Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $245.96 | 7 | 87.4% |
| Education | $35.47 | 2 | 12.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $133.43 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $54.74 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Avanos Medical | $25.35 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $20.00 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | $18.62 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC | $18.33 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $10.96 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $43.97 | 2 | Avanos Medical ($25.35) |
| 2023 | $173.24 | 3 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($133.43) |
| 2022 | $18.33 | 1 | Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC ($18.33) |
| 2020 | $15.66 | 1 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($15.66) |
| 2019 | $19.27 | 1 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($19.27) |
| 2017 | $10.96 | 1 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($10.96) |
All Payment Transactions
9 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/28/2024 | Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. | Assure WCD (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.62 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | Avanos Medical | PNB AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.35 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 11/20/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $19.81 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 05/03/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.43 | General |
| 03/08/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 04/15/2022 | Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC | Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.33 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 11/07/2020 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $15.66 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/10/2019 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug), ENTEREG | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.27 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 03/06/2017 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | Amplia MRI (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.96 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 26 | 26 | $144,938 | $9,428 |
| 2021 | 3 | 44 | 44 | $41,227 | $4,823 |
| 2020 | 4 | 56 | 56 | $96,232 | $6,736 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
9 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00670 | Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $79,949 | $5,260 | 6.6% |
| 00537 | Anesthesia for procedure to assess heart electrical activity | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $64,989 | $4,168 | 6.4% |
| 00670 | Anesthesia for procedure on spine and spinal cord | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $33,400 | $3,988 | 11.9% |
| 36620 | Insertion of arterial catheter for blood sampling or infusion, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $2,098 | $426.36 | 20.3% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $5,729 | $408.41 | 7.1% |
| 00320 | Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus and neck, age 1 year or older | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $71,712 | $4,896 | 6.8% |
| 00731 | Anesthesia for procedure on esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $18,056 | $1,191 | 6.6% |
| 36620 | Insertion of arterial catheter for blood sampling or infusion, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $3,476 | $508.27 | 14.6% |
| 76937 | Ultrasound guidance for accessing into blood vessel | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $2,988 | $140.04 | 4.7% |
About Dr. Michelle Aerni, D.O
Dr. Michelle Aerni, D.O is a Pulmonary Disease healthcare provider based in Flagstaff, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 12/16/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1225014822.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michelle Aerni, D.O has received a total of $281.43 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $43.97 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 9 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($245.96).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Aerni has provided services to 126 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 126 services with total Medicare billing of $20,986. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 9 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Pulmonary Disease
- Other Specialties Critical Care Medicine
- Location Flagstaff, AZ
- Active Since 12/16/2005
- Last Updated 05/12/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207RP1001X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1225014822
Products in Payments
- BRIDION (Drug) $54.74
- PNB AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $25.35
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $20.00
- Assure WCD (Device) $18.62
- Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag (Device) $18.33
- Amplia MRI (Device) $10.96
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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.