Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,205 | 114 | 99.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $25.00 | 1 | 0.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $580.13 | 24 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $504.42 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Teleflex LLC | $347.04 | 10 | $0 (2023) |
| ABIOMED | $284.60 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $237.75 | 11 | $0 (2020) |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | $186.31 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $167.15 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $135.30 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | $125.30 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $124.28 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $458.60 | 18 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. ($125.30) |
| 2023 | $500.11 | 14 | Teleflex LLC ($237.80) |
| 2022 | $633.04 | 22 | ABIOMED ($151.18) |
| 2021 | $348.20 | 13 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc. ($145.17) |
| 2020 | $379.87 | 14 | Abbott Laboratories ($174.73) |
| 2019 | $412.87 | 13 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($167.15) |
| 2018 | $227.34 | 10 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($62.14) |
| 2017 | $269.49 | 11 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc. ($95.97) |
All Payment Transactions
115 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.36 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.93 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.22 | General |
| Category: AVVIGO_IC | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.94 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.42 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | Arcalyst (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.53 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.71 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.83 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.83 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.21 | General |
| Category: LUX-Dx_CRM | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.88 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.13 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 04/17/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $73.68 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/10/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.87 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.21 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | OptiCross (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.20 | General |
| Category: OptiCross_IC | ||||||
| 01/29/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.77 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 01/04/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.88 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/27/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROSTYLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.64 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.95 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 11/07/2023 | BIOTRONIK INC. | BIOMONITOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.04 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.87 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/28/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROSTYLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.54 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 05/18/2023 | Teleflex LLC | GUIDELINER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.38 | General |
| Category: Interventional Access | ||||||
| 05/18/2023 | Teleflex LLC | GUIDELINER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $85.67 | General |
| Category: Interventional Access | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 1,487 | 2,106 | $573,073 | $153,908 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1,444 | 2,024 | $418,256 | $137,171 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1,546 | 2,052 | $424,851 | $143,392 |
| 2020 | 19 | 1,429 | 1,862 | $405,666 | $134,987 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
76 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 358 | 606 | $215,736 | $60,414 | 28.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 129 | 327 | $62,457 | $21,682 | 34.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 146 | 160 | $71,040 | $16,721 | 23.5% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 231 | 246 | $61,008 | $14,256 | 23.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 67 | 67 | $30,887 | $8,881 | 28.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 107 | 123 | $31,119 | $7,966 | 25.6% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $24,870 | $6,477 | 26.0% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $25,920 | $6,021 | 23.2% |
| 93298 | Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 105 | $6,300 | $2,296 | 36.4% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 23 | $8,878 | $2,084 | 23.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $6,403 | $1,545 | 24.1% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 80 | 81 | $4,860 | $1,436 | 29.6% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 104 | 105 | $12,495 | $1,268 | 10.1% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 45 | $4,995 | $1,038 | 20.8% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 79 | 80 | $3,120 | $933.42 | 29.9% |
| 93288 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 25 | $1,300 | $420.96 | 32.4% |
| 93288 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $650.00 | $210.43 | 32.4% |
| 93227 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $741.00 | $204.88 | 27.6% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $294.00 | $52.60 | 17.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 273 | 458 | $116,184 | $44,981 | 38.7% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 123 | 353 | $58,117 | $21,363 | 36.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 137 | 156 | $50,916 | $17,397 | 34.2% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 242 | 262 | $64,976 | $15,665 | 24.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 174 | 226 | $46,207 | $15,039 | 32.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 43 | 43 | $16,559 | $5,757 | 34.8% |
About Dr. Gerald Beckham, MD
Dr. Gerald Beckham, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Whittier, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/08/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1750440491.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gerald Beckham, MD has received a total of $3,230 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $458.60 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 115 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,205).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Beckham has provided services to 5,906 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 8,044 services with total Medicare billing of $569,458. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 76 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Interventional Cardiology
- Location Whittier, CA
- Active Since 12/08/2006
- Last Updated 06/11/2011
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1750440491
Products in Payments
- Impella (Device) $284.60
- Diamondback Coronary (Device) $280.20
- Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System (Device) $278.90
- GUIDELINER (Device) $214.90
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $167.15
- Micra (Device) $154.19
- Assure WCD (Device) $125.30
- Optis Coronary Imaging System (Device) $119.28
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $119.17
- LifeVest (Device) $112.54
- MICRA (Device) $90.37
- XIENCE SIERRA (Device) $74.01
- Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system (Device) $69.79
- BIOMONITOR (Device) $67.38
- Vascular Lithotripsy (Device) $67.14
- AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) $66.87
- Guidewires (Device) $56.83
- Xience V coronary stent system (Device) $55.45
- PERCLOSE PROSTYLE (Device) $47.18
- KENGREAL (Drug) $46.45
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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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