Total Payments
$7,275
2024 Payments
$400.00
Companies
12
Transactions
48
Medicare Patients
8,523
Medicare Billing
$622,092
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$3,212 (44.2%)
Other$1,500 (20.6%)
Food & Beverage$1,295 (17.8%)
Consulting$1,200 (16.5%)
Education$67.80 (0.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $3,212 | 11 | 44.2% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $1,500 | 1 | 20.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,295 | 22 | 17.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,200 | 2 | 16.5% |
| Education | $67.80 | 12 | 0.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Americas | $2,167 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | $1,870 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Cochlear Ltd | $1,067 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| MED-EL Corporation | $1,020 | 8 | $0 (2019) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $825.49 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $75.50 | 11 | $0 (2021) |
| Acclarent, Inc | $71.58 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | $57.60 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $46.75 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| BAXTER HEALTHCARE | $34.92 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $400.00 | 1 | Cochlear Americas ($400.00) |
| 2023 | $94.60 | 1 | Cochlear Americas ($94.60) |
| 2022 | $848.93 | 2 | Cochlear Americas ($848.93) |
| 2021 | $70.16 | 3 | Advanced Bionics, LLC ($57.60) |
| 2020 | $62.94 | 9 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. ($62.94) |
| 2019 | $2,885 | 20 | Cochlear Ltd ($1,067) |
| 2018 | $1,882 | 3 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. ($1,870) |
| 2017 | $1,031 | 9 | MED-EL Corporation ($954.50) |
All Payment Transactions
48 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/2024 | Cochlear Americas | COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device), BAHA, OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $400.00 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 01/30/2023 | Cochlear Americas | COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device), BAHA, OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $94.60 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 05/18/2022 | Cochlear Americas | Cochlear (Device), BAHA, COCHLEAR | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 04/18/2022 | Cochlear Americas | Cochlear (Device), BAHA, COCHLEAR | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $48.93 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 10/13/2021 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | Cholbam (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $7.82 | General |
| Category: Hepatology | ||||||
| 10/13/2021 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | Cholbam (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $4.74 | General |
| Category: Hepatology | ||||||
| 08/09/2021 | Advanced Bionics, LLC | HIRES ULTRA CI HIFOCUS MS ELECTRODE (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $57.60 | General |
| Category: OTOLARYNGOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/16/2020 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | (820) Cholbam (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $7.82 | General |
| Category: Hepatology | ||||||
| 11/16/2020 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | (820) Cholbam (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $7.82 | General |
| Category: Hepatology | ||||||
| 11/16/2020 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | (820) Cholbam (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $0.96 | General |
| Category: Hepatology | ||||||
| 11/16/2020 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | (820) Cholbam (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $0.96 | General |
| Category: Hepatology | ||||||
| 02/05/2020 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | (820) Cholbam (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.26 | General |
| Category: Hepatology | ||||||
| 02/05/2020 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | (820) Cholbam (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $4.74 | General |
| Category: Hepatology | ||||||
| 02/05/2020 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | (820) Cholbam (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $4.74 | General |
| Category: Hepatology | ||||||
| 01/22/2020 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | (820) Cholbam (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $7.82 | General |
| Category: Hepatology | ||||||
| 01/22/2020 | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | (820) Cholbam (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $7.82 | General |
| Category: Hepatology | ||||||
| 12/21/2019 | Cochlear Americas | Nucleus (Device), Baha | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $144.91 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 12/21/2019 | Cochlear Americas | Nucleus (Device), Baha | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $108.83 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 12/18/2019 | Cochlear Americas | Nucleus (Device), Baha | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $92.34 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 12/18/2019 | Retrophin, Inc. | (820) Cholbam (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $7.82 | General |
| Category: Hepatology | ||||||
| 12/18/2019 | Retrophin, Inc. | (820) Cholbam (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $4.74 | General |
| Category: Hepatology | ||||||
| 12/06/2019 | Cochlear Americas | Nucleus (Device), Baha | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $44.46 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 11/13/2019 | Cochlear Americas | Nucleus (Device), Baha | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $239.96 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 11/13/2019 | Cochlear Americas | Nucleus (Device), Baha | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.00 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 09/20/2019 | Acclarent, Inc | ACCLARENT AERA EUSTACHIAN TUBE BALLOON DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $71.58 | General |
| Category: Rhinology Otology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 2,650 | 3,724 | $488,317 | $172,237 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,932 | 2,779 | $432,335 | $145,751 |
| 2021 | 18 | 1,819 | 2,256 | $446,923 | $160,320 |
| 2020 | 18 | 2,122 | 3,197 | $522,688 | $143,784 |
Total Patients
8,523
Total Services
11,956
Medicare Billing
$622,092
Procedure Codes
71
All Medicare Procedures & Services
71 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 251 | 251 | $55,220 | $28,208 | 51.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 319 | 431 | $75,425 | $25,032 | 33.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 194 | 245 | $49,000 | $21,631 | 44.1% |
| 92557 | Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | Office | 2023 | 527 | 608 | $51,680 | $16,116 | 31.2% |
| 69801 | Incision of fluid canal of inner ear with infusion of drugs | Office | 2023 | 18 | 82 | $84,437 | $15,910 | 18.8% |
| G0268 | Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing | Office | 2023 | 344 | 376 | $37,600 | $14,199 | 37.8% |
| 69210 | Removal of impacted ear wax | Office | 2023 | 199 | 308 | $21,868 | $9,615 | 44.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 119 | 241 | $18,075 | $9,161 | 50.7% |
| 69222 | Complex removal of skin debris and drainage of mastoid cavity | Office | 2023 | 14 | 43 | $20,855 | $7,839 | 37.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 91 | 91 | $18,125 | $6,000 | 33.1% |
| 92504 | Exam of ear using a microscope | Office | 2023 | 170 | 221 | $11,050 | $4,523 | 40.9% |
| 69200 | Removal of foreign body in ear canal | Office | 2023 | 56 | 58 | $9,860 | $3,186 | 32.3% |
| 69220 | Simple removal of skin debris and drainage of mastoid cavity | Office | 2023 | 24 | 57 | $9,405 | $3,092 | 32.9% |
| 15769 | Self soft tissue graft | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $12,000 | $2,785 | 23.2% |
| 92567 | Test to assess middle ear function | Office | 2023 | 223 | 232 | $9,048 | $2,755 | 30.5% |
| 92556 | Test for ability to detect and repeat spoken words with speech recognition | Office | 2023 | 35 | 38 | $2,508 | $1,225 | 48.9% |
| 92552 | Test for hearing various pitches using earphone | Office | 2023 | 33 | 34 | $1,768 | $921.74 | 52.1% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 18 | 393 | $393.00 | $38.13 | 9.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 293 | 415 | $76,225 | $25,079 | 32.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 219 | 219 | $53,640 | $23,645 | 44.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 168 | 209 | $44,842 | $18,365 | 41.0% |
| 69801 | Incision of fluid canal of inner ear with infusion of drugs | Office | 2022 | 17 | 76 | $71,841 | $12,943 | 18.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 161 | 161 | $35,550 | $11,762 | 33.1% |
| 69210 | Removal of impacted ear wax | Office | 2022 | 214 | 339 | $24,069 | $10,983 | 45.6% |
| G0268 | Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing | Office | 2022 | 282 | 299 | $29,900 | $10,445 | 34.9% |
About Dr. Mark Syms, M.D
Dr. Mark Syms, M.D is a Otology & Neurotology healthcare provider based in Phoenix, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/16/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1255310462.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Mark Syms, M.D has received a total of $7,275 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $400.00 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 48 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($3,212).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Syms has provided services to 8,523 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 11,956 services with total Medicare billing of $622,092. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 71 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Otology & Neurotology
- Location Phoenix, AZ
- Active Since 01/16/2006
- Last Updated 02/05/2008
- Taxonomy Code 207YX0901X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1255310462
Products in Payments
- Nucleus (Device) $1,890
- MED-EL Maestro Cochlear Implant System (Device) $954.50
- Cochlear (Device) $848.93
- COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device) $494.60
- (820) Cholbam (Drug) $75.50
- ACCLARENT AERA EUSTACHIAN TUBE BALLOON DILATION SYSTEM (Device) $71.58
- VIBRANT Soundbridge Middle Ear Implant and BONEBRIDGE System (Device) $65.83
- HIRES ULTRA CI HIFOCUS MS ELECTRODE (Device) $57.60
- Otovel (Drug) $46.75
- Surgical Care - Tisseel (Biological) $34.92
- BIS (Device) $26.42
- Cholbam (Drug) $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.