Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $48.93 | 3 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vapotherm Inc | $31.54 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| PFIZER INC. | $17.39 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $31.54 | 2 | Vapotherm Inc ($31.54) |
| 2017 | $17.39 | 1 | PFIZER INC. ($17.39) |
All Payment Transactions
3 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/30/2018 | Vapotherm Inc | Precision Flow (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.23 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 05/04/2018 | Vapotherm Inc | Precision Flow (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.31 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 05/31/2017 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.39 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 44 | 44 | $21,568 | $3,264 |
| 2022 | 2 | 52 | 52 | $69,134 | $6,434 |
| 2021 | 4 | 169 | 173 | $216,644 | $16,792 |
| 2020 | 3 | 242 | 255 | $319,867 | $28,751 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
11 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99284 | Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $17,152 | $2,704 | 15.8% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,416 | $560.60 | 12.7% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 31 | $51,220 | $4,514 | 8.8% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit for problem of high severity | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $17,914 | $1,920 | 10.7% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2021 | 83 | 84 | $148,791 | $11,773 | 7.9% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | Facility | 2021 | 38 | 40 | $47,730 | $3,650 | 7.6% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit, moderately severe problem | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $17,448 | $1,226 | 7.0% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 25 | $2,675 | $143.22 | 5.4% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2020 | 148 | 157 | $236,263 | $21,701 | 9.2% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | Facility | 2020 | 51 | 52 | $52,186 | $4,840 | 9.3% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit, moderately severe problem | Facility | 2020 | 43 | 46 | $31,418 | $2,209 | 7.0% |
About Dr. Howard Kessler, DO
Dr. Howard Kessler, DO is a Emergency Medicine healthcare provider based in Jefferson, Missouri. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/26/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1689620049.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Howard Kessler, DO has received a total of $48.93 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $31.54 received in 2018. These payments were reported across 3 transactions from 2 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($48.93).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kessler has provided services to 507 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 524 services with total Medicare billing of $55,241. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 11 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Emergency Medicine
- Other Specialties Emergency Medicine
- Location Jefferson, MO
- Active Since 05/26/2006
- Last Updated 10/28/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207P00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1689620049
Products in Payments
- Precision Flow (Device) $31.54
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $17.39
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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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