Physician

Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Ajay Buddaraju, MD (NPI: 1548247448) practices rheumatology, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Whiteside, IL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CGH MEDICAL CENTER (NPI: 1548540636; TIN: 363479824) and primary practice location at 61081-1252. Buddaraju is affiliated with the OSF Healthcare System (ACO ID: A3289), participating under the MSSP model.

Buddaraju's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 461 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,163 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $63,416 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99215 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more). Part D data shows 3,687 prescription claims across 573 beneficiaries totaling $2,037,640 in drug costs, led by Enbrel Sureclick (Etanercept). Open Payments data shows 5 records totaling $144. 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 changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $489,994 to $2,037,640. 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.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	518	1,745	$91,537
2016	589	1,622	$85,284
2017	537	1,472	$81,579
2018	497	1,415	$80,216
2019	539	1,304	$72,645
2020	516	1,281	$85,517
2021	516	1,124	$90,630
2022	491	1,078	$68,627
2023	465	1,077	$68,801
2024	461	1,163	$63,416

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	432	3,685	$489,994
2016	478	3,958	$586,001
2017	492	3,281	$694,611
2018	501	3,326	$713,833
2019	484	3,246	$1,025,582
2020	480	3,547	$1,009,610
2021	504	3,425	$1,277,149
2022	540	3,498	$1,525,849
2023	533	3,436	$1,570,829
2024	573	3,687	$2,037,640

DME Billing Trend

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

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.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99215	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	55	62	$98
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	52	52	$79
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	408	661	$65
20610	Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	72	106	$35
73130	X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	62	62	$9

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Enbrel Sureclick	Etanercept	80	2,716	$776,689
Humira(Cf) Pen	Adalimumab	73	2,380	$621,894
Humira Pen	Adalimumab	20	784	$236,903
Humira	Adalimumab	12	336	$84,396
Rasuvo	Methotrexate/Pf	28	784	$15,453

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	5	$144	Janssen Biotech, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD (NPI 1548247448), 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 Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for OSF Healthcare System (MSSP, ACO ID A3289).

What billing organization is linked to Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD?

Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD is linked to CGH MEDICAL CENTER (billing NPI 1548540636) in the available physician profile data.

Does Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD have Open Payments data?

Ajay Kumar Varma Buddaraju, MD has 5 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.