Physician

Athanasios Papakostas, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Athanasios Papakostas, MD (NPI: 1588975346) practices ophthalmology in the St. Louis, MO-IL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from St. Louis, MO. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RETINA CONSULTANTS, LLC (NPI: 1700175395; TIN: 430913832) and primary practice location at 63128-1729. Papakostas is affiliated with the NewYork Quality Care (ACO ID: A2571), participating under the MSSP model.

Papakostas' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,053 traditional Medicare patients, billed 76,418 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,664,050 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 744 prescription claims across 242 beneficiaries totaling $28,665 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 46 records totaling $70,210. 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 $28,523 to $2,664,050. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $10,051 to $28,665. 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$1.3M$2.7M2015 Medicare payment: $28,523 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $29,432 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $39,820 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $200,858 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $321,397 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $298,665 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $747,248 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,960,713 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $2,278,293 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $2,664,050 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015220340$28,523
2016256391$29,432
2017148303$39,820
20181961,646$200,858
20193062,699$321,397
20203212,292$298,665
20218005,636$747,248
20221,21514,270$1,960,713
20231,22938,155$2,278,293
20241,05376,418$2,664,050

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$25K$50K2015 Drug cost: $10,051 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $26,467 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $13,770 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $11,471 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $41,624 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $39,145 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $42,740 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $47,610 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $50,333 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $28,665 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201571148$10,051
2016107363$26,467
201783262$13,770
201840163$11,471
201970314$41,624
202070315$39,145
2021115412$42,740
2022211761$47,610
2023246888$50,333
2024242744$28,665

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
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more7821,348$94
67028Injection of drug into eye3381,293$92
92134Imaging of retina1,0342,639$30
G2211Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's7101,014$13
92202Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing7001,017$12

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate2458,303$8,609
MoxifloxacinMoxifloxacin Hcl951,563$1,872
Atropine SulfateAtropine Sulfate553,749$1,623
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine812,266$1,549
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate261,351$929

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.43$11,295Genentech USA, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.3$58,915Roche TCRC, Inc.
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Athanasios Papakostas, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Athanasios Papakostas, MD (NPI 1588975346), 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 Athanasios Papakostas, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Athanasios Papakostas, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for NewYork Quality Care (MSSP, ACO ID A2571).

What billing organization is linked to Athanasios Papakostas, MD?

Athanasios Papakostas, MD is linked to RETINA CONSULTANTS, LLC (billing NPI 1700175395) in the available physician profile data.

Does Athanasios Papakostas, MD have Open Payments data?

Athanasios Papakostas, MD has 46 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.