Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,583 | 7 | 51.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,458 | 36 | 47.2% |
| Education | $45.82 | 1 | 1.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $1,116 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $978.27 | 11 | $0 (2019) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $526.31 | 13 | $0 (2022) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $110.65 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $96.89 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $71.26 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $45.82 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Biocompatibles, Inc. | $24.22 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | $22.89 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $21.90 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $110.65 | 2 | Abbott Laboratories ($110.65) |
| 2022 | $294.34 | 6 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($161.74) |
| 2021 | $392.80 | 11 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($147.43) |
| 2020 | $78.59 | 5 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($53.41) |
| 2019 | $248.41 | 6 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($163.73) |
| 2018 | $951.05 | 4 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. ($951.05) |
| 2017 | $1,011 | 10 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($939.71) |
All Payment Transactions
44 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/30/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | OPTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.33 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | OPTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.32 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 09/17/2022 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.94 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 09/17/2022 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.23 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/13/2022 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.93 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/27/2022 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | C3 Delivery System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.87 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 06/02/2022 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | VENACURE 1470 PRO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.89 | General |
| Category: VIT | ||||||
| 05/04/2022 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.48 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/06/2021 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.81 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/26/2021 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device), ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit, ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.88 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/26/2021 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $45.82 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 08/09/2021 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.68 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/23/2021 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 06/25/2021 | Shockwave Medical, Inc | Vascular Lithotripsy (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.89 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 05/21/2021 | Davol Inc. | Progel (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.37 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 03/19/2021 | Biom'Up France SAS | HEMOBLAST BELLOWS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.42 | General |
| Category: HEMOSTATIC AGENT | ||||||
| 02/28/2021 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | C3 Delivery System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.02 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 02/28/2021 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE TAG Conformable Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.22 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 02/27/2021 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | C3 Delivery System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $106.70 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 12/18/2020 | Covidien LP | Palindrome (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.84 | General |
| Category: Dialysis Catheters | ||||||
| 11/04/2020 | Cook Medical LLC | Cook Medical Zenith (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.34 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 08/17/2020 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | C3 Delivery System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.47 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/13/2020 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | C3 Delivery System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.14 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 06/27/2020 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | C3 Delivery System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.80 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/07/2019 | Biocompatibles, Inc. | VARITHENA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.22 | General |
| Category: FOAM SCLEROTHERAPY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | 412 | 425 | $49,772 | $12,447 |
| 2021 | 15 | 743 | 798 | $132,408 | $34,747 |
| 2020 | 18 | 741 | 787 | $168,784 | $40,702 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
55 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 49 | 54 | $9,450 | $3,068 | 32.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $7,110 | $2,028 | 28.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $4,940 | $1,399 | 28.3% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2022 | 56 | 56 | $5,712 | $1,338 | 23.4% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2022 | 50 | 51 | $3,315 | $819.52 | 24.7% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2022 | 34 | 35 | $4,550 | $754.34 | 16.6% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $3,510 | $707.98 | 20.2% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2022 | 41 | 43 | $3,140 | $665.55 | 21.2% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2022 | 49 | 52 | $2,630 | $502.90 | 19.1% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $1,530 | $369.20 | 24.1% |
| 93979 | Ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $1,190 | $238.56 | 20.0% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $1,200 | $236.71 | 19.7% |
| 93990 | Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $935.00 | $185.60 | 19.9% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $560.00 | $133.13 | 23.8% |
| 36832 | Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $38,310 | $8,484 | 22.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 84 | 104 | $18,200 | $7,146 | 39.3% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 42 | 42 | $16,590 | $5,176 | 31.2% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound scan of veins of both arms or legs including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | Facility | 2021 | 94 | 94 | $9,588 | $2,127 | 22.2% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $4,680 | $1,483 | 31.7% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck | Office | 2021 | 46 | 47 | $6,110 | $1,370 | 22.4% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck | Facility | 2021 | 41 | 41 | $5,330 | $1,157 | 21.7% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | Office | 2021 | 58 | 59 | $3,835 | $974.70 | 25.4% |
| 75625 | Radiological supervision and interpretation x-ray of abdominal aorta | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 18 | $3,420 | $969.48 | 28.3% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | Facility | 2021 | 64 | 66 | $4,290 | $964.39 | 22.5% |
| 75716 | Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of arteries of both arms or legs | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 13 | $4,425 | $962.52 | 21.8% |
About Dr. Charles Fields, MD
Dr. Charles Fields, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Greensboro, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/20/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1962407437.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Charles Fields, MD has received a total of $3,087 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $110.65 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 44 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($1,583).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Fields has provided services to 1,896 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,010 services with total Medicare billing of $87,895. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 55 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), Vascular Surgery
- Location Greensboro, NC
- Active Since 06/20/2005
- Last Updated 08/06/2021
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1962407437
Products in Payments
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $969.53
- ANGIOJET (Device) $807.99
- C3 Delivery System (Device) $302.00
- Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $150.29
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device) $146.11
- OPTIS (Device) $110.65
- VENACURE 1470 PRO (Device) $96.89
- ANGIOJET ZELANTEDVT THROMBECTOMY CATHETER (Device) $89.50
- Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (Device) $71.26
- XARELTO (Drug) $45.82
- OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED (Device) $42.22
- ELUVIA (Device) $24.28
- VARITHENA (Drug) $24.22
- Vascular Lithotripsy (Device) $22.89
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) $21.94
- Endurant (Device) $21.90
- Progel (Device) $18.37
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) $16.61
- GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin (Device) $15.81
- Repatha (Biological) $14.99
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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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