Payment Breakdown by Category
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 | $26,494 | 12 | 68.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,425 | 34 | 16.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,386 | 264 | 14.0% |
| Education | $167.13 | 9 | 0.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | $11,862 | 68 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $10,747 | 22 | $0 (2017) |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $10,102 | 42 | $0 (2022) |
| LivaNova USA, Inc. | $1,448 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,058 | 10 | $0 (2020) |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | $449.22 | 9 | $0 (2022) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $383.71 | 36 | $0 (2020) |
| UCB, Inc. | $301.75 | 16 | $0 (2023) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $200.38 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $191.89 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $33.65 | 2 | ABBVIE INC. ($18.45) |
| 2023 | $5,365 | 54 | ABBVIE INC. ($4,856) |
| 2022 | $8,885 | 57 | ABBVIE INC. ($6,941) |
| 2021 | $116.33 | 3 | Biogen, Inc. ($82.63) |
| 2020 | $367.34 | 29 | Allergan, Inc. ($202.00) |
| 2019 | $87.31 | 4 | GE HEALTHCARE ($76.28) |
| 2017 | $23,618 | 170 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($10,747) |
All Payment Transactions
319 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 13
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/29/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.20 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 01/31/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug), BOTOX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.45 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | TG Therapeutics, Inc. | BRIUMVI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.47 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/07/2023 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ZEPOSIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.92 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 10/13/2023 | ARGENX US, INC. | VYVGART HYTRULO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.42 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/28/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.67 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/24/2023 | Lilly USA, LLC | EMGALITY (Drug), AMYVID | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.57 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 09/19/2023 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Austedo XR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.97 | General |
| Category: Central Nervous System | ||||||
| 09/16/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.97 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 08/30/2023 | Lilly USA, LLC | EMGALITY (Drug), AMYVID | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.84 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 08/29/2023 | Biogen, Inc. | VUMERITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.44 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 08/23/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.32 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 08/09/2023 | Celgene Corporation | ZEPOSIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.97 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 08/02/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.83 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/31/2023 | TG Therapeutics, Inc. | BRIUMVI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.81 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 07/27/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.09 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/25/2023 | Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | Austedo XR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.11 | General |
| Category: Central Nervous System | ||||||
| 07/25/2023 | PFIZER INC. | COMIRNATY (Biological), PAXLOVID, NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.86 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 07/18/2023 | Lilly USA, LLC | EMGALITY (Drug), AMYVID | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.33 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 07/18/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.97 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 06/27/2023 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.59 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 06/26/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.09 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 06/22/2023 | Lundbeck LLC | VYEPTI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.50 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 06/20/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.89 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 06/12/2023 | Lilly USA, LLC | EMGALITY (Drug), AMYVID | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.44 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 499 | 685 | $243,904 | $59,091 |
| 2022 | 7 | 446 | 641 | $200,330 | $55,678 |
| 2021 | 9 | 485 | 615 | $218,598 | $61,628 |
| 2020 | 10 | 499 | 639 | $219,736 | $54,577 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
32 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 2 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $10,432 | $2,736 | 26.2% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 20 | 26 | $8,606 | $2,238 | 26.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 17 | 20 | $4,600 | $1,172 | 25.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $5,364 | $1,142 | 21.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $5,552 | $1,050 | 18.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 21 | 22 | $3,036 | $873.64 | 28.8% |
| 95816 | Measurement and recording of brain wave (eeg) activity, awake and drowsy | Facility | 2020 | 17 | 17 | $3,315 | $770.32 | 23.2% |
About Dr. Howard Kreger, MD
Dr. Howard Kreger, MD is a Neurology healthcare provider based in Concord, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/27/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1174529879.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Howard Kreger, MD has received a total of $38,473 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $33.65 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 319 transactions from 37 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" ($26,494).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kreger has provided services to 1,929 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,580 services with total Medicare billing of $230,973. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 32 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurology
- Location Concord, NC
- Active Since 06/27/2005
- Last Updated 07/15/2024
- Taxonomy Code 2084N0400X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1174529879
Products in Payments
- APTIOM (Drug) $10,081
- UBRELVY (Drug) $7,478
- QULIPTA (Drug) $4,471
- VNS Therapy (Device) $1,524
- Reveal LINQ (Device) $1,064
- DBS IPGs (Device) $885.40
- NURTEC ODT (Drug) $531.66
- Briviact (Drug) $173.44
- Infinity DBS Pulse Generators (Device) $151.69
- APOKYN (Drug) $144.46
- Fycompa (Drug) $133.37
- EMGALITY (Drug) $130.84
- Neupro (Drug) $128.31
- NUEDEXTA (Drug) $126.32
- RYTARY (Drug) $111.98
- TROKENDI XR (Drug) $104.31
- NAMZARIC (Drug) $83.30
- ADUHELM (Biological) $82.63
- Zembrace (Drug) $71.78
- AMYVID (Drug) $69.54
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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