Physician

Ann K Buikema Wiarda, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Ann Wiarda, MD (NPI: 1538146246) practices ophthalmology in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from St. Joseph, IN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is GROSSNICKLE EYE CENTER, INC. (NPI: 1265436125; TIN: 351464840) and primary practice location at 46545-1446.

Wiarda's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 886 traditional Medicare patients, billed 7,093 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $919,439 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 66984 (Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens). Part D data shows 2,147 prescription claims across 552 beneficiaries totaling $128,463 in drug costs, led by Lumigan (Bimatoprost). Open Payments data shows 30 records totaling $3,861. 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 risen steadily, from $588,048 to $919,439. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $124,090 to $128,463. 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$521K$1.0M2015 Medicare payment: $588,048 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $621,791 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $559,227 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $670,883 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $701,016 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $756,393 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,041,785 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $944,961 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $873,128 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $919,439 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20159194,764$588,048
20169565,539$621,791
20178775,015$559,227
20181,0285,417$670,883
20199745,416$701,016
20208544,842$756,393
20211,0855,334$1,041,785
20229294,843$944,961
20238755,870$873,128
20248867,093$919,439

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$83K$165K2015 Drug cost: $124,090 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $86,875 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $88,181 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $113,947 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $126,202 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $128,873 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $144,028 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $165,050 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $135,754 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $128,463 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20155041,552$124,090
20163081,056$86,875
20173601,120$88,181
20185321,535$113,947
20195321,447$126,202
20205511,807$128,873
20216381,687$144,028
20227021,709$165,050
20236011,783$135,754
20245522,147$128,463

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
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens258418$345
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more292499$56
92136Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye463464$30
92134Imaging of retina261366$27
92025Ct scan of cornea256261$24

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
LumiganBimatoprost423,119$28,043
CombiganBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol311,964$13,423
RocklatanNetarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost14675$7,963
LatanoprostLatanoprost82453,845$7,272
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate1868,299$7,208

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.30$3,861Alcon Vision LLC
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 Ann K. Buikema Wiarda, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Ann K. Buikema Wiarda, MD (NPI 1538146246), 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 Ann K. Buikema Wiarda, 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 Ann K. Buikema Wiarda, MD?

Ann K. Buikema Wiarda, MD is linked to GROSSNICKLE EYE CENTER, INC. (billing NPI 1265436125) in the available physician profile data.

Does Ann K. Buikema Wiarda, MD have Open Payments data?

Ann K. Buikema Wiarda, MD has 30 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.