Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $20,075 | 6 | 41.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $11,363 | 11 | 23.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,755 | 19 | 13.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $5,400 | 3 | 11.1% |
| Unspecified | $3,375 | 1 | 6.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,775 | 21 | 3.6% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $24,750 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $6,333 | 10 | $0 (2018) |
| Pinnacle Biologics, Inc | $4,613 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | $3,375 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Cook Incorporated | $2,545 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Pulmonx Corporation | $2,215 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Auris Health, Inc. | $1,667 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. | $1,167 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| VIDA Diagnostics, Inc. | $1,000 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Noah Medical Corporation | $555.39 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13,505 | 10 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($12,950) |
| 2023 | $9,983 | 7 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($9,950) |
| 2022 | $1,975 | 5 | Cook Incorporated ($1,090) |
| 2021 | $4,905 | 3 | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. ($3,375) |
| 2020 | $87.90 | 1 | Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. ($87.90) |
| 2019 | $3,256 | 7 | Pulmonx Corporation ($2,215) |
| 2018 | $11,592 | 17 | Olympus America Inc. ($6,333) |
| 2017 | $3,438 | 11 | Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. ($1,079) |
All Payment Transactions
61 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29/2024 | Noah Medical Corporation | GALAXY (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $175.00 | General |
| Category: Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid) And Accessories | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | 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 | $500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/24/2024 | Noah Medical Corporation | GALAXY (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.39 | General |
| Category: Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid) And Accessories | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/04/2024 | Noah Medical Corporation | GALAXY (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $350.00 | General |
| Category: Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid) And Accessories | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/15/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/15/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/07/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DA VINCI SP (Device) | 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 | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/07/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DA VINCI SP (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/02/2023 | CONMED Corporation | CONMED SPECIMEN RETRIEVAL (Device), AIRSEAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.33 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/20/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $152.90 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/05/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $497.52 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/05/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $234.30 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/19/2022 | Cook Incorporated | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $545.00 | General |
| 06/06/2022 | Cook Incorporated | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $545.00 | General |
| 10/22/2021 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | IRESSA (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $74.99 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 08/19/2021 | Cook Incorporated | Wayne (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,455.00 | General |
| Category: Critical Care | ||||||
| 03/08/2021 | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | — | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,375.00 | Research |
| Study: A Phase 2, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study to test the efficacy and safety of KPL-301 in giant cell arteritis | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Phase 2, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study to test the efficacy and safety of KPL-301 in giant cell arteritis | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. | $3,375 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 678 | 736 | $402,508 | $29,671 |
| 2022 | 19 | 668 | 748 | $330,145 | $31,041 |
| 2021 | 14 | 516 | 558 | $176,666 | $16,595 |
| 2020 | 14 | 411 | 436 | $183,898 | $16,553 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
65 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $20,266 | $3,919 | 19.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 52 | $16,359 | $3,310 | 20.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 27 | $13,130 | $2,812 | 21.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 45 | $12,465 | $2,661 | 21.4% |
| 31628 | Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 30 | $57,479 | $2,476 | 4.3% |
| 31629 | Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $45,776 | $1,906 | 4.2% |
| 31652 | Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $56,661 | $1,772 | 3.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $9,191 | $1,603 | 17.4% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $7,986 | $1,452 | 18.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $7,813 | $1,391 | 17.8% |
| 31627 | Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $56,321 | $1,189 | 2.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 24 | $5,239 | $1,084 | 20.7% |
| 94010 | Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | Facility | 2023 | 144 | 156 | $12,168 | $942.48 | 7.7% |
| 31654 | Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $17,550 | $878.22 | 5.0% |
| 94729 | Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | Facility | 2023 | 124 | 129 | $9,417 | $849.92 | 9.0% |
| 31624 | Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 28 | $42,515 | $586.30 | 1.4% |
| 94726 | Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | Facility | 2023 | 57 | 58 | $6,554 | $522.58 | 8.0% |
| 94060 | Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $5,617 | $315.70 | 5.6% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 41 | $16,031 | $3,157 | 19.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 27 | $12,663 | $2,977 | 23.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 40 | $11,760 | $2,893 | 24.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $13,860 | $2,856 | 20.6% |
| 31652 | Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $84,600 | $2,829 | 3.3% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 54 | $14,958 | $2,828 | 18.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $9,952 | $2,100 | 21.1% |
About Dr. John Ferguson, MD
Dr. John Ferguson, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Madison, Wisconsin. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/04/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1205823317.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Ferguson, MD has received a total of $48,742 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $13,505 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 61 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($20,075).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ferguson has provided services to 2,273 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,478 services with total Medicare billing of $93,860. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 65 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
- Location Madison, WI
- Active Since 10/04/2005
- Last Updated 01/29/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1205823317
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $23,100
- Olympus Bronchoscopes (Device) $6,333
- Photofrin (Drug) $4,613
- Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV (Device) $2,215
- DA VINCI SP (Device) $1,650
- Wayne (Device) $1,455
- Spin (Device) $1,167
- GALAXY (Device) $555.39
- HealthMyne (Device) $75.67
- IRESSA (Drug) $74.99
- CONMED SPECIMEN RETRIEVAL (Device) $33.33
- BROVANA (Drug) $20.65
- CHANTIX (Drug) $12.66
- BEVESPI AEROSPHERE (Drug) $12.45
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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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