Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,782 | 177 | 87.1% |
| Education | $560.90 | 7 | 12.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $1,052 | 39 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $815.02 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $410.37 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $329.45 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $304.03 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $143.21 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $140.11 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Amarin Pharma Inc. | $125.48 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $121.48 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $120.44 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,082 | 53 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($144.23) |
| 2023 | $744.74 | 40 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($202.17) |
| 2022 | $629.04 | 35 | Medtronic, Inc. ($126.54) |
| 2021 | $239.45 | 10 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($165.61) |
| 2020 | $235.98 | 6 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($106.40) |
| 2019 | $808.82 | 28 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($272.05) |
| 2018 | $504.41 | 11 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($163.04) |
| 2017 | $99.00 | 1 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($99.00) |
All Payment Transactions
184 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.90 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.88 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $55.26 | General |
| 12/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.95 | General |
| 11/26/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.75 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | HEARTFLOW, INC. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.63 | General |
| Category: Coronary | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.90 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENASEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.50 | General |
| Category: EndoVenous Therapies | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.94 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.67 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Amgen Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.58 | General |
| 11/11/2024 | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | Arcalyst (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.59 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.93 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.85 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC | Sotalol Hydrochloride (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.38 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.71 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.58 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.15 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.58 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.18 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.94 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.36 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.07 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.89 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 1,424 | 1,581 | $258,184 | $81,230 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1,105 | 1,253 | $198,735 | $63,348 |
| 2021 | 13 | 417 | 436 | $64,932 | $21,921 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
66 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 252 | 316 | $89,844 | $27,182 | 30.3% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 250 | 252 | $38,687 | $11,728 | 30.3% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 74 | 127 | $22,713 | $7,809 | 34.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 70 | 71 | $20,903 | $7,180 | 34.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $17,789 | $5,631 | 31.7% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $11,372 | $3,654 | 32.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 25 | $5,494 | $1,757 | 32.0% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $5,014 | $1,740 | 34.7% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $5,479 | $1,724 | 31.5% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 155 | 163 | $5,216 | $1,670 | 32.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $5,592 | $1,650 | 29.5% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 18 | $4,843 | $1,587 | 32.8% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $4,913 | $1,558 | 31.7% |
| 93350 | Ultrasound of heart during rest, exercise and/or drug-induced stress with report | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $4,145 | $1,288 | 31.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 20 | $2,977 | $876.67 | 29.4% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 116 | 130 | $2,387 | $791.16 | 33.1% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 63 | 63 | $1,974 | $598.95 | 30.3% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $1,474 | $511.87 | 34.7% |
| 93228 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 28 | $1,600 | $495.75 | 31.0% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $1,580 | $437.73 | 27.7% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 22 | $1,228 | $387.20 | 31.5% |
| 93272 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with symptom monitoring, transmission and review and report by health care professional | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $814.95 | $245.18 | 30.1% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Office | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $716.04 | $229.32 | 32.0% |
| 93320 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $635.52 | $220.80 | 34.7% |
| 93228 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $628.54 | $218.13 | 34.7% |
About Elston Johnson
Elston Johnson is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Columbus, Ohio. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/21/2015. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1568854065.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Elston Johnson has received a total of $4,343 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,082 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 184 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,782).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Johnson has provided services to 2,946 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,270 services with total Medicare billing of $166,499. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 66 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Location Columbus, OH
- Active Since 02/21/2015
- Last Updated 07/26/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1568854065
Products in Payments
- BRILINTA (Drug) $515.27
- Repatha (Biological) $289.67
- FARXIGA (Drug) $269.87
- VENASEAL (Device) $202.36
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $171.40
- EMBLEM (Device) $166.37
- VYNDAQEL (Drug) $143.21
- WATCHMAN (Device) $134.23
- LEQVIO (Drug) $132.63
- Vascepa (Drug) $125.48
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $121.48
- XARELTO (Drug) $120.44
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $120.22
- WATCHMAN FLX (Device) $107.32
- RESONATE (Device) $90.25
- VERQUVO (Drug) $89.04
- Corlanor (Drug) $76.34
- CLOSUREFAST (Device) $72.38
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $71.62
- Impella (Device) $68.90
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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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