Jennifer Gower

NPI: 1609157429
Total Payments
$2,504
2024 Payments
$84.47
Companies
12
Transactions
77
Medicare Patients
331
Medicare Billing
$17,449

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$1,794 (71.6%)
Travel$665.06 (26.6%)
Education$45.00 (1.8%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $1,794 71 71.6%
Travel and Lodging $665.06 5 26.6%
Education $45.00 1 1.8%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Medtronic, Inc. $1,360 29 $0 (2024)
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $271.80 11 $0 (2023)
Amgen Inc. $237.81 9 $0 (2023)
Abbott Laboratories $140.01 2 $0 (2023)
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $113.34 7 $0 (2024)
PFIZER INC. $90.81 4 $0 (2022)
Biosense Webster, Inc. $86.79 3 $0 (2023)
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $62.53 4 $0 (2023)
CVRx, Inc. $45.02 3 $0 (2023)
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $42.28 2 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $84.47 4 Medtronic, Inc. ($38.30)
2023 $1,689 43 Medtronic, Inc. ($1,055)
2022 $632.23 25 Medtronic, Inc. ($210.81)
2021 $98.49 5 Medtronic, Inc. ($55.74)

All Payment Transactions

77 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
11/12/2024 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP WAINUA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.96 General
Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism
11/06/2024 E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. CAMZYOS (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $21.21 General
Category: Cardiovascular
09/17/2024 Medtronic, Inc. AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.47 General
Category: Implant Cardio Defib - ICDs
05/03/2024 Medtronic, Inc. COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.83 General
Category: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)
11/14/2023 CVRx, Inc. Barostim Neo System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $18.06 General
Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension
11/13/2023 Medtronic, Inc. COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $28.27 General
Category: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)
11/01/2023 ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) LifeVest (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $24.29 General
Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
10/24/2023 Amgen Inc. Repatha (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.60 General
Category: Cardiology
09/21/2023 Biosense Webster, Inc. QDOT MICRO Catheter (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $29.29 General
09/19/2023 Amgen Inc. Repatha (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.50 General
Category: Cardiology
09/13/2023 Medtronic, Inc. COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.16 General
Category: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)
09/06/2023 Biosense Webster, Inc. CARTO 3 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.89 General
Category: Cardiology
08/23/2023 ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) LifeVest (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $25.40 General
Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
08/23/2023 Aziyo Biologics, Inc. ECM Patch,Pouch (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $12.27 General
Category: Cardiovascular Medical Device
08/15/2023 ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) LifeVest (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $25.31 General
Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
08/08/2023 CVRx, Inc. Barostim Neo System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $14.97 General
Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension
08/08/2023 CVRx, Inc. Barostim Neo System (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $11.99 General
Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension
07/27/2023 Abbott Laboratories AVEIR (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $116.24 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
07/26/2023 ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) LifeVest (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $24.21 General
Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
07/25/2023 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.09 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
07/18/2023 E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. CAMZYOS (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $19.39 General
Category: Cardiovascular
07/17/2023 Medtronic, Inc. COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.31 General
Category: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)
07/13/2023 Biosense Webster, Inc. QDOT MICRO Catheter (Device), SmartAblateTM System RF Generator Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $40.61 General
06/28/2023 ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) LifeVest (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $26.79 General
Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
06/23/2023 Medtronic, Inc. MICRA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.47 General
Category: Pacemakers

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 4 69 83 $24,379 $2,826
2022 1 35 44 $12,237 $2,294
2021 4 142 182 $39,521 $7,140
2020 4 85 117 $27,331 $5,189
Total Patients
331
Total Services
426
Medicare Billing
$17,449
Procedure Codes
13

All Medicare Procedures & Services

13 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less Facility 2023 20 20 $5,756 $1,171 20.3%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Facility 2023 15 15 $5,658 $900.50 15.9%
93280 Programming of dual lead pacemaker system Facility 2023 17 17 $4,754 $442.34 9.3%
93286 Programming of single, dual, or multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system before or after surgery Facility 2023 17 31 $8,211 $312.17 3.8%
99232 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes Facility 2022 35 44 $12,237 $2,294 18.7%
99232 Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day Facility 2021 57 76 $20,403 $3,950 19.4%
99231 Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day Facility 2021 58 79 $12,124 $2,166 17.9%
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge Facility 2021 12 12 $3,179 $602.76 19.0%
93280 Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report Facility 2021 15 15 $3,815 $421.35 11.0%
99232 Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day Facility 2020 38 61 $16,110 $3,278 20.4%
99231 Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day Facility 2020 25 32 $4,988 $944.00 18.9%
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge Facility 2020 11 11 $2,874 $595.21 20.7%
93280 Evaluation, testing, and programming adjustment of permanent dual lead pacemaker system with physician analysis, review, and report Facility 2020 11 13 $3,359 $371.54 11.1%

About Jennifer Gower

Jennifer Gower is a Physician Assistant healthcare provider based in Chicago, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/07/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1609157429.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Jennifer Gower has received a total of $2,504 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $84.47 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 77 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,794).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Gower has provided services to 331 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 426 services with total Medicare billing of $17,449. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 13 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Physician Assistant
  • Location Chicago, IL
  • Active Since 09/07/2011
  • Last Updated 10/24/2022
  • Taxonomy Code 363A00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1609157429

Products in Payments

  • LifeVest (Device) $271.80
  • Repatha (Biological) $237.81
  • MICRA (Device) $118.98
  • COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) $117.82
  • AVEIR (Device) $116.24
  • CAMZYOS (Drug) $96.60
  • ELIQUIS (Drug) $90.81
  • SELECTSECURE (Device) $86.18
  • LINQ II (Device) $74.50
  • QDOT MICRO Catheter (Device) $69.90
  • VERQUVO (Drug) $62.53
  • Barostim Neo System (Device) $45.02
  • Cobalt (Device) $41.30
  • ECM Patch,Pouch (Device) $30.30
  • WAINUA (Drug) $24.96
  • AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) $23.88
  • CentriMag (Device) $23.77
  • General - Brady (Device) $23.33
  • CLARIA MRI QUAD CRT-D SURESCAN (Device) $21.02
  • AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN (Device) $18.47

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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