Physician

Alejandro J Betancourt, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Alejandro Betancourt, MD (NPI: 1528129228) practices neurosurgery in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Cameron, TX. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ALEJANDRO J. BETANCOURT, M.D., PA (NPI: 1912199357; TIN: 954895312) and primary practice location at 78550-8307.

Betancourt's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 259 traditional Medicare patients, billed 526 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $106,661 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99223 (Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes). Part D data shows 521 prescription claims across 233 beneficiaries totaling $5,205 in drug costs, led by Acetaminophen-Codeine (Acetaminophen With Codeine). 2020 DME data shows 12 claims. No Open Payments records. 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 fallen sharply in recent years, from $238,496 to $106,661. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have declined steadily, from $19,624 to $5,205. For DME billing, reported payments moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $17,591 to $29,631.

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$183K$366K2015 Medicare payment: $238,496 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $307,280 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $333,870 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $339,085 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $365,578 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $272,981 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $216,271 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $151,683 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $117,288 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $106,661 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20155641,490$238,496
20166171,736$307,280
20176091,610$333,870
20185471,643$339,085
20195391,952$365,578
20204251,452$272,981
20213941,277$216,271
2022302760$151,683
2023273645$117,288
2024259526$106,661

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$79K2015 Drug cost: $19,624 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $79,306 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $76,959 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $38,907 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $31,091 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $49,058 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $38,674 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $15,690 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $6,436 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $5,205 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015276610$19,624
2016404923$79,306
20174481,136$76,959
20183841,198$38,907
20194671,694$31,091
20204952,401$49,058
20214702,148$38,674
20223261,061$15,690
2023282607$6,436
2024233521$5,205

DME Billing Trend

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

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$40K$79K2015 Medicare payment: $19,359 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $31,433 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $14,764 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $79,466 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $42,643 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $43,030 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
20152121$19,359
20164257$31,433
20171616$14,764
20183466$79,466
20191226$42,643
20201212$43,030
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
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* / # = 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
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes2729$131
99222Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes107108$99
64483Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level1417$96
99203New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more4242$82
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more88145$67

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine1141,195$1,160
Tizanidine HclTizanidine Hcl26724$917
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen47560$568
GabapentinGabapentin391,163$463
CephalexinCephalexin76332$243

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Alejandro J. Betancourt, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Alejandro J. Betancourt, MD (NPI 1528129228), 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 Alejandro J. Betancourt, 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 Alejandro J. Betancourt, MD?

Alejandro J. Betancourt, MD is linked to ALEJANDRO J. BETANCOURT, M.D., PA (billing NPI 1912199357) in the available physician profile data.

Does Alejandro J. Betancourt, MD have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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