Physician

Burt James Steffes, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Burt Steffes, MD (NPI: 1548449614) practices dermatology in the Fond du Lac, WI market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Fond Du Lac, WI. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is DERMATOLOGY AND COSMETIC PHYSICIANS, SC (NPI: 1174016596) and primary practice location at 54935-9998. Steffes is affiliated with the SSM WI ACO LLC (ACO ID: A5124), participating under the MSSP model.

Steffes' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 591 traditional Medicare patients, billed 5,832 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $587,423 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17311 (Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks). Part D data shows 1,179 prescription claims across 409 beneficiaries totaling $292,884 in drug costs, led by Skyrizi Pen (Risankizumab-Rzaa). Open Payments data shows 42 records totaling $720. 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 $154,764 to $587,423. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $130,904 and ending at $292,884. 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$294K$587K2015 Medicare payment: $154,764 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $179,146 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $152,859 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $104,860 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $57,022 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $96,308 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $145,992 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $237,635 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $438,243 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $587,423 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20154442,189$154,764
20164712,151$179,146
20174902,381$152,859
20184261,959$104,860
2019173916$57,022
20202291,342$96,308
20213222,190$145,992
20224123,073$237,635
20235284,513$438,243
20245915,832$587,423

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$146K$293K2015 Drug cost: $130,904 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $76,155 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $145,758 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $183,300 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $88,949 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $82,359 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $73,752 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $87,425 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $205,969 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $292,884 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015200553$130,904
2016230567$76,155
2017246635$145,758
2018204527$183,300
2019123281$88,949
2020136350$82,359
2021229569$73,752
2022312843$87,425
20233951,077$205,969
20244091,179$292,884

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
17311Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks160192$391
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more248358$91
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more208240$54
17000Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth215287$40
17003Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths179996$5

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Skyrizi PenRisankizumab-Rzaa121,008$253,363
FluorouracilFluorouracil431,278$3,318
Clobetasol PropionateClobetasol Propionate1042,767$3,219
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide2407,435$2,944
FinasterideFinasteride11610,079$1,928

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$720E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
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 Burt James Steffes, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Burt James Steffes, MD (NPI 1548449614), 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 Burt James Steffes, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Burt James Steffes, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for SSM WI ACO LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5124).

What billing organization is linked to Burt James Steffes, MD?

Burt James Steffes, MD is linked to DERMATOLOGY AND COSMETIC PHYSICIANS, SC (billing NPI 1174016596) in the available physician profile data.

Does Burt James Steffes, MD have Open Payments data?

Burt James Steffes, MD has 42 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.