Total Payments
$12,966
2024 Payments
$1,560
Companies
42
Transactions
617
Medicare Patients
9,048
Medicare Billing
$534,653
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$11,013 (84.9%)
Travel$1,828 (14.1%)
Education$124.78 (1.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $11,013 | 605 | 84.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,828 | 5 | 14.1% |
| Education | $124.78 | 7 | 1.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luitpold Pharmaceuticals Inc | $1,564 | 5 | $0 (2017) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $1,441 | 96 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $1,424 | 32 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $1,280 | 85 | $0 (2024) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $917.02 | 56 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $755.41 | 43 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $752.56 | 57 | $0 (2024) |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $374.42 | 30 | $0 (2019) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $344.72 | 20 | $0 (2023) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $340.25 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,560 | 79 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($289.06) |
| 2023 | $1,464 | 77 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($219.02) |
| 2022 | $1,059 | 57 | Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($156.81) |
| 2021 | $1,034 | 60 | Amgen Inc. ($208.91) |
| 2020 | $461.64 | 27 | Amgen Inc. ($73.39) |
| 2019 | $1,641 | 100 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($233.75) |
| 2018 | $2,451 | 102 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($888.72) |
| 2017 | $3,295 | 115 | Luitpold Pharmaceuticals Inc ($1,564) |
All Payment Transactions
617 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 25
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.46 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.13 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.27 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | FUROSCIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.95 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.99 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.06 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.11 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.80 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.18 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | OPSUMIT (Drug), UPTRAVI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.10 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.77 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.06 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.46 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.43 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN FLX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.40 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.80 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | Arcalyst (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.00 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.84 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.94 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.92 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC. | FUROSCIX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.74 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.32 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 09/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.10 | General |
| Category: LUX-Dx_CRM | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.26 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.96 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 1,719 | 2,348 | $548,402 | $126,139 |
| 2022 | 23 | 2,535 | 3,385 | $593,344 | $142,335 |
| 2021 | 25 | 2,219 | 3,014 | $489,062 | $131,059 |
| 2020 | 25 | 2,575 | 3,101 | $442,021 | $135,120 |
Total Patients
9,048
Total Services
11,848
Medicare Billing
$534,653
Procedure Codes
102
All Medicare Procedures & Services
102 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 307 | 456 | $109,757 | $39,296 | 35.8% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 215 | 224 | $147,862 | $27,492 | 18.6% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 145 | 147 | $56,977 | $19,455 | 34.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 51 | 51 | $15,837 | $6,173 | 39.0% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 399 | 550 | $84,838 | $5,398 | 6.4% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $12,995 | $5,088 | 39.2% |
| A9500 | Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | Office | 2023 | 20 | 34 | $16,086 | $3,325 | 20.7% |
| J2785 | Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 15 | 60 | $4,421 | $2,748 | 62.2% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Office | 2023 | 39 | 42 | $9,568 | $2,711 | 28.3% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $6,312 | $2,108 | 33.4% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 23 | 37 | $8,878 | $1,813 | 20.4% |
| 93284 | Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 12 | 25 | $9,871 | $1,541 | 15.6% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 222 | 280 | $9,660 | $1,394 | 14.4% |
| G2066 | Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | Office | 2023 | 11 | 24 | $8,095 | $1,159 | 14.3% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $5,023 | $1,150 | 22.9% |
| 93793 | Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | Office | 2023 | 12 | 154 | $3,357 | $1,130 | 33.7% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $8,306 | $934.38 | 11.3% |
| 93325 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | Office | 2023 | 38 | 41 | $7,265 | $689.02 | 9.5% |
| 93290 | Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system | Office | 2023 | 18 | 26 | $4,341 | $684.98 | 15.8% |
| 93015 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $5,340 | $663.56 | 12.4% |
| 93321 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | Office | 2023 | 35 | 38 | $5,699 | $662.60 | 11.6% |
| 93227 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $3,155 | $271.70 | 8.6% |
| 93225 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous | Office | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $4,759 | $249.81 | 5.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 341 | 496 | $119,357 | $42,331 | 35.5% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2022 | 215 | 217 | $144,181 | $27,551 | 19.1% |
About Dr. Michael Hong, MD
Dr. Michael Hong, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Buffalo, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/16/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1760595771.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Hong, MD has received a total of $12,966 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,560 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 617 transactions from 42 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($11,013).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hong has provided services to 9,048 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 11,848 services with total Medicare billing of $534,653. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 102 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Buffalo, NY
- Active Since 08/16/2006
- Last Updated 12/01/2010
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1760595771
Products in Payments
- INJECTAFER (Drug) $1,593
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $1,125
- Repatha (Biological) $1,067
- MK-1242 (Drug) $888.72
- XARELTO (Drug) $752.56
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $653.18
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $564.60
- VERQUVO (Drug) $517.55
- PRADAXA (Drug) $352.42
- BRILINTA (Drug) $306.48
- LEQVIO (Drug) $300.88
- Corlanor (Drug) $212.62
- PRALUENT (Drug) $209.36
- LifeVest (Device) $209.00
- Impella (Device) $194.35
- CHANTIX (Drug) $171.99
- Arcalyst (Drug) $156.51
- Kerendia (Drug) $145.77
- MULTAQ (Drug) $135.36
- Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor (Device) $123.71
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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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