Physician

Michael A Samuel, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Michael Samuel, M.D. (NPI: 1730175670) practices ophthalmology in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Riverside, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RETINA INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA MEDICAL GROUP, A CALIFORNIA MEDICAL PAR (NPI: 1760541569; TIN: 205944918) and primary practice location at 92260-8700.

Samuel's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 944 traditional Medicare patients, billed 13,438 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,576,654 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92235 (Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye). Part D data shows 1,513 prescription claims across 496 beneficiaries totaling $33,296 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 4 records totaling $467. 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 moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $1,312,922 to $1,576,654. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. 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$1.5M$3.1M2015 Medicare payment: $1,312,922 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $963,263 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $1,514,077 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $2,977,425 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $3,087,814 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $2,284,846 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $2,393,110 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $2,454,433 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $2,270,315 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,576,654 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,00412,778$1,312,922
20161,17610,930$963,263
20171,35011,956$1,514,077
20181,64618,493$2,977,425
20191,86320,629$3,087,814
20201,22414,681$2,284,846
20211,12815,520$2,393,110
20221,54818,283$2,454,433
20231,47822,269$2,270,315
202494413,438$1,576,654

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$66K$132K2015 Drug cost: $27,082 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $34,671 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $132,290 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $124,824 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $93,083 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $76,524 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $67,166 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $59,101 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $66,158 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $33,296 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015130361$27,082
2016230572$34,671
20175712,323$132,290
20185642,268$124,824
20194571,872$93,083
20205141,694$76,524
20214651,543$67,166
20225631,610$59,101
20236001,777$66,158
20244961,513$33,296

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
92235Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye6811,213$121
67028Injection of drug into eye2221,319$90
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more7061,234$70
92134Imaging of retina4691,579$30
92250Photography of the retina6791,206$25

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate2816,582$7,838
LatanoprostLatanoprost51426,167$5,166
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate1184,636$2,885
OfloxacinOfloxacin2193,819$2,107
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine1043,023$1,767

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.4$467Bausch & Lomb Americas 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 Michael A. Samuel, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Michael A. Samuel, M.D. (NPI 1730175670), 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. Samuel, 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 Michael A. Samuel, M.D.?

Michael A. Samuel, M.D. is linked to RETINA INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA MEDICAL GROUP, A CALIFORNIA MEDICAL PAR (billing NPI 1760541569) in the available physician profile data.

Does Michael A. Samuel, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Michael A. Samuel, M.D. has 4 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.