Physician

Brent Michael Walz, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Brent Walz, MD (NPI: 1720078900) practices orthopedic surgery in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Clark, IN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. (NPI: 1588614994; TIN: 611276316) and primary practice location at 47130-3704.

Walz's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 465 traditional Medicare patients, billed 7,634 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $215,804 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 648 prescription claims across 235 beneficiaries totaling $6,111 in drug costs, led by Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen). DME data shows 57 claims. Open Payments data shows 4 records totaling $94. 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 $11,911 to $6,111. For DME billing, reported payments moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $1,793 and ending at $15,365.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	546	6,610	$204,599
2016	615	7,150	$219,214
2017	562	6,824	$213,858
2018	570	6,619	$195,921
2019	588	7,714	$207,353
2020	465	5,736	$160,215
2021	451	6,974	$213,844
2022	484	7,682	$188,949
2023	498	9,838	$225,423
2024	465	7,634	$215,804

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	178	380	$11,911
2016	207	550	$28,806
2017	213	550	$10,177
2018	255	598	$16,712
2019	213	501	$12,665
2020	171	458	$9,411
2021	179	462	$12,042
2022	190	465	$6,715
2023	218	531	$5,852
2024	235	648	$6,111

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	15	15	$784
2016	59	60	$3,508
2017	29	29	$1,810
2018	31	32	$2,110
2019	27	27	$1,351
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	24	35	$1,280
2023	36	36	$7,985
2024	43	57	$15,319

* / # = 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	300	514	$86
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	158	209	$55
20610	Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	242	549	$52
73562	X-ray of knee, 3 views	95	112	$32
J3301	Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	225	3,529	$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	168	1,154	$1,531
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	91	609	$1,075
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	158	5,099	$928
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	85	2,590	$330
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	50	384	$228

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
E0935	Continuous passive motion exercise device for use on knee only	Y	27	30	$14,505
E0143	Walker, folding, wheeled, adjustable or fixed height	N	16	16	$703
E0149	Walker, heavy duty, wheeled, rigid or folding, any type	Y	N/R	11	$110

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	4	$94	Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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 Brent Michael Walz, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Brent Michael Walz, MD (NPI 1720078900), 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 Brent Michael Walz, 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 Brent Michael Walz, MD?

Brent Michael Walz, MD is linked to COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC. (billing NPI 1588614994) in the available physician profile data.

Does Brent Michael Walz, MD have Open Payments data?

Brent Michael Walz, MD has 4 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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