Total Payments
$1.6M
2024 Payments
$102,588
Companies
9
Transactions
311
Medicare Patients
821
Medicare Billing
$62,121
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$1.5M (93.4%)
Other$70,035 (4.5%)
Travel$26,442 (1.7%)
Food & Beverage$4,610 (0.3%)
Research$1,500 (0.1%)
Education$2.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $1.5M | 174 | 93.4% |
| Acquisitions | $56,700 | 1 | 3.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $26,442 | 54 | 1.7% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $10,000 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,610 | 75 | 0.3% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $3,335 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Unspecified | $1,500 | 4 | 0.1% |
| Education | $2.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$1.6M
307 transactions
Research
$1,500
2 transactions
Ownership
$0
2 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $1.5M | 284 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $57,700 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| BAXTER HEALTHCARE | $10,000 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $9,924 | 10 | $0 (2018) |
| PFIZER INC. | $5,613 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | $4,800 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. | $3,032 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $265.18 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $102,588 | 35 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($56,700) |
| 2023 | $88,263 | 35 | Abbott Laboratories ($86,763) |
| 2022 | $157,830 | 23 | Abbott Laboratories ($157,830) |
| 2021 | $168,797 | 15 | Abbott Laboratories ($167,597) |
| 2020 | $289,055 | 17 | Abbott Laboratories ($286,955) |
| 2019 | $290,039 | 23 | Abbott Laboratories ($286,645) |
| 2018 | $367,211 | 50 | Abbott Laboratories ($348,148) |
| 2017 | $89,819 | 113 | Abbott Laboratories ($82,503) |
All Payment Transactions
311 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 13
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $568.30 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.81 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.01 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.69 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,336.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,667.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $118.20 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,334.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $431.27 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | LATITUDE Communicator Power Supply (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.44 | General |
| Category: LATITUDE_CRM | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Acquisitions | Cash or cash equivalent | $56,700.05 | General |
| 08/15/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,668.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,667.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,334.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,003.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,334.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.67 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.40 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $77.54 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $43.67 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.74 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.63 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.96 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 04/30/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MERLIN@HOME (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,001.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 199 | 367 | $98,055 | $17,850 |
| 2022 | 3 | 196 | 310 | $95,835 | $18,032 |
| 2021 | 4 | 200 | 272 | $76,110 | $14,523 |
| 2020 | 7 | 226 | 295 | $80,451 | $11,715 |
Total Patients
821
Total Services
1,244
Medicare Billing
$62,121
Procedure Codes
17
All Medicare Procedures & Services
17 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 132 | 263 | $72,325 | $13,362 | 18.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 35 | $14,000 | $2,509 | 17.9% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 69 | $11,730 | $1,979 | 16.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 106 | 183 | $50,325 | $9,675 | 19.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 72 | 104 | $41,600 | $7,609 | 18.3% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 23 | $3,910 | $748.03 | 19.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 97 | 146 | $40,150 | $7,819 | 19.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 44 | 55 | $22,000 | $4,485 | 20.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 41 | 53 | $9,010 | $1,344 | 14.9% |
| 99442 | Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $4,950 | $875.26 | 17.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 78 | 117 | $32,175 | $5,081 | 15.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 61 | 82 | $32,800 | $4,265 | 13.0% |
| 99442 | Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion | Facility | 2020 | 23 | 28 | $7,346 | $1,258 | 17.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 19 | 19 | $3,230 | $410.45 | 12.7% |
| 99441 | Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | Facility | 2020 | 17 | 18 | $3,060 | $405.45 | 13.3% |
| 93288 | Evaluation of parameters of leadless, single, dual, or multiple lead pacemaker system with qualified health care professional analysis, review, and report | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 12 | $1,080 | $222.68 | 20.6% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Facility | 2020 | 17 | 19 | $760.00 | $73.00 | 9.6% |
About Dr. Leslie Saxon, M.D
Dr. Leslie Saxon, M.D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/03/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1659319689.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Leslie Saxon, M.D has received a total of $1.6M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $102,588 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 311 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($1.5M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Saxon has provided services to 821 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,244 services with total Medicare billing of $62,121. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 17 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Location Los Angeles, CA
- Active Since 06/03/2006
- Last Updated 11/11/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1659319689
Products in Payments
- Merlin Connectivity and Remote (Device) $798,746
- MERLIN@HOME (Device) $281,768
- Allure Quadra RF CRT Pacemaker (Device) $168,258
- Connectivity and Remote care (Device) $80,646
- Allure CRT Pacemaker (Device) $71,561
- No Associated Product (Device) $25,162
- Non-Franchise (NOF) - NonProduct (Biological) $10,000
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $9,924
- FIELDER FC (Device) $4,336
- I-STAT (Device) $3,335
- Accent Pacemaker (Device) $1,099
- Pacemakers (Device) $899.73
- CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $718.34
- CARDIOMEMS (Device) $665.00
- CRT-Ds (Device) $177.84
- Assurity Pacemaker (Device) $169.69
- Fortify Assura, Ellipse ICD (Device) $161.33
- BRK EP Transseptal Access (Device) $152.82
- ARCHITECT (Device) $145.00
- SQ-RX PULSE GENERATOR (Device) $139.29
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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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