Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $237.97 | 3 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teleflex LLC | $122.73 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | $75.24 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $40.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $122.73 | 1 | Teleflex LLC ($122.73) |
| 2018 | $40.00 | 1 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($40.00) |
| 2017 | $75.24 | 1 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($75.24) |
All Payment Transactions
3 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/28/2024 | Teleflex LLC | UROLIFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.73 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL UROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/18/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/13/2017 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | GENERAL - MALE SUI (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.24 | General |
| Category: MALE SUI | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 17 | 17 | $4,832 | $1,716 |
| 2022 | 2 | 44 | 87 | $9,513 | $3,325 |
| 2021 | 2 | 27 | 34 | $3,892 | $1,303 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
5 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $4,832 | $1,716 | 35.5% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 32 | $4,761 | $1,707 | 35.9% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 55 | $4,752 | $1,618 | 34.0% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 22 | $2,200 | $668.58 | 30.4% |
| 99202 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 15-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $1,692 | $634.04 | 37.5% |
About Dr. Alexander Ernest, MD
Dr. Alexander Ernest, MD is a Urology healthcare provider based in Hagerstown, Maryland. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/20/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1952387078.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Alexander Ernest, MD has received a total of $237.97 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $122.73 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 3 transactions from 3 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($237.97).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ernest has provided services to 88 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 138 services with total Medicare billing of $6,343. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 5 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Urology
- Other Specialties Urology, Urology
- Location Hagerstown, MD
- Active Since 12/20/2005
- Last Updated 09/11/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208800000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1952387078
Products in Payments
- UROLIFT (Device) $122.73
- GENERAL - MALE SUI (Device) $75.24
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $40.00
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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