Physician

Alan Edward Oester, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Alan Oester, M.D. (NPI: 1750503819) practices ophthalmology in the Wilmington, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from New Hanover, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is WILMINGTON EYE, P.A. (NPI: 1831280205; TIN: 561120065) and primary practice location at 28401-6610.

Oester's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 653 traditional Medicare patients, billed 12,577 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $392,297 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 67904 (Repair of tendon of upper eyelid). Part D data shows 1,452 prescription claims across 635 beneficiaries totaling $398,486 in drug costs, led by Miebo (Perfluorohexyloctane/Pf). 2022 DME data shows 15 claims. Open Payments data shows 45 records totaling $1,035. 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 have risen steadily, from $20,055 to $398,486. 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.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	879	4,176	$429,498
2016	890	7,613	$482,786
2017	920	10,430	$484,720
2018	913	12,600	$471,852
2019	982	13,843	$514,133
2020	803	10,763	$418,080
2021	868	12,593	$482,903
2022	757	10,637	$424,883
2023	753	12,978	$425,246
2024	653	12,577	$392,297

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	461	798	$20,055
2016	487	867	$14,861
2017	453	769	$23,634
2018	463	811	$35,265
2019	507	852	$16,730
2020	461	816	$13,898
2021	567	982	$43,801
2022	557	922	$110,287
2023	554	1,194	$57,046
2024	635	1,452	$398,486

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	11	$481
2019	N/R	11	$518
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	11	14	$580
2022	12	15	$627
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = 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
67904	Repair of tendon of upper eyelid	169	169	$631
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	211	211	$108
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	150	150	$82
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	157	250	$61
92285	Photography of content of eyes	336	343	$16

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Miebo	Perfluorohexyloctane/Pf	18	540	$13,312
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth	Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha	873	9,519	$9,772
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	16	462	$935
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	27	537	$866
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	248	482	$744

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	45	$1,035	BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS 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 Alan Edward Oester, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Alan Edward Oester, M.D. (NPI 1750503819), 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 Alan Edward Oester, 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 Alan Edward Oester, M.D.?

Alan Edward Oester, M.D. is linked to WILMINGTON EYE, P.A. (billing NPI 1831280205) in the available physician profile data.

Does Alan Edward Oester, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Alan Edward Oester, M.D. has 45 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.