Total Payments
$204.60
2019 Payments
$119.15
Companies
2
Transactions
2
Medicare Patients
4,906
Medicare Billing
$230,299

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$204.60 (100.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $204.60 2 100.0%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $119.15 1 $0 (2019)
Foundation Medicine, Inc. $85.45 1 $0 (2018)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2019 $119.15 1 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($119.15)
2018 $85.45 1 Foundation Medicine, Inc. ($85.45)

All Payment Transactions

2 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
06/13/2019 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP LYNPARZA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $119.15 General
Category: Oncology
03/19/2018 Foundation Medicine, Inc. FOUNDATIONONE (Device), FOUNDATIONFOCUS, FOUNDATIONACT Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $85.45 General
Category: ONCOLOGY

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 15 1,213 2,116 $229,919 $54,293
2022 15 1,210 2,063 $215,948 $52,751
2021 18 1,276 2,266 $243,554 $62,673
2020 13 1,207 2,085 $218,681 $60,582
Total Patients
4,906
Total Services
8,530
Medicare Billing
$230,299
Procedure Codes
61

All Medicare Procedures & Services

61 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity Facility 2023 525 886 $103,662 $23,322 22.5%
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure Facility 2023 94 461 $38,072 $9,834 25.8%
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report Facility 2023 74 94 $20,515 $4,941 24.1%
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity Facility 2023 50 81 $20,780 $4,932 23.7%
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure Facility 2023 120 156 $17,032 $4,072 23.9%
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique Facility 2023 123 139 $11,875 $2,729 23.0%
88331 Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block Facility 2023 12 22 $3,388 $1,037 30.6%
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report Facility 2023 54 83 $3,071 $746.98 24.3%
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity Facility 2023 68 84 $2,947 $717.16 24.3%
88344 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each multiplex procedure Facility 2023 13 22 $2,640 $638.44 24.2%
88108 Cell examination of specimen, concentration technique Facility 2023 20 22 $1,530 $372.90 24.4%
88312 Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report Facility 2023 11 15 $1,247 $301.80 24.2%
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present Facility 2023 24 26 $1,014 $243.36 24.0%
85060 Blood smear interpretation by physician with written report Facility 2023 11 11 $815.00 $214.00 26.3%
88141 Pap test Facility 2023 14 14 $1,331 $192.28 14.4%
88305 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity Facility 2022 548 955 $111,735 $26,491 23.7%
88341 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure Facility 2022 75 359 $29,444 $7,900 26.8%
88307 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity Facility 2022 61 74 $18,944 $4,742 25.0%
88342 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure Facility 2022 97 129 $14,063 $3,509 25.0%
88173 Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report Facility 2022 37 63 $13,734 $3,441 25.1%
88112 Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique Facility 2022 80 106 $9,010 $2,179 24.2%
88344 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each multiplex procedure Facility 2022 21 42 $5,040 $1,258 25.0%
88304 Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity Facility 2022 109 127 $4,450 $1,118 25.1%
88311 Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present Facility 2022 55 58 $2,262 $557.80 24.7%
88313 Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report Facility 2022 31 50 $1,850 $456.73 24.7%

About Dr. Karl Robstad, M.D

Dr. Karl Robstad, M.D is a Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program healthcare provider based in Albany, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/30/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1841440500.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Karl Robstad, M.D has received a total of $204.60 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $119.15 received in 2019. These payments were reported across 2 transactions from 2 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($204.60).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Robstad has provided services to 4,906 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 8,530 services with total Medicare billing of $230,299. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 61 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

Products in Payments

  • LYNPARZA (Drug) $119.15
  • FOUNDATIONONE (Device) $85.45

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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