Physician

David J German, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, David German, MD (NPI: 1689639015) practices orthopedic surgery 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 ST VINCENT MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC (NPI: 1902881477; TIN: 251679140) and primary practice location at 16544-0002. German is affiliated with the Physician Partners of Western PA LLC (ACO ID: A3547), participating under the MSSP model.

German's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 390 traditional Medicare patients, billed 5,251 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $173,854 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 149 prescription claims across 126 beneficiaries totaling $785 in drug costs, led by Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen). 2021 DME data shows 24 claims. Open Payments data shows 3 records totaling $97. 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 started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $3,859 to $785. For DME billing, reported payments moved sharply higher in recent years, from $5,012 to $7,797.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	421	3,317	$157,173
2016	405	1,722	$152,730
2017	400	1,925	$145,745
2018	399	2,116	$162,691
2019	406	1,924	$169,914
2020	336	1,668	$142,111
2021	378	2,675	$186,959
2022	385	3,112	$165,743
2023	415	4,321	$179,306
2024	390	5,251	$173,854

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	126	204	$3,859
2016	181	290	$5,720
2017	178	348	$3,837
2018	122	228	$3,414
2019	140	240	$3,503
2020	91	117	$1,488
2021	101	121	$976
2022	105	141	$1,578
2023	127	152	$1,202
2024	126	149	$785

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	13	13	$6,409
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	12	$85
2020	11	11	$577
2021	N/R	24	$299
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = 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
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	121	145	$94
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	165	213	$62
20610	Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	164	271	$51
73501	X-ray of hip, 1 view	94	120	$21
J3301	Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	143	2,124	$1

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	94	597	$603
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	19	104	$64
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	17	93	$25

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	3	$97	Stryker Corporation
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for David J. German, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for David J. German, MD (NPI 1689639015), 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 David J. German, MD have ACO affiliation data?

David J. German, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Physician Partners of Western PA LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A3547).

What billing organization is linked to David J. German, MD?

David J. German, MD is linked to ST VINCENT MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC (billing NPI 1902881477) in the available physician profile data.

Does David J. German, MD have Open Payments data?

David J. German, MD has 3 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.