Physician

James T Highsmith, MD, MS

According to 2025 Medicare claims, James Highsmith, MD, MS (NPI: 1760427165) practices dermatology in the Homosassa Springs, FL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Citrus, FL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is K WADE FOSTER MD PA (NPI: 1205066404; TIN: 263849987) and primary practice location at 34450-6860.

Highsmith's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 318 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,808 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $191,875 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17311 (Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks). Part D data shows 875 prescription claims across 484 beneficiaries totaling $48,017 in drug costs, led by Ketoconazole (Ketoconazole). Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $29. 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 risen steadily, from $98,200 to $191,875. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $658 to $48,017. 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	137	506	$98,200
2016	24	69	$22,789
2017	41	231	$20,373
2018	68	434	$33,499
2019	126	786	$62,665
2020	141	798	$54,758
2021	171	1,239	$99,932
2022	174	1,321	$88,074
2023	174	1,293	$93,820
2024	318	1,808	$191,875

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	24	33	$658
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	17	31	$1,686
2018	68	167	$7,667
2019	150	361	$15,266
2020	184	469	$13,870
2021	185	402	$10,215
2022	195	517	$15,492
2023	221	553	$42,291
2024	484	875	$48,017

DME Billing Trend

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

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.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
17311	Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	92	112	$484
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	70	105	$84
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	126	178	$52
17000	Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth	88	114	$34
17003	Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	68	363	$4

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	142	4,111	$1,902
Clindamycin Hcl	Clindamycin Hcl	279	1,395	$1,490
Tretinoin	Tretinoin	15	465	$1,295
Ammonium Lactate	Ammonium Lactate	56	1,816	$1,237
Fluorouracil	Fluorouracil	16	515	$707

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.	1	$29	Lilly USA, LLC
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 James T. Highsmith, MD, MS?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for James T. Highsmith, MD, MS (NPI 1760427165), 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 James T. Highsmith, MD, MS have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to James T. Highsmith, MD, MS?

James T. Highsmith, MD, MS is linked to K WADE FOSTER MD PA (billing NPI 1205066404) in the available physician profile data.

Does James T. Highsmith, MD, MS have Open Payments data?

James T. Highsmith, MD, MS has 1 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.