Physician

Gary M Pess, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Gary Pess, MD (NPI: 1881688794) practices hand surgery in the Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Monmouth, NJ. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CENTRAL JERSEY HAND SURGERY (NPI: 1528052446; TIN: 223719146) and primary practice location at 07724-4245.

Pess' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 647 traditional Medicare patients, billed 5,077 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $325,271 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99203 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 80 prescription claims across 49 beneficiaries totaling $73,376 in drug costs, led by Ibuprofen (Ibuprofen). DME data shows 11 claims. Open Payments data shows 9 records totaling $23,751. 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 have risen steadily, from $8,032 to $73,376. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $3,496 and ending at $0.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	1,121	7,551	$428,061
2016	1,079	8,071	$447,177
2017	1,009	8,055	$511,660
2018	918	7,477	$420,729
2019	878	7,124	$399,586
2020	781	4,662	$282,071
2021	900	6,150	$403,630
2022	831	6,403	$413,438
2023	808	6,272	$392,361
2024	647	5,077	$325,271

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	119	178	$8,032
2016	106	182	$23,762
2017	83	168	$5,906
2018	59	103	$15,628
2019	61	104	$19,166
2020	53	79	$41,232
2021	80	135	$41,594
2022	57	77	$40,826
2023	63	85	$119,560
2024	49	80	$73,376

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	27	87	$7,848
2016	15	53	$4,582
2017	70	190	$16,610
2018	89	324	$26,608
2019	76	253	$22,151
2020	77	193	$20,161
2021	38	169	$13,851
2022	N/R	34	$3,160
2023	N/R	13	$1,117
2024	11	11	$742

* / # = 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
99203	New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	252	252	$84
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	351	493	$71
20550	Injection into tendon or ligament	216	446	$42
73110	X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	104	123	$34
J0702	Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	294	694	$5

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	13	440	$92
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	17	56	$84

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
L3908	Wrist hand orthosis, wrist extension control cock-up, non molded, prefabricated, off-the-shelf	N	11	11	$742

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	9	$23,751	Endo USA, 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 Gary M. Pess, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Gary M. Pess, MD (NPI 1881688794), 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 Gary M. Pess, MD have ACO affiliation data?

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

What billing organization is linked to Gary M. Pess, MD?

Gary M. Pess, MD is linked to CENTRAL JERSEY HAND SURGERY (billing NPI 1528052446) in the available physician profile data.

Does Gary M. Pess, MD have Open Payments data?

Gary M. Pess, MD has 9 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.