Physician

Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Aaron Westerlund, O.D. (NPI: 1669683868) practices optometrist in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Horry, SC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is DOWN EAST EYE ASSOCIATES, LLC (NPI: 1164685921) and primary practice location at 29566-9998.

Westerlund's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 620 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,083 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $50,313 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92004 (New patient complete exam of visual system). Part D data shows 75 prescription claims across 27 beneficiaries totaling $26,545 in drug costs, led by Restasis (Cyclosporine). 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 risen steadily, from $4,341 to $50,313. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $6,617 to $26,545. 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	45	60	$4,341
2016	129	510	$12,911
2017	131	631	$12,974
2018	267	773	$24,292
2019	426	1,663	$41,333
2020	407	1,179	$38,232
2021	517	2,046	$47,348
2022	606	2,209	$53,084
2023	606	1,882	$51,235
2024	620	1,083	$50,313

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	11	26	$6,617
2016	23	46	$6,866
2017	23	35	$12,020
2018	20	51	$19,174
2019	35	58	$27,094
2020	22	54	$32,732
2021	23	33	$21,341
2022	30	52	$21,424
2023	30	81	$38,206
2024	27	75	$26,545

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
92004	New patient complete exam of visual system	100	100	$90
92014	Established patient complete exam of visual system	352	357	$78
92012	Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	84	84	$57
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	68	68	$52
92250	Photography of the retina	70	73	$25

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Restasis	Cyclosporine	19	1,230	$25,124
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	27	2,043	$189

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.

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.D. (NPI 1669683868), 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 Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.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 Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.D.?

Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.D. is linked to DOWN EAST EYE ASSOCIATES, LLC (billing NPI 1164685921) in the available physician profile data.

Does Aaron Brent Westerlund, O.D. 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?

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.