Total Payments
$9,917
2024 Payments
$317.67
Companies
14
Transactions
83
Medicare Patients
2,165
Medicare Billing
$239,036
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$5,000 (50.4%)
Food & Beverage$4,018 (40.5%)
Travel$899.16 (9.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $5,000 | 1 | 50.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,018 | 75 | 40.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $899.16 | 7 | 9.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $6,280 | 27 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,515 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $297.38 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Organogenesis Inc. | $233.99 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Endologix, Inc. | $217.42 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $148.75 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $94.14 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $32.40 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $23.87 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $20.67 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $317.67 | 8 | Medtronic, Inc. ($216.65) |
| 2023 | $905.46 | 15 | Medtronic, Inc. ($632.52) |
| 2022 | $1,503 | 15 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,124) |
| 2021 | $633.69 | 13 | Medtronic, Inc. ($542.05) |
| 2020 | $87.16 | 2 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($87.16) |
| 2019 | $302.03 | 5 | Endologix, Inc. ($217.42) |
| 2018 | $6,049 | 21 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($6,049) |
| 2017 | $119.59 | 4 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($101.11) |
All Payment Transactions
83 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/13/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Ranger (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.09 | General |
| Category: Ranger_PI | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Reflow Medical Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.48 | General |
| 10/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.40 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.05 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.89 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.50 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | ENHERTU (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.40 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 02/21/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.86 | General |
| Category: Catheters | ||||||
| 12/28/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.90 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 11/29/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.17 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 09/15/2023 | CORDIS US CORP. | RAIN SHEATH TRANSRADIAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.76 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 08/10/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.60 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 08/04/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.28 | General |
| Category: Catheters | ||||||
| 07/12/2023 | Penumbra, Inc. | Penumbra System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.87 | General |
| Category: Neurointervention | ||||||
| 05/09/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $109.47 | General |
| Category: General - Balloons_PI | ||||||
| 05/09/2023 | Surmodics, Inc. | Pounce Thrombectomy System (Device), Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System, Pounce Thrombectomy | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.56 | General |
| Category: Percutaneous Catheter System | ||||||
| 04/14/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | JETSTREAM SC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.85 | General |
| Category: JETSTREAM_PI | ||||||
| 04/11/2023 | Organogenesis Inc. | Puraply Antimicrobial (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $83.43 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 03/29/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.06 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 02/17/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.91 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 02/01/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.38 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 01/30/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ABRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $73.14 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 01/04/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.08 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 11/14/2022 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Venclose Maven Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.24 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 10/20/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.10 | General |
| Category: Catheters | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 544 | 726 | $439,557 | $54,162 |
| 2022 | 17 | 460 | 578 | $506,677 | $58,485 |
| 2021 | 18 | 669 | 844 | $369,582 | $57,163 |
| 2020 | 13 | 492 | 706 | $315,264 | $69,226 |
Total Patients
2,165
Total Services
2,854
Medicare Billing
$239,036
Procedure Codes
69
All Medicare Procedures & Services
69 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35301 | Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $130,720 | $12,565 | 9.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 75 | 83 | $26,985 | $7,847 | 29.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 62 | 87 | $19,560 | $5,582 | 28.5% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 67 | 77 | $49,454 | $4,122 | 8.3% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $44,306 | $4,006 | 9.0% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 30 | 35 | $42,070 | $3,258 | 7.7% |
| 37221 | Insertion of stent in groin artery, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $33,697 | $2,770 | 8.2% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $25,755 | $2,359 | 9.2% |
| 75710 | Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | Office | 2023 | 16 | 19 | $3,700 | $2,141 | 57.9% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 42 | 47 | $14,194 | $1,805 | 12.7% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $20,802 | $1,667 | 8.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $4,320 | $1,216 | 28.1% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Office | 2023 | 31 | 40 | $4,000 | $1,207 | 30.2% |
| 99153 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 134 | $8,710 | $1,095 | 12.6% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 26 | $2,860 | $977.60 | 34.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $2,546 | $726.24 | 28.5% |
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,623 | $388.26 | 23.9% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 28 | $2,785 | $295.96 | 10.6% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $1,470 | $134.25 | 9.1% |
| 36475 | Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $131,780 | $10,971 | 8.3% |
| 35301 | Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $66,281 | $8,991 | 13.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 61 | 70 | $19,925 | $6,341 | 31.8% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2022 | 79 | 97 | $56,662 | $4,857 | 8.6% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2022 | 39 | 39 | $56,116 | $4,512 | 8.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 49 | 68 | $13,600 | $4,330 | 31.8% |
About Dr. Dennis Costa, M.D
Dr. Dennis Costa, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Wausau, Wisconsin. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/22/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1477599603.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Dennis Costa, M.D has received a total of $9,917 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $317.67 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 83 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($5,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Costa has provided services to 2,165 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,854 services with total Medicare billing of $239,036. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 69 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Vascular Surgery
- Location Wausau, WI
- Active Since 06/22/2006
- Last Updated 01/04/2021
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1477599603
Products in Payments
- Endurant (Device) $6,715
- ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) $1,169
- ENDURANT IIS (Device) $730.89
- Puraply Antimicrobial (Medical Supply) $127.46
- PURAPLY (Medical Supply) $106.53
- Abre (Device) $96.76
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) $80.09
- ABRE (Device) $73.14
- AFX (Device) $72.02
- JETSTREAM SC (Device) $69.27
- Venclose Maven Catheter (Device) $47.24
- GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION (Device) $41.69
- Ranger (Device) $40.09
- ENHERTU (Biological) $32.40
- Penumbra System (Device) $23.87
- XARELTO (Drug) $20.67
- GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION (Device) $18.48
- JETSTREAM (Device) $18.38
- Pounce Thrombectomy System (Device) $15.56
- RAIN SHEATH TRANSRADIAL (Device) $14.76
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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