Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $33,000 | 2 | 44.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $23,856 | 714 | 31.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $11,135 | 42 | 14.8% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $6,600 | 1 | 8.8% |
| Education | $370.75 | 10 | 0.5% |
| Unspecified | $113.03 | 1 | 0.2% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $27,715 | 109 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $13,257 | 10 | $0 (2023) |
| ShockWave Medical, Inc | $8,156 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $8,108 | 123 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $3,994 | 53 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $2,931 | 29 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,321 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| PFIZER INC. | $830.37 | 36 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $776.80 | 39 | $0 (2024) |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $686.57 | 22 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15,144 | 192 | ShockWave Medical, Inc ($7,582) |
| 2023 | $7,377 | 164 | Abbott Laboratories ($2,010) |
| 2022 | $6,056 | 117 | ABIOMED ($1,526) |
| 2021 | $39,995 | 164 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($20,479) |
| 2020 | $2,749 | 98 | Abbott Laboratories ($566.82) |
| 2019 | $3,362 | 28 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,783) |
| 2018 | $344.55 | 3 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($224.14) |
| 2017 | $46.85 | 4 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC ($16.94) |
All Payment Transactions
770 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 31
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.97 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ONPATTRO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.14 | General |
| Category: Genetic Disease | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | OPSUMIT (Drug), UPTRAVI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.54 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.19 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | OPTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.50 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | OPTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.07 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.21 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.51 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.53 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.38 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.67 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN Pro_IC | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.18 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.20 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.59 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | OPTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.98 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | OPTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.07 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | OPSUMIT (Drug), UPTRAVI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.89 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.03 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | PASCAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.43 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Repair | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.11 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.81 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $413.75 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Access_IC | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $48.00 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Access_IC | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| impella | ABIOMED | $113.03 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 25 | 2,614 | 3,119 | $537,657 | $157,206 |
| 2022 | 18 | 836 | 966 | $214,575 | $62,826 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
48 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 219 | 350 | $99,475 | $43,736 | 44.0% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 95 | 195 | $41,900 | $17,409 | 41.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 144 | 170 | $35,907 | $14,581 | 40.6% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 245 | 248 | $44,144 | $12,437 | 28.2% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 57 | $56,373 | $9,548 | 16.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 62 | 62 | $24,771 | $9,492 | 38.3% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $46,344 | $9,480 | 20.5% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 66 | 68 | $27,676 | $8,675 | 31.3% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 500 | 573 | $37,258 | $5,603 | 15.0% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 50 | 51 | $19,222 | $5,338 | 27.8% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 650 | 808 | $27,472 | $4,572 | 16.6% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 60 | 60 | $20,760 | $3,401 | 16.4% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $6,322 | $2,414 | 38.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $6,300 | $2,249 | 35.7% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $7,153 | $1,681 | 23.5% |
| 92978 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $4,580 | $1,392 | 30.4% |
| 92960 | External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $5,016 | $811.50 | 16.2% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 77 | 79 | $6,873 | $741.02 | 10.8% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Facility | 2023 | 66 | 67 | $4,355 | $693.75 | 15.9% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,152 | $693.12 | 16.7% |
| 93571 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,856 | $532.64 | 18.6% |
| 93228 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $985.52 | $518.91 | 52.7% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $1,900 | $338.94 | 17.8% |
| 93320 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $1,886 | $289.63 | 15.4% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $254.00 | $184.80 | 72.8% |
About Dr. Michael Cryer, M.D
Dr. Michael Cryer, M.D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Columbia, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/09/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1285047191.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Cryer, M.D has received a total of $75,074 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $15,144 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 770 transactions from 42 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($33,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cryer has provided services to 3,450 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,085 services with total Medicare billing of $220,032. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 48 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Interventional Cardiology
- Location Columbia, SC
- Active Since 06/09/2014
- Last Updated 05/23/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1285047191
Products in Payments
- GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART (Device) $20,000
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $13,054
- Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) $7,582
- Impella (Device) $2,931
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $1,956
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $1,904
- OPTIS (Device) $1,864
- Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $1,775
- CARTO 3 (Device) $1,321
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $1,201
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $995.03
- AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) $818.46
- Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System (Device) $656.61
- Repatha (Biological) $646.96
- LifeVest (Device) $644.00
- GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS (Device) $611.65
- XARELTO (Drug) $524.60
- Vascular Lithotripsy (Device) $476.58
- MitraClip System (Device) $461.80
- LEQVIO (Drug) $420.58
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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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