Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $100,915 | 24 | 58.0% |
| Honoraria | $21,945 | 6 | 12.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $18,019 | 17 | 10.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $16,272 | 37 | 9.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $15,533 | 634 | 8.9% |
| Education | $1,110 | 3 | 0.6% |
| Debt forgiveness | $60.25 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grifols USA, LLC | $88,243 | 75 | $0 (2024) |
| CSL Behring | $26,333 | 71 | $0 (2024) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $10,133 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| UCB, Inc. | $9,687 | 39 | $0 (2024) |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $8,626 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $7,402 | 64 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $6,553 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. | $4,374 | 11 | $0 (2020) |
| Shire North American Group Inc | $3,273 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
| Octapharma USA, Inc. | $1,033 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23,039 | 92 | Grifols USA, LLC ($13,616) |
| 2023 | $22,460 | 108 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. ($7,680) |
| 2022 | $27,784 | 69 | Grifols USA, LLC ($17,612) |
| 2021 | $21,060 | 61 | Grifols USA, LLC ($16,000) |
| 2020 | $14,292 | 63 | Grifols USA, LLC ($9,201) |
| 2019 | $26,058 | 88 | Grifols USA, LLC ($8,030) |
| 2018 | $19,463 | 92 | CSL Behring ($13,269) |
| 2017 | $19,698 | 149 | Grifols USA, LLC ($11,677) |
All Payment Transactions
722 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 29
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | CSL Behring | Hizentra (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.11 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | HYQVIA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.68 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Grifols USA, LLC | Gamunex-C (Biological) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,000.00 | General |
| Category: Immunology and Neurology | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Grifols USA, LLC | Gamunex-C (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $496.04 | General |
| Category: Immunology and Neurology | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Grifols USA, LLC | Gamunex-C (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $422.45 | General |
| Category: Immunology and Neurology | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Grifols USA, LLC | Gamunex-C (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $300.00 | General |
| Category: Immunology and Neurology | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Grifols USA, LLC | Gamunex-C (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $164.87 | General |
| Category: Immunology and Neurology | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ULTOMIRIS (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.61 | General |
| Category: Rare Disease | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | CSL Behring | Hizentra (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.77 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | HYQVIA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.20 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug), QULIPTA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.01 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | ARGENX US, INC. | VYVGART HYTRULO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.59 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ULTOMIRIS (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.17 | General |
| Category: Rare Disease | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | HYQVIA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.88 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug), QULIPTA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.15 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | TerSera Therapeutics LLC | Quzyttir (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.87 | General |
| Category: Acute Care | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | CSL Behring | Hizentra (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.53 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug), UBRELVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.97 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Rystiggo (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.09 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Zilbrysq (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.90 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.83 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Kedrion Biopharma, Inc. | Albuked (Biological), KOATE, GAMMAKED | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.11 | General |
| Category: Critical Care | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ULTOMIRIS (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.19 | General |
| Category: Rare Disease | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | HYQVIA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.10 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | 338 | 478 | $120,085 | $36,607 |
| 2020 | 10 | 441 | 614 | $190,439 | $53,401 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
18 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 109 | 182 | $42,952 | $12,190 | 28.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 57 | 75 | $21,900 | $8,294 | 37.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 84 | 133 | $20,216 | $7,559 | 37.4% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $9,750 | $2,137 | 21.9% |
| 95909 | Nerve transmission studies, 5-6 studies | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $7,042 | $1,924 | 27.3% |
| 95886 | Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study | Office | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $5,040 | $1,850 | 36.7% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $6,750 | $1,346 | 19.9% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $6,435 | $1,306 | 20.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 144 | 266 | $62,396 | $18,783 | 30.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes | Office | 2020 | 55 | 55 | $35,618 | $8,304 | 23.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 97 | 134 | $20,272 | $6,025 | 29.7% |
| 95816 | Measurement and recording of brain wave (eeg) activity, awake and drowsy | Office | 2020 | 15 | 19 | $21,700 | $5,442 | 25.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 42 | 42 | $20,770 | $4,853 | 23.4% |
| 95910 | Nerve transmission studies, 7-8 studies | Office | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $7,682 | $2,571 | 33.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Office | 2020 | 24 | 25 | $7,296 | $2,316 | 31.7% |
| 95886 | Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study | Office | 2020 | 22 | 29 | $6,027 | $2,223 | 36.9% |
| 95924 | Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function, at least 5 minutes of tilt | Office | 2020 | 13 | 14 | $5,188 | $1,667 | 32.1% |
| 95923 | Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | Office | 2020 | 11 | 12 | $3,490 | $1,218 | 34.9% |
About Dr. David Saperstein, MD
Dr. David Saperstein, MD is a Neurology healthcare provider based in Scottsdale, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/17/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1871585711.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. David Saperstein, MD has received a total of $173,854 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $23,039 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 722 transactions from 62 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($100,915).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Saperstein has provided services to 779 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,092 services with total Medicare billing of $90,008. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 18 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurology
- Location Scottsdale, AZ
- Active Since 08/17/2005
- Last Updated 12/04/2023
- Taxonomy Code 2084N0400X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1871585711
Products in Payments
- Gamunex-C (Biological) $88,441
- Hizentra (Biological) $24,453
- HYQVIA (Biological) $10,107
- ONPATTRO (Drug) $7,568
- OCTAGAM IMMUNE GLOBULIN (HUMAN) (Drug) $6,400
- TEGSEDI (Drug) $4,374
- GAMMAGARD LIQUID (Biological) $3,155
- SOLIRIS (Drug) $3,081
- AMVUTTRA (Drug) $1,030
- PANZYGA (Biological) $1,021
- ZEJULA (Drug) $1,000
- VYVGART (Drug) $722.71
- Quzyttir (Drug) $717.58
- UBRELVY (Drug) $516.14
- ULTOMIRIS (Biological) $493.28
- Aimovig (Biological) $387.87
- QULIPTA (Drug) $338.00
- Soliris (Drug) $236.16
- APTIOM (Drug) $230.26
- Rebif (Biological) $228.04
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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