Total Payments
$9,530
2024 Payments
$120.60
Companies
32
Transactions
315
Medicare Patients
7,444
Medicare Billing
$512,222
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$8,001 (84.0%)
Travel$1,525 (16.0%)
Education$4.54 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $8,001 | 309 | 84.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,525 | 5 | 16.0% |
| Education | $4.54 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $2,331 | 15 | $0 (2020) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $1,371 | 37 | $0 (2021) |
| Amgen Inc. | $746.24 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $719.49 | 40 | $0 (2020) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $584.42 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $438.40 | 31 | $0 (2019) |
| PFIZER INC. | $419.24 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $369.87 | 20 | $0 (2020) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $352.96 | 13 | $0 (2020) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $271.02 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $120.60 | 6 | Amgen Inc. ($44.36) |
| 2023 | $256.61 | 3 | Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($121.41) |
| 2022 | $232.97 | 2 | Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($119.94) |
| 2021 | $268.82 | 2 | Abbott Laboratories ($144.67) |
| 2020 | $1,563 | 49 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($589.34) |
| 2019 | $3,820 | 107 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($1,741) |
| 2018 | $2,275 | 95 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($345.58) |
| 2017 | $993.74 | 51 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. ($161.30) |
All Payment Transactions
315 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 13
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/17/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.93 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.06 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC | Sotalol Hydrochloride (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.98 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.65 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.55 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 02/26/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.43 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/05/2023 | HeartFlow, Inc. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.23 | General |
| Category: Coronary | ||||||
| 02/15/2023 | Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | NUZYRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.41 | General |
| Category: ANTIBIOTIC | ||||||
| 02/03/2023 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.97 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 09/29/2022 | Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | NUZYRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.94 | General |
| Category: ANTIBIOTIC | ||||||
| 03/25/2022 | Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.03 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 12/02/2021 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.15 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 07/28/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | MitraClip System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.67 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 10/28/2020 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/22/2020 | Novo Nordisk Inc | RYBELSUS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.35 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/21/2020 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BRILINTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.72 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/20/2020 | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | NEXLIZET (Drug), NEXLETOL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.71 | General |
| Category: ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS | ||||||
| 10/20/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.77 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/19/2020 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), VYNDAQEL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.98 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 10/14/2020 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.98 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 10/14/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.74 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/08/2020 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.45 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/06/2020 | Allergan, Inc. | UBRELVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.79 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/30/2020 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.40 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/30/2020 | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | NEXLETOL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.61 | General |
| Category: ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 1,322 | 1,444 | $408,172 | $61,624 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1,656 | 2,078 | $677,148 | $104,451 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,921 | 2,422 | $546,325 | $131,977 |
| 2020 | 21 | 2,545 | 3,545 | $720,330 | $214,171 |
Total Patients
7,444
Total Services
9,489
Medicare Billing
$512,222
Procedure Codes
80
All Medicare Procedures & Services
80 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 3 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $5,850 | $1,306 | 22.3% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 20 | $4,700 | $1,244 | 26.5% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report | Facility | 2021 | 74 | 74 | $4,600 | $940.54 | 20.4% |
| 93308 | Follow-up or limited ultrasound examination of heart | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 26 | $6,805 | $572.78 | 8.4% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2021 | 26 | 26 | $2,080 | $507.78 | 24.4% |
| 93248 | Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $1,170 | $307.06 | 26.2% |
| 93227 | Heart rhythm tracing, analysis, and interpretation of 48-hour ekg | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 18 | $1,900 | $294.48 | 15.5% |
| 83036 | Hemoglobin a1c level | Office | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $420.00 | $116.52 | 27.7% |
| 93005 | Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) with tracing using at least 12 leads | Office | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $600.00 | $81.64 | 13.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 450 | 832 | $249,960 | $68,460 | 27.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 188 | 216 | $90,720 | $38,124 | 42.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 285 | 503 | $108,145 | $30,446 | 28.2% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound examination of heart including color-depicted blood flow rate, direction, and valve function | Facility | 2020 | 342 | 346 | $69,200 | $21,926 | 31.7% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2020 | 150 | 150 | $53,050 | $19,463 | 36.7% |
| 99306 | Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 48 | 49 | $19,110 | $7,134 | 37.3% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Facility | 2020 | 646 | 924 | $32,340 | $6,757 | 20.9% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise multiple studies | Facility | 2020 | 56 | 56 | $25,200 | $3,734 | 14.8% |
| 99496 | Transitional care management services, highly complexity, requiring face-to-face visits within 7 days of discharge | Office | 2020 | 15 | 16 | $7,680 | $3,271 | 42.6% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 28 | 34 | $13,200 | $3,094 | 23.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 20 | 20 | $8,400 | $2,845 | 33.9% |
| G0402 | Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | Office | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $4,560 | $2,215 | 48.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 19 | 32 | $4,800 | $1,281 | 26.7% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring and physician supervision | Facility | 2020 | 57 | 57 | $4,275 | $1,101 | 25.8% |
| 93000 | Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report | Office | 2020 | 67 | 69 | $6,900 | $915.66 | 13.3% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart and blood vessel stress test with ekg monitoring, physician interpretation and report | Facility | 2020 | 63 | 64 | $6,400 | $816.30 | 12.8% |
About Dr. Bruce Watrous, M.D
Dr. Bruce Watrous, M.D is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Wakefield, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/21/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1609859958.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Bruce Watrous, M.D has received a total of $9,530 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $120.60 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 315 transactions from 32 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($8,001).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Watrous has provided services to 7,444 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 9,489 services with total Medicare billing of $512,222. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 80 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Wakefield, MA
- Active Since 11/21/2005
- Last Updated 06/20/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1609859958
Products in Payments
- WATCHMAN (Device) $2,331
- XARELTO (Drug) $1,135
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $566.36
- Repatha (Biological) $534.34
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $420.89
- OPSUMIT MACITENTAN (Drug) $306.93
- BEVESPI AEROSPHERE (Drug) $296.89
- BRILINTA (Drug) $285.80
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $241.50
- NUZYRA (Drug) $241.35
- INVOKANA (Drug) $235.26
- Kerendia (Drug) $228.00
- Corlanor (Drug) $211.90
- CHANTIX (Drug) $199.93
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $158.15
- MitraClip System (Device) $144.67
- Tresiba (Drug) $121.91
- Cook Medical Zilver PTX (Device) $118.40
- NEXLIZET (Drug) $113.71
- PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION (Biological) $113.38
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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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