Physician

Craig Michael Fern, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Craig Fern, M.D. (NPI: 1689644973) practices ophthalmology in the New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Westchester, NY. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CRAIG M. FERN, M.D., P.C. (NPI: 1063431245; TIN: 134037432) and primary practice location at 10549-3466.

Fern's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,209 traditional Medicare patients, billed 28,552 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $4,666,669 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was J0178 (Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg). Part D data shows 318 prescription claims across 97 beneficiaries totaling $68,348 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 2 records totaling $187. 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 $3,088,499 to $4,666,669. In contrast, Part D prescription costs have moved from a higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $126,950 to $68,348. 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$2.3M$4.7M2015 Medicare payment: $3,088,499 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $3,236,766 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $2,920,566 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $3,034,559 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $3,421,049 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $3,584,531 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $3,903,359 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $3,998,465 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $4,182,693 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $4,666,669 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,19720,253$3,088,499
20161,18420,194$3,236,766
20171,19919,325$2,920,566
20181,24019,434$3,034,559
20191,22720,710$3,421,049
20201,10917,965$3,584,531
20211,15718,839$3,903,359
20221,17919,486$3,998,465
20231,20925,047$4,182,693
20241,20928,552$4,666,669

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$63K$127K2015 Drug cost: $126,950 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $126,497 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $119,657 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $97,359 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $68,506 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $70,284 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $77,881 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $68,070 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $79,596 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $68,348 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201599453$126,950
201694427$126,497
201791409$119,657
201899447$97,359
2019113525$68,506
202097404$70,284
202191389$77,881
202291318$68,070
2023118420$79,596
202497318$68,348

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
J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg2831,888$663
67028Injection of drug into eye4522,774$107
92012Established patient problem focused exam of visual system1,0894,243$80
92134Imaging of retina1,1394,367$37
92202Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing6901,519$13

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate803,943$4,828
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine1454,851$3,697
DifluprednateDifluprednate12358$1,524
OfloxacinOfloxacin24834$421
Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat171,308$320

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.2$187Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, 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 Craig Michael Fern, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Craig Michael Fern, M.D. (NPI 1689644973), 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 Craig Michael Fern, M.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 Craig Michael Fern, M.D.?

Craig Michael Fern, M.D. is linked to CRAIG M. FERN, M.D., P.C. (billing NPI 1063431245) in the available physician profile data.

Does Craig Michael Fern, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Craig Michael Fern, M.D. has 2 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.