Physician

Richard Blake Kline, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Richard Kline, MD (NPI: 1902824378) practices anesthesiology in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Horry, SC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ATLANTIC COAST PAIN SPECIALISTS, INC (NPI: 1629460381; TIN: 47-2482675) and primary practice location at 29526-3716.

Kline's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 711 traditional Medicare patients, billed 16,142 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,023,456 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 62323 (Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance). Part D data shows 238 prescription claims across 113 beneficiaries totaling $11,087 in drug costs, led by Methylprednisolone (Methylprednisolone). 2021 DME data shows 12 claims. Open Payments data shows 179 records totaling $24,627. 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 risen steadily, from $387,499 to $1,023,456. In contrast, Part D prescription costs have fallen sharply in recent years, from $26,115 to $11,087. For DME billing, this smaller-volume category moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $0 and ending at $1,216.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	625	5,156	$387,499
2016	381	5,117	$300,091
2017	378	5,922	$380,748
2018	440	7,104	$447,757
2019	506	14,452	$728,010
2020	532	17,664	$1,228,649
2021	608	21,415	$2,266,171
2022	689	22,307	$1,281,526
2023	712	10,398	$953,043
2024	711	16,142	$1,023,456

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	199	601	$26,115
2016	205	1,369	$158,227
2017	230	1,988	$292,155
2018	277	2,568	$225,605
2019	371	3,477	$228,061
2020	374	3,541	$188,738
2021	145	306	$12,802
2022	129	235	$15,719
2023	125	223	$16,587
2024	113	238	$11,087

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	82	82	$83,021
2017	42	42	$40,951
2018	21	39	$22,643
2019	15	63	$17,760
2020	N/R	12	$379
2021	12	12	$9,678
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
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
62323	Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance	224	379	$180
G0481	Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms	414	1,719	$153
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	592	1,901	$87
80307	Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers	420	1,733	$60
Q9965	Low osmolar contrast material, 100-199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	372	858	$1

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Methylprednisolone	Methylprednisolone	50	303	$318
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	29	974	$213
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	14	368	$157
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	13	630	$54

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.	179	$24,627	Boston Scientific Corporation
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 Richard Blake Kline, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Richard Blake Kline, MD (NPI 1902824378), 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 Blake Kline, 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 Richard Blake Kline, MD?

Richard Blake Kline, MD is linked to ATLANTIC COAST PAIN SPECIALISTS, INC (billing NPI 1629460381) in the available physician profile data.

Does Richard Blake Kline, MD have Open Payments data?

Richard Blake Kline, MD has 179 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.