Physician

Michael S Weingarten, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Michael Weingarten, M.D. (NPI: 1750590253) practices rheumatology in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Erie, NY. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RHEUMATOLOGY CONSULTANTS OF WESTERN NEW YORK, P.C. (NPI: 1568532315; TIN: 202087498) and primary practice location at 14224-3444.

Weingarten's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 204 traditional Medicare patients, billed 41,705 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $587,292 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 96413 (Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less). Part D data shows 2,258 prescription claims across 383 beneficiaries totaling $1,771,729 in drug costs, led by Enbrel Sureclick (Etanercept). Open Payments data shows 49 records totaling $936. 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 did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $326,676 to $1,771,729. 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$508K$1.0M2015 Medicare payment: $393,511 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $521,343 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $552,388 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $480,531 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $1,016,768 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $793,621 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $652,625 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $551,792 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $648,245 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $587,292 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201532110,552$393,511
201635111,488$521,343
201728414,501$552,388
201824713,293$480,531
201931434,293$1,016,768
202025624,962$793,621
202124528,802$652,625
202218729,696$551,792
202320641,002$648,245
202420441,705$587,292

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$886K$1.8M2015 Drug cost: $326,676 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $533,214 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $631,149 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $743,006 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $1,011,019 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,146,282 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,196,107 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,275,193 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,765,257 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,771,729 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20152361,422$326,676
20162541,541$533,214
20172291,708$631,149
20182041,649$743,006
20192181,820$1,011,019
20202191,867$1,146,282
20212251,829$1,196,107
20222341,927$1,275,193
20233152,311$1,765,257
20243832,258$1,771,729

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
96413Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less58204$96
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more106212$85
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's84176$11
96372Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle3447$11
J7050Infusion, normal saline solution, 250 cc58248$1

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Enbrel SureclickEtanercept571,988$508,744
Orencia ClickjectAbatacept34952$201,110
Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab25700$164,869
Xeljanz XrTofacitinib Citrate20660$118,427
Cosentyx Sensoready (2 Pens)Secukinumab11392$95,584

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.49$936PFIZER 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 S. Weingarten, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Michael S. Weingarten, M.D. (NPI 1750590253), 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 S. Weingarten, 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 S. Weingarten, M.D.?

Michael S. Weingarten, M.D. is linked to RHEUMATOLOGY CONSULTANTS OF WESTERN NEW YORK, P.C. (billing NPI 1568532315) in the available physician profile data.

Does Michael S. Weingarten, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Michael S. Weingarten, M.D. has 49 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.