Total Payments
$5,254
2024 Payments
$55.79
Companies
8
Transactions
31
Medicare Patients
6,609
Medicare Billing
$328,575
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$2,400 (45.7%)
Travel$1,886 (35.9%)
Food & Beverage$968.67 (18.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,400 | 1 | 45.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,886 | 7 | 35.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $968.67 | 23 | 18.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $3,412 | 9 | $0 (2018) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,601 | 15 | $0 (2023) |
| Cardiac Dimensions, Inc. | $121.94 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Philips North America LLC | $55.79 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $25.41 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $13.61 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $13.42 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| PFIZER INC. | $11.73 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $55.79 | 1 | Philips North America LLC ($55.79) |
| 2023 | $152.89 | 3 | Cardiac Dimensions, Inc. ($121.94) |
| 2022 | $11.73 | 1 | PFIZER INC. ($11.73) |
| 2021 | $24.86 | 1 | Abbott Laboratories ($24.86) |
| 2018 | $4,983 | 23 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($3,412) |
| 2017 | $26.26 | 2 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. ($13.42) |
All Payment Transactions
31 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/15/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (R13) EPIQ CVx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $55.79 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 10/16/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.34 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 06/27/2023 | Cardiac Dimensions, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.94 | General |
| 05/17/2023 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.61 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 04/12/2022 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.73 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 09/23/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | CardioMEMS HF System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.86 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/14/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $124.79 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/14/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.83 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/14/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.76 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/14/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.17 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/14/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.32 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/14/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.06 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/13/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $403.97 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/13/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.31 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/13/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.06 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/13/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.51 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/13/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.17 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/13/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.80 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/12/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Mitra Clip system (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $403.97 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 04/24/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,400.00 | General |
| 04/09/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $566.09 | General |
| 04/09/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $201.88 | General |
| 04/09/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $163.77 | General |
| 04/09/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.58 | General |
| 04/09/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.40 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28 | 1,739 | 1,948 | $269,022 | $80,956 |
| 2022 | 30 | 1,750 | 1,947 | $243,464 | $79,747 |
| 2021 | 25 | 1,637 | 1,878 | $228,018 | $85,974 |
| 2020 | 25 | 1,483 | 1,627 | $216,331 | $81,898 |
Total Patients
6,609
Total Services
7,400
Medicare Billing
$328,575
Procedure Codes
127
All Medicare Procedures & Services
127 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 167 | 203 | $57,246 | $18,068 | 31.6% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 192 | 193 | $29,915 | $9,889 | 33.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 62 | 62 | $27,156 | $7,684 | 28.3% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 142 | 142 | $22,287 | $7,310 | 32.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $15,910 | $4,742 | 29.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 59 | $9,322 | $3,486 | 37.4% |
| 75574 | Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $9,472 | $3,241 | 34.2% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 33 | $7,953 | $2,745 | 34.5% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 228 | 269 | $13,988 | $2,723 | 19.5% |
| 92960 | External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 32 | $9,600 | $2,448 | 25.5% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 29 | 41 | $7,339 | $2,298 | 31.3% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $7,224 | $2,177 | 30.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $4,485 | $1,436 | 32.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,389 | $1,426 | 32.5% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 15 | $3,390 | $1,256 | 37.1% |
| 93356 | Heart muscle strain imaging | Facility | 2023 | 136 | 138 | $3,726 | $1,220 | 32.8% |
| 93296 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 49 | 89 | $7,654 | $1,169 | 15.3% |
| 93356 | Heart muscle strain imaging | Office | 2023 | 118 | 118 | $3,242 | $1,045 | 32.2% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 30 | 51 | $4,692 | $942.94 | 20.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $3,600 | $919.78 | 25.5% |
| 93295 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 19 | 39 | $3,276 | $861.30 | 26.3% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Office | 2023 | 72 | 72 | $2,376 | $693.95 | 29.2% |
| 93319 | 3d ultrasound imaging of heart for evaluation of heart structure performed during ultrasound imaging of congenital heart defects | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 32 | $1,792 | $606.72 | 33.9% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $1,372 | $412.00 | 30.0% |
| 93297 | Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | Office | 2023 | 20 | 28 | $1,652 | $384.75 | 23.3% |
About Dr. Gregory Comfort, MD
Dr. Gregory Comfort, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Grove City, Ohio. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/27/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1144482415.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gregory Comfort, MD has received a total of $5,254 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $55.79 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 31 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($2,400).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Comfort has provided services to 6,609 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,400 services with total Medicare billing of $328,575. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 127 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Grove City, OH
- Active Since 06/27/2008
- Last Updated 04/08/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1144482415
Products in Payments
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $1,559
- (R13) EPIQ CVx (Device) $55.79
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $25.41
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $25.15
- CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $24.86
- MITRACLIP (Device) $17.34
- LifeVest (Device) $13.61
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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.