Physician

Charles Nicholas Krome, D.O.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Charles Krome, D.O. (NPI: 1669426219) practices sports medicine in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Atlantic, NJ. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ORTHONJ LLC (NPI: 1720557432; TIN: 824413259) and primary practice location at 08244-1776.

Krome's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 513 traditional Medicare patients, billed 23,209 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $279,879 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 20611 (Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance). Part D data shows 149 prescription claims across 82 beneficiaries totaling $2,447 in drug costs, led by Testosterone Cypionate (Testosterone Cypionate). Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $14. 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 started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $28,218 to $2,447. 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$388K$775K2015 Medicare payment: $182,071 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $189,765 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $285,706 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $356,589 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $537,451 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $523,800 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $775,210 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $348,360 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $297,256 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $279,879 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20152372,715$182,071
20163253,725$189,765
20177258,806$285,706
201881079,456$356,589
201979545,280$537,451
202063429,933$523,800
202154134,910$775,210
202246728,471$348,360
202352622,615$297,256
202451323,209$279,879

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$91K$182K2015 Drug cost: $28,218 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $182,111 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $53,034 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $7,866 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $4,349 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $4,142 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $7,507 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $6,606 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $2,228 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $2,447 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201566131$28,218
2016103209$182,111
2017111184$53,034
201876137$7,866
201969125$4,349
202065138$4,142
202182157$7,507
202271131$6,606
202375123$2,228
202482149$2,447

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
20611Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance144201$85
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more423771$70
20610Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint270755$65
J7329Hyaluronan or derivative, trivisc, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg13113,875$6
J3301Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg3094,095$1

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Testosterone CypionateTestosterone Cypionate141,105$1,037
MethylprednisoloneMethylprednisolone54323$248
Tramadol HclTramadol Hcl15102$52

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.1$14Endo USA, 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 Charles Nicholas Krome, D.O.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Charles Nicholas Krome, D.O. (NPI 1669426219), 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 Charles Nicholas Krome, D.O. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Charles Nicholas Krome, D.O.?

Charles Nicholas Krome, D.O. is linked to ORTHONJ LLC (billing NPI 1720557432) in the available physician profile data.

Does Charles Nicholas Krome, D.O. have Open Payments data?

Charles Nicholas Krome, D.O. has 1 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.