Physician

Alex F Fertman, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Alex Fertman, MD (NPI: 1790911873) practices geriatric medicine in the Winston-Salem, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Forsyth, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES (NPI: 1003803032; TIN: 223849199) and primary practice location at 27157-0001. Fertman is affiliated with the Advocate Physician Partners Accountable Care, Inc. (ACO ID: A1033), participating under the MSSP model.

Fertman's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 78 traditional Medicare patients, billed 193 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $16,661 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99223 (Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes). 2020 Part D data shows 23 prescription claims across 11 beneficiaries totaling $636 in drug costs. 2019 DME data shows 22 claims. No Open Payments records. 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 started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $150,514 to $16,661. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have fallen sharply in recent years, from $11,445 to $636. For DME billing, reported payments started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $9,742 to $1,082.

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$75K$151K2015 Medicare payment: $150,514 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $62,696 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $47,952 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $38,502 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $15,860 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $13,305 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $21,833 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $18,906 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $16,405 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $16,661 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20156121,696$150,514
2016338793$62,696
2017262623$47,952
2018250499$38,502
2019109199$15,860
202038157$13,305
202183262$21,833
202274242$18,906
202383194$16,405
202478193$16,661

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$12K$24K2015 Drug cost: $11,445 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $4,722 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $13,217 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $24,191 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $7,959 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $636 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015133315$11,445
201670168$4,722
201779242$13,217
201885272$24,191
201933116$7,959
20201123$636
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

DME Billing Trend

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

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$3.1K$6.2K2015 Medicare payment: $6,170 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $2,523 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $281 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $934 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
201525152$6,170
20161193$2,523
2017N/R12$281
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/R22$934
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/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.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes6164$123
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes3349$88
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes1823$59
99497Advance care planning, first 30 minutes4144$55

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

No connected Part D drug-level records for 2024.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Alex F. Fertman, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Alex F. Fertman, MD (NPI 1790911873), 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 Alex F. Fertman, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Alex F. Fertman, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Advocate Physician Partners Accountable Care, Inc. (MSSP, ACO ID A1033).

What billing organization is linked to Alex F. Fertman, MD?

Alex F. Fertman, MD is linked to WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES (billing NPI 1003803032) in the available physician profile data.

Does Alex F. Fertman, MD have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests 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.