Total Payments
$4,367
2024 Payments
$425.40
Companies
34
Transactions
321
Medicare Patients
2,028
Medicare Billing
$35,065
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$4,339 (99.4%)
Education$27.81 (0.6%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,339 | 318 | 99.4% |
| Education | $27.81 | 3 | 0.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | $810.43 | 54 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $467.64 | 40 | $0 (2020) |
| PFIZER INC. | $449.96 | 41 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $346.27 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $240.15 | 21 | $0 (2023) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $214.18 | 14 | $0 (2023) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $209.89 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $177.80 | 17 | $0 (2018) |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $160.62 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $157.98 | 11 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $425.40 | 22 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($195.28) |
| 2023 | $536.80 | 35 | AbbVie Inc. ($246.08) |
| 2022 | $504.74 | 33 | ABBVIE INC. ($317.48) |
| 2021 | $565.63 | 42 | AbbVie Inc. ($180.03) |
| 2020 | $208.31 | 15 | Allergan, Inc. ($54.24) |
| 2019 | $431.44 | 34 | PFIZER INC. ($129.74) |
| 2018 | $603.56 | 47 | Allergan Inc. ($179.80) |
| 2017 | $1,091 | 93 | Allergan Inc. ($171.73) |
All Payment Transactions
321 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 13
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.91 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BREZTRI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.37 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.99 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.82 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.10 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.21 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug), UBRELVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.80 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/29/2024 | SHIELD THERAPEUTICS INC | ACCRUFER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.02 | General |
| Category: Hematology | ||||||
| 07/22/2024 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Veozah (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.17 | General |
| Category: Biological | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.46 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), PAXLOVID, NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.37 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 05/01/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.90 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.19 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 03/28/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug), XIFAXAN, TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.16 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.95 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 03/14/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.23 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.16 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 02/06/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.93 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 02/01/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug), FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.30 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 01/30/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug), UBRELVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.58 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 01/17/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug), XIFAXAN, TRULANCE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.78 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 12/06/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | UBRELVY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.54 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Veozah (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.52 | General |
| Category: Biological | ||||||
| 10/31/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.33 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | 848 | 1,229 | $34,128 | $16,168 |
| 2022 | 17 | 864 | 1,294 | $32,167 | $12,946 |
| 2021 | 7 | 234 | 255 | $12,835 | $4,782 |
| 2020 | 3 | 82 | 108 | $3,541 | $1,169 |
Total Patients
2,028
Total Services
2,886
Medicare Billing
$35,065
Procedure Codes
47
All Medicare Procedures & Services
47 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87636 | Detection test by multiplex amplified probe technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (covid-19) and influenza virus types a and b | Office | 2023 | 21 | 24 | $3,663 | $3,355 | 91.6% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2023 | 236 | 383 | $6,063 | $2,908 | 48.0% |
| 83036 | Hemoglobin a1c level | Office | 2023 | 110 | 202 | $3,998 | $1,923 | 48.1% |
| 90694 | Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $1,413 | $1,385 | 98.0% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 68 | 93 | $4,493 | $1,309 | 29.1% |
| G0179 | Physician or allowed practitioner re-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 a | Office | 2023 | 24 | 37 | $2,257 | $877.50 | 38.9% |
| 17000 | Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | Office | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $1,604 | $568.32 | 35.4% |
| 82274 | Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | Office | 2023 | 34 | 36 | $741.60 | $561.60 | 75.7% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $665.00 | $528.77 | 79.5% |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Office | 2023 | 26 | 52 | $1,782 | $493.92 | 27.7% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 106 | 135 | $486.00 | $476.55 | 98.1% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 31 | 39 | $1,088 | $377.77 | 34.7% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $871.65 | $259.18 | 29.7% |
| 81001 | Manual urinalysis test with examination using microscope, automated | Office | 2023 | 51 | 74 | $492.84 | $230.14 | 46.7% |
| 73501 | X-ray of hip, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $693.15 | $227.08 | 32.8% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $632.32 | $208.32 | 32.9% |
| 86677 | Analysis for antibody to helicobacter pylori (gastrointestinal bacteria) | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,373 | $198.12 | 8.3% |
| 74018 | X-ray of abdomen, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $517.20 | $144.10 | 27.9% |
| 82947 | Blood glucose (sugar) level | Office | 2023 | 18 | 22 | $176.22 | $84.70 | 48.1% |
| 17003 | Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | Office | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $117.26 | $51.48 | 43.9% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2022 | 265 | 432 | $6,839 | $3,293 | 48.1% |
| G0179 | Physician or allowed practitioner re-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 a | Office | 2022 | 48 | 118 | $7,206 | $2,556 | 35.5% |
| 83036 | Hemoglobin a1c level | Office | 2022 | 105 | 172 | $3,404 | $1,643 | 48.3% |
| 0064A | Adm sarscov2 50mcg/0.25mlbst | Office | 2022 | 33 | 33 | $3,300 | $1,161 | 35.2% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2022 | 59 | 78 | $3,768 | $1,029 | 27.3% |
About Dr. Joe Wharton, MD
Dr. Joe Wharton, MD is a Family Medicine healthcare provider based in Warren, Arkansas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/26/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1225084577.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joe Wharton, MD has received a total of $4,367 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $425.40 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 321 transactions from 34 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,339).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Wharton has provided services to 2,028 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,886 services with total Medicare billing of $35,065. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 47 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Family Medicine
- Location Warren, AR
- Active Since 05/26/2006
- Last Updated 06/18/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207Q00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1225084577
Products in Payments
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $516.66
- UBRELVY (Drug) $353.74
- LINZESS (Drug) $193.18
- FARXIGA (Drug) $171.65
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $151.95
- QULIPTA (Drug) $149.63
- Ozempic (Drug) $142.91
- CHANTIX (Drug) $142.31
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $130.65
- JANUVIA (Drug) $127.28
- AIRSUPRA (Drug) $112.17
- CONTRAVE (Drug) $103.36
- VIAGRA (Drug) $94.46
- BYSTOLIC (Drug) $86.00
- INVOKANA (Drug) $82.72
- XARELTO (Drug) $75.26
- ANORO ELLIPTA (Drug) $74.23
- BELSOMRA (Drug) $72.42
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $72.21
- PREVNAR 13 (Biological) $71.44
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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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