Total Payments
$5,870
2024 Payments
$52.17
Companies
44
Transactions
450
Medicare Patients
4,267
Medicare Billing
$239,572
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$5,865 (99.9%)
Education$5.00 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,865 | 449 | 99.9% |
| Education | $5.00 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFIZER INC. | $623.85 | 83 | $0 (2023) |
| AbbVie Inc. | $545.28 | 31 | $0 (2023) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $477.63 | 47 | $0 (2023) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $472.16 | 38 | $0 (2023) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $401.26 | 19 | $0 (2023) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $310.58 | 36 | $0 (2022) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $302.95 | 19 | $0 (2020) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $273.50 | 22 | $0 (2021) |
| Amgen Inc. | $272.74 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $260.46 | 22 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $52.17 | 3 | Abbott Laboratories ($34.20) |
| 2023 | $816.64 | 38 | AbbVie Inc. ($255.99) |
| 2022 | $317.87 | 19 | Abbott Laboratories ($66.55) |
| 2021 | $601.34 | 39 | Amarin Pharma Inc. ($102.54) |
| 2020 | $395.85 | 27 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($72.76) |
| 2019 | $1,089 | 94 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. ($155.59) |
| 2018 | $1,044 | 96 | PFIZER INC. ($204.67) |
| 2017 | $1,553 | 134 | PFIZER INC. ($209.94) |
All Payment Transactions
450 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 18
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.40 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 02/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.80 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 02/07/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.97 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 12/18/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.49 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 12/17/2023 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.37 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 12/12/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | UBRELVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.82 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/20/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.91 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 11/17/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | QULIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.34 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/15/2023 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.12 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.44 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.22 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/23/2023 | PFIZER INC. | PREVNAR 20 (Biological), COMIRNATY, ABRYSVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.59 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 10/18/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.15 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/20/2023 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.32 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 08/16/2023 | PFIZER INC. | PREVNAR 20 (Biological), COMIRNATY, ABRYSVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.36 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 08/15/2023 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.17 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 08/14/2023 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.19 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 07/31/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.78 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/28/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.20 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/25/2023 | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | Auvelity (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $90.22 | General |
| Category: Psychology/Psychiatric | ||||||
| 07/21/2023 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.71 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 07/12/2023 | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | Auvelity (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.36 | General |
| Category: Psychology/Psychiatric | ||||||
| 06/29/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.34 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 06/29/2023 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.94 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 06/21/2023 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.19 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 885 | 1,055 | $164,424 | $43,555 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1,043 | 1,278 | $196,730 | $52,768 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,173 | 1,433 | $178,193 | $73,798 |
| 2020 | 20 | 1,166 | 1,444 | $178,771 | $69,450 |
Total Patients
4,267
Total Services
5,210
Medicare Billing
$239,572
Procedure Codes
73
All Medicare Procedures & Services
73 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 3 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81003 | Automated urinalysis test | Office | 2021 | 38 | 43 | $258.00 | $96.75 | 37.5% |
| 82570 | Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $169.00 | $67.34 | 39.8% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2021 | 11 | 12 | $168.00 | $36.00 | 21.4% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2020 | 205 | 205 | $38,540 | $22,680 | 58.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 182 | 326 | $56,372 | $12,852 | 22.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 202 | 299 | $35,549 | $7,912 | 22.3% |
| 90662 | Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle | Office | 2020 | 105 | 108 | $9,720 | $6,543 | 67.3% |
| 99495 | Transitional care management services, moderately complexity, requiring face-to-face visits within 14 days of discharge | Office | 2020 | 25 | 25 | $6,625 | $3,512 | 53.0% |
| G0438 | Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | Office | 2020 | 21 | 21 | $5,880 | $3,441 | 58.5% |
| 90732 | Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older | Office | 2020 | 23 | 23 | $3,640 | $2,718 | 74.7% |
| 90739 | Vaccine for hepatitis b adult dosage (2 dose schedule) injection into muscle | Office | 2020 | 13 | 15 | $3,525 | $1,948 | 55.3% |
| G0402 | Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | Office | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $3,240 | $1,920 | 59.2% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2020 | 114 | 117 | $4,446 | $1,824 | 41.0% |
| 99442 | Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 33 | 37 | $4,030 | $1,519 | 37.7% |
| G0180 | Physician certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial implem | Office | 2020 | 23 | 24 | $2,424 | $956.38 | 39.5% |
| G0009 | Administration of pneumococcal vaccine | Office | 2020 | 27 | 27 | $1,026 | $418.95 | 40.8% |
| 82044 | Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | Office | 2020 | 45 | 45 | $315.00 | $279.27 | 88.7% |
| G0010 | Administration of hepatitis b vaccine | Office | 2020 | 13 | 15 | $570.00 | $209.75 | 36.8% |
| 93000 | Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report | Office | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $720.00 | $193.13 | 26.8% |
| 96372 | Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention | Office | 2020 | 12 | 24 | $1,200 | $184.30 | 15.4% |
| 82570 | Creatinine level to test for kidney function or muscle injury | Office | 2020 | 33 | 33 | $429.00 | $170.94 | 39.8% |
| 81003 | Automated urinalysis test | Office | 2020 | 35 | 45 | $270.00 | $94.54 | 35.0% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2020 | 25 | 25 | $250.00 | $74.28 | 29.7% |
About Dr. Esther Saalfeld, MD
Dr. Esther Saalfeld, MD is a Family Medicine healthcare provider based in Taylor Mill, Kentucky. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/05/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1407818214.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Esther Saalfeld, MD has received a total of $5,870 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $52.17 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 450 transactions from 44 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($5,865).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Saalfeld has provided services to 4,267 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,210 services with total Medicare billing of $239,572. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 73 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Family Medicine
- Location Taylor Mill, KY
- Active Since 04/05/2006
- Last Updated 03/10/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207Q00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1407818214
Products in Payments
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $326.01
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) $285.50
- FARXIGA (Drug) $258.39
- XARELTO (Drug) $210.15
- LINZESS (Drug) $209.45
- Ozempic (Drug) $207.42
- CHANTIX (Drug) $205.25
- LYRICA (Drug) $181.08
- JANUVIA (Drug) $179.87
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $169.17
- Vascepa (Drug) $152.34
- Auvelity (Drug) $126.58
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) $124.29
- TOUJEO (Drug) $113.75
- ANORO (Drug) $111.67
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $103.48
- Saxenda (Drug) $101.36
- Alinia Tablets 500mg 30 count bottle (Drug) $100.11
- UBRELVY (Drug) $99.19
- SYMBICORT (Drug) $97.51
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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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