Total Payments
$675,648
2024 Payments
$47,440
Companies
21
Transactions
839
Medicare Patients
47
Medicare Billing
$1,906

Payment Breakdown by Category

Other$276,953 (41.0%)
Consulting$264,603 (39.2%)
Travel$97,455 (14.4%)
Food & Beverage$18,980 (2.8%)
Research$16,857 (2.5%)
Education$800.37 (0.1%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Consulting Fee $264,603 75 39.2%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $237,033 80 35.1%
Travel and Lodging $97,455 336 14.4%
Honoraria $39,920 18 5.9%
Food and Beverage $18,980 310 2.8%
Unspecified $16,857 12 2.5%
Education $800.37 8 0.1%

Payments by Type

General
$658,791
827 transactions
Research
$16,857
12 transactions

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Biogen, Inc. $385,717 515 $0 (2024)
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. $76,458 91 $0 (2024)
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. $53,680 49 $0 (2024)
Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka AveXis, Inc.) $35,726 37 $0 (2023)
Genentech USA, Inc. $32,835 23 $0 (2024)
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $21,036 36 $0 (2023)
PFIZER INC. $18,873 15 $0 (2024)
AveXis $13,863 22 $0 (2019)
Genentech, Inc. $9,768 12 $0 (2024)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $8,150 8 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $47,440 49 Genentech USA, Inc. ($17,426)
2023 $74,074 92 Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. ($28,505)
2022 $60,871 75 PTC Therapeutics, Inc. ($13,765)
2021 $54,291 23 Biogen, Inc. ($17,098)
2020 $56,054 59 Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc. (fka AveXis, Inc.) ($24,896)
2019 $168,089 261 Biogen, Inc. ($152,099)
2018 $138,673 180 Biogen, Inc. ($126,749)
2017 $76,158 100 Biogen, Inc. ($60,728)

All Payment Transactions

839 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 34

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/04/2024 ITF Therapeutics LLC Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $283.17 General
11/21/2024 ITF Therapeutics LLC Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $2,925.00 General
11/14/2024 Genentech USA, Inc. Evrysdi (Drug) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $7,590.00 General
Category: Neurology
11/14/2024 ARGENX US, INC. Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $1,662.50 General
11/14/2024 Genentech USA, Inc. Evrysdi (Drug) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $673.96 General
Category: Neurology
11/04/2024 CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. AGAMREE (Drug) Education Cash or cash equivalent $13.49 General
Category: NEUROLOGY
10/19/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ZOLGENSMA (Drug) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $7,085.00 General
Category: Neurology
10/19/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ZOLGENSMA (Drug) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $303.97 General
Category: Neurology
10/19/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ZOLGENSMA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $149.93 General
Category: Neurology
10/19/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ZOLGENSMA (Drug) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $135.63 General
Category: Neurology
10/19/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ZOLGENSMA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $135.18 General
Category: Neurology
10/18/2024 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ZOLGENSMA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $124.98 General
Category: Neurology
10/14/2024 Biogen, Inc. SPINRAZA (Biological) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $8,508.00 General
Category: Neurology
10/14/2024 Biogen, Inc. SPINRAZA (Biological) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $396.00 General
Category: Neurology
10/14/2024 Biogen, Inc. SPINRAZA (Biological) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $329.00 General
Category: Neurology
10/14/2024 Biogen, Inc. SPINRAZA (Biological) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $91.00 General
Category: Neurology
10/14/2024 Biogen, Inc. SPINRAZA (Biological) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $68.00 General
Category: Neurology
10/14/2024 Biogen, Inc. SPINRAZA (Biological) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $56.00 General
Category: Neurology
10/14/2024 Biogen, Inc. SPINRAZA (Biological) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $40.00 General
Category: Neurology
10/14/2024 Biogen, Inc. SPINRAZA (Biological) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $40.00 General
Category: Neurology
10/14/2024 Biogen, Inc. SPINRAZA (Biological) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $27.00 General
Category: Neurology
10/14/2024 Biogen, Inc. SPINRAZA (Biological) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $25.00 General
Category: Neurology
10/14/2024 Biogen, Inc. SPINRAZA (Biological) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $17.00 General
Category: Neurology
10/14/2024 Biogen, Inc. SPINRAZA (Biological) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $10.00 General
Category: Neurology
10/11/2024 Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.14 General

Research Studies & Clinical Trials

Study Name Company Amount Records
RARE NEUROLOGY CLINICAL PUBLICATION PROGRAM PFIZER INC. $7,800 3
A Phase 2 Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Treatment With Nusinersen Following Intravenous Onasemnogene Abeparvovec in Participants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Biogen, Inc. $6,825 2
SRP-9001-303 Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. $1,902 6
FORDADISTROGENE MOVAPARVOVEC DOMAGROZUMAB MULTI PRODUCT PF06755347 CLINICAL PUBLICATION PROGRAM PFIZER INC. $330.00 1

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 1 11 14 $2,100 $522.17
2021 1 21 21 $3,150 $744.61
2020 1 15 17 $2,550 $639.02
Total Patients
47
Total Services
52
Medicare Billing
$1,906
Procedure Codes
3

All Medicare Procedures & Services

3 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
95886 Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study Facility 2023 11 14 $2,100 $522.17 24.9%
95886 Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study Facility 2021 21 21 $3,150 $744.61 23.6%
95886 Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg complete study Facility 2020 15 17 $2,550 $639.02 25.1%

About Dr. John Brandsema, MD

Dr. John Brandsema, MD is a Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology healthcare provider based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/02/2012. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1275889792.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Brandsema, MD has received a total of $675,648 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $47,440 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 839 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($264,603).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Brandsema has provided services to 47 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 52 services with total Medicare billing of $1,906. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2023), covering 3 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

Products in Payments

  • SPINRAZA (Biological) $326,354
  • ZOLGENSMA (Biological) $49,454
  • Evrysdi (Drug) $36,806
  • SOLIRIS (Biological) $13,524
  • EXONDYS 51 (Drug) $9,621
  • EMFLAZA (Drug) $8,828
  • ZOLGENSMA (Drug) $7,935
  • TECFIDERA (Drug) $6,133
  • Exondys 51 (Drug) $5,315
  • SOLIRIS (Drug) $4,950
  • ADUHELM (Biological) $3,822
  • Non-Covered Product (Drug) $3,422
  • Emflaza (Drug) $2,351
  • VILTEPSO (Drug) $1,753
  • Hizentra (Biological) $1,749
  • VYVGART (Drug) $1,350
  • FIRDAPSE (Drug) $119.79
  • NEXVIAZYME (Biological) $15.71
  • AGAMREE (Drug) $13.49

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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