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    William Bridges — Billing Profile & Reimbursement Data

    NPI 1245214410 · Asheville, NC · Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician

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    William Bridges is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician provider located in Asheville, North Carolina. This profile covers 18 Medicare and 0 Medicaid CPT/HCPCS procedure codes, with claims volume, average reimbursement, and total revenue by code, benchmarked against other providers billing the same services.

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    Provider details (source: NPPES NPI Registry)

    FieldValue
    Entity TypeIndividual
    OrganizationWilliam Bridges
    Address21 Medical Park Dr
    CityAsheville
    StateNC
    ZIP28803
    TaxonomyRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician
    NPI EnumeratedDecember 1, 2005

    Lifetime revenue by payer source (source: CMS Medicare & Medicaid claims data)

    Payer SourceTotal Paid
    Medicare$4.1M
    Medicaid$0

    Key Findings

    WILLIAM BRIDGES is a high-volume retina specialist focused on intravitreal pharmacologic therapy and office-based retinal care: the provider’s top revenue codes are anti-VEGF and related intravitreal injection drugs (J0178, J2777, J2778) plus injection procedure 67028 and comprehensive established eye exams 92014, indicating an ambulatory retina practice that performs frequent retinal injections and associated diagnostics rather than primarily surgical retina work.

    Revenue for Medicare is concentrated heavily in a few drug codes: the precomputed top 3 Medicare codes account for 80.8% of total Medicare revenue, with J0178 alone representing $1.9M (45.4% of Medicare revenue) and J2777 contributing $1.2M (29.3%). This concentration shows the practice’s financial dependence on high-cost intravitreal drug administration.

    Payer mix is effectively single-payer Medicare: lifetime Medicare revenue is $4.1M and there is no Medicaid billing on file. This means the provider’s publicly reported activity and reimbursement exposure in state programs are minimal or absent, so analyses of low-income payer risk or Medicaid-dependent service lines are not applicable.

    Competitive standing on key injection codes is strong nationally: J0178 ranks #242 of 3204 providers (92th percentile) and J2777 ranks #154 of 2039 providers (92th percentile), both described as notably above typical national volume. The provider is therefore a major national-volume biller for these drugs compared with peers, suggesting a large retinal injection panel or high per-provider injection throughput.

    Some associated diagnostic and office visit services are also unusually concentrated: 92014 (comprehensive established eye exam) has 2.2K claims and $185.8K revenue and ranks #200 of 35415 providers (99th percentile), labeled an extreme outlier. High volume of 67028 injections (2.4K claims, $209.6K revenue, 95th percentile) further confirms strong office-based procedural throughput relative to national peers.

    Although drugs dominate revenue, the practice still bills a range of ancillary retinal diagnostics and procedures at elevated volumes: 92134 (retinal imaging) and 92250 (fundus photography) rank in the 96th and 95th percentiles respectively, indicating routine use of imaging to support the injection-based treatment model rather than reliance on hospital- or OR-based surgical codes. This mix is consistent with an outpatient retina clinic managing chronic retinal disease.

    Surgical retina procedures are present but minimal in revenue share: vitrectomy 67042 and retinal detachment repair 67108 appear in the top-25 but contribute under 1% each of Medicare revenue, and both rank low relative to national peers. This suggests the provider’s practice emphasis is medical retina (injections/imaging) rather than operating-room retinal surgery.

    Provider tenure is long-standing: the NPI was enumerated on 2005-12-01 (~21 years ago), supporting that the current high-volume injection practice is an established operation rather than a recent startup; long tenure may also help explain the provider’s high national ranks for common retina service codes.

    Medicare: Total Revenue Breakdown by CPT/HCPCS Code

    Medicare revenue breakdown by CPT/HCPCS procedure code.

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    Medicare: Complete Services Breakdown

    The CPT/HCPCS codes generating the most Medicare revenue for this provider.

    18 rows

    CPT/HCPCS CodeDescriptionClaimsAvg PaidRevenue
    J0178Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg2,700$690$1.9M
    J2777Injection, faricimab‑svoa, 0.1 mg41,460$30$1.2M
    J2778Injection, ranibizumab, 0.1 mg1,390$180$249.3K
    67028The provider injects a medication into the vitreous chamber of the eye as an isolated procedure or a separate procedure unrelated to any other procedure being performed on the eye.2,380$90$209.6K
    92014An ophthalmologist sees an established patient for a comprehensive level eye examination. Generally, a patient is considered to be "established" if the same physician, or any physician in the group…2,160$90$185.8K
    J3490Unclassified drugs100$1,770$168K
    J2781Injection, pegcetacoplan, intravitreal, 1 mg780$120$93.6K
    92134The provider performs computerized diagnostic imaging of the retina in the posterior segment (back part) of the eye, interprets the data, and provides a report. The service may be on one or both eyes.2,000$30$55.9K
    99204The provider sees a new patient for an office visit or other outpatient visit involving evaluation and management. The visit involves a moderate level of medical decision making, and/or the provider…190$110$20.9K
    J9035Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg290$50$15.4K

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    Medicare: Competitive Analysis & Benchmarks

    How this provider's Medicare billing volume and revenue compare to other providers nationally and within its state, across 18 CPT/HCPCS codes.

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    Full comparison — all codes billed, vs. state median

    18 rows

    CPT/HCPCS CodeRankProvider CountMedian ClaimsAvg PaidAverage Revenue
    J017810100950$690$881K
    J277767012,990$30$503.7K
    J27781050620$180$202.2K
    670285120780$90$80K
    J2781310480$120$75.8K
    J3490108050$450$24.1K
    67042253020$990$23.8K
    920146880110$80$17.7K
    67108192010$960$15.3K
    J90352690140$50$13.4K

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    Related Providers

    Other providers that share a Tax Identification Number (TIN) with William Bridges, ranked by combined Medicare and Medicaid revenue.

    ProviderStateTaxonomyMedicare RevenueMedicaid Revenue
    Wnc Eye Surgery Centers IncNCAmbulatory Surgical Clinic/Center$3M$273.5K
    Cameron StoneNCRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician$3.2M$0
    Christopher KomanskiNCOphthalmology Physician$2.3M$0
    Walter McleanNCRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician$2M$0
    William HaynesNCOphthalmology Physician$459.5K$0
    Alexander WaltersNCOphthalmology Physician$433.6K$0
    Damien MacalusoNCOphthalmology Physician$374.2K$0
    James CrandallNCOphthalmology Physician$371.4K$0
    Jordan MastersNCOphthalmology Physician$363.1K$0
    Jeffrey GoldsteinNCOphthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician$295.8K$0

    Nearby Providers

    Other providers in the same ZIP code as William Bridges, ranked by combined Medicare and Medicaid revenue.

    ProviderStateTaxonomyMedicare RevenueMedicaid Revenue
    Carolina Rehabilitation Specialists, Inc.NCSpeech-Language Pathologist$0$26.1M
    Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc.NCFederally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)$0$17.5M
    The Bair FoundationNCFoster Care Agency$0$17.3M
    The Arc Of North CarolinaNCCommunity/Behavioral Health Agency$0$14.6M
    Mountain Area Health Education Center, Inc.NCFederally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)$0$14.3M
    Tender Loving Care Homes, Inc.NCIntellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities Community Based Residential Treatment Facility$0$13.1M
    Asheville Pediatric AssociatesNCPediatrics Physician$0$10.9M
    Asheville Children's Medical Center, P.A.NCPediatrics Physician$0$9.4M
    Crossroads Treatment Centers Of Asheville, PCNCMulti-Specialty Clinic/Center$81.2K$6.5M
    Orthopaedic Surgery Center Of Asheville, LPNCAmbulatory Surgical Clinic/Center$5.1M$11.7K

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    References

    1. 1.Medicare Physician & Other Practitioner by Provider and Service. CMS.gov.Provider-level Medicare Part B utilization and payment data.
    2. 2.NPPES NPI Registry. CMS.gov.National Provider Identifier registry used for provider enumeration and taxonomy metadata.

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    Medicare Revenue by CPT/HCPCS Code
    Claims Volume vs. North Carolina Distribution
    William Bridges — 4 of 18 codes billed far more than typical (above p95)
    p5–p95 (all providers)p25–p75MedianThis providerOutlier
    Rank Distribution — North Carolina