Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,412 | 129 | 73.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $809.00 | 3 | 24.7% |
| Education | $60.99 | 1 | 1.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covidien LP | $950.24 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $409.87 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $318.83 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $300.15 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Celgene Corporation | $239.83 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $190.52 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $165.33 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $123.58 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $104.08 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | $101.14 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $672.27 | 38 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($165.33) |
| 2023 | $1,046 | 62 | ABBVIE INC. ($225.31) |
| 2022 | $365.50 | 19 | ABBVIE INC. ($106.13) |
| 2019 | $35.78 | 2 | UCB, Inc. ($19.58) |
| 2018 | $1,120 | 9 | Covidien LP ($950.24) |
| 2017 | $42.48 | 3 | Gilead Sciences Inc ($15.45) |
All Payment Transactions
133 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.75 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | ENTYVIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.49 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.19 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.62 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | PFIZER INC. | XELJANZ (Drug), VELSIPITY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.50 | General |
| Category: GASTROINTESTINAL;INFLAMMATION;OPHTHALMOLOGY;TRANSPLANT | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.32 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | TRULANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.56 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Celgene Corporation | ZEPOSIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.81 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.34 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | ENTYVIO (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.87 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.95 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | PFIZER INC. | XELJANZ (Drug), VELSIPITY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.71 | General |
| Category: GASTROINTESTINAL;INFLAMMATION;OPHTHALMOLOGY;TRANSPLANT | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | Linzess (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.76 | General |
| Category: GI | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.78 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.88 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | OMVOH (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.76 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.68 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.52 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 06/10/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.30 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 06/10/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.15 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.08 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 06/05/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.83 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | PFIZER INC. | XELJANZ (Drug), VELSIPITY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.51 | General |
| Category: GASTROINTESTINAL;INFLAMMATION;OPHTHALMOLOGY;TRANSPLANT | ||||||
| 05/01/2024 | Celgene Corporation | ZEPOSIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.24 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.27 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 465 | 1,120 | $182,871 | $66,224 |
| 2022 | 15 | 390 | 545 | $136,713 | $41,031 |
| 2021 | 13 | 415 | 462 | $218,653 | $43,276 |
| 2020 | 12 | 414 | 452 | $256,019 | $42,917 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
54 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99439 | Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2023 | 42 | 432 | $21,600 | $15,201 | 70.4% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 68 | 69 | $55,752 | $13,061 | 23.4% |
| 99490 | Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2023 | 42 | 244 | $12,200 | $9,669 | 79.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 61 | 72 | $9,360 | $6,073 | 64.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $6,895 | $3,926 | 56.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 53 | 56 | $5,040 | $3,450 | 68.5% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $27,391 | $3,328 | 12.2% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 42 | $18,354 | $3,226 | 17.6% |
| 99454 | Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days | Office | 2023 | 11 | 57 | $4,275 | $2,012 | 47.1% |
| G0105 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $7,020 | $1,890 | 26.9% |
| 43249 | Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $5,928 | $1,499 | 25.3% |
| 43235 | Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $6,494 | $1,287 | 19.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $1,806 | $1,094 | 60.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $756.00 | $506.52 | 67.0% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2022 | 51 | 52 | $44,680 | $9,637 | 21.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 52 | 52 | $11,576 | $6,333 | 54.7% |
| 99439 | Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2022 | 18 | 113 | $5,650 | $4,130 | 73.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 39 | 40 | $6,496 | $3,703 | 57.0% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 38 | 39 | $19,663 | $2,786 | 14.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 44 | 48 | $5,952 | $2,646 | 44.5% |
| 99490 | Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2022 | 18 | 59 | $2,950 | $2,355 | 79.8% |
| 45378 | Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $7,964 | $1,746 | 21.9% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $12,740 | $1,684 | 13.2% |
| 43235 | Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 19 | $9,108 | $1,408 | 15.5% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 27 | $4,052 | $1,334 | 32.9% |
About Dr. Michael Passarella, MD
Dr. Michael Passarella, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Birmingham, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/21/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1396844197.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Passarella, MD has received a total of $3,282 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $672.27 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 133 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,412).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Passarella has provided services to 1,684 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,579 services with total Medicare billing of $193,448. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 54 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Gastroenterology
- Location Birmingham, AL
- Active Since 09/21/2006
- Last Updated 01/20/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1396844197
Products in Payments
- Barrx (Device) $809.00
- ENTYVIO (Biological) $318.83
- STELARA (Biological) $281.96
- ZEPOSIA (Drug) $224.13
- DIFICID (Drug) $190.52
- RINVOQ (Biological) $184.74
- VOQUEZNA (Drug) $165.33
- SKYRIZI (Biological) $131.36
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $105.02
- XELJANZ (Drug) $104.08
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $101.14
- IBSRELA (Drug) $43.68
- LINZESS (Drug) $39.03
- Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) $38.83
- Linzess (Drug) $32.97
- OMVOH (Drug) $32.93
- IDACIO (Biological) $29.87
- CREON (Drug) $23.28
- Cimzia (Drug) $19.58
- HET (Device) $19.53
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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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