Physician

Paula Eem Pecen, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Paula Pecen, MD (NPI: 1740505528) practices ophthalmology in the Greensboro-High Point, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Randolph, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CAROLINA EYE ASSOCIATES INC (NPI: 1245211333; TIN: 56-1183309) and primary practice location at 27203-5404.

Pecen's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 441 traditional Medicare patients, billed 32,145 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,264,938 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 67028 (Injection of drug into eye). Part D data shows 526 prescription claims across 210 beneficiaries totaling $22,665 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 17 records totaling $855. 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 sharply higher in recent years, from $22,937 to $1,264,938. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $31,443 and ending at $22,665. 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$632K$1.3M2015 Medicare payment: $22,937 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $25,689 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $113,845 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $132,332 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $117,483 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $143,740 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $670,784 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $909,063 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,130,589 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,264,938 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015152251$22,937
2016185382$25,689
20174441,830$113,845
20185372,225$132,332
20195552,016$117,483
20206082,625$143,740
20213343,609$670,784
20223886,013$909,063
202347825,381$1,130,589
202444132,145$1,264,938

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$26K$51K2015 Drug cost: $31,443 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $31,522 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $17,859 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $51,392 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $23,999 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $37,143 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $45,200 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $32,395 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $33,633 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $22,665 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015140416$31,443
2016113343$31,522
201769197$17,859
201872269$51,392
201971236$23,999
2020112400$37,143
2021126361$45,200
2022130353$32,395
2023188519$33,633
2024210526$22,665

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
67028Injection of drug into eye161710$85
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more350503$80
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more96108$57
92134Imaging of retina3821,044$28
J2777Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg8927,900$28

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate1665,529$10,742
OfloxacinOfloxacin871,592$985
Neomycin-Polymyxin-DexamethNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha52556$805
Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat473,930$383
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine16470$337

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.17$855Apellis Pharmaceuticals, 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 Paula Eem Pecen, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Paula Eem Pecen, MD (NPI 1740505528), 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 Paula Eem Pecen, 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 Paula Eem Pecen, MD?

Paula Eem Pecen, MD is linked to CAROLINA EYE ASSOCIATES INC (billing NPI 1245211333) in the available physician profile data.

Does Paula Eem Pecen, MD have Open Payments data?

Paula Eem Pecen, MD has 17 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.