Physician

Richard Joseph Hairston, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Richard Hairston, MD (NPI: 1871591065) practices ophthalmology in the St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Pinellas, FL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is THE EYE PHYSICIANS OF PINELLAS, PA (NPI: 1114925153; TIN: 593400241) and primary practice location at 33770-3127. Hairston is affiliated with the Physician Leaders Direct Contracting Entity, LLC (ACO ID: D0171) and Vytalize Health 9 ACO LLC (ACO ID: D0313), participating under the REACH model.

Hairston's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 900 traditional Medicare patients, billed 42,363 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,980,657 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 67028 (Injection of drug into eye). Part D data shows 884 prescription claims across 269 beneficiaries totaling $139,915 in drug costs, led by Prolensa (Bromfenac Sodium). Open Payments data shows 18 records totaling $9,953. 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. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have changed little. 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$1.1M$2.3M2015 Medicare payment: $1,602,578 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $2,125,052 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $2,272,753 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $2,093,467 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $2,106,507 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,718,352 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $1,935,986 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $1,659,727 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,892,026 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $1,980,657 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,15914,631$1,602,578
20161,27218,280$2,125,052
20171,20016,610$2,272,753
20181,18716,084$2,093,467
20191,15415,004$2,106,507
20201,0289,683$1,718,352
20211,03810,350$1,935,986
20221,05510,573$1,659,727
202399520,349$1,892,026
202490042,363$1,980,657

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$89K$179K2015 Drug cost: $119,676 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $158,888 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $125,708 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $139,449 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $151,470 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $159,747 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $161,682 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $178,858 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $173,610 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $139,915 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015223905$119,676
20162721,165$158,888
2017216920$125,708
2018221975$139,449
20192591,087$151,470
20202681,154$159,747
20212751,124$161,682
20223111,071$178,858
2023268850$173,610
2024269884$139,915

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
67028Injection of drug into eye225895$97
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system8451,681$80
92134Imaging of retina7491,602$28
92250Photography of the retina249272$25
92202Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing513685$11

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
ProlensaBromfenac Sodium782,420$28,044
Loteprednol EtabonateLoteprednol Etabonate1014,426$20,434
LumiganBimatoprost542,080$18,990
IlevroNepafenac18635$10,653
RhopressaNetarsudil Mesylate13740$8,795

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.15$839Alcon Vision LLC
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.3$9,115Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Richard Joseph Hairston, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Richard Joseph Hairston, MD (NPI 1871591065), 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 Richard Joseph Hairston, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Richard Joseph Hairston, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Physician Leaders Direct Contracting Entity, LLC (REACH, ACO ID D0171) and Vytalize Health 9 ACO LLC (REACH, ACO ID D0313).

What billing organization is linked to Richard Joseph Hairston, MD?

Richard Joseph Hairston, MD is linked to THE EYE PHYSICIANS OF PINELLAS, PA (billing NPI 1114925153) in the available physician profile data.

Does Richard Joseph Hairston, MD have Open Payments data?

Richard Joseph Hairston, MD has 18 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.