Total Payments
$146,916
2024 Payments
$4,156
Companies
42
Transactions
960
Medicare Patients
2,641
Medicare Billing
$560,018
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$102,310 (69.6%)
Food & Beverage$26,228 (17.9%)
Travel$9,166 (6.2%)
Research$4,974 (3.4%)
Consulting$4,100 (2.8%)
Education$137.99 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $85,500 | 16 | 58.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $26,228 | 903 | 17.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $9,166 | 25 | 6.2% |
| Honoraria | $8,500 | 2 | 5.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $8,310 | 3 | 5.7% |
| Unspecified | $4,974 | 6 | 3.4% |
| Consulting Fee | $4,100 | 3 | 2.8% |
| Education | $137.99 | 2 | 0.1% |
Payments by Type
General
$141,942
954 transactions
Research
$4,974
6 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Incorporated | $96,402 | 58 | $0 (2022) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $6,948 | 90 | $0 (2024) |
| CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | $6,220 | 6 | $0 (2021) |
| Cardinal Health 200 LLC | $4,706 | 29 | $0 (2021) |
| Endologix LLC | $2,996 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| MicroVention, Inc. | $2,929 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $2,695 | 43 | $0 (2024) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $2,655 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Research Incorporated | $2,045 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $2,000 | 94 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,156 | 104 | Endologix LLC ($1,293) |
| 2023 | $5,116 | 116 | Endologix LLC ($1,655) |
| 2022 | $7,610 | 100 | Cook Incorporated ($4,860) |
| 2021 | $7,994 | 100 | MicroVention, Inc. ($2,929) |
| 2020 | $3,847 | 81 | Cook Research Incorporated ($2,045) |
| 2019 | $28,262 | 163 | Cook Incorporated ($19,896) |
| 2018 | $48,077 | 156 | Cook Incorporated ($33,654) |
| 2017 | $41,856 | 140 | Cook Incorporated ($35,292) |
All Payment Transactions
960 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 39
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.36 | General |
| Category: Renal Denervation System | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | ELUVIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.38 | General |
| Category: ELUVIA_PI | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.39 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | DIAMONDBACK PERIPHERAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.13 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.55 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.07 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.59 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Veozah (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.71 | General |
| Category: Biological | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.53 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | ELUVIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.11 | General |
| Category: ELUVIA_PI | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | CORDIS US CORP. | OUTBACK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.58 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $46.14 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.69 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | ROTAPRO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.11 | General |
| Category: ROTAPRO_IC | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.62 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Amgen Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.11 | General |
| 10/15/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.06 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Teleflex LLC | GUIDELINER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.28 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL ACCESS | ||||||
| 10/05/2024 | Teleflex LLC | GUIDELINER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.64 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL ACCESS | ||||||
| 09/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.69 | General |
| Category: Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon_IC | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter (Device), ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent, ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.14 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.44 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Terumo Medical Corporation | METACROSS OTW (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.81 | General |
| Category: LESION THERAPY | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.73 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Chiesi USA, Inc. | KENGREAL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.17 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| NULL | MicroVention, Inc. | $2,929 | 2 |
| (12-004) Zilver PTX V Post Market Study in the US | Cook Research Incorporated | $2,045 | 4 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 493 | 583 | $380,027 | $89,621 |
| 2022 | 20 | 673 | 812 | $609,748 | $139,754 |
| 2021 | 29 | 862 | 1,021 | $848,504 | $199,942 |
| 2020 | 21 | 613 | 708 | $495,272 | $130,701 |
Total Patients
2,641
Total Services
3,124
Medicare Billing
$560,018
Procedure Codes
85
All Medicare Procedures & Services
85 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 43 | $93,334 | $21,614 | 23.2% |
| 92943 | Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single coronary artery, branch or bypass graft | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 24 | $57,973 | $13,043 | 22.5% |
| 37225 | Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 26 | $51,678 | $12,040 | 23.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 131 | 188 | $28,040 | $10,397 | 37.1% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 42 | $37,196 | $5,930 | 15.9% |
| 92978 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 53 | 62 | $21,397 | $5,060 | 23.6% |
| 37224 | Balloon dilation of artery of leg | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $23,364 | $4,694 | 20.1% |
| 37221 | Insertion of stent in groin artery, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $17,497 | $4,011 | 22.9% |
| 75630 | Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta and both leg arteries image | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 46 | $13,133 | $3,655 | 27.8% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $14,197 | $3,006 | 21.2% |
| 37252 | Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 22 | $6,270 | $1,682 | 26.8% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $6,478 | $1,635 | 25.2% |
| 75625 | Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $4,033 | $1,274 | 31.6% |
| 36002 | Injection to cause blood clot in diseased or pseudoaneurysm of arm or leg | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $4,060 | $1,178 | 29.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $1,377 | $402.35 | 29.2% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2022 | 45 | 55 | $115,390 | $28,666 | 24.8% |
| 37229 | Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 30 | $75,840 | $17,331 | 22.9% |
| 37225 | Removal of plaque in arteries of leg | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 30 | $64,890 | $13,080 | 20.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 144 | 216 | $29,228 | $11,732 | 40.1% |
| 93454 | Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 51 | 53 | $46,534 | $8,019 | 17.2% |
| 92943 | Removal of plaque, insertion of stent and/or balloon dilation of single coronary artery, branch or bypass graft | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $35,250 | $7,817 | 22.2% |
| 37226 | Insertion of stent in arteries of leg | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 20 | $35,380 | $7,578 | 21.4% |
| 75625 | Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | Facility | 2022 | 86 | 108 | $18,792 | $6,570 | 35.0% |
| 37228 | Balloon dilation of artery of leg, initial vessel | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 17 | $32,181 | $6,415 | 19.9% |
| 37224 | Balloon dilation of artery of leg | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $30,039 | $5,995 | 20.0% |
About Dr. Nelson Bernardo, M.D
Dr. Nelson Bernardo, M.D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Washington, District of Columbia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/11/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1255373692.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Nelson Bernardo, M.D has received a total of $146,916 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $4,156 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 960 transactions from 42 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program" ($85,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bernardo has provided services to 2,641 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,124 services with total Medicare billing of $560,018. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 85 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Interventional Cardiology
- Location Washington, DC
- Active Since 06/11/2006
- Last Updated 09/10/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1255373692
Products in Payments
- Cook Medical IAA (Device) $39,496
- COOK MEDICAL IAA (Device) $27,500
- Cook Medical Filters (Device) $9,187
- Vascular Closure Device (Device) $6,195
- Cook Medical Micropuncture (Device) $5,205
- ZILVER PTX (Device) $5,168
- INCRAFT AAA Stent Graft System (Device) $4,084
- HydroCoil Helical (Device) $2,929
- Zilver PTX (Device) $2,746
- LifeVest (Device) $2,655
- Cook Medical Self-Expanding Stent (Device) $2,054
- COOK MEDICAL ZILVER PTX (Device) $1,345
- Torus Stent Graft System (Device) $1,313
- BRILINTA (Drug) $1,074
- Impella (Device) $971.31
- Cook Medical Peripheral Intervention (Device) $907.88
- Repatha (Biological) $857.06
- TurboHawk (Device) $844.16
- Cook Medical Zilver PTX (Device) $786.84
- Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System (Device) $671.37
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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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