Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $3,000 | 1 | 51.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,503 | 9 | 42.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $344.15 | 6 | 5.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $3,745 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
| CSL Behring | $2,020 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $81.61 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $2,020 | 7 | CSL Behring ($2,020) |
| 2019 | $3,826 | 9 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,745) |
All Payment Transactions
16 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/20/2022 | CSL Behring | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $631.62 | General |
| 09/20/2022 | CSL Behring | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $194.73 | General |
| 09/20/2022 | CSL Behring | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.00 | General |
| 09/19/2022 | CSL Behring | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| 09/19/2022 | CSL Behring | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.00 | General |
| 09/18/2022 | CSL Behring | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $749.40 | General |
| 09/18/2022 | CSL Behring | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $194.73 | General |
| 07/22/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/22/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $359.73 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/22/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.54 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/10/2019 | Ethicon US, LLC | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY Curved Intraluminal Stapler (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.76 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 07/10/2019 | Ethicon US, LLC | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY Endoscopic Curved Intraluminal Stapler (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.85 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 07/03/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $173.34 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/03/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $160.98 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/03/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/03/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 418 | 521 | $169,713 | $47,078 |
| 2022 | 10 | 345 | 451 | $141,975 | $39,219 |
| 2021 | 15 | 417 | 491 | $148,259 | $36,571 |
| 2020 | 13 | 441 | 551 | $198,082 | $43,692 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
47 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 73 | 73 | $40,880 | $9,731 | 23.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 107 | 151 | $30,200 | $9,225 | 30.5% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 47 | $28,905 | $7,739 | 26.8% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 72 | $20,736 | $6,574 | 31.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 59 | 59 | $22,479 | $5,925 | 26.4% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 56 | $16,576 | $4,948 | 29.9% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 37 | $4,033 | $1,391 | 34.5% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $2,520 | $777.84 | 30.9% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,384 | $768.24 | 22.7% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 61 | 61 | $34,160 | $9,370 | 27.4% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 82 | 126 | $25,200 | $6,947 | 27.6% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 36 | $22,140 | $6,116 | 27.6% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 44 | 77 | $22,176 | $6,096 | 27.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $11,430 | $3,093 | 27.1% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 37 | 37 | $10,952 | $3,003 | 27.4% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit for problem of high severity | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $8,275 | $2,400 | 29.0% |
| 99282 | Emergency department visit for problem of mild to moderate severity | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $2,904 | $796.53 | 27.4% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit for problem of moderate severity | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $2,340 | $736.92 | 31.5% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 22 | $2,398 | $661.70 | 27.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 64 | 64 | $40,880 | $10,060 | 24.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 79 | 111 | $25,155 | $6,262 | 24.9% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 37 | 65 | $20,026 | $5,272 | 26.3% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 37 | 37 | $12,626 | $3,080 | 24.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $12,144 | $2,901 | 23.9% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 40 | 54 | $6,351 | $1,574 | 24.8% |
About Dr. Daniel Cucher, MD
Dr. Daniel Cucher, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Chandler, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/30/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1437460862.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Daniel Cucher, MD has received a total of $5,847 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,020 received in 2022. These payments were reported across 16 transactions from 3 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($3,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cucher has provided services to 1,621 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,014 services with total Medicare billing of $166,560. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 47 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
- Location Chandler, AZ
- Active Since 06/30/2010
- Last Updated 12/05/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1437460862
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $3,745
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY Curved Intraluminal Stapler (Device) $70.76
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY Endoscopic Curved Intraluminal Stapler (Device) $10.85
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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