Total Payments
$1,763
2024 Payments
$100.76
Companies
22
Transactions
98
Medicare Patients
8,396
Medicare Billing
$312,521
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,763 (100.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,763 | 98 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $208.12 | 10 | $0 (2018) |
| LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC. | $198.55 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| HEARTFLOW, INC. | $196.29 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $193.39 | 12 | $0 (2020) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $150.24 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
| PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $127.87 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $107.09 | 9 | $0 (2021) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $90.97 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $85.10 | 6 | $0 (2018) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $77.80 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $100.76 | 4 | LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC. ($47.72) |
| 2023 | $154.39 | 7 | HeartFlow, Inc. ($96.03) |
| 2022 | $165.06 | 6 | HeartFlow, Inc. ($70.45) |
| 2021 | $66.59 | 4 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($24.99) |
| 2020 | $161.53 | 10 | Amgen Inc. ($36.72) |
| 2019 | $377.94 | 21 | Amgen Inc. ($129.33) |
| 2018 | $514.27 | 32 | PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ($127.87) |
| 2017 | $222.82 | 14 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($87.18) |
All Payment Transactions
98 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/20/2024 | LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC. | DEFINITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.79 | General |
| Category: CONTRAST AGENT | ||||||
| 03/25/2024 | HEARTFLOW, INC. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.81 | General |
| Category: Coronary | ||||||
| 02/20/2024 | LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC. | DEFINITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.93 | General |
| Category: CONTRAST AGENT | ||||||
| 01/12/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.23 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | HeartFlow, Inc. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.35 | General |
| Category: Coronary | ||||||
| 08/30/2023 | HeartFlow, Inc. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.65 | General |
| Category: Coronary | ||||||
| 08/24/2023 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | DEFINITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.45 | General |
| Category: CONTRAST AGENT | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | HeartFlow, Inc. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.25 | General |
| Category: Coronary | ||||||
| 05/18/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.68 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 05/01/2023 | HeartFlow, Inc. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.78 | General |
| Category: Coronary | ||||||
| 04/28/2023 | Baxter Healthcare | Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.23 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmia Monitoring | ||||||
| 11/30/2022 | HeartFlow, Inc. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.41 | General |
| Category: Coronary | ||||||
| 07/12/2022 | GE HealthCare | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.48 | General |
| 07/05/2022 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | DEFINITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.76 | General |
| Category: CONTRAST AGENT | ||||||
| 05/13/2022 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | DEFINITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.15 | General |
| Category: CONTRAST AGENT | ||||||
| 03/22/2022 | HeartFlow, Inc. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $53.04 | General |
| Category: Coronary | ||||||
| 01/18/2022 | GE HealthCare | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.22 | General |
| 11/11/2021 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | DEFINITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.98 | General |
| Category: CONTRAST AGENT | ||||||
| 09/15/2021 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.92 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 05/07/2021 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.07 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 02/03/2021 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.62 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/04/2020 | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | NEXLETOL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.31 | General |
| Category: ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS | ||||||
| 10/22/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.45 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/29/2020 | Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | DEFINITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.33 | General |
| Category: CONTRAST AGENT | ||||||
| 09/10/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.52 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 1,088 | 1,163 | $170,482 | $49,154 |
| 2022 | 24 | 2,486 | 2,885 | $274,964 | $86,035 |
| 2021 | 27 | 2,451 | 2,881 | $301,185 | $98,564 |
| 2020 | 28 | 2,371 | 2,801 | $265,343 | $78,769 |
Total Patients
8,396
Total Services
9,730
Medicare Billing
$312,521
Procedure Codes
98
All Medicare Procedures & Services
98 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75574 | Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 139 | 139 | $40,032 | $11,640 | 29.1% |
| 93355 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus during surgery on heart or great blood vessels with report | Facility | 2023 | 59 | 59 | $27,140 | $9,516 | 35.1% |
| 75572 | Ct scan of heart structure with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 73 | 73 | $15,403 | $4,447 | 28.9% |
| 0504T | Analysis of data from ct study of heart blood vessels to assess severity of heart artery disease, anatomical data review | Facility | 2023 | 72 | 72 | $18,000 | $4,388 | 24.4% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 88 | 90 | $13,950 | $4,270 | 30.6% |
| 75561 | Mri scan of heart before and after contrast | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $14,352 | $4,067 | 28.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 31 | 34 | $8,602 | $2,475 | 28.8% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 362 | 423 | $8,883 | $2,333 | 26.3% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $4,439 | $1,258 | 28.3% |
| 78803 | Nuclear medicine study, spect imaging, 1 area or single acquisition, single day imaging | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $7,000 | $1,059 | 15.1% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $3,564 | $957.36 | 26.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 15 | $2,250 | $882.90 | 39.2% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 30 | $1,890 | $558.90 | 29.6% |
| 75565 | Mri scan of blood flow of heart | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $1,290 | $365.72 | 28.4% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $1,272 | $356.49 | 28.0% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $840.00 | $241.27 | 28.7% |
| 75571 | Ct scan of heart with evaluation of blood vessel calcium | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $975.00 | $215.04 | 22.1% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $600.00 | $122.64 | 20.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 152 | 196 | $49,588 | $16,712 | 33.7% |
| 93355 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus during surgery on heart or great blood vessels with report | Facility | 2022 | 84 | 85 | $39,100 | $14,245 | 36.4% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 180 | 182 | $28,210 | $9,183 | 32.6% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2022 | 1,177 | 1,501 | $31,521 | $8,500 | 27.0% |
| 75574 | Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | Facility | 2022 | 68 | 68 | $19,584 | $5,756 | 29.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 63 | 64 | $10,944 | $4,188 | 38.3% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2022 | 75 | 75 | $14,475 | $4,038 | 27.9% |
About Dr. Ashley Nickerson, DO
Dr. Ashley Nickerson, DO is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Cookeville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/06/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1376785410.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ashley Nickerson, DO has received a total of $1,763 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $100.76 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 98 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,763).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Nickerson has provided services to 8,396 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 9,730 services with total Medicare billing of $312,521. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 98 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Cookeville, TN
- Active Since 04/06/2009
- Last Updated 06/17/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1376785410
Products in Payments
- FFRct (Device) $196.29
- DEFINITY (Drug) $163.41
- LifeVest (Device) $150.24
- BEVYXXA (Drug) $127.87
- Corlanor (Drug) $125.84
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $107.09
- GENERAL BRADY (Device) $86.36
- XARELTO (Drug) $85.10
- BRILINTA (Drug) $77.80
- Repatha (Biological) $67.55
- GENERAL - BRADY (Device) $65.17
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $54.83
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $47.53
- Lexiscan (Drug) $39.22
- Definity (Drug) $35.14
- GENERAL STENTS (Device) $34.58
- NEXLETOL (Drug) $23.31
- VYNDAQEL (Drug) $23.23
- Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor (Device) $20.23
- MITRACLIP (Device) $18.68
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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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