommers, M.D. (NPI: 1508801432) practices gynecologist/oncologist in the Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Middlesex, NJ. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP - SPECIALTY CARE PC (NPI: 1215989249; TIN: 223376459) and primary practice location at 08820-3947.

Sommers' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 52 traditional Medicare patients, billed 149 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $24,225 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99203 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 158 prescription claims across 46 beneficiaries totaling $1,601 in drug costs, led by Dexamethasone (Dexamethasone). Open Payments data shows 15 records totaling $231. 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 $65,501 to $24,225. Similarly, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $15,489 to $1,601. 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$33K$66K2015 Medicare payment: $65,501 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $36,688 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $37,565 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $43,269 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $41,353 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $30,905 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $18,984 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $26,837 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $20,508 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $24,225 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201596343$65,501
201681187$36,688
201783173$37,565
201870178$43,269
201951188$41,353
202043112$30,905
20213066$18,984
202250101$26,837
202360134$20,508
202452149$24,225

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$7.7K$15K2015 Drug cost: $15,489 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $12,580 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $9,379 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $4,837 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $2,368 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,906 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $2,635 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $5,283 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $2,748 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,601 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201540131$15,489
20163298$12,580
20173286$9,379
201834100$4,837
20192164$2,368
20201953$1,906
20212564$2,635
202236112$5,283
202339129$2,748
202446158$1,601

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
99203New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more1414$89
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more3249$79
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more1112$55

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
DexamethasoneDexamethasone12168$156
Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine1699$143
Prochlorperazine MaleateProchlorperazine Maleate16131$141
Ondansetron HclOndansetron Hcl19170$129

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.15$231Eisai Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Gara Sommers, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Gara Sommers, M.D. (NPI 1508801432), 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 Gara Sommers, 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 Gara Sommers, M.D.?

Gara Sommers, M.D. is linked to HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP - SPECIALTY CARE PC (billing NPI 1215989249) in the available physician profile data.

Does Gara Sommers, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Gara Sommers, M.D. has 15 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.