Total Payments
$23,276
2024 Payments
$3,062
Companies
43
Transactions
619
Medicare Patients
9,402
Medicare Billing
$841,363
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$16,663 (71.6%)
Travel$6,498 (27.9%)
Education$90.00 (0.4%)
Other$25.11 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $16,663 | 586 | 71.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,498 | 31 | 27.9% |
| Education | $90.00 | 1 | 0.4% |
| Entertainment | $25.11 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $4,443 | 121 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $4,206 | 68 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,838 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $2,158 | 44 | $0 (2020) |
| Corindus Inc. | $1,373 | 11 | $0 (2019) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $911.16 | 51 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $809.18 | 40 | $0 (2024) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $737.21 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $717.15 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $549.74 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,062 | 125 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($453.79) |
| 2023 | $3,669 | 113 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,391) |
| 2022 | $4,063 | 111 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,296) |
| 2021 | $2,368 | 86 | Abbott Laboratories ($416.18) |
| 2020 | $2,875 | 75 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,785) |
| 2019 | $4,105 | 80 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($1,375) |
| 2018 | $2,809 | 25 | Corindus Inc. ($1,346) |
| 2017 | $325.17 | 4 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($312.92) |
All Payment Transactions
619 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 25
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.83 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | FUROSCIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.93 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.50 | General |
| 12/12/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.84 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.26 | General |
| 12/09/2024 | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | NEXLETOL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.16 | General |
| Category: ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.29 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.87 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.76 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | DIAMONDBACK CORONARY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.20 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.97 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.09 | General |
| 11/08/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | NUVISION ICE CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.73 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.78 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.25 | General |
| 11/05/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.60 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.85 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.70 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.57 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.60 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.57 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.04 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | WAINUA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.01 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.45 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.91 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31 | 3,038 | 3,677 | $1.2M | $217,857 |
| 2022 | 25 | 2,232 | 2,768 | $1.1M | $198,002 |
| 2021 | 24 | 2,024 | 2,621 | $1.1M | $217,429 |
| 2020 | 26 | 2,108 | 2,741 | $1.1M | $208,075 |
Total Patients
9,402
Total Services
11,807
Medicare Billing
$841,363
Procedure Codes
120
All Medicare Procedures & Services
120 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 | 295 | 386 | $67,550 | $32,254 | 47.7% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 182 | 190 | $228,940 | $24,137 | 10.5% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2023 | 61 | 61 | $127,865 | $18,727 | 14.6% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $113,245 | $16,070 | 14.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 144 | 235 | $33,605 | $13,838 | 41.2% |
| A9502 | Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | Office | 2023 | 63 | 126 | $34,902 | $11,289 | 32.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 74 | 83 | $18,675 | $10,905 | 58.4% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 192 | 194 | $174,212 | $10,037 | 5.8% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 20 | $58,600 | $7,887 | 13.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 77 | 77 | $23,601 | $7,703 | 32.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 53 | 54 | $20,736 | $7,041 | 34.0% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $51,510 | $6,547 | 12.7% |
| J2785 | Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 40 | 160 | $18,240 | $6,539 | 35.8% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 69 | $14,007 | $6,232 | 44.5% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 412 | 547 | $50,871 | $5,424 | 10.7% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 731 | 820 | $31,160 | $4,711 | 15.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $12,480 | $3,978 | 31.9% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 22 | $25,388 | $3,337 | 13.1% |
| 93015 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Office | 2023 | 65 | 65 | $23,855 | $3,037 | 12.7% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $13,817 | $3,006 | 21.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $5,730 | $2,497 | 43.6% |
| 33370 | Placement and subsequent removal of device to protect brain from embolism through catheter using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $8,008 | $2,443 | 30.5% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $5,175 | $2,183 | 42.2% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $15,725 | $2,162 | 13.7% |
| 92978 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $5,016 | $1,465 | 29.2% |
About Dr. Brian Blaker, MD
Dr. Brian Blaker, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Florence, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/24/2012. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1134495138.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brian Blaker, MD has received a total of $23,276 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,062 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 619 transactions from 43 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($16,663).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Blaker has provided services to 9,402 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 11,807 services with total Medicare billing of $841,363. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 120 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Florence, SC
- Active Since 03/24/2012
- Last Updated 02/01/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1134495138
Products in Payments
- Resolute (Device) $1,997
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $1,726
- ROTABLATOR (Device) $1,119
- XARELTO (Drug) $911.16
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $846.15
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $610.05
- Impella (Device) $549.74
- MitraClip System (Device) $468.47
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $468.12
- BRILINTA (Drug) $419.06
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) $391.97
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $366.60
- SYNERGY (Device) $366.27
- MITRACLIP (Device) $354.05
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $326.53
- GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART (Device) $318.21
- WATCHMAN FLX (Device) $312.85
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $311.73
- LifeVest (Device) $300.30
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $277.90
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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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