Physician

Alex David Michaels, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Alex Michaels, M.D. (NPI: 1942644240) practices general surgery in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Durham, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE, INC. (NPI: 1205553369; TIN: 862109896) and primary practice location at 27704-2702. Michaels is affiliated with the Advocate Physician Partners Accountable Care, Inc. (ACO ID: A1033) and Duke Connected Care, LLC (ACO ID: A2419), participating under the MSSP model.

Michaels' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 165 traditional Medicare patients, billed 247 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $31,031 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99222 (Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes). Part D data shows 37 prescription claims across 24 beneficiaries totaling $261 in drug costs, led by Ondansetron Odt (Ondansetron). Open Payments data shows 15 records totaling $2,090. 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 up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $7,700 and ending at $31,031. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $147 and ending at $261. 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.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$19K$38K2020 Medicare payment: $7,700 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $20,448 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $37,795 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $24,160 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $31,031 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
20202141$7,700
202182135$20,448
2022169283$37,795
2023131205$24,160
2024165247$31,031

Part D Events Trend

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

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$826$1.7K2015 Drug cost: $147 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $878 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $1,379 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $52 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,651 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,543 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $408 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $183 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $261 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151114$147
2016N/RN/RN/R
20171321$878
20181626$1,379
2019N/R13$52
20201931$1,651
20211945$1,543
20221522$408
20231221$183
20242437$261

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

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.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99222Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes1212$97
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more1818$71
99221Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes1818$61
99203New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more3131$44
99231Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes3150$37

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Ondansetron OdtOndansetron1147$71
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl1120$25

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.15$2,090Medtronic, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Alex David Michaels, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Alex David Michaels, M.D. (NPI 1942644240), 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 Alex David Michaels, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Alex David Michaels, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for Advocate Physician Partners Accountable Care, Inc. (MSSP, ACO ID A1033) and Duke Connected Care, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A2419).

What billing organization is linked to Alex David Michaels, M.D.?

Alex David Michaels, M.D. is linked to DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE, INC. (billing NPI 1205553369) in the available physician profile data.

Does Alex David Michaels, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Alex David Michaels, M.D. has 15 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.