Total Payments
$9,199
2024 Payments
$1,497
Companies
67
Transactions
521
Medicare Patients
1,067
Medicare Billing
$97,641
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$8,358 (90.9%)
Travel$735.36 (8.0%)
Other$89.33 (1.0%)
Education$16.72 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $8,358 | 514 | 90.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $735.36 | 2 | 8.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $89.33 | 4 | 1.0% |
| Education | $16.72 | 1 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| LivaNova USA, Inc. | $1,168 | 12 | $0 (2020) |
| UCB, Inc. | $840.25 | 49 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $674.54 | 59 | $0 (2024) |
| Biogen, Inc. | $561.24 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
| ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | $438.32 | 48 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $359.61 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $267.71 | 15 | $0 (2021) |
| JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $256.95 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Eisai Inc. | $256.73 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | $242.79 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,497 | 74 | ABBVIE INC. ($221.11) |
| 2023 | $1,247 | 82 | AbbVie Inc. ($179.23) |
| 2022 | $1,218 | 78 | Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. ($134.07) |
| 2021 | $1,003 | 62 | Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($184.41) |
| 2020 | $689.55 | 41 | UCB, Inc. ($158.78) |
| 2019 | $1,461 | 110 | UCB, Inc. ($186.99) |
| 2018 | $1,633 | 47 | LivaNova USA, Inc. ($1,016) |
| 2017 | $450.79 | 27 | Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($53.43) |
All Payment Transactions
521 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 21
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | ARGENX US, INC. | VYVGART HYTRULO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.81 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | SK Life Science, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.54 | General |
| 11/22/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VYALEV (Drug), DUOPA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.93 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug), QULIPTA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.38 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological), QULIPTA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.57 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ZAVZPRET (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.20 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug), UBRELVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.01 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | EMD Serono, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.43 | General |
| 10/24/2024 | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ULTOMIRIS (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.97 | General |
| Category: Rare Disease | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Grifols USA, LLC | Prolastin-C Liquid (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.44 | General |
| Category: Pulmonology | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Neurelis, Inc. | VALTOCO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.25 | General |
| Category: EPILEPSY | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Briviact (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.03 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug), UBRELVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.82 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.99 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Rystiggo (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.96 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | EPIDIOLEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.98 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | HYQVIA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.06 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug), UBRELVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Biogen, Inc. | VUMERITY (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.78 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.51 | General |
| 08/29/2024 | CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | FYCOMPA (Drug) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.72 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | KESIMPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.87 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug), QULIPTA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.62 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Briviact (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.51 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | BANNER LIFE SCIENCES, LLC | BAFIERTAM (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.27 | General |
| Category: Immune | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 167 | 208 | $49,431 | $14,238 |
| 2022 | 4 | 245 | 286 | $69,494 | $20,497 |
| 2021 | 4 | 283 | 336 | $91,520 | $29,453 |
| 2020 | 8 | 372 | 431 | $119,103 | $33,454 |
Total Patients
1,067
Total Services
1,261
Medicare Billing
$97,641
Procedure Codes
20
All Medicare Procedures & Services
20 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 76 | 112 | $29,120 | $8,480 | 29.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $13,035 | $3,560 | 27.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 40 | $7,000 | $2,004 | 28.6% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $276.00 | $193.20 | 70.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 109 | 147 | $38,220 | $12,179 | 31.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 59 | 59 | $23,305 | $5,988 | 25.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 40 | 43 | $7,525 | $2,221 | 29.5% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2022 | 37 | 37 | $444.00 | $109.05 | 24.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 125 | 168 | $43,680 | $14,578 | 33.4% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 85 | 85 | $33,575 | $9,898 | 29.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 58 | 67 | $11,725 | $4,122 | 35.2% |
| 99442 | Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2021 | 15 | 16 | $2,540 | $854.16 | 33.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 100 | 100 | $39,500 | $11,951 | 30.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 120 | 167 | $43,420 | $11,728 | 27.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 70 | 77 | $13,475 | $3,846 | 28.5% |
| 95812 | Measurement of brain wave (eeg) activity, 41-60 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $14,025 | $2,753 | 19.6% |
| 99443 | Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 18 | 19 | $3,737 | $1,505 | 40.3% |
| 99442 | Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 21 | 23 | $3,393 | $1,193 | 35.2% |
| 99441 | Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 13 | 15 | $1,325 | $420.38 | 31.7% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2020 | 19 | 19 | $228.00 | $56.46 | 24.8% |
About Dr. Karen Aquino, M.D
Dr. Karen Aquino, M.D is a Neurology healthcare provider based in Greensboro, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/19/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1316147150.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Karen Aquino, M.D has received a total of $9,199 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,497 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 521 transactions from 67 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($8,358).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Aquino has provided services to 1,067 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,261 services with total Medicare billing of $97,641. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 20 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurology
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Neurology
- Location Greensboro, NC
- Active Since 07/19/2007
- Last Updated 08/10/2021
- Taxonomy Code 2084N0400X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1316147150
Products in Payments
- VNS Therapy (Device) $1,168
- Briviact (Drug) $703.88
- NUPLAZID (Drug) $438.32
- NURTEC ODT (Drug) $373.80
- APTIOM (Drug) $309.90
- QULIPTA (Drug) $300.74
- EPIDIOLEX (Drug) $256.95
- UBRELVY (Drug) $232.66
- VUMERITY (Drug) $231.26
- Fycompa (Drug) $208.59
- TYSABRI (Biological) $190.21
- BOTOX (Biological) $165.88
- VALTOCO (Drug) $164.83
- ACTHAR (Biological) $151.49
- ONPATTRO (Drug) $144.90
- VYEPTI (Biological) $140.19
- AUBAGIO (Drug) $128.12
- KESIMPTA (Drug) $127.96
- BAFIERTAM (Drug) $104.74
- AIMOVIG (Biological) $100.46
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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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