Physician

John William Kitchens, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, John Kitchens, M.D. (NPI: 1972503993) practices ophthalmology in the Lexington-Fayette, KY market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Fayette, KY. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RETINA AND VITREOUS ASSOCIATES OF KENTUCKY PLLC (NPI: 1619949971; TIN: 610918053) and primary practice location at 40422-9037. Kitchens is affiliated with the CHI Saint Joseph Health Partners (ACO ID: A4638), participating under the MSSP model.

Kitchens' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,110 traditional Medicare patients, billed 45,228 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $4,125,103 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was J0178 (Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg). Part D data shows 406 prescription claims across 182 beneficiaries totaling $28,462 in drug costs, led by Difluprednate (Difluprednate). Open Payments data shows 191 records totaling $292,229. 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 $2,469,877 to $4,125,103. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $57,295 and ending at $28,462. 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	1,311	9,602	$2,469,877
2016	1,264	9,013	$2,274,677
2017	1,333	9,545	$2,426,670
2018	1,294	10,526	$2,671,424
2019	1,409	12,124	$3,237,887
2020	1,393	12,858	$3,816,311
2021	1,231	12,373	$3,655,242
2022	1,149	12,887	$3,499,324
2023	1,037	33,552	$3,596,947
2024	1,110	45,228	$4,125,103

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	157	462	$57,295
2016	154	439	$38,511
2017	142	398	$43,808
2018	193	438	$37,546
2019	189	398	$34,881
2020	221	578	$59,142
2021	183	468	$66,901
2022	168	398	$49,098
2023	157	361	$48,727
2024	182	406	$28,462

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
J0178	Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	206	1,324	$655
J0177	Injection, aflibercept hd, 1 mg	170	5,096	$262
67028	Injection of drug into eye	452	1,830	$88
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	639	905	$60
92134	Imaging of retina	1,019	2,502	$28

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Difluprednate	Difluprednate	60	1,750	$5,632
Atovaquone	Atovaquone	15	315	$4,797
Combigan	Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol	11	387	$2,307
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	21	998	$1,078
Brimonidine Tartrate	Brimonidine Tartrate	26	1,502	$812

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.	148	$194,837	Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	43	$97,391	Genentech, Inc.
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 John William Kitchens, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for John William Kitchens, M.D. (NPI 1972503993), 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 John William Kitchens, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

John William Kitchens, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for CHI Saint Joseph Health Partners (MSSP, ACO ID A4638).

What billing organization is linked to John William Kitchens, M.D.?

John William Kitchens, M.D. is linked to RETINA AND VITREOUS ASSOCIATES OF KENTUCKY PLLC (billing NPI 1619949971) in the available physician profile data.

Does John William Kitchens, M.D. have Open Payments data?

John William Kitchens, M.D. has 191 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.