Total Payments
$9,042
2024 Payments
$473.70
Companies
26
Transactions
345
Medicare Patients
35
Medicare Billing
$3,342
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$6,835 (75.6%)
Other$915.00 (10.1%)
Education$814.45 (9.0%)
Travel$477.13 (5.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,835 | 337 | 75.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $915.00 | 4 | 10.1% |
| Education | $814.45 | 1 | 9.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $477.13 | 3 | 5.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon US, LLC | $2,397 | 129 | $0 (2024) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,012 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $827.02 | 34 | $0 (2024) |
| Covidien LP | $739.21 | 15 | $0 (2019) |
| ReShape Lifesciences Inc. | $691.72 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $658.27 | 53 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $654.10 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $640.57 | 37 | $0 (2023) |
| RedHill Biopharma Inc. | $260.31 | 12 | $0 (2022) |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $254.97 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $473.70 | 17 | Medtronic, Inc. ($234.76) |
| 2023 | $1,152 | 56 | Ethicon US, LLC ($355.91) |
| 2022 | $1,018 | 62 | Ethicon US, LLC ($544.75) |
| 2021 | $1,311 | 67 | Ethicon US, LLC ($626.70) |
| 2020 | $920.02 | 49 | Ethicon US, LLC ($321.07) |
| 2019 | $2,032 | 54 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($951.42) |
| 2018 | $1,864 | 29 | ReShape Lifesciences Inc. ($675.00) |
| 2017 | $270.74 | 11 | Ethicon Inc. ($103.77) |
All Payment Transactions
345 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/07/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.10 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | CONTRAVE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.20 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.79 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 09/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $163.39 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.46 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | CoolSeal Generator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.99 | General |
| Category: Surgical | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.71 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | CoolSeal Generator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.72 | General |
| Category: Surgical | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.01 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 03/14/2024 | CONMED Corporation | AIRSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.03 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/08/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.35 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 03/07/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | ZEPBOUND (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.58 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.14 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 03/01/2024 | Teleflex LLC | Titan SGS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.91 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL | ||||||
| 02/01/2024 | Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | NASCOBAL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.59 | General |
| Category: PRESCRIPTION SUPPLEMENT | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.77 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 01/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDO CATCH GOLD (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.96 | General |
| Category: Hand Instruments and Ligation Devices | ||||||
| 12/19/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VERSAONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.90 | General |
| Category: Trocars and Access Instruments | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.88 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.42 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 11/28/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDO GIA ULTRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.78 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 11/28/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.53 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.90 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Harmonic (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.06 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 11/10/2023 | Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | CONTRAVE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.68 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 12 | 18 | $23,940 | $829.80 |
| 2022 | 2 | 23 | 39 | $61,707 | $2,512 |
Total Patients
35
Total Services
57
Medicare Billing
$3,342
Procedure Codes
3
All Medicare Procedures & Services
3 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 18 | $23,940 | $829.80 | 3.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $29,040 | $1,524 | 5.2% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 27 | $32,667 | $988.13 | 3.0% |
About Dr. Eric Sommer, MD
Dr. Eric Sommer, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Hackensack, New Jersey. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/28/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1659447092.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Sommer, MD has received a total of $9,042 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $473.70 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 345 transactions from 26 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($6,835).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sommer has provided services to 35 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 57 services with total Medicare billing of $3,342. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 3 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Hospitalist
- Location Hackensack, NJ
- Active Since 11/28/2006
- Last Updated 12/01/2009
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1659447092
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $1,012
- Echelon Flex (Device) $851.27
- HARMONIC Product Family (Device) $748.72
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $463.68
- Saxenda (Drug) $448.50
- SIGNIA (Device) $443.72
- GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce (Device) $368.57
- Harmonic (Device) $310.30
- Echelon; Endopath (Device) $280.96
- Talicia (Drug) $260.31
- NASCOBAL (Drug) $254.97
- Signia (Device) $244.20
- SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) $241.99
- Eversense (Device) $240.00
- Echelon Endopath Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) $194.93
- iDrive Ultra (Device) $185.95
- Wegovy (Drug) $166.37
- CONTRAVE (Drug) $154.08
- LINX Reflux Management System (Device) $103.77
- Endo GIA (Device) $71.92
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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