Total Payments
$7,110
2022 Payments
$140.10
Companies
19
Transactions
158
Medicare Patients
1,398
Medicare Billing
$118,048
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$7,057 (99.3%)
Education$52.51 (0.7%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $7,057 | 152 | 99.3% |
| Education | $52.51 | 6 | 0.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $1,547 | 57 | $0 (2022) |
| Amgen Inc. | $1,211 | 25 | $0 (2019) |
| AbbVie Inc. | $924.86 | 13 | $0 (2020) |
| Pfizer Inc. | $687.23 | 16 | $0 (2020) |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | $540.37 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Horizon Pharma plc | $354.38 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $348.82 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
| MEDAC PHARMA, INC. | $230.93 | 7 | $0 (2017) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $221.80 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $204.90 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $140.10 | 2 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($123.21) |
| 2021 | $212.63 | 4 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($212.63) |
| 2020 | $662.38 | 17 | AbbVie Inc. ($240.54) |
| 2019 | $1,648 | 34 | Amgen Inc. ($484.59) |
| 2018 | $2,277 | 57 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($593.35) |
| 2017 | $2,169 | 44 | Amgen Inc. ($439.28) |
All Payment Transactions
158 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22/2022 | Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | LUPKYNIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.89 | General |
| Category: LUPUS NEPHRITIS | ||||||
| 02/08/2022 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.21 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/09/2021 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.94 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/08/2021 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $95.49 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/19/2021 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.20 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/18/2021 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.00 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/23/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.09 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/05/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.36 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/31/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.00 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/05/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.20 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/30/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.20 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/16/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.02 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/11/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.80 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/09/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.67 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/27/2020 | AbbVie Inc. | HUMIRA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.47 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/27/2020 | AbbVie Inc. | HUMIRA (Biological) | Education | In-kind items and services | $7.29 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/11/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.20 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/04/2020 | Radius Health, Inc. | Tymlos (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.01 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 01/30/2020 | AbbVie Inc. | RINVOQ (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.49 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 01/30/2020 | AbbVie Inc. | RINVOQ (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $7.29 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 01/15/2020 | Pfizer Inc. | XELJANZ (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.11 | General |
| Category: GASTROINTESTINAL;INFLAMMATION;OPHTHALMOLOGY;TRANSPLANT | ||||||
| 01/15/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.00 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 01/06/2020 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.18 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/20/2019 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.10 | General |
| 11/13/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Enbrel (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.32 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | 255 | 695 | $96,344 | $18,718 |
| 2021 | 11 | 472 | 1,080 | $167,050 | $41,152 |
| 2020 | 13 | 671 | 1,879 | $269,570 | $58,178 |
Total Patients
1,398
Total Services
3,654
Medicare Billing
$118,048
Procedure Codes
31
All Medicare Procedures & Services
31 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 90 | 97 | $35,890 | $8,301 | 23.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 52 | 56 | $26,702 | $7,465 | 28.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 13 | 21 | $6,452 | $1,194 | 18.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 18 | $4,716 | $919.23 | 19.5% |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Office | 2022 | 30 | 56 | $4,791 | $544.44 | 11.4% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 42 | 381 | $15,610 | $274.32 | 1.8% |
| J1885 | Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | Office | 2022 | 14 | 66 | $2,183 | $21.07 | 1.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 139 | 182 | $67,340 | $17,912 | 26.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 57 | 73 | $34,809 | $9,978 | 28.7% |
| 99443 | Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2021 | 29 | 35 | $5,005 | $2,815 | 56.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 27 | 37 | $9,694 | $2,609 | 26.9% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $7,966 | $1,849 | 23.2% |
| 99442 | Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2021 | 27 | 33 | $3,267 | $1,541 | 47.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 15 | 28 | $8,349 | $1,502 | 18.0% |
| 96372 | Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention | Office | 2021 | 59 | 133 | $11,379 | $1,402 | 12.3% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2021 | 52 | 173 | $5,373 | $1,280 | 23.8% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2021 | 23 | 198 | $8,112 | $203.04 | 2.5% |
| J1885 | Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | Office | 2021 | 30 | 174 | $5,756 | $60.88 | 1.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 165 | 242 | $89,540 | $19,810 | 22.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Office | 2020 | 85 | 108 | $51,498 | $11,557 | 22.4% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes | Office | 2020 | 34 | 34 | $23,789 | $5,995 | 25.2% |
| 99443 | Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 29 | 39 | $5,577 | $3,637 | 65.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2020 | 24 | 53 | $16,572 | $2,838 | 17.1% |
| 96372 | Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention | Office | 2020 | 67 | 245 | $20,962 | $2,714 | 12.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 36 | 45 | $11,790 | $2,696 | 22.9% |
About Dr. Michael Barger, M.D
Dr. Michael Barger, M.D is a Rheumatology healthcare provider based in Sacramento, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/20/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1124125208.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Barger, M.D has received a total of $7,110 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $140.10 received in 2022. These payments were reported across 158 transactions from 19 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($7,057).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Barger has provided services to 1,398 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,654 services with total Medicare billing of $118,048. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 31 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Rheumatology
- Location Sacramento, CA
- Active Since 09/20/2006
- Last Updated 02/09/2012
- Taxonomy Code 207RR0500X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1124125208
Products in Payments
- COSENTYX (Biological) $1,427
- Enbrel (Biological) $865.76
- XELJANZ (Drug) $687.23
- KEVZARA (Drug) $662.35
- Humira (Biological) $430.41
- KRYSTEXXA (Drug) $354.38
- Actemra (Biological) $348.82
- Rasuvo (Drug) $230.93
- BENLYSTA (Biological) $204.90
- Cimzia (Drug) $161.57
- RINVOQ (Drug) $130.78
- STELARA (Biological) $124.99
- ILARIS (Biological) $119.33
- Prolia (Biological) $110.29
- HUMIRA (Biological) $109.76
- Tymlos (Biological) $104.01
- RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS DISEASE (Drug) $99.82
- TALTZ (Drug) $98.61
- Otezla (Drug) $92.55
- ORENCIA (Biological) $80.61
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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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