Physician

John Albert Kulits, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, John Kulits, MD (NPI: 1659391837) practices ophthalmology in the Erie, PA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Erie, PA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ERIE RETINAL SURGERY, INC. (NPI: 1457313868; TIN: 251462552) and primary practice location at 16507-1427. Kulits is affiliated with the Billings Clinic (ACO ID: A1652), participating under the MSSP model.

Kulits' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 137 traditional Medicare patients, billed 219 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $10,556 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92004 (New patient complete exam of visual system). Part D data shows 247 prescription claims across 86 beneficiaries totaling $6,730 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). No Open Payments records. 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 fallen sharply in recent years, from $31,538 to $10,556. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $34,856 and ending at $6,730. 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$97K$194K2016 Medicare payment: $31,538 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $140,548 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $193,939 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $85,750 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $17,329 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $148,532 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $23,395 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $10,556 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016189320$31,538
20177431,611$140,548
20181,0422,342$193,939
20195701,151$85,750
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021139308$17,329
20224761,138$148,532
2023278467$23,395
2024137219$10,556

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$28K$57K2015 Drug cost: $34,856 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $4,910 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $20,689 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $39,875 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $56,607 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $8,075 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $11,743 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $14,772 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $27,111 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $6,730 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201593386$34,856
20163176$4,910
201764173$20,689
2018179493$39,875
2019167623$56,607
202057134$8,075
202167272$11,743
2022139371$14,772
2023122368$27,111
202486247$6,730

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
92004New patient complete exam of visual system2222$62
99203New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more4343$57
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system1621$54
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more3034$50
92012Established patient problem focused exam of visual system1824$30

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate14425$942
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate11630$936
LatanoprostLatanoprost894,169$654
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine11336$649
Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat261,444$579

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for John Albert Kulits, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for John Albert Kulits, MD (NPI 1659391837), 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 John Albert Kulits, MD have ACO affiliation data?

John Albert Kulits, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Billings Clinic (MSSP, ACO ID A1652).

What billing organization is linked to John Albert Kulits, MD?

John Albert Kulits, MD is linked to ERIE RETINAL SURGERY, INC. (billing NPI 1457313868) in the available physician profile data.

Does John Albert Kulits, MD have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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