Total Payments
$9,909
2024 Payments
$262.50
Companies
26
Transactions
109
Medicare Patients
1,985
Medicare Billing
$222,327
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$3,325 (33.6%)
Other$3,000 (30.3%)
Travel$2,271 (22.9%)
Consulting$1,313 (13.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,325 | 99 | 33.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $3,000 | 1 | 30.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,271 | 8 | 22.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,313 | 1 | 13.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | $5,171 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $1,656 | 12 | $0 (2023) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $898.93 | 32 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $389.56 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $290.66 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $283.52 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Sirtex Medical Inc | $217.69 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $214.65 | 8 | $0 (2021) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $157.52 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $118.82 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $262.50 | 8 | Sirtex Medical Inc ($102.38) |
| 2023 | $569.18 | 15 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($283.52) |
| 2022 | $1,697 | 12 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($1,324) |
| 2021 | $499.86 | 18 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($141.69) |
| 2020 | $219.25 | 11 | Ethicon US, LLC ($54.70) |
| 2019 | $150.69 | 6 | Ethicon US, LLC ($119.76) |
| 2018 | $6,174 | 29 | BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. ($5,171) |
| 2017 | $336.73 | 10 | Novadaq Technologies Inc. ($90.72) |
All Payment Transactions
109 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/13/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | CREON (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.46 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ZENPEP (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.21 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Sirtex Medical Inc | SIR-Spheres Microspheres (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $102.38 | General |
| Category: Interventional Oncology | ||||||
| 06/10/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Enseal X1 (Device), Harmonic | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.92 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.75 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 01/29/2024 | PolyNovo North America LLC | NOVOSORB BTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.82 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC DERMAL SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 01/23/2024 | PolyNovo North America LLC | NOVOSORB BTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.80 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC DERMAL SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 01/05/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.16 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.64 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 08/30/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.79 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/24/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.67 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 07/25/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.50 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/11/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $42.03 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/11/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.92 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/05/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $174.79 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/05/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $6.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/23/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.33 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 05/23/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.28 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/10/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.56 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 05/08/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | DEXTILE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.30 | General |
| Category: Hernia Repair | ||||||
| 05/02/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | DEXTILE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.65 | General |
| Category: Hernia Repair | ||||||
| 04/28/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $109.74 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 02/22/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | DEXTILE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.98 | General |
| Category: Hernia Repair | ||||||
| 12/16/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device), ECHELON ENDOPATH, Echelon Circular | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.46 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 11/15/2022 | ABBVIE INC. | TEFLARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.43 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 538 | 691 | $146,217 | $60,810 |
| 2022 | 10 | 506 | 670 | $152,854 | $60,596 |
| 2021 | 11 | 442 | 573 | $139,932 | $47,694 |
| 2020 | 11 | 499 | 643 | $177,584 | $53,227 |
Total Patients
1,985
Total Services
2,577
Medicare Billing
$222,327
Procedure Codes
41
All Medicare Procedures & Services
41 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| 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 | 114 | 115 | $26,220 | $11,130 | 42.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 104 | 145 | $14,500 | $9,312 | 64.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 86 | 103 | $17,407 | $9,201 | 52.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $15,496 | $8,231 | 53.1% |
| 47563 | Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $32,784 | $5,930 | 18.1% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 98 | $17,150 | $5,738 | 33.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 31 | 36 | $7,020 | $4,623 | 65.9% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 105 | $9,765 | $3,863 | 39.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $5,875 | $2,782 | 47.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 92 | 116 | $18,724 | $10,334 | 55.2% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 61 | 61 | $18,178 | $9,259 | 50.9% |
| 47563 | Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $46,444 | $8,710 | 18.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 87 | 111 | $10,682 | $7,138 | 66.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 48 | 56 | $10,869 | $6,833 | 62.9% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 51 | 108 | $18,900 | $5,748 | 30.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 49 | 50 | $11,400 | $4,964 | 43.5% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 40 | 40 | $5,760 | $2,899 | 50.3% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 44 | 94 | $8,022 | $2,700 | 33.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $3,875 | $2,010 | 51.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 82 | 163 | $28,525 | $8,870 | 31.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 68 | 90 | $14,310 | $8,038 | 56.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 54 | 56 | $12,768 | $5,752 | 45.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 34 | 39 | $7,488 | $5,349 | 71.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 68 | 81 | $7,209 | $5,073 | 70.4% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 25 | 25 | $7,450 | $4,189 | 56.2% |
About Dr. Andrea Jester, MD
Dr. Andrea Jester, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Evansville, Indiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/02/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1457514101.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Andrea Jester, MD has received a total of $9,909 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $262.50 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 109 transactions from 26 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,325).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Jester has provided services to 1,985 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,577 services with total Medicare billing of $222,327. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 41 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Evansville, IN
- Active Since 07/02/2008
- Last Updated 03/05/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1457514101
Products in Payments
- Vimizim (Biological) $5,171
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $1,502
- HARMONIC Product Family (Device) $438.34
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $283.52
- SIGNIA (Device) $253.73
- SIR-Spheres Microspheres (Device) $217.69
- SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats (Device) $164.84
- Echelon; Endopath (Device) $163.96
- Ovitex (Device) $154.19
- Rib Fix Blu (Device) $137.08
- CREON (Drug) $103.44
- SPY Technology (Device) $90.72
- ENSEAL Product Family (Device) $87.26
- CMF EXTERNAL FIXATION (Device) $87.24
- ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device) $86.37
- Enseal (Device) $66.25
- Kcentra (Biological) $64.39
- Echelon Circular (Device) $63.95
- AdvantageRib (Device) $46.20
- DALVANCE (Drug) $45.40
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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