Physician

John David Pitcher, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, John Pitcher, M.D. (NPI: 1538312582) practices ophthalmology in the Albuquerque, NM market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Bernalillo, NM. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is EYE ASSOCIATES OF NEW MEXICO LTD (NPI: 1104868520; TIN: 85-0246856) and primary practice location at 87109-5857.

Pitcher's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,096 traditional Medicare patients, billed 138,932 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $6,149,512 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 67028 (Injection of drug into eye). Part D data shows 1,220 prescription claims across 326 beneficiaries totaling $44,938 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 205 records totaling $514,490. 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 $949,327 to $6,149,512. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $29,404 and ending at $44,938. 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$3.1M$6.1M2015 Medicare payment: $949,327 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $1,210,073 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $1,460,517 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $1,744,121 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $2,587,402 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $2,929,385 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $3,892,083 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $3,970,100 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $5,192,034 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $6,149,512 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20159816,180$949,327
20169387,160$1,210,073
20179076,974$1,460,517
20189537,969$1,744,121
20191,01710,558$2,587,402
20201,04510,969$2,929,385
20211,17514,087$3,892,083
20221,14315,710$3,970,100
20231,17471,431$5,192,034
20241,096138,932$6,149,512

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$26K$52K2015 Drug cost: $29,404 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $43,522 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $49,628 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $47,068 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $34,710 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $41,085 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $38,875 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $50,019 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $51,592 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $44,938 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015205574$29,404
2016213723$43,522
2017248729$49,628
2018237796$47,068
2019217731$34,710
2020242769$41,085
2021248756$38,875
2022290989$50,019
20232931,096$51,592
20243261,220$44,938

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
67028Injection of drug into eye6962,418$93
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more475540$67
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more236258$61
J2777Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg461126,240$27
92134Imaging of retina9211,499$26

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate2728,879$9,366
CyclosporineCyclosporine13510$3,149
LatanoprostLatanoprost1808,172$2,488
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine692,922$2,193
Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat825,400$1,756

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.42$54,731Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.163$459,759Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for John David Pitcher, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for John David Pitcher, M.D. (NPI 1538312582), 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 John David Pitcher, 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 John David Pitcher, M.D.?

John David Pitcher, M.D. is linked to EYE ASSOCIATES OF NEW MEXICO LTD (billing NPI 1104868520) in the available physician profile data.

Does John David Pitcher, M.D. have Open Payments data?

John David Pitcher, M.D. has 205 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.