Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $159.81 | 6 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $103.99 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | $41.80 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| BAUDAX BIO INC. | $14.02 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $62.01 | 2 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($35.30) |
| 2023 | $38.12 | 1 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($38.12) |
| 2022 | $44.59 | 2 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($30.57) |
| 2021 | $15.09 | 1 | Chiesi USA, Inc. ($15.09) |
All Payment Transactions
6 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/16/2024 | Chiesi USA, Inc. | CLEVIPREX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.71 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.30 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 03/28/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.12 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 07/19/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | HemoSphere (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.57 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 03/01/2022 | BAUDAX BIO INC. | ANJESO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.02 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 03/29/2021 | Chiesi USA, Inc. | CLEVIPREX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.09 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 48 | 50 | $13,255 | $1,776 |
| 2022 | 3 | 48 | 48 | $38,729 | $5,289 |
| 2021 | 4 | 49 | 49 | $45,543 | $5,522 |
| 2020 | 7 | 115 | 118 | $98,499 | $13,117 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
17 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00731 | Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $6,950 | $1,042 | 15.0% |
| 36620 | Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $4,947 | $581.06 | 11.7% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $1,358 | $152.88 | 11.3% |
| 00567 | Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $26,275 | $3,632 | 13.8% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $7,507 | $1,075 | 14.3% |
| 36620 | Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $4,947 | $582.15 | 11.8% |
| 00567 | Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $23,983 | $3,383 | 14.1% |
| 93503 | Insertion of catheter into right upper heart chamber and pulmonary (lung) artery for monitoring purposes | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $12,570 | $908.96 | 7.2% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $5,213 | $770.52 | 14.8% |
| 36620 | Insertion of arterial catheter for blood sampling or infusion, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $3,777 | $459.42 | 12.2% |
| 00567 | Anesthesia for heart artery bypass grafting on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2020 | 22 | 22 | $48,183 | $6,904 | 14.3% |
| 00790 | Anesthesia for procedure in upper abdomen including use of an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $16,153 | $2,226 | 13.8% |
| 36556 | Insertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patient 5 years or older | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 15 | $6,890 | $1,035 | 15.0% |
| 93503 | Insertion of catheter into right upper heart chamber and pulmonary (lung) artery for monitoring purposes | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $13,300 | $1,006 | 7.6% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $5,708 | $905.26 | 15.9% |
| 36620 | Insertion of arterial catheter for blood sampling or infusion, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2020 | 23 | 24 | $6,840 | $868.03 | 12.7% |
| 76937 | Ultrasound guidance for accessing into blood vessel | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 15 | $1,425 | $171.95 | 12.1% |
About Blake Masters, AAC
Blake Masters, AAC is a Anesthesiologist Assistant healthcare provider based in Gainesville, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/22/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1134521164.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Blake Masters, AAC has received a total of $159.81 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $62.01 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 6 transactions from 3 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($159.81).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Masters has provided services to 260 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 265 services with total Medicare billing of $25,704. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 17 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiologist Assistant
- Location Gainesville, GA
- Active Since 09/22/2014
- Last Updated 09/22/2014
- Taxonomy Code 367H00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1134521164
Products in Payments
- HemoSphere (Device) $103.99
- CLEVIPREX (Drug) $41.80
- ANJESO (Drug) $14.02
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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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