Total Payments
$9,267
2024 Payments
$1,723
Companies
8
Transactions
29
Medicare Patients
3,600
Medicare Billing
$598,120
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$6,405 (69.1%)
Food & Beverage$2,118 (22.9%)
Travel$743.72 (8.0%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $6,405 | 7 | 69.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,118 | 18 | 22.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $743.72 | 4 | 8.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympus Corporation | $2,805 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $2,000 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Covidien LP | $1,926 | 15 | $0 (2019) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $1,600 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $778.58 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $122.50 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Medrobotics Inc. | $22.08 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $12.56 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,723 | 2 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. ($1,600) |
| 2020 | $2,000 | 1 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($2,000) |
| 2019 | $1,794 | 6 | Olympus Corporation ($1,275) |
| 2018 | $1,924 | 10 | Olympus Corporation ($1,530) |
| 2017 | $1,826 | 10 | Covidien LP ($1,417) |
All Payment Transactions
29 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/14/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), CODMAN ISOCOOL AHT, MicroFrance | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.50 | General |
| Category: Precision Tools & Instruments | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,600.00 | General |
| 11/13/2020 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| 10/16/2019 | Olympus Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $510.00 | General |
| 10/15/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $352.18 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/16/2019 | Olympus Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $765.00 | General |
| 06/06/2019 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Coblation - Laryngeal Wands (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.56 | General |
| Category: ENT | ||||||
| 04/24/2019 | Covidien LP | ManoScan (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.57 | General |
| Category: Motility Testing | ||||||
| 02/04/2019 | Covidien LP | ManoScan (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.95 | General |
| Category: Motility Testing | ||||||
| 11/20/2018 | Olympus Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $510.00 | General |
| 11/06/2018 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.03 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/18/2018 | Medrobotics Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.08 | General |
| 07/26/2018 | Covidien LP | Manometry (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.49 | General |
| Category: GI Solutions | ||||||
| 06/14/2018 | Covidien LP | Manometry (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.37 | General |
| Category: GI Solutions | ||||||
| 05/17/2018 | Olympus Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $510.00 | General |
| 05/14/2018 | Covidien LP | Manometry (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $80.36 | General |
| Category: GI Solutions | ||||||
| 03/30/2018 | Covidien LP | Manometry (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.41 | General |
| Category: GI Solutions | ||||||
| 03/30/2018 | Covidien LP | Manometry (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.38 | General |
| Category: GI Solutions | ||||||
| 01/25/2018 | Olympus Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $510.00 | General |
| 11/14/2017 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $268.24 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/17/2017 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.13 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/20/2017 | Covidien LP | Manometry (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.39 | General |
| Category: GIH | ||||||
| 07/22/2017 | Covidien LP | Bravo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $350.89 | General |
| Category: GIH | ||||||
| 07/21/2017 | Covidien LP | Manometry (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $352.96 | General |
| Category: GIH | ||||||
| 07/21/2017 | Covidien LP | Bravo (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $264.12 | General |
| Category: GIH | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 976 | 4,404 | $706,687 | $190,859 |
| 2022 | 12 | 924 | 4,913 | $643,760 | $173,931 |
| 2021 | 15 | 958 | 3,358 | $704,156 | $145,766 |
| 2020 | 12 | 742 | 976 | $525,244 | $87,565 |
Total Patients
3,600
Total Services
13,651
Medicare Billing
$598,120
Procedure Codes
68
All Medicare Procedures & Services
68 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31579 | Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 324 | 473 | $285,228 | $74,180 | 26.0% |
| 31574 | Injection of substance to augment voice box using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 14 | 21 | $72,210 | $19,030 | 26.4% |
| J0585 | Injection, onabotulinumtoxina, 1 unit | Office | 2023 | 26 | 3,176 | $37,264 | $15,532 | 41.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 132 | 174 | $34,281 | $13,017 | 38.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 86 | 110 | $31,452 | $11,739 | 37.3% |
| 64617 | Injection of chemical for paralysis of nerve muscles on side of voice box | Office | 2023 | 21 | 58 | $40,756 | $10,925 | 26.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 72 | 72 | $30,124 | $9,822 | 32.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 84 | 84 | $24,227 | $7,874 | 32.5% |
| 31545 | Removal of vocal cord growths and reconstruction with local tissue flap using an endoscope with operating microscope or telescope | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $25,102 | $6,158 | 24.5% |
| 31579 | Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 55 | 68 | $58,424 | $6,076 | 10.4% |
| 91010 | Study of esophagus to assess movement | Office | 2023 | 35 | 37 | $18,005 | $5,011 | 27.8% |
| 31571 | Injection into vocal cords using an endoscope with operating microscope or telescope | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 26 | $17,902 | $3,376 | 18.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $6,428 | $2,391 | 37.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $10,403 | $1,992 | 19.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $5,837 | $1,459 | 25.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $4,490 | $1,149 | 25.6% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,556 | $1,128 | 24.8% |
| 31579 | Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 291 | 443 | $259,718 | $72,722 | 28.0% |
| J0585 | Injection, onabotulinumtoxina, 1 unit | Office | 2022 | 21 | 3,699 | $44,069 | $17,642 | 40.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 91 | 110 | $31,209 | $12,000 | 38.5% |
| 64617 | Injection of chemical for paralysis of nerve muscles on side of voice box | Office | 2022 | 15 | 61 | $42,160 | $11,256 | 26.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 104 | 145 | $27,909 | $11,085 | 39.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 72 | 72 | $30,870 | $10,180 | 33.0% |
| 31579 | Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 88 | 119 | $101,814 | $10,170 | 10.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 68 | 68 | $19,718 | $6,360 | 32.3% |
About Dr. Lee Akst, MD
Dr. Lee Akst, MD is a Otolaryngology healthcare provider based in Baltimore, Maryland. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/06/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1508840299.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Lee Akst, MD has received a total of $9,267 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,723 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 29 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($6,405).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Akst has provided services to 3,600 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 13,651 services with total Medicare billing of $598,120. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 68 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Otolaryngology
- Other Specialties Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology
- Location Baltimore, MD
- Active Since 12/06/2005
- Last Updated 01/31/2013
- Taxonomy Code 207Y00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1508840299
Products in Payments
- Manometry (Device) $1,157
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $778.58
- Bravo (Device) $615.01
- ManoScan (Device) $154.52
- Integra (Device) $122.50
- Coblation - Laryngeal Wands (Device) $12.56
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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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