Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $2,012 | 3 | 86.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $175.00 | 1 | 7.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $151.46 | 2 | 6.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| GE HEALTHCARE | $2,187 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $99.07 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Mindray DS USA, Inc. | $52.39 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,000 | 2 | GE HEALTHCARE ($1,000) |
| 2022 | $1,239 | 3 | GE HealthCare ($1,187) |
| 2017 | $99.07 | 1 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($99.07) |
All Payment Transactions
6 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/04/2024 | GE HEALTHCARE | Versana (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| Category: Ultrasound | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | GE HEALTHCARE | Versana (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $250.00 | General |
| Category: Ultrasound | ||||||
| 06/03/2022 | GE HealthCare | Versana (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,012.00 | General |
| Category: Ultrasound | ||||||
| 05/23/2022 | Mindray DS USA, Inc. | TE7Max / ME8 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.39 | General |
| Category: Ultrasound Equipment | ||||||
| 04/27/2022 | GE HealthCare | — | 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 | $175.00 | General |
| 02/08/2017 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | Solitaire (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.07 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 125 | 128 | $67,082 | $13,919 |
| 2022 | 3 | 94 | 95 | $77,087 | $11,703 |
| 2021 | 2 | 88 | 88 | $67,826 | $10,957 |
| 2020 | 3 | 76 | 78 | $35,520 | $7,900 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
11 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99285 | Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 51 | $39,398 | $7,281 | 18.5% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $22,928 | $5,288 | 23.1% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 25 | $4,757 | $1,350 | 28.4% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity | Facility | 2022 | 45 | 45 | $55,181 | $7,024 | 12.7% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit for problem of high severity | Facility | 2022 | 37 | 37 | $18,312 | $3,872 | 21.1% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit for problem of moderate severity | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $3,594 | $807.21 | 22.5% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | Facility | 2021 | 57 | 57 | $24,356 | $5,814 | 23.9% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2021 | 31 | 31 | $43,470 | $5,142 | 11.8% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | Facility | 2020 | 39 | 40 | $15,024 | $4,061 | 27.0% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $16,609 | $2,858 | 17.2% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit, moderately severe problem | Facility | 2020 | 19 | 20 | $3,887 | $980.80 | 25.2% |
About Dr. Joseph Palter, M.D
Dr. Joseph Palter, M.D is a Emergency Medicine healthcare provider based in Chicago, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/22/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1982990487.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joseph Palter, M.D has received a total of $2,338 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,000 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 6 transactions from 3 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($2,012).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Palter has provided services to 383 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 389 services with total Medicare billing of $44,479. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 11 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Emergency Medicine
- Location Chicago, IL
- Active Since 06/22/2011
- Last Updated 04/28/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207P00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1982990487
Products in Payments
- Versana (Device) $2,012
- Solitaire (Device) $99.07
- TE7Max / ME8 (Device) $52.39
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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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