Total Payments
$2,338
2024 Payments
$362.56
Companies
8
Transactions
67
Medicare Patients
1,820
Medicare Billing
$235,115
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$2,228 (95.3%)
Other$109.74 (4.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,228 | 66 | 95.3% |
| Grant | $109.74 | 1 | 4.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,656 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $182.61 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $155.68 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Micro-tech Endoscopy USA, Inc. | $127.53 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| CONMED Corporation | $90.25 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Alkermes, Inc. | $83.96 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Wilson Cook Medical Incorporated | $25.81 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| PENTAX of America, Inc. | $16.46 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $362.56 | 8 | Micro-tech Endoscopy USA, Inc. ($127.53) |
| 2023 | $463.49 | 19 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($292.15) |
| 2022 | $506.05 | 15 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($447.34) |
| 2021 | $132.06 | 4 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($102.62) |
| 2020 | $58.93 | 3 | Olympus America Inc. ($30.89) |
| 2019 | $155.29 | 6 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($155.29) |
| 2018 | $329.85 | 6 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($329.85) |
| 2017 | $329.66 | 6 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($245.14) |
All Payment Transactions
67 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/06/2024 | Micro-tech Endoscopy USA, Inc. | eyeMAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.53 | General |
| Category: GI Endoscopy | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | FUSION (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $96.97 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.83 | General |
| Category: EXALT Model D_ENDO | ||||||
| 03/20/2024 | Olympus America Inc. | EndoClot PHS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.07 | General |
| Category: Endotherapy | ||||||
| 03/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Resolution 360 Clip (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.92 | General |
| Category: Resolution 360 Clip_ENDO | ||||||
| 02/24/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Spyglass (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.41 | General |
| Category: Spyglass DS_ENDO | ||||||
| 02/16/2024 | CONMED Corporation | CONMED HEMOSTASIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.35 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/28/2024 | CONMED Corporation | CONMED DILATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.48 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/16/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Extractor Pro RX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.19 | General |
| Category: Extractor_ENDO | ||||||
| 12/13/2023 | CONMED Corporation | CONMED GENERATORS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.42 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/18/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Extractor Pro RX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.85 | General |
| Category: Extractor_ENDO | ||||||
| 10/28/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.16 | General |
| Category: EXALT Model D_ENDO | ||||||
| 10/12/2023 | Olympus America Inc. | VISIGLIDE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.25 | General |
| Category: Endotherapy | ||||||
| 09/09/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.15 | General |
| Category: General - Biliary Devices_ENDO | ||||||
| 08/26/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.09 | General |
| Category: General - Hemostasis_ENDO | ||||||
| 08/02/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.97 | General |
| Category: General - Polypectomy_ENDO | ||||||
| 07/31/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.37 | General |
| Category: General - Hemostasis_ENDO | ||||||
| 07/08/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Agile Esophageal (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.67 | General |
| Category: Agile_ENDO | ||||||
| 07/07/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.00 | General |
| Category: General - Polypectomy_ENDO | ||||||
| 06/03/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.78 | General |
| Category: General - Hemostasis_ENDO | ||||||
| 06/03/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.30 | General |
| Category: General - Hemostasis_ENDO | ||||||
| 05/25/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.53 | General |
| Category: General - Biliary Devices_ENDO | ||||||
| 05/25/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.55 | General |
| Category: General - Biliary Devices_ENDO | ||||||
| 05/17/2023 | PENTAX of America, Inc. | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.46 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 04/11/2023 | Alkermes, Inc. | Vivitrol (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.96 | General |
| Category: CNS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 463 | 526 | $964,714 | $58,347 |
| 2022 | 14 | 511 | 561 | $968,032 | $62,278 |
| 2021 | 15 | 462 | 528 | $896,133 | $60,439 |
| 2020 | 14 | 384 | 442 | $730,703 | $54,051 |
Total Patients
1,820
Total Services
2,057
Medicare Billing
$235,115
Procedure Codes
57
All Medicare Procedures & Services
57 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43276 | Replacement of stent in pancreatic or bile duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 47 | $204,778 | $13,749 | 6.7% |
| 43238 | Ultrasound guided needle aspiration or biopsy of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 57 | 57 | $104,307 | $9,969 | 9.6% |
| 43274 | Insertion of stent into pancreatic or bile duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 20 | $83,465 | $5,944 | 7.1% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $51,088 | $4,757 | 9.3% |
| 43237 | Ultrasound exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope through mouth | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 32 | $62,652 | $4,379 | 7.0% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 121 | 126 | $171,582 | $4,183 | 2.4% |
| 43249 | Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 33 | $51,018 | $3,486 | 6.8% |
| 43259 | Ultrasound exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $29,102 | $2,841 | 9.8% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $15,022 | $2,506 | 16.7% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $58,971 | $2,367 | 4.0% |
| 43264 | Removal of stone or debris from bile or pancreatic duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 32 | $107,229 | $1,329 | 1.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $6,006 | $1,209 | 20.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,670 | $850.19 | 15.0% |
| 74328 | Review by radiologist of image from tube placement into bile duct using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 42 | $13,824 | $778.26 | 5.6% |
| 43276 | Replacement of stent in pancreatic or bile duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 32 | $135,494 | $10,896 | 8.0% |
| 43274 | Insertion of stent into pancreatic or bile duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 34 | $137,618 | $10,283 | 7.5% |
| 43238 | Ultrasound guided needle aspiration or biopsy of esophagus using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 48 | 48 | $84,164 | $8,178 | 9.7% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 31 | $63,604 | $6,227 | 9.8% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 131 | 135 | $176,843 | $4,975 | 2.8% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 52 | 52 | $95,653 | $4,593 | 4.8% |
| 43237 | Ultrasound exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope through mouth | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $60,357 | $4,307 | 7.1% |
| 43259 | Ultrasound exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $31,043 | $3,279 | 10.6% |
| 43249 | Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 23 | $34,200 | $2,466 | 7.2% |
| 43264 | Removal of stone or debris from bile or pancreatic duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 35 | $113,314 | $2,260 | 2.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $8,388 | $1,608 | 19.2% |
About Dr. Brian Weston, M.D
Dr. Brian Weston, M.D is a Gastroenterology healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/02/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1316144405.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brian Weston, M.D has received a total of $2,338 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $362.56 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 67 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,228).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Weston has provided services to 1,820 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,057 services with total Medicare billing of $235,115. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 57 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Gastroenterology
- Other Specialties Gastroenterology
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 07/02/2007
- Last Updated 02/22/2011
- Taxonomy Code 207RG0100X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1316144405
Products in Payments
- General - Biliary Devices (Device) $151.82
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $144.97
- eyeMAX (Device) $127.53
- GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES (Device) $123.79
- GENERAL - BIOPSY (Device) $109.74
- FUSION (Device) $96.97
- ACQUIRE (Device) $94.05
- SpyGlass (Device) $93.60
- EXALT Model D (Device) $90.81
- Vivitrol (Drug) $83.96
- Agile Esophageal (Device) $83.13
- SPYGLASS (Device) $78.56
- GENERAL BILIARY DEVICES (Device) $72.68
- OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED (Device) $72.61
- EndoClot PHS (Device) $64.29
- General - Hemostasis (Device) $62.89
- Cook Medical Endoscopic Ultrasound (Device) $58.71
- Extractor Pro RX (Device) $55.04
- GENERAL - BILIARY DEVICES (Device) $54.26
- VISIGLIDE (Device) $38.79
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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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