Total Payments
$340,012
2024 Payments
$62,390
Companies
18
Transactions
479
Medicare Patients
4,492
Medicare Billing
$487,423
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$165,861 (48.8%)
Consulting$120,788 (35.5%)
Travel$37,881 (11.1%)
Food & Beverage$15,246 (4.5%)
Education$236.56 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $162,825 | 45 | 47.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $120,788 | 41 | 35.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $37,881 | 126 | 11.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $15,246 | 262 | 4.5% |
| Grant | $3,036 | 2 | 0.9% |
| Education | $236.56 | 3 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $317,025 | 315 | $0 (2024) |
| Uromedica, Incorporated | $6,997 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. | $4,672 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $3,345 | 79 | $0 (2023) |
| Cook Incorporated | $1,840 | 30 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,395 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Valencia Technologies Corporation | $1,116 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $1,054 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan Inc. | $730.44 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $490.30 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $62,390 | 75 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($59,847) |
| 2023 | $20,142 | 49 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($18,476) |
| 2022 | $54,404 | 76 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($52,132) |
| 2021 | $38,026 | 37 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($34,290) |
| 2020 | $28,246 | 20 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($27,724) |
| 2019 | $76,464 | 121 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($74,435) |
| 2018 | $44,202 | 77 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($35,131) |
| 2017 | $16,137 | 24 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($14,989) |
All Payment Transactions
479 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 20
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | TACTRA (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,900.00 | General |
| Category: TACTRA_URO | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | TACTRA (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,300.00 | General |
| Category: TACTRA_URO | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | TACTRA (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,200.00 | General |
| Category: TACTRA_URO | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,200.00 | General |
| Category: General - Male SUI_URO | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,100.00 | General |
| Category: General - Male SUI_URO | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,100.00 | General |
| Category: General - Male SUI_URO | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,100.00 | General |
| Category: General - Male SUI_URO | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,100.00 | General |
| Category: General - Male SUI_URO | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $550.00 | General |
| Category: General - Erectile Dysfunction_URO | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | TACTRA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $95.00 | General |
| Category: TACTRA_URO | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | TACTRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.97 | General |
| Category: TACTRA_URO | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $374.10 | General |
| Category: General - Erectile Dysfunction_URO | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $144.61 | General |
| Category: General - Erectile Dysfunction_URO | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.61 | General |
| Category: General - Erectile Dysfunction_URO | ||||||
| 11/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AMS 700 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.65 | General |
| Category: AMS 700_URO | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $211.51 | General |
| Category: General - Erectile Dysfunction_URO | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $174.87 | General |
| Category: General - Erectile Dysfunction_URO | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $136.49 | General |
| Category: General - Erectile Dysfunction_URO | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.46 | General |
| Category: General - Erectile Dysfunction_URO | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $480.95 | General |
| Category: General - Erectile Dysfunction_URO | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $211.51 | General |
| Category: General - Erectile Dysfunction_URO | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $207.85 | General |
| Category: General - Erectile Dysfunction_URO | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | AMS 800 Artificial Urinary Sphincter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.77 | General |
| Category: AMS 800_URO | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,775.00 | General |
| Category: General - Erectile Dysfunction_URO | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,300.00 | General |
| Category: Clinical Trial Product_URO | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 1,145 | 15,170 | $946,252 | $166,685 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1,142 | 13,017 | $749,031 | $153,059 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1,198 | 1,335 | $591,558 | $98,375 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1,007 | 1,140 | $479,267 | $69,304 |
Total Patients
4,492
Total Services
30,662
Medicare Billing
$487,423
Procedure Codes
79
All Medicare Procedures & Services
79 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J0585 | Injection, onabotulinumtoxina, 1 unit | Office | 2023 | 40 | 13,900 | $263,308 | $66,603 | 25.3% |
| 52287 | Exam with injections of chemical for destruction of bladder using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 45 | 87 | $133,308 | $21,735 | 16.3% |
| 51728 | Complex measurement of pressure of urine flow in bladder with voiding pressure studies | Office | 2023 | 70 | 70 | $70,560 | $17,333 | 24.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 189 | 219 | $46,428 | $13,611 | 29.3% |
| 52000 | Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 101 | 104 | $73,876 | $13,075 | 17.7% |
| 51797 | Insertion of device into abdomen with pressure and urine flow rate study | Office | 2023 | 68 | 68 | $30,664 | $9,513 | 31.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $24,108 | $5,393 | 22.4% |
| 64561 | Insertion of sacral nerve neurostimulator electrode array | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $69,326 | $3,308 | 4.8% |
| 64561 | Insertion of sacral nerve neurostimulator electrode array | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $57,092 | $2,991 | 5.2% |
| 64590 | Insertion of peripheral or gastric neurostimulator generator | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $23,920 | $2,039 | 8.5% |
| 51705 | Simple change of bladder tube | Office | 2023 | 13 | 35 | $16,940 | $1,813 | 10.7% |
| 51710 | Complicated change of bladder tube | Office | 2023 | 14 | 21 | $11,053 | $1,796 | 16.3% |
| 52287 | Exam with injections of chemical for destruction of bladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 16 | $25,818 | $1,761 | 6.8% |
| 51784 | Non-needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles at bladder and bowel openings | Office | 2023 | 69 | 69 | $47,265 | $1,625 | 3.4% |
| 64590 | Insertion of peripheral or gastric neurostimulator generator | Office | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $17,940 | $1,619 | 9.0% |
| 51798 | Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding | Office | 2023 | 167 | 194 | $12,610 | $1,378 | 10.9% |
| 81002 | Urinalysis, manual test | Office | 2023 | 162 | 188 | $6,580 | $615.99 | 9.4% |
| 51736 | Simple timed assessment of bladder emptying | Office | 2023 | 82 | 84 | $15,456 | $475.82 | 3.1% |
| J0585 | Injection, onabotulinumtoxina, 1 unit | Office | 2022 | 38 | 11,700 | $220,020 | $53,002 | 24.1% |
| 52287 | Exam with injections of chemical for destruction of bladder using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 41 | 75 | $75,150 | $19,586 | 26.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 217 | 251 | $53,212 | $15,235 | 28.6% |
| 51728 | Complex measurement of pressure of urine flow in bladder with voiding pressure studies | Office | 2022 | 54 | 55 | $55,440 | $14,103 | 25.4% |
| 52000 | Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 95 | 100 | $71,000 | $13,094 | 18.4% |
| 64581 | Insertion of sacral nerve neurostimulator electrode | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $73,850 | $11,605 | 15.7% |
| 51797 | Insertion of device into abdomen with pressure and urine flow rate study | Office | 2022 | 55 | 56 | $25,200 | $8,248 | 32.7% |
About Dr. Melissa Kaufman, MD
Dr. Melissa Kaufman, MD is a Urology healthcare provider based in Nashville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/04/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1376690255.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Melissa Kaufman, MD has received a total of $340,012 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $62,390 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 479 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($162,825).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kaufman has provided services to 4,492 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 30,662 services with total Medicare billing of $487,423. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 79 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Urology
- Location Nashville, TN
- Active Since 01/04/2007
- Last Updated 03/23/2022
- Taxonomy Code 208800000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1376690255
Products in Payments
- AMS (Device) $93,342
- TACTRA (Device) $50,168
- AMS 700 CXR RTE KIT (Device) $20,984
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $20,748
- Solyx SIS System (Device) $12,293
- ADVANCE (Device) $11,359
- AMS 700 CXR RTE Kit (Device) $8,855
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $6,356
- AMBICOR (Device) $5,450
- SOLYX (Device) $5,128
- SPECTRA (Device) $4,500
- GENERAL - ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (Device) $4,271
- GENERAL - MALE SUI (Device) $3,273
- GENERAL ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (Device) $3,025
- GENERAL ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (Device) $2,520
- THERAPIES (Device) $2,214
- General - Therapies (Device) $2,134
- AdVance XP (Device) $2,000
- INTERSTIM (Device) $1,885
- Cook Medical Urology (Device) $1,655
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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