Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $6,800 | 3 | 53.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,059 | 14 | 16.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,968 | 30 | 15.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,908 | 1 | 15.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $7,352 | 10 | $0 (2023) |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | $2,420 | 20 | $0 (2023) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $1,908 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | $404.01 | 5 | $0 (2017) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $256.00 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | $144.56 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | $85.62 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $61.68 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $44.23 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $22.56 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,908 | 1 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($1,908) |
| 2023 | $1,408 | 15 | KLS-Martin L.P. ($1,097) |
| 2022 | $378.30 | 6 | KLS-Martin L.P. ($332.11) |
| 2021 | $7,985 | 15 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($6,994) |
| 2020 | $75.14 | 1 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($75.14) |
| 2019 | $427.58 | 3 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($300.00) |
| 2017 | $553.74 | 7 | Intersect ENT, Inc. ($404.01) |
All Payment Transactions
48 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/22/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,907.50 | General |
| 11/02/2023 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $181.60 | General |
| 11/02/2023 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $40.34 | General |
| 11/02/2023 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $40.33 | General |
| 10/25/2023 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $80.47 | General |
| 10/05/2023 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $277.96 | General |
| 10/05/2023 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.00 | General |
| 09/14/2023 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.56 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 08/31/2023 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.00 | General |
| 08/01/2023 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $425.96 | General |
| 07/03/2023 | Stryker Corporation | VSP SYSTEM, VSP CRANIAL (Device), NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.22 | General |
| Category: CRANIOMAXILLOFACIAL | ||||||
| 07/01/2023 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK-SWARTZ (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $44.23 | General |
| Category: Otolaryngology/head And Neck Surgery | ||||||
| 05/13/2023 | KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America | IMAGE 1 S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.02 | General |
| Category: VIDEOIMAGING | ||||||
| 05/05/2023 | Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.83 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 03/03/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.98 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.98 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/08/2022 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $39.99 | General |
| Category: Osteosynthesis | ||||||
| 08/08/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | TRUMATCH (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.73 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 03/14/2022 | Stryker Corporation | VSP SYSTEM, VSP CRANIAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.46 | General |
| Category: CRANIOMAXILLOFACIAL | ||||||
| 02/03/2022 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $258.72 | General |
| Category: DISTRACTION AND TISSUE MOLDING | ||||||
| 01/12/2022 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.13 | General |
| Category: DISTRACTION AND TISSUE MOLDING | ||||||
| 01/12/2022 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.27 | General |
| Category: DISTRACTION AND TISSUE MOLDING | ||||||
| 12/10/2021 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $389.96 | General |
| Category: Instruments | ||||||
| 12/10/2021 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.00 | General |
| Category: Instruments | ||||||
| 12/10/2021 | KLS-Martin L.P. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.00 | General |
| Category: Instruments | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 261 | 312 | $248,419 | $40,409 |
| 2022 | 6 | 221 | 300 | $211,626 | $35,968 |
| 2021 | 7 | 173 | 210 | $170,877 | $28,134 |
| 2020 | 4 | 55 | 58 | $17,675 | $4,408 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
24 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38724 | Removal of lymph nodes, muscle, and tissue of neck | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $119,790 | $19,848 | 16.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 70 | 91 | $28,938 | $5,977 | 20.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 51 | $25,092 | $4,992 | 19.9% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 65 | $31,330 | $3,020 | 9.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 29 | $12,441 | $2,726 | 21.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 45 | $9,540 | $2,071 | 21.7% |
| 69110 | Partial removal of external ear with simple repair | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $21,288 | $1,775 | 8.3% |
| 38724 | Removal of lymph nodes, muscle, and tissue of neck | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $88,754 | $13,254 | 14.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 59 | 92 | $39,468 | $8,865 | 22.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 52 | 74 | $23,532 | $4,970 | 21.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 40 | 40 | $19,680 | $3,977 | 20.2% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 44 | 68 | $32,776 | $3,292 | 10.0% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $7,416 | $1,610 | 21.7% |
| 38724 | Removal of lymph nodes, muscle, and tissue of neck | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $70,785 | $9,538 | 13.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 41 | 60 | $25,740 | $6,553 | 25.5% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 25 | $15,450 | $3,403 | 22.0% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 28 | 28 | $13,776 | $2,809 | 20.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 31 | $9,858 | $2,195 | 22.3% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic examination of voice box using flexible endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 31 | 43 | $20,726 | $2,134 | 10.3% |
| 31600 | Opening of windpipe through neck for insertion of breathing tube | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $14,542 | $1,502 | 10.3% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 21 | 23 | $8,133 | $2,123 | 26.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $5,904 | $1,195 | 20.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $2,151 | $611.28 | 28.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 12 | $1,487 | $479.20 | 32.2% |
About Dr. Michael Topf, MD
Dr. Michael Topf, MD is a Otolaryngology healthcare provider based in Nashville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/17/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1851711782.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Topf, MD has received a total of $12,735 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,908 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 48 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($6,800).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Topf has provided services to 710 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 880 services with total Medicare billing of $108,919. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 24 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Otolaryngology
- Other Specialties Otolaryngology
- Location Nashville, TN
- Active Since 04/17/2014
- Last Updated 03/14/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207Y00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1851711782
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $7,352
- PROPEL (Device) $404.01
- Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) $144.56
- MATRIXCOMBO (Device) $127.17
- TRUMATCH (Device) $86.87
- FLEXITOUCH (Device) $85.62
- VSP SYSTEM, VSP CRANIAL (Device) $61.68
- COOK-SWARTZ (Device) $44.23
- MATRIXMIDFACE (Device) $41.96
- FUSION (Device) $22.56
- Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) $21.83
- IMAGE 1 S (Device) $16.02
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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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