Physician

Daniel Bruce Thistlethwaite, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Daniel Thistlethwaite, MD (NPI: 1518083328) practices psychiatry in the Charleston, WV market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Kanawha, WV. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is PSYCARE INC (NPI: 1144433459; TIN: 550715643) and primary practice location at 25303-1265.

Thistlethwaite's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 235 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,447 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $121,397 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99205 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more). Part D data shows 6,068 prescription claims across 400 beneficiaries totaling $1,279,016 in drug costs, led by Vraylar (Cariprazine Hcl). Open Payments data shows 223 records totaling $122,137. 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 sharply higher in recent years, from $129,077 to $121,397. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $681,246 to $1,279,016. 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$128K$256K2015 Medicare payment: $129,077 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $129,551 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $125,493 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $146,077 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $128,176 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $111,326 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $247,687 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $253,843 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $255,594 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $121,397 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20152481,578$129,077
20162851,701$129,551
20172631,798$125,493
20182711,810$146,077
20192471,511$128,176
20202371,361$111,326
20212892,582$247,687
20223212,615$253,843
20232912,021$255,594
20242351,447$121,397

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$696K$1.4M2015 Drug cost: $681,246 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $653,924 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $731,299 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $831,189 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $771,262 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $904,870 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,217,776 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,325,795 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,392,518 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,279,016 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20152725,421$681,246
20162936,123$653,924
20172956,602$731,299
20183016,284$831,189
20193175,472$771,262
20203455,733$904,870
20213666,292$1,217,776
20223725,966$1,325,795
20233955,810$1,392,518
20244006,068$1,279,016

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
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more1313$152
90868Treatment using magnetic field to stimulate nerve cells in brain, subsequent delivery and management13297$115
90837Psychotherapy, 1 hour2689$87
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more210831$74
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more1920$58

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
VraylarCariprazine Hcl913,390$162,439
SpravatoEsketamine Hcl77616$108,714
RexultiBrexpiprazole462,160$101,661
TrintellixVortioxetine Hydrobromide1186,420$100,623
AustedoDeutetrabenazine13390$95,362

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.223$122,137ABBVIE 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 Daniel Bruce Thistlethwaite, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Daniel Bruce Thistlethwaite, MD (NPI 1518083328), 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 Daniel Bruce Thistlethwaite, MD have ACO affiliation data?

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

What billing organization is linked to Daniel Bruce Thistlethwaite, MD?

Daniel Bruce Thistlethwaite, MD is linked to PSYCARE INC (billing NPI 1144433459) in the available physician profile data.

Does Daniel Bruce Thistlethwaite, MD have Open Payments data?

Daniel Bruce Thistlethwaite, MD has 223 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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