Physician

Homer Eric Richer, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Homer Richer, M.D. (NPI: 1922156595) practices ophthalmology in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Cameron, TX. Richer uses personal NPI as billing NPI and primary practice location at 78520-8958.

Richer's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 264 traditional Medicare patients, billed 4,667 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $278,080 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92012 (Established patient problem focused exam of visual system). Part D data shows 1,065 prescription claims across 278 beneficiaries totaling $105,420 in drug costs, led by Xiidra (Lifitegrast). 2016 DME data shows 23 claims. Open Payments data shows 2 records totaling $121. 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 fallen sharply in recent years, from $721,762 to $278,080. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have fallen sharply in recent years, from $162,043 to $105,420. 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	1,031	13,169	$721,762
2016	917	13,966	$692,374
2017	860	15,986	$854,490
2018	721	12,928	$797,829
2019	663	12,581	$761,752
2020	530	8,873	$539,465
2021	440	7,325	$479,429
2022	365	6,067	$430,224
2023	306	4,881	$307,742
2024	264	4,667	$278,080

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	443	2,248	$162,043
2016	464	2,188	$181,925
2017	510	2,467	$244,570
2018	542	2,377	$239,645
2019	528	2,261	$258,997
2020	425	1,839	$246,950
2021	359	1,540	$207,505
2022	304	1,114	$145,085
2023	287	1,187	$110,861
2024	278	1,065	$105,420

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	53	54	$2,954
2016	23	23	$936
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
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
92012	Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	246	761	$59
92250	Photography of the retina	254	521	$23
83861	Microfluid analysis of tears	261	1,384	$22
92132	Imaging of front third of eye	259	421	$20
92285	Photography of content of eyes	261	695	$16

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Xiidra	Lifitegrast	36	1,740	$38,610
Simbrinza	Brinzolamide/Brimonidine Tart	65	2,243	$15,755
Latanoprost	Latanoprost	512	37,754	$8,828
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	95	5,323	$3,050
Acetazolamide Er	Acetazolamide	24	944	$1,749

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.	2	$121	BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS 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 Homer Eric Richer, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Homer Eric Richer, M.D. (NPI 1922156595), 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 Homer Eric Richer, 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 Homer Eric Richer, M.D.?

A separate primary affiliated billing organization is not shown for this profile in the available data.

Does Homer Eric Richer, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Homer Eric Richer, M.D. has 2 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.