Physician

Andrew Jay Laster, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Andrew Laster, MD (NPI: 1669428488) practices rheumatology in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Mecklenburg, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ARTHRITIS AND OSTEOPOROSIS CONSULTANTS OF THE CAROLINAS PA (NPI: 1801843925; TIN: 562202409) and primary practice location at 28277-3416.

Laster's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 691 traditional Medicare patients, billed 112,175 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,905,344 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 3,078 prescription claims across 450 beneficiaries totaling $1,829,976 in drug costs, led by Enbrel Sureclick (Etanercept). Open Payments data shows 87 records totaling $3,547. 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 risen steadily, from $1,264,888 to $1,829,976. 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: $2,108,913 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $2,433,412 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $2,258,420 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $2,370,892 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $2,326,131 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $2,099,021 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $2,024,902 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,844,274 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,923,598 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,905,344 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201556889,291$2,108,913
2016568104,002$2,433,412
201759596,246$2,258,420
201854776,349$2,370,892
201957190,222$2,326,131
2020769126,633$2,099,021
2021731107,551$2,024,902
2022706115,538$1,844,274
2023618127,020$1,923,598
2024691112,175$1,905,344

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$975K$1.9M2015 Drug cost: $1,264,888 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $1,278,680 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $964,590 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $1,230,517 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $1,340,711 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,606,165 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,668,097 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,886,509 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,949,615 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,829,976 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20154724,731$1,264,888
20164414,290$1,278,680
20174243,898$964,590
20184153,917$1,230,517
20194414,028$1,340,711
20204443,974$1,606,165
20214393,889$1,668,097
20224573,539$1,886,509
20234433,506$1,949,615
20244503,078$1,829,976

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
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more222303$100
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more363490$68
96401Administration of non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy under skin or into muscle213529$56
77089Calculation of trabecular bone score (tbs) using imaging data with interpretation and report on fracture risk191195$30
G2211Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's313468$13

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Enbrel SureclickEtanercept361,008$273,585
Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab11532$241,786
HumiraAdalimumab17482$231,869
Xeljanz XrTofacitinib Citrate281,080$212,398
Cosentyx Sensoready (2 Pens)Secukinumab16448$119,125

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.87$3,547Amgen 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 Andrew Jay Laster, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Andrew Jay Laster, MD (NPI 1669428488), 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 Andrew Jay Laster, MD have ACO affiliation data?

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

What billing organization is linked to Andrew Jay Laster, MD?

Andrew Jay Laster, MD is linked to ARTHRITIS AND OSTEOPOROSIS CONSULTANTS OF THE CAROLINAS PA (billing NPI 1801843925) in the available physician profile data.

Does Andrew Jay Laster, MD have Open Payments data?

Andrew Jay Laster, MD has 87 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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