Optometrist · Ahoskie, NC
NPI
1457787756
Since 2013
Specialty
Optometrist
Code 152W00000X
Group practices
1
Medicare group memberships
Hospitals
0
Hospital affiliations
1488 Memorial Dr E
Ahoskie, NC, 27910
Phone (252) 332-5618
Groups this clinician bills Medicare through
Medicare paid, 2024
$276K
10,733 services
Medicare patients, 2024
707
Average age 73
Drug cost, 2024
$505K
1,723 prescriptions
Company payments, 2025
$1,465
From 10 companies
Procedures and visits billed to Original Medicare, 2024
In 2024, the most common Medicare service billed by Matthew S Edwards was code 66984 (cataract surgery), 6,034 times for 43 patients. In total Matthew S Edwards billed 10,733 services in 23 codes, and Medicare paid $276K.
| Code |
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Official US government data: the national provider registry and Medicare enrollment records, linked by NPI. Last update of this record: 2016-02-08.
| Setting |
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| Services |
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| Patients |
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| Paid per service |
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| Medicare paid |
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| 66984 Cataract Surgery | Office | 6,034 | 43 | $0.81 | $4,902 |
| 99214 Office E&M - Established | Office | 554 | 506 | $63.76 | $35K |
| 92250 Angiography | Office | 474 | 455 | $20.40 | $9,671 |
| 92012 Ophthalmological E&M | Office | 418 | 274 | $51.73 | $22K |
| 92260 Test - Miscellaneous | Office | 311 | 309 | $11.45 | $3,562 |
| 93890 Ultrasound - Nonspecific | Office | 270 | 269 | $153.29 | $41K |
| 93892 Ultrasound - Nonspecific | Office | 270 | 269 | $69.70 | $19K |
| 93886 Ultrasound - Nonspecific | Office | 270 | 269 | $147.00 | $40K |
| 99204 Office E&M - New | Office | 128 | 128 | $72.84 | $9,324 |
| 65778 Eye | Office | 109 | 74 | $690.40 | $75K |
| 83861 Clinical Chemistry | Office | 96 | 44 | $21.65 | $2,079 |
| 92273 Test - Miscellaneous | Office | 54 | 43 | $72.66 | $3,923 |
| 68761 Eye | Office | 46 | 41 | $123.53 | $5,682 |
| 92100 Vision, Hearing, and Speech Services | Office | 45 | 39 | $52.41 | $2,359 |
| 92083 Vision, Hearing, and Speech Services | Office | 13 | 13 | $29.23 | $380 |
By year: 2022 $186K for 4,222 services; 2023 $289K for 10,523 services; 2024 $276K for 10,733 services.
Lab tests billed to Medicare, 2024
| Test code | Tests | Patients | Paid per test | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83861 Clinical Chemistry | 96 | 44 | $21.65 | $2,079 |
Medicare prescription drug claims, 2024
In 2024, the drug Matthew S Edwards prescribed most often to Medicare patients was Latanoprost, with 330 prescriptions and refills. In total Matthew S Edwards wrote 1,723 Medicare prescriptions that cost $505K.
| Drug | Claims | 30-day fills | Patients | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latanoprost Generic | 330 | 619 | 95 | $4,135 |
| Tyrvaya Varenicline Tartrate | 265 | 306 | 108 | $183K |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 168 | 175 | 89 | $2,039 |
| Flarex Fluorometholone Acetate | 116 | 124 | 47 | $16K |
| Lumigan Bimatoprost | 107 | 251 | 45 | $74K |
| Fluorometholone Generic | 91 | 100 | 58 | $6,509 |
| Prednisolone Acetate Generic | 81 | 91 | 52 | $3,319 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 75 | 148 | 19 | $1,143 |
| Eysuvis Loteprednol Etabonate | 73 | 122 | 45 | $54K |
| Timolol Maleate Generic | 63 | 159 | 21 | $692 |
| Restasis Cyclosporine | 50 | 115 | 25 | $71K |
| Rocklatan Netarsudil Mesylat/Latanoprost | 43 | 51 | 15 | $18K |
| Vyzulta Latanoprostene Bunod | 38 | 54 | 15 | $17K |
| Valacyclovir Valacyclovir Hcl | 23 | 23 | 22 | $378 |
| Combigan Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol | 22 | 41 | Under 11 | $11K |
Brand drugs: 1,026 claims; generic drugs: 697 claims.
Money and other things of value reported by the companies
In 2025, drug and medical device companies paid Matthew S Edwards $1,465 ($1,465 in general payments such as food, travel and fees) from 10 companies. The largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. with $434.
| Company | Payments | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. BLCO | 11 | $434 |
| Alcon Vision LLC ALC | 10 | $366 |
| Dompe US, Inc. | 7 | $166 |
| LKC Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $131 |
| Topcon Healthcare, Inc. | 1 | $115 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. TARS | 4 | $97.16 |
| Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. APLS | 1 | $66.04 |
| Harrow Eye, LLC | 2 | $40.24 |
| Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $30.02 |
| CooperVision Inc. COO | 1 | $19.89 |
Official US government data on Original Medicare services, Medicare prescription drug plans and the payments drug and device companies must report. Services with fewer than 11 patients and drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published. Procedure codes are shown by number with their public category.