Total Payments
$82,558
2024 Payments
$35,574
Companies
9
Transactions
33
Medicare Patients
1,210
Medicare Billing
$441,145
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$34,445 (41.7%)
Research$20,500 (24.8%)
Other$20,175 (24.4%)
Travel$6,622 (8.0%)
Food & Beverage$816.64 (1.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $34,445 | 10 | 41.7% |
| Unspecified | $20,500 | 1 | 24.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $20,175 | 4 | 24.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,622 | 7 | 8.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $816.64 | 11 | 1.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$62,058
32 transactions
Research
$20,500
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aesculap, Inc. | $26,230 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| BK Medical Holding Company Inc. | $25,077 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $20,500 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $5,397 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Blue Earth Diagnostics Limited | $3,123 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG | $1,800 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $340.63 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $62.64 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $26.68 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $35,574 | 16 | Aesculap, Inc. ($26,230) |
| 2023 | $12,986 | 6 | BK Medical Holding Company Inc. ($11,483) |
| 2022 | $2,648 | 2 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($2,475) |
| 2021 | $26,000 | 3 | Medtronic, Inc. ($20,500) |
| 2020 | $1,100 | 1 | BK Medical Holding Company Inc. ($1,100) |
| 2019 | $4,123 | 3 | Blue Earth Diagnostics Limited ($3,023) |
| 2018 | $100.00 | 1 | Blue Earth Diagnostics Limited ($100.00) |
| 2017 | $26.68 | 1 | Olympus America Inc. ($26.68) |
All Payment Transactions
33 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/29/2024 | BK Medical Holding Company Inc. | bk3000, bk3500 & bk5000 Ultrasound System (Device) | 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 | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: General-purpose ultrasound imaging system | ||||||
| 09/14/2024 | BK Medical Holding Company Inc. | bk3000, bk3500 & bk5000 Ultrasound System (Device) | 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 | $6,000.00 | General |
| Category: General-purpose ultrasound imaging system | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | BK Medical Holding Company Inc. | bk3000, bk3500 & bk5000 Ultrasound System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $44.01 | General |
| Category: General-purpose ultrasound imaging system | ||||||
| 07/04/2024 | Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG | Surgical Microscopes (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG | Surgical Microscopes (Device) | 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 | $1,350.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | Aesculap, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $19,500.00 | General |
| 04/03/2024 | Aesculap, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $236.21 | General |
| 04/03/2024 | Aesculap, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $164.00 | General |
| 04/03/2024 | Aesculap, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $161.73 | General |
| 04/03/2024 | Aesculap, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $134.09 | General |
| 04/03/2024 | Aesculap, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.26 | General |
| 04/03/2024 | Aesculap, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.90 | General |
| 04/03/2024 | Aesculap, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.07 | General |
| 02/17/2024 | Aesculap, Inc. | NONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $100.34 | General |
| Category: NEURO-PRODUCT UNDER DEVELOPMENT | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | Aesculap, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,557.40 | General |
| 02/14/2024 | Aesculap, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $345.46 | General |
| 11/08/2023 | BK Medical Holding Company Inc. | bk3000, bk3500 & bk5000 Ultrasound System (Device) | 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 | $11,324.50 | General |
| Category: General-purpose ultrasound imaging system | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | BK Medical Holding Company Inc. | bk3000, bk3500 & bk5000 Ultrasound System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $158.80 | General |
| Category: General-purpose ultrasound imaging system | ||||||
| 09/12/2023 | Stryker Corporation | SONOPET IQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $167.44 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 09/11/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | WELIREG (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.31 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/08/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $62.64 | General |
| 01/30/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,220.00 | General |
| 10/12/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,475.00 | General |
| 10/06/2022 | Stryker Corporation | ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY ET DURAL SEALANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $173.19 | General |
| Category: CRANIOMAXILLOFACIAL | ||||||
| 07/31/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | — | In-kind items and services | $20,500.00 | Research |
| Study: Transformational Physician Leadership Coaching Pilot | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transformational Physician Leadership Coaching Pilot | Medtronic, Inc. | $20,500 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 250 | 260 | $532,940 | $85,265 |
| 2022 | 12 | 324 | 358 | $601,020 | $101,242 |
| 2021 | 11 | 342 | 388 | $775,525 | $141,443 |
| 2020 | 10 | 294 | 349 | $614,679 | $113,195 |
Total Patients
1,210
Total Services
1,355
Medicare Billing
$441,145
Procedure Codes
42
All Medicare Procedures & Services
42 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61510 | Removal of skull bone for removal of growth of upper brain | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 30 | $368,811 | $55,959 | 15.2% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 47 | $57,763 | $9,227 | 16.0% |
| 99443 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | Office | 2023 | 47 | 51 | $27,714 | $5,477 | 19.8% |
| 69990 | Use of operating microscope | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $23,877 | $3,794 | 15.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $14,744 | $2,719 | 18.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 33 | $12,765 | $2,534 | 19.9% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $11,974 | $2,455 | 20.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $9,303 | $1,872 | 20.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $5,989 | $1,229 | 20.5% |
| 61510 | Removal of skull bone for removal of growth of upper brain | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 32 | $388,122 | $61,286 | 15.8% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | Facility | 2022 | 49 | 52 | $60,948 | $10,328 | 16.9% |
| 99443 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | Office | 2022 | 60 | 66 | $35,262 | $7,156 | 20.3% |
| 69990 | Use of operating microscope | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 31 | $35,247 | $5,669 | 16.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $15,542 | $2,962 | 19.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 35 | 37 | $13,945 | $2,958 | 21.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $12,688 | $2,708 | 21.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 19 | $10,277 | $2,188 | 21.3% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $10,192 | $2,100 | 20.6% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 30 | $8,567 | $1,822 | 21.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $6,950 | $1,401 | 20.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $3,280 | $662.01 | 20.2% |
| 61510 | Removal of bone from skull for removal of upper brain tumor | Facility | 2021 | 32 | 35 | $392,931 | $66,676 | 17.0% |
| 61512 | Removal of bone from skull for removal of upper membrane tumor | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $168,413 | $31,186 | 18.5% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside the brain | Facility | 2021 | 57 | 59 | $64,416 | $11,953 | 18.6% |
| 99443 | Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2021 | 68 | 83 | $39,459 | $9,697 | 24.6% |
About Dr. Brian Nahed, MD
Dr. Brian Nahed, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Boston, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/27/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1831225200.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brian Nahed, MD has received a total of $82,558 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $35,574 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 33 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($34,445).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Nahed has provided services to 1,210 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,355 services with total Medicare billing of $441,145. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 42 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Boston, MA
- Active Since 02/27/2007
- Last Updated 06/10/2013
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1831225200
Products in Payments
- bk3000, bk3500 & bk5000 Ultrasound System (Device) $19,027
- Axumin (Drug) $3,123
- Surgical Microscopes (Device) $1,800
- ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY ET DURAL SEALANT (Device) $173.19
- SONOPET IQ (Device) $167.44
- NONE (Device) $100.34
- WELIREG (Drug) $52.31
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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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