Total Payments
$9,370
2024 Payments
$848.76
Companies
14
Transactions
91
Medicare Patients
228
Medicare Billing
$25,439
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$4,900 (52.3%)
Food & Beverage$2,589 (27.6%)
Travel$1,707 (18.2%)
Research$173.99 (1.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $4,900 | 3 | 52.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,589 | 77 | 27.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,707 | 10 | 18.2% |
| Unspecified | $173.99 | 1 | 1.9% |
Payments by Type
General
$9,196
90 transactions
Research
$173.99
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergan, Inc. | $7,346 | 26 | $0 (2022) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $728.52 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC | $522.40 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Eli Lilly and Company | $173.99 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Tepha Inc | $145.22 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Sientra, Inc. | $126.19 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| Elutia, Inc. | $125.00 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $90.33 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $30.17 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | $21.19 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $848.76 | 27 | ABBVIE INC. ($504.43) |
| 2023 | $500.54 | 21 | AbbVie Inc. ($224.09) |
| 2022 | $153.25 | 4 | Mentor Worldwide LLC ($67.68) |
| 2021 | $53.86 | 3 | Sientra, Inc. ($53.86) |
| 2020 | $28.82 | 2 | Ortho Dermatologics, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($17.35) |
| 2019 | $6,691 | 18 | Allergan Inc. ($6,680) |
| 2018 | $710.07 | 10 | Allergan Inc. ($343.70) |
| 2017 | $383.50 | 6 | Allergan Inc. ($298.00) |
All Payment Transactions
91 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.31 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.23 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.19 | General |
| 11/25/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.75 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.11 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.88 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Elutia, Inc. | ECM Patch,Pouch (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Medical Device | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.48 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.47 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.26 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.11 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.90 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.93 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | Mentor Worldwide LLC | MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.84 | General |
| Category: Plastic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.67 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.69 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.08 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/15/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.04 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.44 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.64 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/06/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.30 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.55 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.30 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/09/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.60 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/07/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | ALLODERM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.62 | General |
| Category: PLASTIC SURGERY | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| A MULTICENTER STUDY WITH A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED INDUCTION DOSING PERIOD FOLLOWED BY A RANDOMIZED WITHDRAWAL MAINTENANCE DOSING PERIOD TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF MIRIKIZUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PLAQUE PSORIASIS OASIS-1 | Eli Lilly and Company | $173.99 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 26 | 27 | $6,612 | $2,243 |
| 2022 | 4 | 57 | 65 | $47,800 | $10,048 |
| 2021 | 4 | 73 | 77 | $18,655 | $7,250 |
| 2020 | 4 | 72 | 86 | $19,027 | $5,898 |
Total Patients
228
Total Services
255
Medicare Billing
$25,439
Procedure Codes
14
All Medicare Procedures & Services
14 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $4,365 | $1,446 | 33.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $2,247 | $797.33 | 35.5% |
| 19371 | Removal of capsule around breast implant | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $36,760 | $6,152 | 16.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 18 | $4,310 | $1,609 | 37.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $3,383 | $1,224 | 36.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 21 | $3,347 | $1,064 | 31.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 27 | 29 | $6,836 | $2,672 | 39.1% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $5,137 | $1,929 | 37.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 24 | 26 | $4,108 | $1,762 | 42.9% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $2,574 | $885.90 | 34.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 28 | 37 | $5,846 | $1,810 | 31.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 16 | 21 | $4,893 | $1,544 | 31.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $5,012 | $1,508 | 30.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $3,276 | $1,036 | 31.6% |
About Dr. James Appel, M.D
Dr. James Appel, M.D is a Plastic Surgery healthcare provider based in Charlotte, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/08/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1912170119.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. James Appel, M.D has received a total of $9,370 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $848.76 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 91 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($4,900).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Appel has provided services to 228 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 255 services with total Medicare billing of $25,439. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 14 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Plastic Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery, Surgery
- Location Charlotte, NC
- Active Since 04/08/2008
- Last Updated 10/25/2020
- Taxonomy Code 208200000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1912170119
Products in Payments
- ALLODERM (Device) $4,869
- NATRELLE (Device) $2,492
- NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS (Device) $619.61
- MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer (Device) $432.68
- GalaFLEX (Device) $145.22
- SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT (Device) $126.19
- ECM Patch,Pouch (Device) $125.00
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $59.78
- ARTOURA Breast Tissue Expander (Device) $53.19
- MemoryGel Breast Implants (Device) $36.53
- OviTex 2S (Device) $30.55
- REMICADE (Biological) $30.17
- HYRIMOZ (Biological) $19.26
- DUOBRII (Drug) $17.35
- COSENTYX (Biological) $12.77
- Stravix (Biological) $11.42
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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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