Total Payments
$4,225
2020 Payments
$292.93
Companies
22
Transactions
289
Medicare Patients
5,860
Medicare Billing
$369,934
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$4,201 (99.4%)
Education$24.79 (0.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,201 | 285 | 99.4% |
| Education | $24.79 | 4 | 0.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $574.66 | 34 | $0 (2020) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $523.87 | 42 | $0 (2019) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $464.39 | 33 | $0 (2020) |
| PFIZER INC. | $432.91 | 35 | $0 (2020) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $366.93 | 28 | $0 (2020) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $329.99 | 19 | $0 (2020) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $216.66 | 16 | $0 (2020) |
| Amgen Inc. | $152.44 | 10 | $0 (2019) |
| Allergan Inc. | $152.40 | 8 | $0 (2019) |
| Amarin Pharma Inc. | $147.36 | 12 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $292.93 | 18 | PFIZER INC. ($46.24) |
| 2019 | $1,590 | 109 | Lilly USA, LLC ($199.26) |
| 2018 | $995.78 | 64 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($168.26) |
| 2017 | $1,346 | 98 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($204.92) |
All Payment Transactions
289 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 12
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/09/2020 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.13 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 03/06/2020 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.79 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 02/27/2020 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug), INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.90 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 02/25/2020 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.82 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 02/24/2020 | PFIZER INC. | CHANTIX (Drug), EUCRISA, COLOGUARD | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.45 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE | ||||||
| 02/19/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | FreeStyle Libre (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.44 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 02/14/2020 | PFIZER INC. | CHANTIX (Drug), EUCRISA, COLOGUARD | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.95 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE | ||||||
| 02/11/2020 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Tresiba (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.42 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 02/06/2020 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug), INVOKANA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.13 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 02/04/2020 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | SYMBICORT (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.98 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 01/30/2020 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.44 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 01/27/2020 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.17 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 01/24/2020 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | SOLIQUA 100/33 (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.67 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 01/23/2020 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | JANUVIA (Drug), JANUMET, ASMANEX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.01 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINOLOGY | ||||||
| 01/17/2020 | Amarin Pharma Inc. | Vascepa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.81 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 01/16/2020 | PFIZER INC. | CHANTIX (Drug), EUCRISA, COLOGUARD | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.84 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE | ||||||
| 01/07/2020 | Lilly USA, LLC | TRULICITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.76 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 01/06/2020 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | MYRBETRIQ (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.22 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/18/2019 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 12/11/2019 | PFIZER INC. | CHANTIX (Drug), EUCRISA, COLOGUARD | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.48 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE | ||||||
| 12/11/2019 | Lilly USA, LLC | TRULICITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.26 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 12/10/2019 | Amarin Pharma Inc. | Vascepa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.17 | General |
| Category: Hypertriglyceridemia | ||||||
| 12/05/2019 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | SPIRIVA RESPIMAT (Drug), SPIRIVA RESPIMAT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.88 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 11/26/2019 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.76 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/25/2019 | Allergan Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.97 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28 | 1,637 | 2,142 | $212,037 | $87,714 |
| 2022 | 30 | 1,609 | 2,119 | $228,841 | $103,385 |
| 2021 | 30 | 1,501 | 1,959 | $203,498 | $92,620 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,113 | 1,488 | $165,851 | $86,216 |
Total Patients
5,860
Total Services
7,708
Medicare Billing
$369,934
Procedure Codes
103
All Medicare Procedures & Services
103 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 242 | 467 | $98,070 | $42,474 | 43.3% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2023 | 105 | 105 | $26,565 | $14,594 | 54.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 63 | 81 | $11,583 | $4,677 | 40.4% |
| 90694 | Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage | Office | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $4,100 | $3,108 | 75.8% |
| 99495 | Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | Office | 2023 | 14 | 18 | $6,480 | $3,016 | 46.5% |
| 84443 | Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) | Office | 2023 | 129 | 153 | $8,415 | $2,518 | 29.9% |
| 80061 | Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | Office | 2023 | 151 | 187 | $12,342 | $2,445 | 19.8% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2023 | 62 | 64 | $3,325 | $2,080 | 62.6% |
| 80053 | Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | Office | 2023 | 154 | 192 | $6,720 | $1,987 | 29.6% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2023 | 147 | 187 | $5,049 | $1,423 | 28.2% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 109 | 141 | $2,538 | $1,176 | 46.3% |
| 87635 | Amplifed dna or rna probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19) antigen | Office | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $1,430 | $1,106 | 77.4% |
| 82607 | Cyanocobalamin (vitamin b-12) level | Office | 2023 | 57 | 58 | $2,900 | $857.24 | 29.6% |
| 83036 | Hemoglobin a1c level | Office | 2023 | 61 | 85 | $2,975 | $809.20 | 27.2% |
| 90662 | Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $737.00 | $722.26 | 98.0% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $2,080 | $721.44 | 34.7% |
| G0179 | Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | Office | 2023 | 12 | 22 | $2,398 | $682.86 | 28.5% |
| 82306 | Vitamin d-3 level | Office | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $1,940 | $580.20 | 29.9% |
| 77080 | Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,260 | $506.16 | 11.9% |
| 84153 | Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, total | Office | 2023 | 26 | 29 | $1,798 | $504.56 | 28.1% |
| 90674 | Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $494.00 | $362.81 | 73.4% |
| 82043 | Urine microalbumin (protein) level | Office | 2023 | 41 | 50 | $1,350 | $283.00 | 21.0% |
| 82570 | Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury | Office | 2023 | 41 | 50 | $1,100 | $254.00 | 23.1% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $1,292 | $213.01 | 16.5% |
| 83550 | Iron binding capacity | Office | 2023 | 15 | 23 | $667.00 | $197.11 | 29.6% |
About Dr. Bjorn Ringstad, MD
Dr. Bjorn Ringstad, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in North Haven, Connecticut. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/06/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1699707448.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Bjorn Ringstad, MD has received a total of $4,225 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $292.93 received in 2020. These payments were reported across 289 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,201).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ringstad has provided services to 5,860 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,708 services with total Medicare billing of $369,934. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 103 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Location North Haven, CT
- Active Since 07/06/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1699707448
Products in Payments
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $501.87
- CHANTIX (Drug) $289.67
- FARXIGA (Drug) $272.93
- Ozempic (Drug) $253.68
- Victoza (Drug) $221.35
- TRULICITY (Drug) $212.04
- XARELTO (Drug) $172.20
- TOUJEO (Drug) $166.20
- SOLIQUA (Drug) $148.12
- Vascepa (Drug) $147.36
- SPIRIVA RESPIMAT (Drug) $134.77
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $113.85
- MYRBETRIQ (Drug) $104.51
- Livalo (Drug) $96.90
- BREO (Drug) $90.06
- Tresiba (Drug) $83.62
- BEVESPI AEROSPHERE (Drug) $83.02
- Aimovig (Biological) $73.89
- VIAGRA (Drug) $73.88
- FreeStyle Libre Pro (Device) $67.75
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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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