Physician

Joshua Aaron Hicks, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Joshua Hicks, M.D. (NPI: 1851545677) practices ophthalmology in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Sullivan, TN. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is MOUNTAIN EMPIRE EYE PHYSICIANS PLLC (NPI: 1609969682; TIN: 62-1761640) and primary practice location at 37620-1600.

Hicks' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,031 traditional Medicare patients, billed 3,144 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $348,913 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99204 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more). Part D data shows 4,791 prescription claims across 1,258 beneficiaries totaling $216,322 in drug costs, led by Restasis (Cyclosporine). 2022 DME data shows 11 claims. Open Payments data shows 21 records totaling $446. 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 did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and changed little.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	1,202	3,976	$428,115
2016	1,279	3,986	$439,242
2017	1,243	4,305	$442,797
2018	1,263	3,635	$464,745
2019	1,214	3,877	$471,064
2020	919	3,505	$387,441
2021	1,054	3,555	$411,224
2022	1,041	3,282	$343,412
2023	975	2,926	$335,061
2024	1,031	3,144	$348,913

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	839	2,415	$147,866
2016	848	2,477	$178,626
2017	886	2,821	$236,985
2018	936	3,115	$265,219
2019	899	2,831	$266,203
2020	731	2,200	$225,369
2021	885	2,705	$221,955
2022	1,054	3,325	$241,046
2023	1,067	4,014	$222,185
2024	1,258	4,791	$216,322

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	66	68	$3,619
2016	71	71	$3,721
2017	76	76	$3,397
2018	70	70	$3,157
2019	63	63	$2,937
2020	14	14	$662
2021	46	47	$2,006
2022	11	11	$504
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
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	237	238	$106
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	302	349	$85
92014	Established patient complete exam of visual system	459	527	$78
92136	Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	256	412	$27
92134	Imaging of retina	268	341	$26

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Restasis	Cyclosporine	54	1,980	$39,361
Ketorolac Tromethamine	Ketorolac Tromethamine	858	14,724	$32,284
Moxifloxacin	Moxifloxacin Hcl	972	12,992	$27,130
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	834	15,593	$24,399
Besivance	Besifloxacin Hcl	84	1,922	$19,035

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.	21	$446	Bausch & Lomb Americas 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 Joshua Aaron Hicks, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Joshua Aaron Hicks, M.D. (NPI 1851545677), 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 Joshua Aaron Hicks, 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 Joshua Aaron Hicks, M.D.?

Joshua Aaron Hicks, M.D. is linked to MOUNTAIN EMPIRE EYE PHYSICIANS PLLC (billing NPI 1609969682) in the available physician profile data.

Does Joshua Aaron Hicks, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Joshua Aaron Hicks, M.D. has 21 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.