Physician

Frank J Culotta, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Frank Culotta, M.D. (NPI: 1659335545) practices ophthalmology in the Lafayette, LA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Lafayette, LA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ACADIANA RETINA CONSULTANTS, LLC (NPI: 1003920778; TIN: 050538463) and primary practice location at 70503-3038. Culotta is affiliated with the Ochsner Senior Care Network, LLC (ACO ID: A5662), participating under the MSSP model.

Culotta's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 957 traditional Medicare patients, billed 266,020 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,446,869 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99204 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more). Part D data shows 234 prescription claims across 96 beneficiaries totaling $111,299 in drug costs, led by Lumigan (Bimatoprost). Open Payments data shows 49 records totaling $1,355. 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 did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $54,658 and ending at $111,299. 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$1.2M$2.4M2015 Medicare payment: $2,111,100 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $1,283,139 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $1,040,813 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $1,686,137 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $1,753,979 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,856,523 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,781,529 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,920,778 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,823,779 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $2,446,869 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,4449,613$2,111,100
20161,3779,480$1,283,139
20171,3449,311$1,040,813
20181,35011,747$1,686,137
20191,26810,552$1,753,979
20201,0579,394$1,856,523
20211,0929,184$1,781,529
20221,0719,754$1,920,778
20231,04268,171$1,823,779
2024957266,020$2,446,869

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$56K$111K2015 Drug cost: $54,658 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $44,227 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $61,240 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $60,903 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $57,975 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $45,029 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $51,053 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $42,568 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $33,190 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $111,299 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015147450$54,658
2016125363$44,227
2017150430$61,240
2018152446$60,903
2019149435$57,975
2020126380$45,029
2021145437$51,053
2022127397$42,568
2023116318$33,190
202496234$111,299

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
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more181181$115
67028Injection of drug into eye273949$100
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system7511,227$86
92012Established patient problem focused exam of visual system147219$65
92134Imaging of retina8911,738$29

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
LumiganBimatoprost11640$4,663
Brimonidine Tartrate-TimololBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol15715$2,582
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate502,093$2,027
LatanoprostLatanoprost493,000$570
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate11693$468

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.49$1,355Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
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 Frank J. Culotta, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Frank J. Culotta, M.D. (NPI 1659335545), 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 Frank J. Culotta, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Frank J. Culotta, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Ochsner Senior Care Network, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5662).

What billing organization is linked to Frank J. Culotta, M.D.?

Frank J. Culotta, M.D. is linked to ACADIANA RETINA CONSULTANTS, LLC (billing NPI 1003920778) in the available physician profile data.

Does Frank J. Culotta, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Frank J. Culotta, M.D. has 49 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.