Total Payments
$11,229
2024 Payments
$1,750
Companies
36
Transactions
321
Medicare Patients
5,167
Medicare Billing
$498,965

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$8,731 (77.8%)
Consulting$1,500 (13.4%)
Travel$997.64 (8.9%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $8,731 315 77.8%
Consulting Fee $1,500 1 13.4%
Travel and Lodging $997.64 5 8.9%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $2,853 22 $0 (2024)
Abbott Laboratories $1,697 60 $0 (2024)
Boston Scientific Corporation $1,501 18 $0 (2024)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1,014 60 $0 (2024)
Medtronic, Inc. $977.82 21 $0 (2024)
Inari Medical, Inc. $430.71 8 $0 (2024)
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $316.37 20 $0 (2024)
Medtronic Vascular, Inc. $286.90 6 $0 (2019)
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $193.40 12 $0 (2024)
PFIZER INC. $192.27 9 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $1,750 69 Abbott Laboratories ($327.67)
2023 $2,247 84 Abbott Laboratories ($442.03)
2022 $2,109 75 Medtronic, Inc. ($530.77)
2021 $641.34 29 Abbott Laboratories ($212.51)
2020 $284.38 13 Abbott Laboratories ($233.53)
2019 $870.02 19 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($211.86)
2018 $492.46 15 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($364.37)
2017 $2,835 17 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,772)

All Payment Transactions

321 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 13

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/18/2024 ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) LifeVest (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $11.27 General
Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
12/17/2024 ABBVIE INC. QULIPTA (Drug), BOTOX Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $28.39 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
12/17/2024 ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) LifeVest (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $3.97 General
Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
12/13/2024 Inari Medical, Inc. FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $63.90 General
Category: VTE
12/13/2024 PFIZER INC. VYNDAQEL (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.73 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
12/13/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation LEQVIO (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $5.37 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
12/06/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation LEQVIO (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.22 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
12/06/2024 SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. FUROSCIX (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.96 General
Category: Cardiology
11/25/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $59.91 General
Category: AVVIGO_IC
11/22/2024 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. AMVUTTRA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.02 General
Category: Genetic Disease
11/15/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation LEQVIO (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $4.91 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
11/14/2024 Novo Nordisk Inc Wegovy (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.14 General
Category: Obesity
11/01/2024 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $20.21 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
10/18/2024 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.37 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
10/02/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation LEQVIO (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.29 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
09/27/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation LEQVIO (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $26.55 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
09/27/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation LEQVIO (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $3.88 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
09/18/2024 Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. NEXLETOL (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.34 General
Category: ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS
09/16/2024 Abbott Laboratories XIENCE SKYPOINT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.59 General
Category: Vascular
09/13/2024 Novo Nordisk Inc Wegovy (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.00 General
Category: Obesity
09/11/2024 ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) LifeVest (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $17.40 General
Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
09/06/2024 Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc Arcalyst (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.87 General
Category: Not Applicable
08/28/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $61.58 General
Category: AVVIGO_IC
08/22/2024 iRhythm Technologies, Inc. Zio monitor (Device), ZIO XT Patch Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.30 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
08/21/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation LEQVIO (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.38 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 28 1,791 2,120 $724,686 $170,651
2022 19 1,190 1,420 $502,381 $124,164
2021 22 1,214 1,464 $375,584 $103,351
2020 24 972 1,164 $368,510 $100,799
Total Patients
5,167
Total Services
6,168
Medicare Billing
$498,965
Procedure Codes
99

All Medicare Procedures & Services

99 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 297 505 $148,975 $50,732 34.1%
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function Office 2023 174 190 $123,730 $30,550 24.7%
33361 Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery Facility 2023 25 25 $136,225 $16,022 11.8%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 101 101 $44,045 $13,535 30.7%
93458 Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist Facility 2023 30 30 $31,500 $6,796 21.6%
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function Facility 2023 120 123 $38,085 $6,795 17.8%
92928 Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch Facility 2023 11 13 $24,050 $5,710 23.7%
93454 Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist Facility 2023 31 32 $29,440 $5,441 18.5%
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes Facility 2023 35 35 $18,935 $4,999 26.4%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 69 76 $15,580 $4,299 27.6%
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes Facility 2023 35 35 $12,725 $3,833 30.1%
93000 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report Office 2023 259 294 $22,638 $3,318 14.7%
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes Facility 2023 43 49 $9,800 $3,191 32.6%
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes Facility 2023 12 16 $14,720 $2,492 16.9%
93248 Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days Office 2023 88 94 $6,110 $1,930 31.6%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2023 11 11 $4,400 $1,669 37.9%
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only Facility 2023 202 227 $7,718 $1,541 20.0%
93312 Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report Facility 2023 16 17 $5,440 $1,464 26.9%
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes Facility 2023 13 14 $3,990 $1,400 35.1%
92960 External shock to heart to regulate heart beat Facility 2023 13 13 $10,543 $1,025 9.7%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 14 14 $3,900 $920.94 23.6%
93246 Heart rhythm recording of continous external ekg over 8-15 days Office 2023 79 83 $3,237 $857.82 26.5%
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes Office 2023 12 12 $1,620 $523.71 32.3%
93244 Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days Office 2023 21 25 $1,475 $473.85 32.1%
93308 Ultrasound of heart, follow-up Facility 2023 18 18 $2,124 $370.44 17.4%

About Dr. Brad Pfeffer, MD

Dr. Brad Pfeffer, MD is a Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program healthcare provider based in Eldersburg, Maryland. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/05/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1255570842.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brad Pfeffer, MD has received a total of $11,229 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,750 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 321 transactions from 36 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($8,731).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Pfeffer has provided services to 5,167 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,168 services with total Medicare billing of $498,965. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 99 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

Products in Payments

  • Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $2,295
  • COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $719.68
  • GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS (Device) $706.09
  • ENTRESTO (Drug) $548.33
  • LEQVIO (Drug) $466.16
  • EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $434.38
  • FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $430.71
  • XIENCE SIERRA (Device) $373.79
  • Xience Sierra Coronary Stent (Device) $340.43
  • VERQUVO (Drug) $316.37
  • GENERAL - STENTS (Device) $292.71
  • DRAGONFLY OPSTAR (Device) $234.65
  • 3F (Device) $211.86
  • XARELTO (Drug) $193.40
  • LifeVest (Device) $186.07
  • Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System (Device) $180.36
  • XIENCE SKYPOINT (Device) $176.54
  • SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $147.99
  • LINQ II (Device) $146.22
  • NC TREK NEO (Device) $145.48

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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