Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $8,264 | 125 | 35.6% |
| Grant | $7,748 | 4 | 33.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,484 | 36 | 28.0% |
| Education | $688.65 | 6 | 3.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $12,290 | 75 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $7,270 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $1,382 | 21 | $0 (2023) |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $1,090 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $397.76 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $318.55 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| ATRICURE, INC. | $187.64 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $45.40 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $24.64 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $20.04 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,638 | 61 | Medtronic, Inc. ($4,494) |
| 2023 | $3,580 | 41 | Medtronic, Inc. ($2,171) |
| 2022 | $8,893 | 58 | Abbott Laboratories ($5,368) |
| 2021 | $3,675 | 3 | Medtronic, Inc. ($3,655) |
| 2020 | $88.70 | 2 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($75.20) |
| 2019 | $296.22 | 5 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($185.59) |
| 2018 | $13.48 | 1 | BIOTRONIK INC. ($13.48) |
All Payment Transactions
171 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.18 | General |
| Category: Implant Cardio Defib - ICDs | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $181.60 | General |
| 12/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $16.25 | General |
| 12/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $6.25 | General |
| 11/19/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.44 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.51 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 11/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.72 | General |
| 11/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.74 | General |
| 11/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.13 | General |
| 11/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.31 | General |
| Category: Implant Cardio Defib - ICDs | ||||||
| 11/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.57 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 11/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $292.00 | General |
| 11/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $216.66 | General |
| 11/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.74 | General |
| 11/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $105.56 | General |
| 11/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $50.82 | General |
| 11/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AFFERA MAPPING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.96 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $295.65 | General |
| 11/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $51.44 | General |
| 11/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $43.10 | General |
| Category: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.42 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $204.63 | General |
| 10/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $179.04 | General |
| 10/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $78.79 | General |
| Category: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.72 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 28 | 33 | $5,114 | $1,933 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
2 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $4,654 | $1,808 | 38.8% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 20 | $460.00 | $125.00 | 27.2% |
About Dr. Esseim Sharma, M.D
Dr. Esseim Sharma, M.D is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Boston, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/04/2015. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1245610229.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Esseim Sharma, M.D has received a total of $23,184 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $6,638 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 171 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($8,264).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sharma has provided services to 28 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 33 services with total Medicare billing of $1,933. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 2 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Location Boston, MA
- Active Since 06/04/2015
- Last Updated 06/24/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1245610229
Products in Payments
- MICRA (Device) $2,941
- ENSITE PRECISION (Device) $2,037
- AVEIR (Device) $1,602
- CARTO 3 (Device) $1,028
- LifeVest (Device) $318.55
- COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) $274.66
- TYRX (Device) $247.21
- Acticor 7 VR-T DX (Device) $202.20
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $187.64
- AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN (Device) $179.49
- PULSESELECT (Device) $166.59
- ENSITE (Device) $148.17
- SELECTSECURE (Device) $143.53
- SQ-RX PULSE GENERATOR (Device) $134.49
- GALLANT (Device) $130.33
- QUADRA ALLURE MP (Device) $116.47
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $96.79
- AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) $40.57
- LEQVIO (Drug) $24.64
- AFFERA MAPPING SYSTEM (Device) $21.96
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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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