Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $4,000 | 1 | 75.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,014 | 3 | 19.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $285.64 | 8 | 5.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $5,259 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $15.50 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Davol Inc. | $13.98 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan Inc. | $10.86 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $24.96 | 2 | Davol Inc. ($13.98) |
| 2020 | $27.50 | 2 | Ethicon US, LLC ($15.50) |
| 2019 | $5,247 | 8 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($5,236) |
All Payment Transactions
12 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/16/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.98 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/15/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.98 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 02/13/2020 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Powered Circular (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.50 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 01/28/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/13/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.45 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/23/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $386.20 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/21/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/21/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/07/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $608.85 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/07/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/18/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $106.87 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/08/2019 | Allergan Inc. | TEFLARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.86 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 151 | 177 | $53,928 | $20,391 |
| 2022 | 6 | 152 | 184 | $47,085 | $18,912 |
| 2021 | 6 | 114 | 141 | $40,382 | $14,998 |
| 2020 | 4 | 101 | 113 | $40,284 | $15,289 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
22 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $26,854 | $8,707 | 32.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $9,450 | $3,881 | 41.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 36 | $8,640 | $3,310 | 38.3% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 58 | $3,944 | $2,082 | 52.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $3,420 | $1,663 | 48.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,620 | $748.66 | 46.2% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $18,135 | $6,216 | 34.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 49 | 51 | $12,202 | $5,046 | 41.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $7,236 | $3,324 | 45.9% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 58 | $3,944 | $1,731 | 43.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $3,385 | $1,494 | 44.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 17 | $2,183 | $1,101 | 50.4% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $20,228 | $6,430 | 31.8% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 31 | 31 | $8,184 | $3,293 | 40.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $4,760 | $2,092 | 43.9% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 27 | 51 | $3,468 | $1,493 | 43.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 14 | $1,666 | $874.08 | 52.5% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $2,076 | $815.16 | 39.3% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $21,971 | $7,229 | 32.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 32 | 32 | $8,448 | $3,770 | 44.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 30 | 31 | $7,417 | $3,192 | 43.0% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 25 | 36 | $2,448 | $1,098 | 44.8% |
About Audrey Ertel
Audrey Ertel is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Newport, Kentucky. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/03/2012. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1417213547.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Audrey Ertel has received a total of $5,300 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $24.96 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 12 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($4,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ertel has provided services to 518 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 615 services with total Medicare billing of $69,590. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 22 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Newport, KY
- Active Since 04/03/2012
- Last Updated 07/23/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1417213547
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $5,259
- Echelon Powered Circular (Device) $15.50
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $13.98
- TEFLARO (Drug) $10.86
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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