Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,882 | 44 | 91.5% |
| Education | $174.99 | 2 | 8.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $955.78 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $304.19 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| ABIOMED | $112.69 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $111.61 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $91.33 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $78.74 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | $61.46 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $59.88 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | $48.43 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $45.60 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $796.07 | 19 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($439.00) |
| 2023 | $849.60 | 20 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($457.61) |
| 2022 | $363.36 | 4 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($304.19) |
| 2021 | $47.55 | 3 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($47.55) |
All Payment Transactions
46 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/25/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Comet (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.58 | General |
| Category: Comet_IC | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Chiesi USA, Inc. | KENGREAL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.82 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.19 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.55 | General |
| Category: General - Stents_IC | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.90 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.02 | General |
| 05/30/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | ROTAPRO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.72 | General |
| Category: ROTAPRO_IC | ||||||
| 05/28/2024 | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.79 | General |
| 05/23/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.15 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ONPATTRO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.88 | General |
| Category: Genetic Disease | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $177.50 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Access_IC | ||||||
| 04/30/2024 | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | Arcalyst (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.02 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.89 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.74 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 02/16/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | EVKEEZA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.20 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR AND METABOLISM | ||||||
| 01/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.45 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 01/18/2024 | Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | LIVALO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.94 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 01/10/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.30 | General |
| Category: General - Stents_IC | ||||||
| 01/02/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.43 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 12/23/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Impulse (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.22 | General |
| Category: Impulse_IC | ||||||
| 12/11/2023 | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Inpefa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.07 | General |
| Category: Inhibitor of SGLT2 and SGLT1 | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | Arcalyst (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.44 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 12/05/2023 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 12/05/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | MAMBA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.26 | General |
| Category: MAMBA_IC | ||||||
| 11/21/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.32 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 367 | 376 | $162,594 | $35,163 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
14 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 55 | 55 | $17,985 | $7,091 | 39.4% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $28,784 | $6,934 | 24.1% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $69,310 | $4,191 | 6.0% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $10,775 | $4,177 | 38.8% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $9,040 | $3,333 | 36.9% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $8,073 | $2,327 | 28.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 20 | $5,020 | $1,954 | 38.9% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $3,591 | $1,445 | 40.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,060 | $1,234 | 40.3% |
| 92978 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $2,548 | $1,039 | 40.8% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 44 | $1,056 | $437.36 | 41.4% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $1,924 | $424.76 | 22.1% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $861.00 | $346.29 | 40.2% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $567.00 | $229.32 | 40.4% |
About Dr. Alexander Meyer, MD
Dr. Alexander Meyer, MD is a Interventional Cardiology healthcare provider based in Walnut Creek, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/08/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1639533359.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Alexander Meyer, MD has received a total of $2,057 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $796.07 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 46 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,882).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Meyer has provided services to 367 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 376 services with total Medicare billing of $35,163. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 14 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Interventional Cardiology
- Other Specialties Interventional Cardiology
- Location Walnut Creek, CA
- Active Since 04/08/2016
- Last Updated 09/19/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207RI0011X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1639533359
Products in Payments
- BRILINTA (Drug) $304.19
- AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) $267.20
- OptiCross (Device) $150.00
- Impella (Device) $112.69
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $111.61
- ROTAPRO (Device) $103.92
- MICRA (Device) $91.33
- LifeVest (Device) $78.74
- Arcalyst (Drug) $61.46
- CrossBoss (Device) $59.17
- LIVALO (Drug) $48.43
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $45.60
- Comet (Device) $44.58
- XARELTO (Drug) $36.74
- WATCHMAN FLX (Device) $31.90
- ONPATTRO (Drug) $27.88
- EVKEEZA (Biological) $26.20
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) $22.32
- KENGREAL (Drug) $21.82
- UPTRAVI (Drug) $21.02
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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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