Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $9,099 | 587 | 60.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,941 | 22 | 39.2% |
| Gift | $82.50 | 1 | 0.5% |
| Education | $45.96 | 6 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $3,728 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $1,660 | 166 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $1,356 | 67 | $0 (2024) |
| Mylan Specialty L.P. | $1,242 | 85 | $0 (2024) |
| Pulmonx Corporation | $1,112 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Covidien LP | $971.65 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. | $868.74 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $600.35 | 41 | $0 (2024) |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $567.13 | 43 | $0 (2022) |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | $504.86 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,872 | 68 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($1,021) |
| 2023 | $1,726 | 83 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($490.83) |
| 2022 | $1,707 | 120 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($369.91) |
| 2021 | $1,449 | 50 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($834.36) |
| 2020 | $1,812 | 35 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,299) |
| 2019 | $2,076 | 71 | Pulmonx Corporation ($1,059) |
| 2018 | $2,058 | 83 | Covidien LP ($971.65) |
| 2017 | $2,469 | 106 | Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. ($815.49) |
All Payment Transactions
616 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 25
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/05/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.49 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.90 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.50 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.99 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.50 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.36 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Mylan Specialty L.P. | YUPELRI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.81 | General |
| Category: Anticholinergics, Inhaled | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.92 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | ACTHAR (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.26 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Mylan Specialty L.P. | YUPELRI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.45 | General |
| Category: Anticholinergics, Inhaled | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological), DUPIXENT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.76 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.16 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.82 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | Grifols USA, LLC | Prolastin-C Liquid (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.16 | General |
| Category: Pulmonology | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | INOGEN, INC. | INOGEN ONE G5 OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR - BLUETOOTH (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.72 | General |
| Category: OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | XYWAV (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.62 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.68 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.51 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.70 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.69 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 07/29/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $358.88 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/29/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | NUCALA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.94 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $43.85 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Electromed, Inc. | SMARTVEST (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.22 | General |
| Category: HFCWO | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 1,948 | 2,330 | $541,761 | $140,165 |
| 2022 | 22 | 2,216 | 2,565 | $527,097 | $145,125 |
| 2021 | 20 | 2,439 | 3,077 | $728,005 | $215,710 |
| 2020 | 23 | 2,918 | 3,451 | $792,979 | $212,582 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
118 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 91 | 216 | $132,624 | $36,053 | 27.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 215 | 276 | $65,688 | $19,435 | 29.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 165 | 207 | $49,266 | $18,406 | 37.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 103 | 103 | $47,071 | $13,451 | 28.6% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 95 | 140 | $32,760 | $12,628 | 38.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 81 | 81 | $29,565 | $7,201 | 24.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 53 | 53 | $19,345 | $6,020 | 31.1% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 75 | $12,225 | $4,543 | 37.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 74 | 77 | $12,320 | $3,251 | 26.4% |
| 31628 | Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $23,616 | $2,509 | 10.6% |
| 99490 | Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 61 | $5,795 | $2,408 | 41.6% |
| 31645 | Aspiration of initial secretion of lung airway using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 45 | $39,825 | $1,770 | 4.4% |
| 31627 | Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $7,248 | $1,702 | 23.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 30 | $4,800 | $1,702 | 35.5% |
| 94727 | Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | Office | 2023 | 62 | 62 | $4,670 | $1,131 | 24.2% |
| 94726 | Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | Facility | 2023 | 126 | 127 | $5,080 | $1,091 | 21.5% |
| 94729 | Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | Facility | 2023 | 157 | 158 | $4,740 | $1,020 | 21.5% |
| 94010 | Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | Facility | 2023 | 132 | 133 | $6,916 | $800.10 | 11.6% |
| 99439 | Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 29 | $1,769 | $793.15 | 44.8% |
| 94618 | Test for exercise-induced lung stress | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 42 | $3,684 | $693.60 | 18.8% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Facility | 2023 | 92 | 97 | $3,147 | $662.43 | 21.0% |
| 31654 | Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,448 | $616.68 | 25.2% |
| 94729 | Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | Office | 2023 | 68 | 68 | $2,820 | $612.76 | 21.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $1,824 | $499.68 | 27.4% |
| 94010 | Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | Office | 2023 | 59 | 60 | $3,351 | $409.37 | 12.2% |
About Dr. George Gass, M.D
Dr. George Gass, M.D is a Critical Care Medicine healthcare provider based in Tyler, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/13/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1710981196.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. George Gass, M.D has received a total of $15,168 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,872 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 616 transactions from 48 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($9,099).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Gass has provided services to 9,521 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 11,423 services with total Medicare billing of $713,581. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 118 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Critical Care Medicine
- Other Specialties Pulmonary Disease
- Location Tyler, TX
- Active Since 06/13/2005
- Last Updated 11/21/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0200X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1710981196
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $3,728
- Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV (Device) $1,112
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) $985.74
- SuperDimension (Device) $971.65
- Spin (Device) $868.74
- Yupelri (Drug) $804.87
- ORENITRAM (Drug) $439.27
- SYMBICORT (Drug) $423.27
- OFEV (Drug) $376.17
- OPSUMIT (Drug) $373.25
- YUPELRI (Drug) $326.51
- BREO (Drug) $282.88
- NUCALA (Biological) $243.72
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $238.15
- FASENRA (Biological) $232.09
- BREZTRI (Drug) $203.43
- Letairis (Drug) $188.45
- TEZSPIRE (Biological) $181.73
- The Vest System Model 105 Home Care (Device) $175.03
- Esbriet (Biological) $171.10
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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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