Physician

Christine Nichols Kay, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christine Kay, M.D. (NPI: 1881898419) practices ophthalmology in the Gainesville, FL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Alachua, FL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is VITREO RETINAL ASSOCIATES PA (NPI: 1962626945; TIN: 592046817) and primary practice location at 32607-2557.

Kay's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 553 traditional Medicare patients, billed 23,018 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,973,186 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 67028 (Injection of drug into eye). Part D data shows 396 prescription claims across 102 beneficiaries totaling $28,353 in drug costs, led by Ilevro (Nepafenac). Open Payments data shows 199 records totaling $416,479. 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 moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $891,484 to $1,973,186. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. 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	529	4,486	$891,484
2016	639	4,891	$1,026,119
2017	689	6,933	$1,772,159
2018	642	7,187	$1,830,941
2019	543	7,771	$1,868,558
2020	474	6,042	$1,680,282
2021	458	6,161	$1,701,458
2022	601	6,955	$1,658,681
2023	536	16,205	$1,840,492
2024	553	23,018	$1,973,186

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	70	297	$18,803
2016	85	332	$17,956
2017	105	386	$37,051
2018	103	377	$43,193
2019	104	423	$47,013
2020	87	315	$40,729
2021	94	322	$43,028
2022	104	390	$42,872
2023	108	353	$32,222
2024	102	396	$28,353

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
67028	Injection of drug into eye	240	1,097	$99
92014	Established patient complete exam of visual system	421	619	$91
92012	Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	258	632	$66
92134	Imaging of retina	533	1,551	$30
92250	Photography of the retina	244	285	$28

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Ilevro	Nepafenac	12	465	$4,224
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	65	4,327	$3,484
Difluprednate	Difluprednate	31	751	$3,427
Loteprednol Etabonate	Loteprednol Etabonate	11	562	$2,124
Ketorolac Tromethamine	Ketorolac Tromethamine	39	1,352	$1,186

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.	33	$7,546	Janssen Global Services, LLC
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	166	$408,934	Janssen Research & Development, LLC
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 Christine Nichols Kay, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christine Nichols Kay, M.D. (NPI 1881898419), 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 Christine Nichols Kay, 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 Christine Nichols Kay, M.D.?

Christine Nichols Kay, M.D. is linked to VITREO RETINAL ASSOCIATES PA (billing NPI 1962626945) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christine Nichols Kay, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Christine Nichols Kay, M.D. has 199 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.