Physician

Kent R. Nilsson, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Kent Nilsson, M.D. (NPI: 1619965381) practices cardiac electrophysiology in the Athens-Clarke County, GA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Clarke, GA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is PIEDMONT ATHENS SPECIALTY CARE LLC (NPI: 1184130627; TIN: 823370086) and primary practice location at 30606-2797. Nilsson is affiliated with the Piedmont Clinic ACO LLC (ACO ID: A3250), participating under the MSSP model.

Nilsson's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,583 traditional Medicare patients, billed 7,049 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $352,729 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 93280 (Programming of dual lead pacemaker system). Part D data shows 4,141 prescription claims across 777 beneficiaries totaling $1,562,744 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). Open Payments data shows 121 records totaling $70,003. 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 $529,092 to $1,562,744. 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	1,002	3,324	$283,147
2016	1,635	3,594	$266,468
2017	1,789	3,847	$278,468
2018	1,546	3,582	$271,377
2019	1,146	3,154	$311,023
2020	1,057	3,833	$346,268
2021	1,135	4,276	$352,138
2022	1,131	4,506	$261,116
2023	1,109	4,515	$270,236
2024	1,583	7,049	$352,729

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	370	2,785	$529,092
2016	429	2,627	$601,166
2017	435	2,264	$544,086
2018	471	2,167	$586,085
2019	479	2,802	$697,260
2020	522	3,002	$857,306
2021	667	3,477	$1,004,131
2022	716	3,816	$1,255,000
2023	688	3,823	$1,391,550
2024	777	4,141	$1,562,744

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
93280	Programming of dual lead pacemaker system	247	272	$56
93294	Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days	537	1,467	$21
93296	Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days	709	1,928	$14
93000	Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report	232	263	$11
93010	Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	217	241	$6

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Eliquis	Apixaban	856	51,150	$986,371
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	279	17,760	$331,248
Dofetilide	Dofetilide	268	16,747	$49,577
Multaq	Dronedarone Hcl	17	1,350	$34,380
Entresto	Sacubitril/Valsartan	28	1,680	$34,237

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.	109	$40,105	Abbott Laboratories
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	12	$29,898	Janssen Research & Development, LLC
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 Kent R. Nilsson, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Kent R. Nilsson, M.D. (NPI 1619965381), 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 Kent R. Nilsson, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Kent R. Nilsson, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Piedmont Clinic ACO LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A3250).

What billing organization is linked to Kent R. Nilsson, M.D.?

Kent R. Nilsson, M.D. is linked to PIEDMONT ATHENS SPECIALTY CARE LLC (billing NPI 1184130627) in the available physician profile data.

Does Kent R. Nilsson, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Kent R. Nilsson, M.D. has 121 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.