Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $100.74 | 3 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| HeartFlow, Inc. | $57.40 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| GE Healthcare | $26.66 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $16.68 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $57.40 | 1 | HeartFlow, Inc. ($57.40) |
| 2018 | $26.66 | 1 | GE Healthcare ($26.66) |
| 2017 | $16.68 | 1 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($16.68) |
All Payment Transactions
3 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/22/2023 | HeartFlow, Inc. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $57.40 | General |
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| 03/06/2018 | GE Healthcare | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.66 | General |
| 10/04/2017 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.68 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 33 | 2,427 | 4,794 | $913,050 | $85,917 |
| 2022 | 28 | 1,980 | 2,029 | $774,351 | $81,549 |
| 2021 | 25 | 1,958 | 2,073 | $763,919 | $107,475 |
| 2020 | 24 | 1,712 | 1,783 | $691,624 | $100,556 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
148 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74177 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 184 | 185 | $186,850 | $12,030 | 6.4% |
| 74183 | Mri scan of abdomen before and after contrast | Office | 2023 | 69 | 70 | $55,857 | $7,466 | 13.4% |
| 74183 | Mri scan of abdomen before and after contrast | Facility | 2023 | 73 | 73 | $28,762 | $5,617 | 19.5% |
| 71250 | Ct scan of chest without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 147 | 149 | $38,056 | $5,562 | 14.6% |
| 74176 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 95 | 97 | $90,889 | $5,538 | 6.1% |
| 71275 | Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 78 | 78 | $39,803 | $4,940 | 12.4% |
| 75574 | Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 58 | $76,725 | $4,880 | 6.4% |
| 75561 | Mri scan of heart before and after contrast | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $40,800 | $4,363 | 10.7% |
| 71260 | Ct scan of chest with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 96 | 97 | $35,940 | $3,662 | 10.2% |
| 71045 | X-ray of chest, 1 view | Facility | 2023 | 453 | 536 | $29,027 | $3,368 | 11.6% |
| 74174 | Ct scan of blood vessels of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $51,480 | $3,284 | 6.4% |
| 71250 | Ct scan of chest without contrast | Office | 2023 | 75 | 76 | $23,586 | $3,128 | 13.3% |
| 74177 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis with contrast | Office | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $35,628 | $2,952 | 8.3% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 175 | 176 | $21,226 | $2,222 | 10.5% |
| 71260 | Ct scan of chest with contrast | Office | 2023 | 51 | 51 | $20,450 | $2,202 | 10.8% |
| 75572 | Ct scan of heart structure with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $31,857 | $2,084 | 6.5% |
| 71271 | Low dose ct scan of chest for lung cancer screening | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $10,377 | $1,682 | 16.2% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Facility | 2023 | 194 | 197 | $16,343 | $1,426 | 8.7% |
| 71271 | Low dose ct scan of chest for lung cancer screening | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $7,128 | $1,219 | 17.1% |
| 74176 | Ct scan of abdomen and pelvis without contrast | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $15,929 | $1,115 | 7.0% |
| 74181 | Mri scan of abdomen without contrast | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $5,036 | $861.35 | 17.1% |
| A9585 | Injection, gadobutrol, 0.1 ml | Office | 2023 | 21 | 2,275 | $5,832 | $560.01 | 9.6% |
| 76770 | Complete ultrasound scan behind abdominal cavity | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $4,119 | $528.58 | 12.8% |
| 74018 | X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | Facility | 2023 | 65 | 69 | $4,084 | $448.50 | 11.0% |
| 74240 | Single contrast x-ray of upper digestive tract | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $2,559 | $442.57 | 17.3% |
About Dr. James Kovacs, DO
Dr. James Kovacs, DO is a Body Imaging healthcare provider based in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/25/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1447335039.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. James Kovacs, DO has received a total of $100.74 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $57.40 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 3 transactions from 3 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($100.74).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kovacs has provided services to 8,077 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 10,679 services with total Medicare billing of $375,496. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 148 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Body Imaging
- Other Specialties Diagnostic Radiology
- Location Wilkes Barre, PA
- Active Since 10/25/2006
- Last Updated 12/11/2023
- Taxonomy Code 2085B0100X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1447335039
Products in Payments
- FFRct (Device) $57.40
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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.