Total Payments
$3,597
2024 Payments
$757.86
Companies
17
Transactions
108
Medicare Patients
146
Medicare Billing
$19,992
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$3,394 (94.4%)
Education$202.28 (5.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,394 | 82 | 94.4% |
| Education | $202.28 | 26 | 5.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,203 | 34 | $0 (2024) |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | $310.35 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Curonix LLC | $258.55 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Nevro Corp. | $257.70 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Mylan Specialty L.P. | $229.00 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | $202.28 | 26 | $0 (2022) |
| PAINTEQ LLC | $197.48 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $179.86 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $160.47 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $157.20 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $757.86 | 18 | Curonix LLC ($258.55) |
| 2023 | $1,216 | 21 | PAINTEQ LLC ($197.48) |
| 2022 | $695.50 | 28 | Abbott Laboratories ($387.61) |
| 2021 | $927.14 | 41 | Abbott Laboratories ($507.25) |
All Payment Transactions
108 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/02/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.74 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | Dysport (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.90 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Mylan Specialty L.P. | TOBI PODHALER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.39 | General |
| Category: Aminoglycosides | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | KEVEYIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.08 | General |
| Category: Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | Dysport (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.65 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.40 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.97 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.39 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.93 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.57 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $94.05 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 02/12/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $2.43 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 02/09/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $55.44 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 01/23/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.36 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 01/12/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $45.46 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 01/10/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.48 | General |
| Category: BOTOX THERAPEUTIC | ||||||
| 01/09/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.02 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 01/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | OCTRODE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.60 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/12/2023 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug), BOTOX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.17 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.57 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/22/2023 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke SCS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.66 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulation | ||||||
| 11/13/2023 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.06 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | Mylan Specialty L.P. | TOBI PODHALER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.52 | General |
| Category: Aminoglycosides | ||||||
| 09/21/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | OCTRODE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.16 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 09/20/2023 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke SCS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 47 | 93 | $19,136 | $7,287 |
| 2021 | 3 | 51 | 94 | $17,882 | $7,766 |
| 2020 | 3 | 48 | 74 | $12,819 | $4,938 |
Total Patients
146
Total Services
261
Medicare Billing
$19,992
Procedure Codes
9
All Medicare Procedures & Services
9 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 | Office | 2022 | 13 | 37 | $5,772 | $2,897 | 50.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 28 | $5,908 | $2,507 | 42.4% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 28 | $7,456 | $1,883 | 25.3% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 40 | $8,702 | $2,837 | 32.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 14 | 36 | $5,616 | $2,792 | 49.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 18 | $3,564 | $2,138 | 60.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 24 | 39 | $6,006 | $2,410 | 40.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 19 | $3,667 | $1,378 | 37.6% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 16 | $3,146 | $1,150 | 36.6% |
About Lynne Fries, PA-C
Lynne Fries, PA-C is a Medical healthcare provider based in Buffalo, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/12/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1114915287.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Lynne Fries, PA-C has received a total of $3,597 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $757.86 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 108 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,394).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Fries has provided services to 146 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 261 services with total Medicare billing of $19,992. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 9 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Medical
- Other Specialties Physician Assistant
- Location Buffalo, NY
- Active Since 10/12/2005
- Last Updated 10/22/2008
- Taxonomy Code 363AM0700X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1114915287
Products in Payments
- OCTRODE (Device) $348.36
- PROCLAIM (Device) $346.91
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $343.53
- SPRINT PNS System (Device) $310.35
- PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) $258.55
- PAINTEQ (Device) $197.48
- TOBI PODHALER (Drug) $194.91
- Senza (Device) $177.38
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $161.20
- Xeomin (Biological) $157.20
- UBRELVY (Drug) $143.99
- Proclaim DRG IPG (Device) $139.70
- BRONCHITOL (Drug) $114.80
- Epclusa (Drug) $90.00
- PERTZYE (Drug) $87.48
- Omnia (Device) $80.32
- Evoke (Device) $58.89
- Dysport (Drug) $56.55
- Tobi Podhaler (Drug) $34.09
- Evoke SCS (Device) $29.66
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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