Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,473 | 34 | 63.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,999 | 8 | 36.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $4,039 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $663.05 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $396.09 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $258.50 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| ERBE USA Inc | $116.07 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,918 | 24 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($3,620) |
| 2023 | $589.77 | 9 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($279.23) |
| 2022 | $691.13 | 6 | ABBVIE INC. ($451.28) |
| 2021 | $274.07 | 3 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($139.35) |
All Payment Transactions
42 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Axios (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $172.90 | General |
| Category: Axios_ENDO | ||||||
| 10/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Axios (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $226.77 | General |
| Category: Axios_ENDO | ||||||
| 10/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Axios (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $30.26 | General |
| Category: Axios_ENDO | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Axios (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $261.61 | General |
| Category: Axios_ENDO | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Axios (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $183.27 | General |
| Category: Axios_ENDO | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Axios (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $573.58 | General |
| Category: Axios_ENDO | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Axios (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $306.75 | General |
| Category: Axios_ENDO | ||||||
| 08/17/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.90 | General |
| Category: EXALT_ENDO | ||||||
| 08/17/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $42.10 | General |
| Category: EXALT_ENDO | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $183.15 | General |
| Category: EXALT_ENDO | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.84 | General |
| Category: EXALT_ENDO | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $80.44 | General |
| Category: EXALT_ENDO | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $43.76 | General |
| Category: EXALT_ENDO | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $636.58 | General |
| Category: EXALT_ENDO | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $183.15 | General |
| Category: EXALT_ENDO | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.69 | General |
| Category: General - Hemostasis_ENDO | ||||||
| 06/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.58 | General |
| Category: General - Metal Stents - G.I._ENDO | ||||||
| 06/22/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ECHOTIP INSIGHT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $138.17 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | HEMOSPRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $66.28 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $92.87 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.22 | General |
| Category: EXALT_ENDO | ||||||
| 04/01/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Axios (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.16 | General |
| Category: Axios_ENDO | ||||||
| 03/31/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.31 | General |
| Category: EXALT ENDO | ||||||
| 02/10/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.34 | General |
| Category: EXALT_ENDO | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.51 | General |
| Category: General - Biliary Devices_ENDO | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 17 | 18 | $3,546 | $1,017 |
| 2020 | 1 | 11 | 11 | $702.00 | $220.00 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
2 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 18 | $3,546 | $1,017 | 28.7% |
| 99441 | Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $702.00 | $220.00 | 31.3% |
About Dr. Laurel Branch, MD
Dr. Laurel Branch, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in La Jolla, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/14/2017. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1912437617.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Laurel Branch, MD has received a total of $5,473 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,918 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 42 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,473).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Branch has provided services to 28 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 29 services with total Medicare billing of $1,237. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 2 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Gastroenterology
- Location La Jolla, CA
- Active Since 06/14/2017
- Last Updated 10/23/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1912437617
Products in Payments
- Axios (Device) $1,812
- EXALT Model D (Device) $1,517
- SKYRIZI (Biological) $335.61
- RINVOQ (Biological) $327.44
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $258.50
- HEMOSPRAY (Device) $257.92
- ECHOTIP INSIGHT (Device) $138.17
- GENERAL BIOPSY (Device) $124.91
- APC (Device) $116.07
- WallFlex Duodenal (Device) $98.15
- RESOLUTION CLIP (Device) $14.44
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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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