Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $449.31 | 8 | 83.3% |
| Education | $89.99 | 1 | 16.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $149.93 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $120.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $118.38 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $112.99 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $23.44 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $14.56 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $14.56 | 1 | Abbott Laboratories ($14.56) |
| 2020 | $24.93 | 1 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($24.93) |
| 2019 | $261.43 | 4 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($125.00) |
| 2018 | $238.38 | 3 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($120.00) |
All Payment Transactions
9 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/14/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.56 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 04/29/2020 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.93 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 10/16/2019 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $89.99 | General |
| 10/11/2019 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.44 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 08/21/2019 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | LEXISCAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOLOGY | ||||||
| 01/16/2019 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 09/27/2018 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $98.11 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 09/13/2018 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.27 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 08/23/2018 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BRILINTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 | 1,555 | 2,051 | $811,676 | $168,199 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1,231 | 1,730 | $698,458 | $164,460 |
| 2021 | 12 | 428 | 654 | $249,934 | $65,686 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
58 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 203 | 203 | $216,195 | $29,743 | 13.8% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2023 | 75 | 75 | $92,550 | $28,105 | 30.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 201 | 289 | $77,452 | $26,973 | 34.8% |
| A9500 | Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | Office | 2023 | 76 | 152 | $69,104 | $14,449 | 20.9% |
| J2785 | Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 61 | 244 | $26,596 | $10,624 | 39.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 76 | 137 | $25,208 | $8,825 | 35.0% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 77 | $20,328 | $7,619 | 37.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 40 | $14,400 | $5,566 | 38.7% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 38 | $18,544 | $5,477 | 29.5% |
| 93015 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Office | 2023 | 92 | 92 | $37,628 | $4,904 | 13.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $12,865 | $3,535 | 27.5% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 19 | $13,110 | $3,340 | 25.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $9,324 | $3,065 | 32.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $8,432 | $2,669 | 31.6% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $47,472 | $2,297 | 4.8% |
| 93351 | Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $14,556 | $2,170 | 14.9% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $7,236 | $1,994 | 27.6% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 144 | 161 | $14,490 | $1,754 | 12.1% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 238 | 255 | $24,612 | $1,699 | 6.9% |
| 93224 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $15,360 | $1,595 | 10.4% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $22,078 | $1,129 | 5.1% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $15,809 | $345.78 | 2.2% |
| 93320 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,252 | $172.88 | 5.3% |
| 93321 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $2,337 | $82.04 | 3.5% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $2,739 | $67.50 | 2.5% |
About Dr. Benjamin Gold, M.D
Dr. Benjamin Gold, M.D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Trumbull, Connecticut. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/09/2015. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1174903769.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Gold, M.D has received a total of $539.30 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $14.56 received in 2021. These payments were reported across 9 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($449.31).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Gold has provided services to 3,214 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,435 services with total Medicare billing of $398,345. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 58 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Trumbull, CT
- Active Since 06/09/2015
- Last Updated 09/23/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1174903769
Products in Payments
- LifeVest (Device) $149.93
- BRILINTA (Drug) $120.00
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $118.38
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $23.44
- LEXISCAN (Drug) $23.00
- HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device (Device) $14.56
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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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