Physician

Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Alfred Geissele, M.D. (NPI: 1902858863) practices orthopedic surgery in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Catawba, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is EMERGEORTHO PA (NPI: 1376592964; TIN: 561079264) and primary practice location at 28602-9617.

Geissele's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 296 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,461 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $109,511 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 2,089 prescription claims across 456 beneficiaries totaling $21,116 in drug costs, led by Etodolac (Etodolac). 2023 DME data shows 11 claims. Open Payments data shows 8 records totaling $1,017. 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 higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $352,529 to $109,511. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. For DME billing, reported payments moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $2,657 and ending at $21,547.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	656	3,459	$352,529
2016	615	3,053	$295,637
2017	581	2,637	$226,704
2018	473	1,930	$186,080
2019	426	2,185	$201,281
2020	379	1,524	$179,456
2021	351	1,219	$161,967
2022	318	1,103	$120,465
2023	316	1,267	$137,424
2024	296	1,461	$109,511

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	263	583	$19,394
2016	299	661	$18,699
2017	315	856	$25,565
2018	324	917	$13,700
2019	334	984	$12,672
2020	335	1,167	$15,974
2021	323	1,180	$17,621
2022	337	1,271	$19,735
2023	406	1,746	$22,662
2024	456	2,089	$21,116

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	12	$692
2016	N/R	50	$1,371
2017	N/R	83	$2,811
2018	N/R	45	$2,126
2019	N/R	66	$1,932
2020	N/R	53	$1,668
2021	N/R	33	$1,285
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	11	$524
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
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	155	218	$86
72148	Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast	63	63	$84
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	58	72	$64
72040	X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	37	46	$27
72100	X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	91	110	$26

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Etodolac	Etodolac	124	4,005	$4,384
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	417	13,922	$3,869
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	911	30,914	$3,046
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	140	4,533	$2,852
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	63	1,031	$1,134

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.	8	$1,017	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 Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D. (NPI 1902858863), 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 Alfred Earl Geissele, 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 Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D.?

Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D. is linked to EMERGEORTHO PA (billing NPI 1376592964) in the available physician profile data.

Does Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Alfred Earl Geissele, M.D. has 8 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.