Physician

William Brian Bush, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, William Bush, M.D. (NPI: 1740677426) practices rheumatology in the Knoxville, TN market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Knox, TN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RHEUMATOLOGY CONSULTANTS, PLLC (NPI: 1922143429; TIN: 621064119) and primary practice location at 37909-1907.

Bush's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 307 traditional Medicare patients, billed 65,994 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $929,936 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 2,312 prescription claims across 417 beneficiaries totaling $1,390,380 in drug costs, led by Rinvoq (Upadacitinib). Open Payments data shows 152 records totaling $2,653. 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 $10,426 to $929,936. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $3,229 to $1,390,380. 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$465K$930K2020 Medicare payment: $10,426 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $94,016 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $572,760 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $755,078 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $929,936 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
202043347$10,426
20211254,091$94,016
202223229,242$572,760
202329446,027$755,078
202430765,994$929,936

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$695K$1.4M2015 Drug cost: $3,229 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $24,784 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $39,140 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $16,401 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $55,408 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $424,201 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $311,741 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $849,056 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,068,449 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,390,380 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20152482$3,229
201637330$24,784
201731372$39,140
201823218$16,401
20194154$55,408
2020153516$424,201
2021151637$311,741
20223231,665$849,056
20233942,233$1,068,449
20244172,312$1,390,380

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
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more215403$82
G2211Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's211339$12
36415Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample238444$8
85025Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count237471$7
85651Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, non-automated199329$4

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
RinvoqUpadacitinib481,500$321,420
Enbrel SureclickEtanercept28812$221,125
EnbrelEtanercept14560$147,497
Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab17482$111,841
KevzaraSarilumab13532$81,851

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.152$2,653ABBVIE 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 William Brian Bush, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for William Brian Bush, M.D. (NPI 1740677426), 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 William Brian Bush, 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 William Brian Bush, M.D.?

William Brian Bush, M.D. is linked to RHEUMATOLOGY CONSULTANTS, PLLC (billing NPI 1922143429) in the available physician profile data.

Does William Brian Bush, M.D. have Open Payments data?

William Brian Bush, M.D. has 152 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.