Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,535 | 534 | 98.6% |
| Education | $90.80 | 11 | 1.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFIZER INC. | $999.52 | 101 | $0 (2019) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $854.72 | 40 | $0 (2021) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $703.26 | 66 | $0 (2021) |
| Amgen Inc. | $581.59 | 40 | $0 (2021) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $447.36 | 36 | $0 (2020) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $354.70 | 36 | $0 (2020) |
| Amarin Pharma Inc. | $306.62 | 25 | $0 (2021) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $267.30 | 22 | $0 (2019) |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $243.78 | 11 | $0 (2018) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $224.35 | 30 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $119.06 | 9 | Amarin Pharma Inc. ($29.30) |
| 2020 | $777.45 | 56 | Amarin Pharma Inc. ($225.20) |
| 2019 | $1,445 | 108 | PFIZER INC. ($294.39) |
| 2018 | $1,351 | 112 | PFIZER INC. ($348.64) |
| 2017 | $2,933 | 260 | PFIZER INC. ($356.49) |
All Payment Transactions
545 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 22
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/29/2021 | Amarin Pharma Inc. | Vascepa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.31 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 01/27/2021 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BREZTRI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.36 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 01/26/2021 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.71 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 01/25/2021 | Amgen Inc. | Aimovig (Biological), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.94 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 01/21/2021 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | TOUJEO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.32 | General |
| Category: Endocrine & Metabolic Diseases | ||||||
| 01/15/2021 | Amarin Pharma Inc. | Vascepa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 01/13/2021 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug), RYBELSUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.13 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 01/11/2021 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 01/07/2021 | Eisai Inc. | Dayvigo (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.95 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 12/22/2020 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.12 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 12/21/2020 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug), RYBELSUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.19 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 12/18/2020 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.55 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 12/14/2020 | Amarin Pharma Inc. | Vascepa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.24 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 12/09/2020 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.95 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 12/03/2020 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.51 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 12/03/2020 | Amarin Pharma Inc. | Vascepa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.52 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/19/2020 | Amarin Pharma Inc. | Vascepa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.27 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/11/2020 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.92 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/11/2020 | AbbVie Inc. | SYNTHROID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.15 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/09/2020 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.54 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 11/05/2020 | Amarin Pharma Inc. | Vascepa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.49 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/03/2020 | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | NEXLETOL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.50 | General |
| Category: ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS | ||||||
| 10/29/2020 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug), RYBELSUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.44 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/21/2020 | Amarin Pharma Inc. | Vascepa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.31 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 10/16/2020 | Amarin Pharma Inc. | Vascepa (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.68 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 50 | 50 | $4,658 | $582.91 |
| 2020 | 16 | 525 | 755 | $76,231 | $29,701 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
19 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G0444 | Annual depression screening, 15 minutes | Office | 2021 | 22 | 22 | $682.00 | $407.22 | 59.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $2,520 | $175.69 | 7.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $1,456 | $0 | — |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 112 | 142 | $23,856 | $5,694 | 23.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 108 | 150 | $16,800 | $4,434 | 26.4% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2020 | 35 | 35 | $5,775 | $4,057 | 70.2% |
| 90670 | Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle | Office | 2020 | 17 | 17 | $3,910 | $3,827 | 97.9% |
| 99495 | Transitional care management services, moderately complexity, requiring face-to-face visits within 14 days of discharge | Office | 2020 | 16 | 17 | $4,811 | $2,281 | 47.4% |
| 90662 | Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle | Office | 2020 | 43 | 44 | $2,068 | $2,065 | 99.9% |
| G0438 | Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $2,750 | $1,889 | 68.7% |
| 90732 | Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older | Office | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $1,392 | $1,384 | 99.4% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2020 | 43 | 44 | $2,024 | $728.53 | 36.0% |
| 93793 | Anti-clotting management for patient taking warfarin | Office | 2020 | 19 | 93 | $2,046 | $694.17 | 33.9% |
| 77080 | Bone density measurement using dedicated x-ray machine | Office | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $4,830 | $588.33 | 12.2% |
| G0180 | Physician certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial implem | Office | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $1,862 | $557.33 | 29.9% |
| G0009 | Administration of pneumococcal vaccine | Office | 2020 | 30 | 30 | $1,380 | $495.09 | 35.9% |
| 85610 | Blood test, clotting time | Office | 2020 | 14 | 92 | $1,012 | $391.53 | 38.7% |
| G0444 | Annual depression screening, 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 17 | 17 | $527.00 | $309.91 | 58.8% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2020 | 19 | 22 | $1,188 | $305.42 | 25.7% |
About Dr. James Tarwater, D.O
Dr. James Tarwater, D.O is a Family Medicine healthcare provider based in Kansas City, Missouri. 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 1548267545.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. James Tarwater, D.O has received a total of $6,626 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $119.06 received in 2021. These payments were reported across 545 transactions from 39 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($6,535).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Tarwater has provided services to 575 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 805 services with total Medicare billing of $30,284. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 19 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Family Medicine
- Location Kansas City, MO
- Active Since 07/05/2005
- Last Updated 09/26/2011
- Taxonomy Code 207Q00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1548267545
Products in Payments
- FARXIGA (Drug) $426.93
- Victoza (Drug) $378.28
- CHANTIX (Drug) $338.91
- Vascepa (Drug) $306.62
- Prolia (Biological) $279.56
- XARELTO (Drug) $267.69
- Movantik (Drug) $230.25
- SYMBICORT (Drug) $215.20
- LYRICA (Drug) $190.47
- BEVESPI AEROSPHERE (Drug) $188.51
- VIAGRA (Drug) $182.10
- Ozempic (Drug) $172.12
- PREVNAR - 13 (Biological) $169.51
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $158.60
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $146.09
- Aimovig (Biological) $127.81
- TOUJEO (Drug) $116.10
- Tresiba (Drug) $115.97
- BREO (Drug) $115.78
- JANUVIA (Drug) $115.16
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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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