Dr. Gregory Pisel, M.D

NPI: 1528065604
Total Payments
$665.47
2024 Payments
$292.81
Companies
13
Transactions
37
Medicare Patients
5,813
Medicare Billing
$1.4M

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$619.82 (93.1%)
Education$45.65 (6.9%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $619.82 34 93.1%
Education $45.65 3 6.9%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $110.88 5 $0 (2023)
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. $95.91 6 $0 (2024)
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $92.57 7 $0 (2024)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $84.14 4 $0 (2024)
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC $49.55 2 $0 (2024)
Ardelyx, Inc. $46.85 2 $0 (2024)
Lilly USA, LLC $44.91 3 $0 (2024)
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. $37.34 2 $0 (2022)
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $31.23 2 $0 (2023)
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. $24.37 1 $0 (2018)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $292.81 17 Travere Therapeutics, Inc. ($60.81)
2023 $191.73 11 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($46.22)
2022 $89.82 5 Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. ($37.34)
2021 $41.80 2 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($41.80)
2019 $24.94 1 AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC ($24.94)
2018 $24.37 1 Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. ($24.37)

All Payment Transactions

37 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/12/2024 Ardelyx, Inc. IBSRELA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.71 General
Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY
12/02/2024 Travere Therapeutics, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.86 General
10/14/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Fabhalta (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.68 General
Category: Immunology
09/23/2024 AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC Vafseo (Drug) Education In-kind items and services $24.61 General
Category: Nephrology
08/28/2024 Travere Therapeutics, Inc. Education In-kind items and services $4.15 General
08/20/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Fabhalta (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.90 General
Category: Immunology
07/10/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.66 General
07/08/2024 Travere Therapeutics, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.31 General
06/11/2024 Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. JYNARQUE (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.92 General
Category: NEPHROLOGY
05/14/2024 Amgen Inc. TAVNEOS (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.43 General
Category: Inflammation
05/13/2024 Travere Therapeutics, Inc. Education In-kind items and services $16.89 General
05/13/2024 Travere Therapeutics, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.60 General
04/16/2024 Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. JYNARQUE (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.24 General
Category: NEPHROLOGY
04/10/2024 Lilly USA, LLC JARDIANCE (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.97 General
Category: Diabetes
03/06/2024 Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. JYNARQUE (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.77 General
Category: NEPHROLOGY
02/21/2024 Lilly USA, LLC JARDIANCE (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.97 General
Category: Diabetes
01/30/2024 Ardelyx, Inc. IBSRELA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $27.14 General
Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY
12/12/2023 Travere Therapeutics, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.76 General
12/05/2023 Lilly USA, LLC JARDIANCE (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.97 General
Category: Diabetes
10/31/2023 Travere Therapeutics, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.00 General
10/24/2023 GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. JESDUVROQ (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.47 General
Category: NEPHROLOGY
10/02/2023 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.90 General
07/10/2023 Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. JYNARQUE (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.00 General
Category: NEPHROLOGY
06/22/2023 Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. JYNARQUE (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.93 General
Category: NEPHROLOGY
05/17/2023 Vifor Pharma, Inc. Veltassa (Drug), Korsuva Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.72 General
Category: Hyperkalemia

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 12 1,003 2,195 $888,937 $249,604
2022 15 1,210 2,704 $1.0M $287,750
2021 15 1,551 3,940 $1.2M $383,816
2020 17 2,049 4,824 $1.6M $432,602
Total Patients
5,813
Total Services
13,663
Medicare Billing
$1.4M
Procedure Codes
59

All Medicare Procedures & Services

59 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older) Office 2023 44 265 $270,300 $69,043 25.5%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 290 692 $176,460 $58,221 33.0%
90966 Home dialysis services per month (20 years or older) Office 2023 20 160 $140,160 $34,449 24.6%
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older) Office 2023 41 93 $78,585 $20,506 26.1%
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes Facility 2023 67 199 $48,954 $17,284 35.3%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2023 102 102 $49,776 $14,635 29.4%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 133 192 $33,216 $11,773 35.4%
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes Facility 2023 72 91 $43,771 $11,095 25.3%
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes Facility 2023 12 42 $27,216 $6,690 24.6%
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation Facility 2023 23 92 $15,916 $4,955 31.1%
81002 Urinalysis, manual test Office 2023 188 256 $4,352 $861.18 19.8%
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample Office 2023 11 11 $231.00 $92.40 40.0%
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older) Office 2022 52 386 $393,720 $104,252 26.5%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 282 666 $159,534 $56,721 35.6%
90966 Home dialysis services per month (20 years or older) Office 2022 24 164 $143,664 $35,900 25.0%
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older) Office 2022 42 107 $90,765 $21,890 24.1%
99233 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes Facility 2022 54 200 $47,308 $15,505 32.8%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 132 197 $31,961 $11,805 36.9%
99223 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes Facility 2022 58 72 $33,352 $10,726 32.2%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2022 66 66 $30,668 $9,733 31.7%
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes Facility 2022 11 43 $27,864 $7,237 26.0%
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation Facility 2022 19 96 $15,768 $5,400 34.2%
90962 Dialysis services, 1 physician visit per month (20 years or older) Office 2022 15 17 $12,909 $2,680 20.8%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2022 16 16 $5,325 $1,952 36.7%
99232 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes Facility 2022 12 34 $5,234 $1,883 36.0%

About Dr. Gregory Pisel, M.D

Dr. Gregory Pisel, M.D is a Nephrology healthcare provider based in Hickory, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/05/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1528065604.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gregory Pisel, M.D has received a total of $665.47 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $292.81 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 37 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($619.82).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Pisel has provided services to 5,813 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 13,663 services with total Medicare billing of $1.4M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 59 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Nephrology
  • Location Hickory, NC
  • Active Since 07/05/2005
  • Last Updated 05/10/2022
  • Taxonomy Code 207RN0300X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1528065604

Products in Payments

  • FARXIGA (Drug) $110.88
  • JYNARQUE (Drug) $95.91
  • IBSRELA (Drug) $46.85
  • JARDIANCE (Drug) $44.91
  • Fabhalta (Drug) $38.58
  • Velphoro (Drug) $37.34
  • AURYXIA (Drug) $24.94
  • Vafseo (Drug) $24.61
  • Auryxia (Drug) $24.37
  • TAVNEOS (Drug) $18.43
  • BENLYSTA (Biological) $15.76
  • Veltassa (Drug) $15.72
  • JESDUVROQ (Drug) $15.47
  • NXSTAGE SYSTEM ONE (Device) $13.57

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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