Physician

James Carey Pate, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, James Pate, M.D. (NPI: 1518107671) practices ophthalmology in the Raleigh-Cary, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Wake, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RETINA ASSOCIATES, PLLC (NPI: 1760408397; TIN: 562043271) and primary practice location at 27609-7327.

Pate's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,320 traditional Medicare patients, billed 40,331 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $5,443,711 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was J0178 (Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg). Part D data shows 646 prescription claims across 201 beneficiaries totaling $33,205 in drug costs, led by Bromfenac Sodium (Bromfenac Sodium). Open Payments data shows 22 records totaling $671. 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 lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $2,425,240 to $5,443,711. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. 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$3.4M$6.9M2015 Medicare payment: $2,425,240 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $3,083,997 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $3,350,145 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $3,928,138 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $6,039,903 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $6,852,818 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $6,480,220 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $5,861,125 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $5,299,795 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $5,443,711 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,34216,593$2,425,240
20161,61019,174$3,083,997
20171,37818,815$3,350,145
20181,49320,626$3,928,138
20191,53222,750$6,039,903
20201,50521,609$6,852,818
20211,49620,622$6,480,220
20221,23519,218$5,861,125
20231,19428,564$5,299,795
20241,32040,331$5,443,711

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$40K$81K2015 Drug cost: $29,544 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $56,224 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $59,056 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $70,046 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $80,584 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $77,373 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $72,565 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $64,191 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $52,419 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $33,205 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015110335$29,544
2016157502$56,224
2017163609$59,056
2018176707$70,046
2019192773$80,584
2020188708$77,373
2021224695$72,565
2022214657$64,191
2023223676$52,419
2024201646$33,205

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
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg4965,522$654
67028Injection of drug into eye7192,918$101
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more295311$68
92012Established patient problem focused exam of visual system509617$63
92134Imaging of retina1,2823,738$29

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Bromfenac SodiumBromfenac Sodium371,151$5,245
LumiganBimatoprost13625$5,039
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate1004,488$4,246
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine673,505$1,747
Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat764,940$1,114

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.22$671Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, 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 James Carey Pate, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for James Carey Pate, M.D. (NPI 1518107671), 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 James Carey Pate, 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 James Carey Pate, M.D.?

James Carey Pate, M.D. is linked to RETINA ASSOCIATES, PLLC (billing NPI 1760408397) in the available physician profile data.

Does James Carey Pate, M.D. have Open Payments data?

James Carey Pate, M.D. has 22 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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