Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $47,550 | 2 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astellas Pharma Global Development | $47,550 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $28,050 | 1 | Astellas Pharma Global Development ($28,050) |
| 2018 | $19,500 | 1 | Astellas Pharma Global Development ($19,500) |
All Payment Transactions
2 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/01/2019 | Astellas Pharma Global Development | MYRBETRIQ (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $28,050.00 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/12/2018 | Astellas Pharma Global Development | MYRBETRIQ (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $19,500.00 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 997 | 1,191 | $346,168 | $51,032 |
| 2022 | 10 | 611 | 717 | $203,270 | $31,289 |
| 2021 | 18 | 1,059 | 1,274 | $191,846 | $47,815 |
| 2020 | 13 | 935 | 1,135 | $122,503 | $29,324 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
54 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 | Facility | 2023 | 287 | 293 | $186,263 | $16,179 | 8.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 76 | $40,272 | $8,734 | 21.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 39 | $15,415 | $4,294 | 27.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 63 | $13,075 | $4,220 | 32.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 54 | $20,578 | $4,201 | 20.4% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 406 | 514 | $14,392 | $3,375 | 23.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $11,738 | $2,723 | 23.2% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 29 | $8,763 | $2,720 | 31.0% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $6,196 | $1,955 | 31.5% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $15,610 | $1,697 | 10.9% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 38 | $11,981 | $773.67 | 6.5% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $539.00 | $117.40 | 21.8% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $1,345 | $43.86 | 3.3% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 177 | 180 | $103,825 | $10,640 | 10.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 87 | 115 | $43,223 | $8,907 | 20.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 26 | $13,478 | $2,828 | 21.0% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2022 | 233 | 298 | $7,502 | $2,103 | 28.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $8,440 | $2,013 | 23.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $7,144 | $1,770 | 24.8% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 25 | $5,513 | $1,427 | 25.9% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $8,850 | $1,231 | 13.9% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $4,574 | $328.43 | 7.2% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $721.12 | $40.89 | 5.7% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function | Facility | 2021 | 225 | 230 | $55,890 | $14,012 | 25.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 89 | 125 | $44,750 | $10,150 | 22.7% |
About Dr. Benjamin Wessler, MD
Dr. Benjamin Wessler, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Boston, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/09/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1457514440.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Wessler, MD has received a total of $47,550 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $28,050 received in 2019. These payments were reported across 2 transactions from 1 company. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($47,550).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Wessler has provided services to 3,602 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,317 services with total Medicare billing of $159,460. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 54 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Internal Medicine
- Location Boston, MA
- Active Since 07/09/2008
- Last Updated 03/05/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1457514440
Products in Payments
- MYRBETRIQ (Drug) $47,550
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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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