Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $57,119 | 91 | 99.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $499.17 | 24 | 0.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organon Llc | $57,494 | 110 | $0 (2024) |
| CooperSurgical, Inc. | $88.82 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Teleflex LLC | $23.19 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $13.06 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13,330 | 37 | Organon Llc ($13,241) |
| 2023 | $23,320 | 41 | Organon LLC ($23,297) |
| 2022 | $20,968 | 37 | Organon LLC ($20,955) |
All Payment Transactions
115 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/18/2024 | Organon Llc | NEXPLANON (Drug) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,045.00 | General |
| Category: ETONOGESTREL | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Organon Llc | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,045.00 | General |
| 06/13/2024 | Organon Llc | NEXPLANON (Drug) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,045.00 | General |
| Category: ETONOGESTREL | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Organon Llc | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,045.00 | General |
| 06/13/2024 | Organon Llc | NEXPLANON (Drug) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $33.00 | General |
| Category: ETONOGESTREL | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Organon Llc | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $33.00 | General |
| 06/13/2024 | Organon Llc | NEXPLANON (Drug) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.78 | General |
| Category: ETONOGESTREL | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Organon Llc | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.78 | General |
| 06/13/2024 | Organon Llc | NEXPLANON (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.37 | General |
| Category: ETONOGESTREL | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Organon Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.37 | General |
| 05/23/2024 | Organon Llc | NEXPLANON (Drug) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $79.06 | General |
| Category: ETONOGESTREL | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | Organon Llc | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $79.06 | General |
| 05/23/2024 | Organon Llc | NEXPLANON (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: ETONOGESTREL | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | Organon Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| 05/20/2024 | Organon Llc | NEXPLANON (Drug) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,045.00 | General |
| Category: ETONOGESTREL | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | Organon Llc | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,045.00 | General |
| 05/06/2024 | CooperSurgical, Inc. | Paragard T 380A (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.88 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 04/11/2024 | CooperSurgical, Inc. | Paragard T 380A (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.28 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | CooperSurgical, Inc. | Paragard T 380A (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.66 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 03/21/2024 | Organon Llc | NEXPLANON (Drug) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.46 | General |
| Category: ETONOGESTREL | ||||||
| 03/21/2024 | Organon Llc | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.46 | General |
| 03/21/2024 | Organon Llc | NEXPLANON (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.16 | General |
| Category: ETONOGESTREL | ||||||
| 03/21/2024 | Organon Llc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.16 | General |
| 03/21/2024 | Organon Llc | NEXPLANON (Drug) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.00 | General |
| Category: ETONOGESTREL | ||||||
| 03/21/2024 | Organon Llc | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 18 | 23 | $3,565 | $1,265 |
| 2021 | 1 | 20 | 22 | $1,870 | $951.14 |
| 2020 | 4 | 84 | 100 | $8,440 | $3,455 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
6 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 | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 23 | $3,565 | $1,265 | 35.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 22 | $1,870 | $951.14 | 50.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 33 | 37 | $4,810 | $1,626 | 33.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 19 | 23 | $1,955 | $752.84 | 38.5% |
| 99442 | Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion | Facility | 2020 | 20 | 27 | $1,055 | $641.45 | 60.8% |
| 99443 | Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 13 | $620.00 | $435.02 | 70.2% |
About Katherine O'brien, NP
Katherine O'brien, NP is a Family healthcare provider based in East Boston, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/18/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1578712170.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Katherine O'brien, NP has received a total of $57,619 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $13,330 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 115 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program" ($57,119).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, O'brien has provided services to 122 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 145 services with total Medicare billing of $5,671. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2023), covering 6 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Family
- Location East Boston, MA
- Active Since 09/18/2008
- Last Updated 04/29/2019
- Taxonomy Code 363LF0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1578712170
Products in Payments
- NEXPLANON (Drug) $50,873
- Paragard T 380A (Drug) $88.82
- VASCBAND (Device) $23.19
- PROSTEP (Device) $13.06
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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