Physician

Samuel Wayne Taylor, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Samuel Taylor, M.D. (NPI: 1568491017) practices ophthalmology in the Tuscaloosa, AL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Tuscaloosa, AL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RETINA SPECIALISTS OF WEST ALABAMA LLC (NPI: 1528150851; TIN: 205497340) and primary practice location at 35401-3751.

Taylor's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 276 traditional Medicare patients, billed 22,412 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,624,049 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was J0178 (Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg). Part D data shows 119 prescription claims across 36 beneficiaries totaling $6,083 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 5 records totaling $120. 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 $670,369 to $1,624,049. In contrast, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $26,772 to $6,083. 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	1,118	12,897	$670,369
2016	1,006	12,827	$668,522
2017	747	9,484	$475,065
2018	612	8,462	$446,897
2019	571	8,302	$450,092
2020	454	6,623	$394,699
2021	403	7,167	$1,189,590
2022	368	7,140	$1,323,701
2023	316	11,839	$1,284,378
2024	276	22,412	$1,624,049

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	111	376	$26,772
2016	100	435	$29,589
2017	73	263	$20,873
2018	63	231	$16,391
2019	49	158	$8,726
2020	44	142	$11,223
2021	44	154	$12,393
2022	33	93	$7,101
2023	29	80	$7,605
2024	36	119	$6,083

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
J0178	Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	79	1,146	$658
67028	Injection of drug into eye	156	1,375	$77
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	237	554	$64
J9035	Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	90	407	$54
92134	Imaging of retina	270	1,469	$27

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	28	1,227	$1,790
Loteprednol Etabonate	Loteprednol Etabonate	12	156	$1,323
Ketorolac Tromethamine	Ketorolac Tromethamine	20	465	$448
Dorzolamide-Timolol	Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat	13	923	$166
Brimonidine Tartrate	Brimonidine Tartrate	11	529	$106

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	$120	Astellas Pharma US 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 Samuel Wayne Taylor, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Samuel Wayne Taylor, M.D. (NPI 1568491017), 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 Samuel Wayne Taylor, 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 Samuel Wayne Taylor, M.D.?

Samuel Wayne Taylor, M.D. is linked to RETINA SPECIALISTS OF WEST ALABAMA LLC (billing NPI 1528150851) in the available physician profile data.

Does Samuel Wayne Taylor, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Samuel Wayne Taylor, M.D. 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.