Physician

Thomas Fowler Lindsay, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Thomas Lindsay, MD (NPI: 1982647657) practices addiction medicine, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Transylvania, NC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is DAVIDSON RIVER FAMILY MEDICINE PLLC (NPI: 1376009787; TIN: 201488111) and primary practice location at 28712-6644.

Lindsay's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 19 traditional Medicare patients, billed 123 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $5,457 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 851 prescription claims across 50 beneficiaries totaling $62,155 in drug costs, led by Buprenorphine-Naloxone (Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl). 2020 DME data shows 24 claims. Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $14. 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 started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $86,127 to $5,457. Similarly, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $646,263 to $62,155. For DME billing, reported payments fell sharply in recent years, from $36,657 to $4,539.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	508	7,683	$86,127
2016	373	2,864	$84,980
2017	453	3,204	$84,035
2018	339	905	$37,622
2019	106	151	$9,670
2020	51	202	$7,794
2021	25	188	$6,709
2022	20	134	$5,113
2023	20	117	$5,204
2024	19	123	$5,457

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	489	10,792	$646,263
2016	494	9,798	$561,133
2017	506	8,759	$500,881
2018	511	8,136	$518,516
2019	333	2,375	$171,742
2020	73	980	$134,405
2021	52	965	$129,677
2022	52	980	$111,836
2023	55	893	$103,475
2024	50	851	$62,155

DME Billing Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	70	547	$29,313
2016	45	464	$25,435
2017	21	270	$17,354
2018	19	201	$14,112
2019	N/R	48	$10,711
2020	N/R	24	$10,513
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
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	49	$73
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	12	22	$52
80305	Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation	14	50	$12

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Buprenorphine-Naloxone	Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl	110	3,337	$15,325
Buprenorphine Hcl	Buprenorphine Hcl	128	3,712	$8,142
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	11	330	$3,805
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	37	1,090	$978
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	34	1,020	$517

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.	1	$14	Indivior 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 Thomas Fowler Lindsay, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Thomas Fowler Lindsay, MD (NPI 1982647657), 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 Thomas Fowler Lindsay, 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 Thomas Fowler Lindsay, MD?

Thomas Fowler Lindsay, MD is linked to DAVIDSON RIVER FAMILY MEDICINE PLLC (billing NPI 1376009787) in the available physician profile data.

Does Thomas Fowler Lindsay, MD have Open Payments data?

Thomas Fowler Lindsay, MD has 1 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.