Physician

James D. Albert, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, James Albert, M.D. (NPI: 1629020144) practices thoracic surgery in the Colorado Springs, CO market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from El Paso, CO. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CARDIO SURGEONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS (NPI: 1346274305; TIN: 841030366) and primary practice location at 80921-3722.

Albert's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 358 traditional Medicare patients, billed 4,183 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $639,268 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 93970 (Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers). 2021 Part D data shows 27 prescription claims across 17 beneficiaries totaling $2,984 in drug costs. Open Payments data shows 3 records totaling $65. 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 $2,549 to $2,984. 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	365	3,268	$518,799
2016	398	3,468	$555,463
2017	436	3,969	$593,134
2018	454	4,134	$635,523
2019	439	3,943	$621,876
2020	387	4,313	$760,254
2021	339	3,379	$635,873
2022	309	3,466	$616,216
2023	325	3,906	$658,360
2024	358	4,183	$639,268

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	15	28	$2,549
2016	21	27	$2,503
2017	14	15	$2,332
2018	21	23	$4,213
2019	26	30	$5,751
2020	33	51	$11,246
2021	17	27	$2,984
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

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
93970	Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	204	212	$128
36471	Injection of chemical agent into multiple incompetent veins of leg	173	611	$89
93971	Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	213	780	$86
99203	New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	177	177	$68
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	164	169	$63

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

No connected Part D drug-level records for 2024.

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.	3	$65	Bard Peripheral Vascular, 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 James D. Albert, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for James D. Albert, M.D. (NPI 1629020144), 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 James D. Albert, 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 James D. Albert, M.D.?

James D. Albert, M.D. is linked to CARDIO SURGEONS OF COLORADO SPRINGS (billing NPI 1346274305) in the available physician profile data.

Does James D. Albert, M.D. have Open Payments data?

James D. Albert, M.D. has 3 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.