Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $683.43 | 41 | 97.2% |
| Education | $19.81 | 1 | 2.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $200.16 | 13 | $0 (2023) |
| AbbVie Inc. | $131.61 | 8 | $0 (2021) |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | $119.01 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
| Masimo Corporation | $25.04 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $24.95 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America | $23.36 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| ACACIA PHARMA INC | $22.01 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $20.71 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $19.51 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $17.16 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $62.19 | 4 | Lilly USA, LLC ($17.16) |
| 2023 | $19.81 | 1 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($19.81) |
| 2022 | $50.28 | 3 | ACACIA PHARMA INC ($22.01) |
| 2021 | $63.94 | 3 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($39.51) |
| 2020 | $63.22 | 4 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($42.51) |
| 2019 | $200.46 | 12 | AbbVie, Inc. ($60.03) |
| 2018 | $182.65 | 11 | Mallinckrodt LLC ($44.91) |
| 2017 | $60.69 | 4 | Mallinckrodt LLC ($30.04) |
All Payment Transactions
42 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/16/2024 | Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | OCALIVA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.56 | General |
| Category: Hepatology / Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | OMVOH (Drug), ZEPBOUND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.16 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MCGRATH MAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.97 | General |
| Category: Intubation | ||||||
| 04/10/2024 | Ambu Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.50 | General |
| 07/07/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $19.81 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/21/2022 | Alcon Vision LLC | Clareon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.13 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 07/06/2022 | ACACIA PHARMA INC | BYFAVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.01 | General |
| Category: Anesthesiology | ||||||
| 05/11/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.14 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 02/05/2021 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.07 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 01/28/2021 | AbbVie Inc. | HUMIRA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.43 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 01/25/2021 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.44 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/20/2020 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.58 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 02/27/2020 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug), ENTEREG | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.95 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 01/23/2020 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.98 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 01/22/2020 | Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | OFIRMEV (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.71 | General |
| Category: ACUTE CARE | ||||||
| 10/02/2019 | AbbVie, Inc. | Humira (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.81 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 07/23/2019 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.05 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/12/2019 | AbbVie, Inc. | Humira (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.77 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 06/07/2019 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.92 | General |
| 05/29/2019 | AbbVie, Inc. | Humira (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.11 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 05/16/2019 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.04 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 03/28/2019 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.96 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 03/27/2019 | Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | OFIRMEV (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.27 | General |
| Category: ACUTE CARE | ||||||
| 02/26/2019 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.04 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 02/20/2019 | Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | OFIRMEV (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.79 | General |
| Category: ACUTE CARE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 23 | 23 | $3,367 | $1,323 |
| 2022 | 1 | 11 | 11 | $1,639 | $265.62 |
| 2021 | 1 | 12 | 12 | $1,788 | $295.44 |
| 2020 | 9 | 190 | 193 | $468,272 | $14,854 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
13 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,375 | $688.38 | 50.1% |
| 64415 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus) | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,992 | $634.92 | 31.9% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $1,639 | $265.62 | 16.2% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $1,788 | $295.44 | 16.5% |
| 00142 | Anesthesia for lens surgery | Facility | 2020 | 50 | 50 | $80,549 | $2,431 | 3.0% |
| 01402 | Anesthesia for open or endoscopic total knee joint replacement | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $71,225 | $2,281 | 3.2% |
| 00840 | Anesthesia for procedure in lower abdominal cavity including use of an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $63,973 | $2,086 | 3.3% |
| 00520 | Anesthesia for closed procedure in chest | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $50,505 | $1,606 | 3.2% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 23 | 26 | $49,469 | $1,577 | 3.2% |
| 00813 | Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, small bowel, and/or large bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 22 | 22 | $48,951 | $1,562 | 3.2% |
| 00300 | Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus and neck | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $39,627 | $1,308 | 3.3% |
| 00812 | Anesthesia for diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 19 | 19 | $32,116 | $1,045 | 3.3% |
| 00811 | Anesthesia for procedure on large bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 17 | 17 | $31,857 | $959.77 | 3.0% |
About Dr. Michael Vega, M.D
Dr. Michael Vega, M.D is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Huntington, West Virginia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/27/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1578639134.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Vega, M.D has received a total of $703.24 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $62.19 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 42 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($683.43).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Vega has provided services to 236 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 239 services with total Medicare billing of $16,739. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 13 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Location Huntington, WV
- Active Since 11/27/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1578639134
Products in Payments
- BRIDION (Drug) $200.16
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $139.72
- Ultane (Drug) $45.25
- Humira (Biological) $44.69
- SET and rainbow SET (Device) $25.04
- EXPAREL (Drug) $24.95
- HUMIRA (Biological) $24.43
- C-MAC S IMAGER (Device) $23.36
- BYFAVO (Drug) $22.01
- Olympus Respiratory Accessories (Device) $19.51
- Mivacron (Drug) $17.24
- OMVOH (Drug) $17.16
- OCALIVA (Drug) $16.56
- MCGRATH MAC (Device) $14.97
- Clareon (Device) $14.13
- ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $13.41
- PNB AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $12.23
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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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