Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $170,610 | 37 | 33.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $121,684 | 44 | 23.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $89,813 | 38 | 17.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $51,089 | 168 | 9.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $31,530 | 501 | 6.1% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $31,350 | 14 | 6.1% |
| Honoraria | $10,000 | 4 | 1.9% |
| Education | $8,200 | 2 | 1.6% |
| Grant | $222.11 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $219,115 | 131 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $167,270 | 267 | $0 (2024) |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $39,501 | 65 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $25,354 | 58 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $19,362 | 54 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $13,762 | 41 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $6,586 | 28 | $0 (2020) |
| ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. | $6,319 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Teleflex LLC | $5,396 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $3,511 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $130,487 | 135 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($74,786) |
| 2023 | $104,931 | 129 | ShockWave Medical, Inc ($74,384) |
| 2022 | $109,704 | 118 | Shockwave Medical, Inc ($84,807) |
| 2021 | $27,392 | 35 | Shockwave Medical, Inc ($14,736) |
| 2020 | $25,699 | 47 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc. ($16,192) |
| 2019 | $54,026 | 125 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($16,894) |
| 2018 | $31,127 | 95 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($17,335) |
| 2017 | $31,132 | 125 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($17,515) |
All Payment Transactions
809 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 33
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Access_IC | ||||||
| 12/14/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.62 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.44 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,125.00 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Access_IC | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.47 | General |
| Category: General - Balloon Catheters_ICG | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.15 | General |
| Category: General - Balloon Catheters_ICG | ||||||
| 11/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.08 | General |
| Category: General - Balloon Catheters_ICG | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,250.00 | General |
| Category: General - Balloons_PI | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,000.00 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Access_IC | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $625.00 | General |
| Category: General - Balloons_PI | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $40.00 | General |
| Category: General - Balloons_PI | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $33.44 | General |
| Category: General - Balloons_PI | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.33 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.10 | General |
| Category: General - Structural Heart_IC | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $212.83 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.85 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_Non Divisional | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $195.80 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Recor Medical Inc | PARADISE RENAL DENERVATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $179.27 | General |
| Category: Endovascular | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Comet (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.20 | General |
| Category: Comet_IC | ||||||
| 10/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.47 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Access_IC | ||||||
| 10/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.92 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_IC | ||||||
| 10/27/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $923.09 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Access_IC | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Grant | In-kind items and services | $222.11 | General |
| Category: General - Structural Heart_IC | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.82 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 32 | 5,397 | 7,276 | $743,614 | $182,910 |
| 2022 | 32 | 5,278 | 7,226 | $732,741 | $187,398 |
| 2021 | 31 | 2,819 | 3,301 | $639,567 | $171,281 |
| 2020 | 35 | 2,114 | 2,373 | $638,363 | $172,163 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
130 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 288 | 363 | $71,511 | $30,943 | 43.3% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 3,348 | 5,001 | $130,026 | $30,795 | 23.7% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 80 | $129,440 | $28,226 | 21.8% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 298 | 300 | $60,336 | $15,169 | 25.1% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 77 | 79 | $66,340 | $11,916 | 18.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 87 | 157 | $21,195 | $9,217 | 43.5% |
| 92943 | Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single coronary artery, branch or bypass graft | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $23,582 | $5,923 | 25.1% |
| 92978 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 78 | 82 | $43,354 | $5,456 | 12.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 40 | $10,600 | $5,017 | 47.3% |
| 93456 | Insertion of tube in right heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $23,654 | $4,827 | 20.4% |
| 93455 | Insertion of tube in bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $25,485 | $4,067 | 16.0% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 63 | 63 | $14,364 | $3,368 | 23.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $8,976 | $3,158 | 35.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $7,575 | $2,908 | 38.4% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 274 | 289 | $16,473 | $2,731 | 16.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $5,670 | $2,397 | 42.3% |
| 93923 | Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 139 | 140 | $10,080 | $2,218 | 22.0% |
| 93451 | Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 25 | $12,092 | $2,184 | 18.1% |
| 78431 | Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $11,116 | $1,891 | 17.0% |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 30 | $4,020 | $1,770 | 44.0% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 17 | $3,281 | $1,535 | 46.8% |
| 92979 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, each additional vessel | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 26 | $9,464 | $1,405 | 14.8% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 66 | 72 | $5,902 | $1,339 | 22.7% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 101 | 101 | $4,545 | $1,051 | 23.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,463 | $743.38 | 50.8% |
About Dr. Brian Jefferson, MD
Dr. Brian Jefferson, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Nashville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/15/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1508830407.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brian Jefferson, MD has received a total of $514,499 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $130,487 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 809 transactions from 40 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program" ($170,610).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Jefferson has provided services to 15,608 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 20,176 services with total Medicare billing of $713,752. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 130 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology
- Location Nashville, TN
- Active Since 02/15/2006
- Last Updated 02/09/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1508830407
Products in Payments
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $159,142
- Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) $45,026
- Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System (Device) $35,779
- Vascular Lithotripsy (Device) $14,861
- CROSSBOSS (Device) $14,004
- GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS (Device) $13,934
- Impella (Device) $13,762
- Xience V coronary stent system (Device) $11,254
- General - Therapies (Device) $10,836
- ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire (Device) $6,074
- Resolute (Device) $5,318
- CATHETERS - ARROW (Device) $5,215
- GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS (Device) $4,891
- DIAMONDBACK CORONARY (Device) $4,685
- GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS (Device) $4,540
- General - Vascular Access (Device) $4,534
- GENERAL - STENTS (Device) $4,463
- GENERAL STENTS (Device) $3,642
- OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED (Device) $3,619
- Indigo System (Device) $3,511
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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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