Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $425.33 | 8 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $125.00 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $119.60 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $114.48 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| PFIZER INC. | $55.01 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| Allergan Inc. | $11.24 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $19.88 | 1 | PFIZER INC. ($19.88) |
| 2017 | $405.45 | 7 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($125.00) |
All Payment Transactions
8 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/15/2021 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.88 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 10/25/2017 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | INVOKANA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.60 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/17/2017 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Victoza (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.00 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 09/26/2017 | Allergan Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.24 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 04/22/2017 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.81 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 03/23/2017 | Mallinckrodt LLC | ACTHAR (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.48 | General |
| Category: AUTOIMMUNE AND RARE DISEASE | ||||||
| 02/03/2017 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.44 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 01/13/2017 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.88 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 785 | 805 | $576,310 | $79,404 |
| 2022 | 14 | 852 | 891 | $495,664 | $78,700 |
| 2021 | 8 | 621 | 644 | $294,027 | $55,137 |
| 2020 | 11 | 702 | 727 | $348,618 | $63,097 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
46 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99285 | Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 241 | 243 | $273,886 | $34,368 | 12.5% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 93 | 96 | $139,388 | $17,114 | 12.3% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 130 | 132 | $100,960 | $12,830 | 12.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $11,210 | $3,426 | 30.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $9,334 | $2,956 | 31.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $8,972 | $2,686 | 29.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $8,605 | $2,535 | 29.5% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $12,374 | $1,730 | 14.0% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 135 | 138 | $7,901 | $923.22 | 11.7% |
| 96374 | Injection of drug or substance into vein | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $2,453 | $572.56 | 23.3% |
| 93005 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | Office | 2023 | 37 | 40 | $985.60 | $216.79 | 22.0% |
| J7030 | Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc | Office | 2023 | 16 | 23 | $241.50 | $46.21 | 19.1% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity | Facility | 2022 | 253 | 264 | $273,560 | $38,932 | 14.2% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 66 | 70 | $86,751 | $13,801 | 15.9% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit for problem of high severity | Facility | 2022 | 99 | 100 | $67,028 | $9,060 | 13.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 29 | 29 | $10,159 | $3,256 | 32.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $9,819 | $3,227 | 32.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $10,416 | $3,187 | 30.6% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $9,019 | $2,908 | 32.2% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit for problem of moderate severity | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $12,201 | $1,711 | 14.0% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2022 | 209 | 220 | $11,689 | $1,481 | 12.7% |
| 96374 | Injection of drug or substance into vein | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $2,049 | $465.13 | 22.7% |
| 93005 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | Office | 2022 | 40 | 41 | $1,013 | $219.43 | 21.7% |
| 96375 | Injection of additional new drug or substance into vein | Office | 2022 | 12 | 15 | $825.81 | $187.17 | 22.7% |
| 96361 | Infusion into a vein for hydration, each additional hour | Office | 2022 | 13 | 17 | $748.68 | $184.83 | 24.7% |
About Dr. Michael Low, MD
Dr. Michael Low, MD is a Emergency Medicine healthcare provider based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/07/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1477991859.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Low, MD has received a total of $425.33 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $19.88 received in 2021. These payments were reported across 8 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($425.33).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Low has provided services to 2,960 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,067 services with total Medicare billing of $276,338. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 46 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Emergency Medicine
- Location Bethlehem, PA
- Active Since 06/07/2013
- Last Updated 06/07/2013
- Taxonomy Code 207P00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1477991859
Products in Payments
- Victoza (Drug) $125.00
- INVOKANA (Drug) $119.60
- ACTHAR (Biological) $114.48
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $55.01
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $11.24
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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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