Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,821 | 128 | 61.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,000 | 1 | 25.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,035 | 5 | 13.2% |
| Education | $1.19 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $3,088 | 23 | $0 (2020) |
| Coloplast Corp | $1,605 | 12 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,091 | 32 | $0 (2023) |
| NeoTract Inc. | $968.19 | 12 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $288.01 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| 180 Medical, Inc. | $240.81 | 9 | $0 (2020) |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $123.34 | 11 | $0 (2017) |
| PFIZER INC. | $68.51 | 6 | $0 (2017) |
| Amgen Inc. | $66.92 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $66.24 | 5 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $56.22 | 3 | PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation ($20.77) |
| 2023 | $526.03 | 17 | Medtronic, Inc. ($381.84) |
| 2022 | $1,281 | 22 | Coloplast Corp ($688.92) |
| 2021 | $1,229 | 13 | COLOPLAST CORP ($915.94) |
| 2020 | $547.56 | 9 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($381.89) |
| 2019 | $242.30 | 9 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($190.63) |
| 2018 | $1,076 | 11 | NeoTract Inc. ($627.24) |
| 2017 | $2,899 | 51 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($2,105) |
All Payment Transactions
135 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/13/2024 | Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. | PROLARIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.28 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.17 | General |
| Category: Urology | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation | AQUABEAM SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.77 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/12/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.98 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.98 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.78 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 10/02/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.72 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 09/20/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.83 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 09/09/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.26 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 08/23/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.88 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 07/14/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.57 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 07/07/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.19 | General |
| Category: General - Biliary Devices_ENDO | ||||||
| 06/28/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.95 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 06/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.04 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 06/08/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.01 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 05/23/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.65 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 05/16/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.52 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 05/16/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.18 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 03/02/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.53 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 02/23/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.96 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 12/08/2022 | Teleflex LLC | UROLIFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.23 | General |
| Category: Interventional Urology | ||||||
| 11/07/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.59 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 11/01/2022 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | Thiola (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $1.19 | General |
| Category: Kidney Stones | ||||||
| 10/10/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.16 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| 09/26/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTERSTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $154.19 | General |
| Category: Sacral Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | 2,139 | 6,325 | $495,880 | $166,973 |
| 2022 | 26 | 2,396 | 6,895 | $847,286 | $250,550 |
| 2021 | 29 | 3,047 | 6,406 | $766,908 | $255,414 |
| 2020 | 28 | 2,117 | 5,508 | $757,807 | $214,993 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
104 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 576 | 789 | $77,322 | $48,539 | 62.8% |
| 52000 | Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 146 | 166 | $113,212 | $29,052 | 25.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 157 | 157 | $40,035 | $18,026 | 45.0% |
| J0585 | Injection, onabotulinumtoxina, 1 unit | Office | 2023 | 17 | 3,500 | $61,670 | $17,393 | 28.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 85 | 90 | $13,860 | $8,446 | 60.9% |
| 52601 | Removal of prostate gland using an electrocautery knife through urethra with control of bleeding using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $32,704 | $7,828 | 23.9% |
| 52356 | Crushing of stone of ureter with insertion of stent using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $34,344 | $7,727 | 22.5% |
| 52287 | Exam with injections of chemical for destruction of bladder using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 19 | 28 | $28,616 | $7,666 | 26.8% |
| 57288 | Creation of sling around urethra in female to control leakage | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $30,504 | $6,606 | 21.7% |
| 52332 | Insertion of stent in ureter using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 23 | $11,983 | $2,395 | 20.0% |
| 81003 | Automated urinalysis test | Office | 2023 | 659 | 1,039 | $5,195 | $2,274 | 43.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $4,500 | $2,156 | 47.9% |
| 51728 | Complex measurement of pressure of urine flow in bladder with voiding pressure studies | Office | 2023 | 19 | 22 | $9,340 | $1,937 | 20.7% |
| 76872 | Ultrasound scan of pelvic region through rectum | Office | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $6,426 | $1,778 | 27.7% |
| 51798 | Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding | Office | 2023 | 176 | 222 | $11,702 | $1,613 | 13.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 20 | $2,100 | $1,169 | 55.7% |
| 51797 | Insertion of device into abdomen with pressure and urine flow rate study | Office | 2023 | 19 | 23 | $2,978 | $947.74 | 31.8% |
| 74018 | X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 36 | 42 | $2,730 | $632.06 | 23.2% |
| 51784 | Non-needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles at bladder and bowel openings | Office | 2023 | 23 | 26 | $5,677 | $359.85 | 6.3% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 60 | 62 | $310.00 | $303.80 | 98.0% |
| 51741 | Electronic assessment of bladder emptying | Office | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $672.48 | $125.65 | 18.7% |
| 52442 | Insertion of implant in urethra within prostate gland using an endoscope, each additional implant | Office | 2022 | 19 | 75 | $234,675 | $52,355 | 22.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 535 | 733 | $71,834 | $46,149 | 64.2% |
| 52000 | Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 182 | 209 | $142,538 | $36,857 | 25.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 174 | 174 | $44,370 | $20,619 | 46.5% |
About Dr. Brian Cohen, MD
Dr. Brian Cohen, MD is a Urology healthcare provider based in Asheville, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/29/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1336340579.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brian Cohen, MD has received a total of $7,856 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $56.22 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 135 transactions from 23 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,821).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cohen has provided services to 9,699 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 25,134 services with total Medicare billing of $887,930. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 104 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Urology
- Location Asheville, NC
- Active Since 05/29/2007
- Last Updated 12/20/2023
- Taxonomy Code 208800000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1336340579
Products in Payments
- INTERSTIM (Device) $4,178
- Titan (Device) $1,605
- UROLIFT (Device) $543.35
- UroLift (Device) $242.68
- Urolift - UL400 (Device) $215.95
- Myrbetriq (Drug) $123.34
- GENERAL MALE SUI (Device) $121.29
- Prolia (Biological) $66.92
- XIAFLEX (Biological) $66.24
- VIAGRA (Drug) $34.70
- Androgel (Drug) $33.86
- GENTLECATH (Device) $27.01
- Axumin (Drug) $24.71
- Xofigo (Drug) $24.29
- LITHOVUE (Device) $22.53
- PVC (Drug) $22.40
- AQUABEAM SYSTEM (Device) $20.77
- COOK (Device) $18.17
- PROLARIS (Device) $17.28
- BOTOX (Biological) $15.92
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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