Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $25.11 | 2 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $14.16 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Ra Medical Systems, Inc. | $10.95 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.16 | 1 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($14.16) |
| 2019 | $10.95 | 1 | Ra Medical Systems, Inc. ($10.95) |
All Payment Transactions
2 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/21/2020 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.16 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/12/2019 | Ra Medical Systems, Inc. | DABRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.95 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 70 | 72 | $96,250 | $8,460 |
| 2022 | 6 | 98 | 98 | $119,000 | $9,400 |
| 2021 | 5 | 111 | 114 | $79,100 | $9,859 |
| 2020 | 11 | 193 | 196 | $192,760 | $30,473 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
24 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00142 | Anesthesia for lens surgery | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 44 | $54,250 | $4,702 | 8.7% |
| 00140 | Anesthesia for other procedure on eye | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $42,000 | $3,758 | 8.9% |
| 01938 | Anesthesia for injection, drainage or aspiration procedures on spine or spinal cord of lower back accessed through skin using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $24,500 | $2,205 | 9.0% |
| 00813 | Anesthesia for procedure on small and large bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $25,550 | $2,179 | 8.5% |
| 00811 | Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $20,475 | $1,381 | 6.7% |
| 00812 | Anesthesia for exam of colon using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $13,125 | $1,281 | 9.8% |
| 00142 | Anesthesia for lens surgery | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $18,550 | $1,254 | 6.8% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $16,800 | $1,099 | 6.5% |
| 01230 | Anesthesia for open procedure on upper two-thirds of thigh bone | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $23,450 | $4,084 | 17.4% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 15 | $11,860 | $1,786 | 15.1% |
| 00142 | Anesthesia for lens surgery | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $15,640 | $1,665 | 10.6% |
| 64447 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into femoral nerve of thigh | Facility | 2021 | 28 | 29 | $19,950 | $1,230 | 6.2% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle | Facility | 2021 | 40 | 41 | $8,200 | $1,094 | 13.3% |
| 01916 | Anesthesia for diagnostic x-ray procedure on arteries or veins | Facility | 2020 | 40 | 41 | $52,880 | $8,682 | 16.4% |
| 00840 | Anesthesia for procedure in lower abdominal cavity including use of an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $21,660 | $3,816 | 17.6% |
| 01402 | Anesthesia for open or endoscopic total knee joint replacement | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $20,670 | $3,764 | 18.2% |
| 01844 | Anesthesia for placement or revision of blood flow shunt | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $19,040 | $3,269 | 17.2% |
| 01924 | Anesthesia for x-ray procedure on arteries | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $17,030 | $2,657 | 15.6% |
| 00140 | Anesthesia for procedure on eye | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $14,895 | $2,532 | 17.0% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $13,010 | $2,015 | 15.5% |
| 00142 | Anesthesia for lens surgery | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $9,925 | $1,637 | 16.5% |
| 64447 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into femoral nerve of thigh | Facility | 2020 | 22 | 23 | $15,750 | $1,025 | 6.5% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle | Facility | 2020 | 33 | 34 | $6,800 | $937.48 | 13.8% |
| 76937 | Ultrasound guidance for accessing into blood vessel | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $1,100 | $137.19 | 12.5% |
About Elbert Kou
Elbert Kou is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in San Gabriel, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/16/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1457771578.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Elbert Kou has received a total of $25.11 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $14.16 received in 2020. These payments were reported across 2 transactions from 2 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($25.11).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kou has provided services to 472 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 480 services with total Medicare billing of $58,191. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 24 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Location San Gabriel, CA
- Active Since 04/16/2014
- Last Updated 06/18/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1457771578
Products in Payments
- BRIDION (Drug) $14.16
- DABRA (Device) $10.95
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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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