Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $792,757 | 19 | 96.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $22,694 | 7 | 2.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,713 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $538.16 | 8 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| EchoNous, Inc. | $495,946 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| GE HEALTHCARE | $233,189 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
| 410 MEDICAL, INC. | $89,405 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Mindray DS USA, Inc. | $150.00 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Avanos Medical | $11.75 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $62.00 | 1 | GE HEALTHCARE ($62.00) |
| 2020 | $1,925 | 1 | 410 MEDICAL, INC. ($1,925) |
| 2019 | $281,792 | 2 | EchoNous, Inc. ($281,780) |
| 2018 | $299,999 | 4 | EchoNous, Inc. ($214,165) |
| 2017 | $234,923 | 27 | GE HEALTHCARE ($229,907) |
All Payment Transactions
35 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/09/2024 | GE HEALTHCARE | Voluson (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.00 | General |
| Category: Ultrasound | ||||||
| 08/21/2020 | 410 MEDICAL, INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,925.00 | General |
| 01/31/2019 | EchoNous, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $281,780.17 | General |
| Category: Ultrasound | ||||||
| 01/07/2019 | Avanos Medical | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.75 | General |
| 12/05/2018 | 410 MEDICAL, INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $82,613.28 | General |
| 12/04/2018 | EchoNous, Inc. | EchoNous Bladder (Device), EchoNous Vein | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $214,165.36 | General |
| Category: Ultrasound | ||||||
| 05/01/2018 | GE Healthcare | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,870.00 | General |
| Category: ULTRASOUND | ||||||
| 02/08/2018 | GE Healthcare | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $350.00 | General |
| 12/31/2017 | 410 MEDICAL, INC. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,866.25 | General |
| 12/20/2017 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,793.75 | General |
| 10/30/2017 | Mindray DS USA, Inc. | ALL POC PRODUCTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.00 | General |
| Category: ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT | ||||||
| 09/27/2017 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,394.45 | General |
| 09/27/2017 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.96 | General |
| 09/11/2017 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,400.00 | General |
| 09/11/2017 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | 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 | $2,712.50 | General |
| 07/27/2017 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $18,847.50 | General |
| 07/27/2017 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,141.05 | General |
| 07/24/2017 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $18,152.75 | General |
| 07/10/2017 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $18,322.50 | General |
| 06/08/2017 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $37,793.00 | General |
| 05/20/2017 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,094.11 | General |
| 05/20/2017 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $2.17 | General |
| 05/19/2017 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.11 | General |
| 04/28/2017 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,092.13 | General |
| 04/28/2017 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $240.57 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 15 | 15 | $30,402 | $2,278 |
| 2020 | 2 | 117 | 121 | $229,749 | $16,059 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
3 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $30,402 | $2,278 | 7.5% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2020 | 94 | 96 | $189,124 | $13,584 | 7.2% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | Facility | 2020 | 23 | 25 | $40,625 | $2,475 | 6.1% |
About Dr. Michael Blaivas, MD
Dr. Michael Blaivas, MD is a Emergency Medicine healthcare provider based in Augusta, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/30/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1639289341.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Blaivas, MD has received a total of $818,701 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $62.00 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 35 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($792,757).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Blaivas has provided services to 132 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 136 services with total Medicare billing of $18,337. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 3 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Emergency Medicine
- Location Augusta, GA
- Active Since 08/30/2006
- Last Updated 07/09/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207P00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1639289341
Products in Payments
- EchoNous Bladder (Device) $214,165
- ALL POC PRODUCTS (Device) $150.00
- Voluson (Device) $62.00
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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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