Total Payments
$22,221
2024 Payments
$2,311
Companies
35
Transactions
347
Medicare Patients
13,299
Medicare Billing
$476,792
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$19,621 (88.3%)
Consulting$2,600 (11.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $19,621 | 346 | 88.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $2,600 | 1 | 11.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Medical LLC | $4,058 | 80 | $0 (2024) |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $3,648 | 46 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $2,779 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Phraxis, Inc. | $2,600 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $2,265 | 63 | $0 (2020) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $913.65 | 22 | $0 (2023) |
| Cook Incorporated | $864.95 | 9 | $0 (2018) |
| MEDLINE INDUSTRIES LP | $790.15 | 33 | $0 (2022) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $534.02 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Endologix, LLC | $394.46 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,311 | 22 | Cook Medical LLC ($753.78) |
| 2023 | $1,903 | 21 | Cook Medical LLC ($645.00) |
| 2022 | $5,232 | 52 | Phraxis, Inc. ($2,600) |
| 2021 | $1,803 | 28 | Cook Medical LLC ($653.33) |
| 2020 | $1,117 | 19 | Terumo Medical Corporation ($321.29) |
| 2019 | $3,162 | 80 | Terumo Medical Corporation ($825.79) |
| 2018 | $3,624 | 68 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($843.98) |
| 2017 | $3,069 | 57 | Bolton Medical Inc ($758.53) |
All Payment Transactions
347 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $153.87 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.91 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.88 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | LUTONIX Drug Coated Balloon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $218.79 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 11/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $223.87 | General |
| Category: Catheters | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | BIOGLUE SURGICAL ADHESIVE (Device), PHOTOFIX DECELLULARIZED BOVINE PERICARDIUM, Vascular | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.50 | General |
| Category: Surgical Adhesive | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Urgo Medical North America, LLC | VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.39 | General |
| Category: WOUND CLEANSER | ||||||
| 09/21/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZENITH (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $94.20 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.78 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ICAST COVERED STENT SYSTEM, 6MMX22MMX120CM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $88.64 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.43 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.76 | General |
| Category: PAD | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $139.41 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. | Option (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.70 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. | Clot Management (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.40 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $154.66 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 05/28/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $108.03 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZENITH SPIRAL-Z (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $73.03 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ICAST COVERED STENT SYSTEM, 6MMX22MMX120CM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $87.67 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 04/20/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $199.53 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $116.57 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 02/20/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZILVER PTX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $46.23 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | PolyNovo North America LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.63 | General |
| 11/14/2023 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Crosser iQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $260.64 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation | (5028) IGT Devices Systems Undivided (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $126.26 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 3,258 | 3,899 | $2.4M | $111,954 |
| 2022 | 16 | 3,367 | 4,127 | $2.3M | $127,212 |
| 2021 | 17 | 3,819 | 4,496 | $2.5M | $135,087 |
| 2020 | 16 | 2,855 | 3,305 | $1.2M | $102,539 |
Total Patients
13,299
Total Services
15,827
Medicare Billing
$476,792
Procedure Codes
92
All Medicare Procedures & Services
92 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 1,582 | 2,001 | $1.4M | $59,555 | 4.2% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Facility | 2023 | 245 | 281 | $157,750 | $9,338 | 5.9% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2023 | 286 | 327 | $113,250 | $6,246 | 5.5% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 168 | 172 | $91,290 | $5,965 | 6.5% |
| 93923 | Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Facility | 2023 | 238 | 269 | $244,050 | $5,448 | 2.2% |
| 93990 | Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | Facility | 2023 | 112 | 143 | $30,145 | $3,223 | 10.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 41 | $16,400 | $2,516 | 15.3% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 74 | 76 | $52,970 | $2,111 | 4.0% |
| 93975 | Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $49,830 | $1,968 | 4.0% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 47 | 53 | $29,650 | $1,731 | 5.8% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | Facility | 2023 | 60 | 78 | $19,860 | $1,619 | 8.2% |
| 93923 | Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 52 | 64 | $58,080 | $1,292 | 2.2% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 35 | $18,725 | $1,217 | 6.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 19 | $7,600 | $1,166 | 15.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $12,530 | $1,100 | 8.8% |
| 93985 | Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on both sides of body for hemodialysis access | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $4,950 | $1,090 | 22.0% |
| 93931 | Ultrasound of one arm arteries or artery grafts | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 46 | $9,160 | $960.75 | 10.5% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 25 | 28 | $14,980 | $864.87 | 5.8% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2023 | 20 | 23 | $12,255 | $780.95 | 6.4% |
| 93986 | Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on side of body for hemodialysis access | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 32 | $3,520 | $709.59 | 20.2% |
| 93930 | Ultrasound of arm arteries or artery grafts | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $8,045 | $678.11 | 8.4% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 53 | $24,415 | $632.29 | 2.6% |
| 93985 | Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on both sides of body for hemodialysis access | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $2,805 | $626.96 | 22.4% |
| 93990 | Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | Office | 2023 | 19 | 26 | $5,510 | $571.50 | 10.4% |
| 93975 | Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $14,290 | $542.85 | 3.8% |
About Dr. Larry Scher, MD
Dr. Larry Scher, MD is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Bronx, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/19/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1790867950.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Larry Scher, MD has received a total of $22,221 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,311 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 347 transactions from 35 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($19,621).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Scher has provided services to 13,299 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 15,827 services with total Medicare billing of $476,792. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 92 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Location Bronx, NY
- Active Since 10/19/2006
- Last Updated 10/13/2011
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1790867950
Products in Payments
- InterGraft Venous Anastomotic Connector (Device) $2,600
- AZUR (Device) $1,591
- Relay Plus (Device) $1,318
- Hyalomatrix Wound Device (Device) $768.21
- RELAY (Device) $758.53
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) $712.13
- ZENITH SPIRAL-Z (Device) $705.37
- Grafts (Device) $660.30
- Relay Grafts (Device) $604.64
- ZILVER PTX (Device) $598.06
- Cook Medical AAA (Device) $534.88
- VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis (Device) $503.54
- Endurant (Device) $445.10
- (6582) Visions 035 (Device) $398.61
- (4066) Tack Endo Sys ATK (Device) $388.78
- VIABAHN Endoprosthesis (Device) $381.97
- Cook Medical Zilver PTX (Device) $373.53
- COOK MEDICAL AAA (Device) $321.68
- TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) $306.57
- Cook Medical Zenith (Device) $306.13
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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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