Payment Breakdown by Category
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 | $233,838 | 128 | 59.4% |
| Consulting Fee | $104,878 | 32 | 26.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $30,787 | 118 | 7.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $23,140 | 686 | 5.9% |
| Education | $798.80 | 14 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biogen, Inc. | $248,183 | 453 | $0 (2024) |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $38,089 | 59 | $0 (2024) |
| Celgene Corporation | $37,184 | 75 | $0 (2024) |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $19,911 | 43 | $0 (2021) |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $16,147 | 88 | $0 (2024) |
| Acorda Therapeutics, Inc | $9,337 | 25 | $0 (2019) |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | $9,174 | 33 | $0 (2019) |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | $6,848 | 33 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $4,800 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $818.39 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,855 | 51 | Biogen, Inc. ($599.75) |
| 2023 | $8,776 | 53 | Genentech USA, Inc. ($6,792) |
| 2022 | $21,152 | 51 | Biogen, Inc. ($16,565) |
| 2021 | $15,649 | 31 | Biogen, Inc. ($11,590) |
| 2020 | $53,679 | 74 | Biogen, Inc. ($29,816) |
| 2019 | $106,894 | 173 | Biogen, Inc. ($62,111) |
| 2018 | $99,960 | 237 | Biogen, Inc. ($74,644) |
| 2017 | $85,478 | 308 | Biogen, Inc. ($51,589) |
All Payment Transactions
978 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 40
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.93 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.56 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | EMD Serono, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $94.08 | General |
| 12/12/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.73 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.32 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.13 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.67 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Celgene Corporation | ZEPOSIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.91 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Biogen, Inc. | TYSABRI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.24 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Biogen, Inc. | TYSABRI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.65 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | EMD Serono, Inc. | Mavenclad (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $120.15 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.19 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Genentech USA, Inc. | Ocrevus (Biological), Ocrevus Zunovo | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.35 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Genentech USA, Inc. | Ocrevus (Biological), Ocrevus Zunovo | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.70 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Genentech USA, Inc. | Ocrevus (Biological), Ocrevus Zunovo | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.84 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Celgene Corporation | ZEPOSIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.65 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Biogen, Inc. | QALSODY (Drug), SKYCLARYS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.95 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Amgen Inc. | UPLIZNA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.10 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.93 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | TG Therapeutics, Inc. | BRIUMVI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $85.74 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.38 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | EMD Serono, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $149.78 | General |
| 07/11/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.04 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.45 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 06/10/2024 | Celgene Corporation | ZEPOSIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.76 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 416 | 485 | $208,808 | $52,092 |
| 2022 | 7 | 328 | 380 | $162,134 | $40,235 |
| 2021 | 9 | 278 | 326 | $153,442 | $39,360 |
| 2020 | 10 | 213 | 264 | $119,550 | $27,013 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
38 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 96 | 132 | $54,252 | $14,666 | 27.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 69 | 69 | $43,815 | $9,697 | 22.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 69 | 95 | $26,315 | $7,738 | 29.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $25,578 | $5,672 | 22.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $26,985 | $5,247 | 19.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 33 | $18,381 | $5,180 | 28.2% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 49 | $7,203 | $2,265 | 31.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $6,279 | $1,627 | 25.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 72 | 94 | $38,634 | $11,398 | 29.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 47 | 47 | $29,845 | $7,333 | 24.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 37 | 38 | $29,298 | $6,823 | 23.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 21 | 23 | $12,811 | $3,868 | 30.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 34 | 39 | $10,803 | $3,431 | 31.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 35 | $14,385 | $2,055 | 14.3% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 37 | 54 | $7,938 | $1,938 | 24.4% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 21 | $5,733 | $1,416 | 24.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $8,255 | $1,132 | 13.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 16 | $4,432 | $840.97 | 19.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 44 | 44 | $33,924 | $8,398 | 24.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 47 | 60 | $26,004 | $7,184 | 27.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 36 | 48 | $26,976 | $6,995 | 25.9% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $18,415 | $4,721 | 25.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 29 | 33 | $9,141 | $2,843 | 31.1% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $11,158 | $2,716 | 24.3% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $9,396 | $2,216 | 23.6% |
About Dr. Karen Blitz-Shabbir, DO
Dr. Karen Blitz-Shabbir, DO is a Neurology healthcare provider based in Brooklyn, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/03/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1275562894.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Karen Blitz-Shabbir, DO has received a total of $393,441 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,855 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 978 transactions from 40 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" ($233,838).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Blitz-Shabbir has provided services to 1,235 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,455 services with total Medicare billing of $158,700. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 38 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurology
- Location Brooklyn, NY
- Active Since 07/03/2006
- Last Updated 12/08/2022
- Taxonomy Code 2084N0400X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1275562894
Products in Payments
- TECFIDERA (Drug) $98,182
- TYSABRI (Biological) $55,637
- OCREVUS (Biological) $23,266
- Ozanimod (Drug) $22,064
- COPAXONE (Drug) $15,133
- ZEPOSIA (Drug) $15,120
- VUMERITY (Drug) $13,419
- AMPYRA (Drug) $9,322
- LEMTRADA (Drug) $8,894
- Non-Covered Product (Drug) $7,840
- Ocrevus (Biological) $6,856
- Soliris (Drug) $2,579
- GILENYA (Drug) $480.66
- Mavenclad (Drug) $463.66
- Mavenclad (Biological) $453.54
- BOTOX (Biological) $448.66
- AJOVY (Drug) $368.61
- AUBAGIO (Drug) $279.69
- MAVENCLAD (Drug) $262.77
- UBRELVY (Drug) $214.38
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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