Physician

Michael A Albert, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Michael Albert, MD (NPI: 1730165325) practices ophthalmology in the Birmingham, AL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Jefferson, AL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RETINA CONSULTANTS OF ALABAMA P.C. (NPI: 1588610968; TIN: 631120285) and primary practice location at 35216-2843.

Albert's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 816 traditional Medicare patients, billed 10,778 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,030,852 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99204 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more). Part D data shows 685 prescription claims across 272 beneficiaries totaling $25,126 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 4 records totaling $299. 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 $748,759 to $1,030,852. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $35,072 and ending at $25,126. 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$590K$1.2M2015 Medicare payment: $748,759 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $952,313 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $779,195 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $696,332 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $1,180,221 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,173,172 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,077,530 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,062,404 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,175,290 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,030,852 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,19111,138$748,759
20161,19111,537$952,313
20179819,365$779,195
20189528,616$696,332
20191,1018,811$1,180,221
20209258,073$1,173,172
20218717,638$1,077,530
20228227,416$1,062,404
202380810,243$1,175,290
202481610,778$1,030,852

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$21K$42K2015 Drug cost: $35,072 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $24,399 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $29,929 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $34,772 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $27,841 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $31,685 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $42,076 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $37,493 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $35,018 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $25,126 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015215649$35,072
2016184412$24,399
2017208482$29,929
2018190496$34,772
2019234544$27,841
2020255628$31,685
2021249764$42,076
2022232624$37,493
2023238682$35,018
2024272685$25,126

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
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more207207$114
67028Injection of drug into eye2631,311$91
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more466676$86
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more230271$62
92134Imaging of retina7982,282$28

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate1285,557$5,496
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine1676,337$4,136
Bromfenac SodiumBromfenac Sodium15456$2,698
DifluprednateDifluprednate19761$2,042
Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat533,915$1,559

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.3$299Alcon Vision LLC
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.1$47,180US Retina LLC

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Michael A. Albert, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Michael A. Albert, MD (NPI 1730165325), 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 Michael A. Albert, 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 Michael A. Albert, MD?

Michael A. Albert, MD is linked to RETINA CONSULTANTS OF ALABAMA P.C. (billing NPI 1588610968) in the available physician profile data.

Does Michael A. Albert, MD have Open Payments data?

Michael A. Albert, 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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