Total Payments
$23,832
2024 Payments
$2,220
Companies
5
Transactions
113
Medicare Patients
2,463
Medicare Billing
$496,116
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$20,244 (84.9%)
Food & Beverage$1,837 (7.7%)
Travel$1,592 (6.7%)
Education$158.99 (0.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $20,244 | 23 | 84.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,837 | 65 | 7.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,592 | 23 | 6.7% |
| Education | $158.99 | 2 | 0.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $22,986 | 75 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $699.83 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | $115.33 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $16.05 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $14.79 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,220 | 14 | Amgen Inc. ($2,188) |
| 2023 | $11,626 | 51 | Amgen Inc. ($11,335) |
| 2022 | $6,980 | 40 | Amgen Inc. ($6,458) |
| 2021 | $3,005 | 8 | Amgen Inc. ($3,005) |
All Payment Transactions
113 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.20 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 10/19/2024 | Stryker Corporation | HYDROSET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.79 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTES | ||||||
| 06/10/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.78 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,350.00 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.81 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 03/20/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.47 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Enbrel (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.70 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Enbrel (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.70 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 03/04/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $337.50 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Enbrel (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.36 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Enbrel (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.47 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 02/19/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $112.50 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 02/17/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.49 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 01/19/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.50 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 12/20/2023 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.01 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/20/2023 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.33 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,350.00 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $258.07 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $225.00 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.10 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.22 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 12/13/2023 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $117.90 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 12/13/2023 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.00 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 12/04/2023 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,350.00 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 12/04/2023 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $225.00 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 896 | 9,745 | $539,591 | $207,958 |
| 2022 | 7 | 507 | 7,000 | $384,185 | $142,128 |
| 2021 | 16 | 508 | 4,617 | $251,592 | $87,724 |
| 2020 | 19 | 552 | 2,407 | $194,127 | $58,307 |
Total Patients
2,463
Total Services
23,769
Medicare Billing
$496,116
Procedure Codes
56
All Medicare Procedures & Services
56 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J0897 | Injection, denosumab, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 97 | 8,643 | $371,649 | $156,708 | 42.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 177 | 280 | $62,878 | $20,579 | 32.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 137 | 157 | $24,806 | $7,542 | 30.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 71 | 71 | $24,424 | $5,996 | 24.5% |
| 99490 | Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2023 | 56 | 101 | $8,080 | $3,527 | 43.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $9,696 | $3,341 | 34.5% |
| 99091 | Collection and interpretation of physical parameters stored in computers and/or transmitted by the patient and/or caregiver to qualified health care professional, requiring 30 minutes or more, per 30 days | Office | 2023 | 42 | 62 | $6,820 | $2,190 | 32.1% |
| 99457 | Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 42 | 62 | $6,207 | $1,865 | 30.0% |
| 99458 | Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 40 | 60 | $4,800 | $1,502 | 31.3% |
| 99454 | Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days | Office | 2023 | 32 | 51 | $5,865 | $1,471 | 25.1% |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Office | 2023 | 104 | 157 | $8,007 | $1,364 | 17.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $2,520 | $970.65 | 38.5% |
| 99443 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,636 | $702.28 | 19.3% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 26 | 29 | $203.00 | $198.94 | 98.0% |
| J0897 | Injection, denosumab, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 78 | 6,423 | $276,189 | $107,488 | 38.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 152 | 236 | $52,864 | $18,276 | 34.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 110 | 134 | $21,172 | $7,123 | 33.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 62 | 62 | $21,328 | $6,102 | 28.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $4,242 | $1,636 | 38.6% |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Office | 2022 | 80 | 119 | $6,069 | $1,044 | 17.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $2,321 | $458.48 | 19.8% |
| J0897 | Injection, denosumab, 1 mg | Office | 2021 | 46 | 3,900 | $167,700 | $63,407 | 37.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 76 | 82 | $18,388 | $6,450 | 35.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 83 | 100 | $15,800 | $5,515 | 34.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $7,032 | $1,966 | 28.0% |
About Anthony Echols
Anthony Echols is a Family healthcare provider based in Little Rock, Arkansas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/27/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1992765457.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Anthony Echols has received a total of $23,832 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,220 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 113 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($20,244).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Echols has provided services to 2,463 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 23,769 services with total Medicare billing of $496,116. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 56 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Family
- Other Specialties Family, Family
- Location Little Rock, AR
- Active Since 03/27/2006
- Last Updated 06/12/2025
- Taxonomy Code 363LF0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1992765457
Products in Payments
- EVENITY (Biological) $17,868
- Prolia (Biological) $5,028
- REMICADE (Biological) $482.22
- TREMFYA (Drug) $332.94
- Enbrel (Biological) $89.99
- RAYOS (Drug) $16.05
- HYDROSET (Device) $14.79
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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