Dr. Joseph Varon, MD

Internal Medicine Houston, TX Male
NPI: 1215983895
Total Payments
$30,156
2024 Payments
$1,766
Companies
24
Transactions
194
Medicare Patients
1,256
Medicare Billing
$351,219

Payment Breakdown by Category

Other$9,715 (32.2%)
Research$9,500 (31.5%)
Consulting$6,630 (22.0%)
Food & Beverage$3,736 (12.4%)
Travel$575.37 (1.9%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $9,715 2 32.2%
Unspecified $9,500 2 31.5%
Consulting Fee $6,630 3 22.0%
Food and Beverage $3,736 181 12.4%
Travel and Lodging $575.37 6 1.9%

Payments by Type

General
$20,656
192 transactions
Research
$9,500
2 transactions

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
First Wave BioPharma, Inc. $9,500 2 $0 (2021)
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company $6,968 3 $0 (2023)
Grifols USA, LLC $3,696 11 $0 (2024)
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $3,480 1 $0 (2017)
Nabriva Therapeutics, plc $1,819 3 $0 (2022)
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $1,400 1 $0 (2020)
Electromed, Inc. $1,282 77 $0 (2024)
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $419.96 22 $0 (2024)
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $351.13 13 $0 (2024)
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $261.40 15 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $1,766 87 Electromed, Inc. ($732.27)
2023 $995.03 52 Electromed, Inc. ($476.19)
2022 $2,065 21 Nabriva Therapeutics, plc ($1,819)
2021 $9,560 5 First Wave BioPharma, Inc. ($9,500)
2020 $1,400 1 Gilead Sciences, Inc. ($1,400)
2019 $112.85 5 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($57.58)
2018 $7,047 8 La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company ($6,949)
2017 $7,211 15 Grifols USA, LLC ($3,620)

All Payment Transactions

194 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/27/2024 Electromed, Inc. SMARTVEST (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $11.64 General
Category: HFCWO
12/17/2024 Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NUZYRA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.76 General
Category: ANTIBIOTIC
12/13/2024 Baxter Healthcare Hillrom - Vest System Model 105 Home Care (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.19 General
Category: Airway Clearance Device
12/12/2024 Electromed, Inc. SMARTVEST (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $6.97 General
Category: HFCWO
12/10/2024 GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. NUCALA (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $27.46 General
Category: IMMUNOLOGY
12/09/2024 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC WINREVAIR (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.35 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
11/27/2024 Insmed, Inc. Arikayce (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.32 General
Category: Respiratory
11/25/2024 Electromed, Inc. SMARTVEST (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $14.38 General
Category: HFCWO
11/20/2024 Electromed, Inc. SMARTVEST (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $6.60 General
Category: HFCWO
11/15/2024 GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. NUCALA (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.54 General
Category: IMMUNOLOGY
11/14/2024 Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NUZYRA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.57 General
Category: ANTIBIOTIC
11/05/2024 Baxter Healthcare Hillrom - Vest System Model 105 Home Care (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $31.46 General
Category: Airway Clearance Device
11/05/2024 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP AIRSUPRA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.82 General
Category: Respiratory
10/14/2024 Insmed, Inc. Arikayce (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.12 General
Category: Respiratory
10/10/2024 GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. NUCALA (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.18 General
Category: IMMUNOLOGY
10/08/2024 Electromed, Inc. SMARTVEST (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $25.07 General
Category: HFCWO
10/06/2024 Electromed, Inc. SMARTVEST (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $84.38 General
Category: HFCWO
09/23/2024 Electromed, Inc. SMARTVEST (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $10.30 General
Category: HFCWO
09/18/2024 Electromed, Inc. SMARTVEST (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $10.79 General
Category: HFCWO
09/10/2024 Electromed, Inc. SMARTVEST (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $16.00 General
Category: HFCWO
09/10/2024 GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. AREXVY (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $7.56 General
Category: RESPIRATORY
09/04/2024 Electromed, Inc. SMARTVEST (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $15.97 General
Category: HFCWO
08/30/2024 GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. NUCALA (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $28.97 General
Category: IMMUNOLOGY
08/29/2024 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. OFEV (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $28.40 General
Category: RESPIRATORY
08/28/2024 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP FASENRA (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.85 General
Category: Respiratory
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Research Studies & Clinical Trials

Study Name Company Amount Records
Niclosamide First Wave BioPharma, Inc. $9,500 2

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 8 308 516 $126,649 $43,991
2022 11 375 804 $247,400 $75,247
2021 6 200 693 $238,556 $76,079
2020 8 373 1,375 $494,565 $155,902
Total Patients
1,256
Total Services
3,388
Medicare Billing
$351,219
Procedure Codes
33

All Medicare Procedures & Services

33 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2023 82 244 $78,646 $30,887 39.3%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2023 52 52 $20,800 $6,846 32.9%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 28 38 $9,956 $3,026 30.4%
99457 Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes Office 2023 11 32 $3,840 $1,252 32.6%
94010 Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume Office 2023 33 38 $2,300 $822.81 35.8%
93000 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report Office 2023 53 58 $9,570 $654.48 6.8%
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample Office 2023 33 38 $1,140 $311.39 27.3%
94200 Test to measure largest amount of air breathed in an out Office 2023 16 16 $397.30 $191.36 48.2%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2022 68 159 $51,276 $21,742 42.4%
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes Facility 2022 17 120 $66,000 $19,480 29.5%
99233 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes Facility 2022 38 128 $51,216 $10,332 20.2%
99232 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes Facility 2022 22 123 $26,940 $7,108 26.4%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2022 47 47 $17,645 $7,065 40.0%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 33 49 $12,838 $4,745 37.0%
93308 Ultrasound of heart, follow-up Office 2022 27 28 $5,400 $2,259 41.8%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 11 12 $2,880 $895.00 31.1%
94010 Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume Office 2022 33 37 $2,210 $806.97 36.5%
93000 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report Office 2022 49 59 $9,735 $690.15 7.1%
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample Office 2022 30 42 $1,260 $124.23 9.9%
99291 Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes Facility 2021 29 200 $110,000 $36,144 32.9%
99233 Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day Facility 2021 47 195 $47,949 $16,515 34.4%
99232 Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day Facility 2021 45 209 $45,980 $12,265 26.7%
99223 Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day Facility 2021 33 35 $16,835 $5,584 33.2%
99222 Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day Facility 2021 32 40 $13,200 $4,348 32.9%
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes Facility 2021 14 14 $4,592 $1,222 26.6%
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About Dr. Joseph Varon, MD

Dr. Joseph Varon, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. 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 1215983895.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joseph Varon, MD has received a total of $30,156 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,766 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 194 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($9,715).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Varon has provided services to 1,256 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,388 services with total Medicare billing of $351,219. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 33 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Internal Medicine
  • Other Specialties Pulmonary Disease
  • Location Houston, TX
  • Active Since 05/26/2006
  • Last Updated 05/10/2012
  • Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • Practice Solo Practitioner
  • NPI Number 1215983895

Products in Payments

  • GIAPREZA (Drug) $6,968
  • Albutein (Biological) $3,620
  • Xenleta (Drug) $1,819
  • SMARTVEST (Device) $1,282
  • NUZYRA (Drug) $261.40
  • OFEV (Drug) $242.24
  • NUCALA (Biological) $182.31
  • FASENRA (Biological) $171.36
  • Arikayce (Drug) $168.08
  • TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) $148.44
  • Hillrom - Vest System Model 105 Home Care (Device) $145.25
  • AIRSUPRA (Drug) $111.34
  • AREXVY (Drug) $89.21
  • Prolastin-C Liquid (Biological) $76.40
  • VAPOTHERM (Device) $59.87
  • Hillrom - Volara System (Device) $43.77
  • TEZSPIRE (Biological) $40.28
  • TAKHZYRO (Biological) $32.96
  • Adempas (Drug) $30.67
  • Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV (Device) $29.04

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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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