Newton Wiggins

NPI: 1831415397
Total Payments
$48,698
2024 Payments
$50.74
Companies
16
Transactions
90
Medicare Patients
11,463
Medicare Billing
$704,130

Payment Breakdown by Category

Other$42,100 (86.5%)
Travel$3,493 (7.2%)
Food & Beverage$3,020 (6.2%)
Education$83.85 (0.2%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Grant $42,100 2 86.5%
Travel and Lodging $3,493 6 7.2%
Food and Beverage $3,020 81 6.2%
Education $83.85 1 0.2%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Medtronic Vascular, Inc. $43,721 15 $0 (2018)
Boston Scientific Corporation $3,212 22 $0 (2024)
Abbott Laboratories $531.15 27 $0 (2023)
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $394.84 4 $0 (2017)
Biosense Webster, Inc. $279.43 9 $0 (2023)
Medtronic, Inc. $230.91 3 $0 (2023)
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $119.68 1 $0 (2021)
Amarin Pharma Inc. $47.99 1 $0 (2019)
Baxter Healthcare $43.53 1 $0 (2020)
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $22.81 1 $0 (2021)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $50.74 3 Boston Scientific Corporation ($50.74)
2023 $643.79 32 Boston Scientific Corporation ($218.28)
2022 $120.51 6 Medtronic, Inc. ($59.11)
2021 $165.69 4 Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($119.68)
2020 $174.82 4 Boston Scientific Corporation ($119.55)
2019 $93.20 4 Amarin Pharma Inc. ($47.99)
2018 $4,857 16 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($2,519)
2017 $42,592 21 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($41,708)

All Payment Transactions

90 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
06/10/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation WATCHMAN FLX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.83 General
Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC
02/26/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation WATCHMAN FLX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.40 General
Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC
01/23/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation WATCHMAN FLX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.51 General
Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC
12/14/2023 Abbott Laboratories GALLANT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $8.67 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
12/01/2023 Abbott Laboratories AVEIR (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.91 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
11/27/2023 Boston Scientific Corporation WATCHMAN FLX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.69 General
Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC
11/21/2023 Abbott Laboratories JOT DX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $2.50 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
11/16/2023 Abbott Laboratories AVEIR (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.83 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
11/14/2023 Abbott Laboratories AVEIR (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $4.46 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
11/14/2023 Abbott Laboratories JOT DX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $2.55 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
10/25/2023 Abbott Laboratories AVEIR (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $2.50 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
09/12/2023 Boston Scientific Corporation WATCHMAN Access System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.18 General
Category: WATCHMAN_IC
08/28/2023 Boston Scientific Corporation WATCHMAN Access System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $103.74 General
Category: WATCHMAN_IC
08/09/2023 Abbott Laboratories AVEIR (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.99 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
08/09/2023 Novo Nordisk Inc Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.85 General
Category: Diabetes
08/09/2023 Abbott Laboratories JOT DX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.36 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
08/09/2023 Abbott Laboratories JOT DX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $3.42 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
08/02/2023 Abbott Laboratories AVEIR (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.42 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
07/04/2023 Abbott Laboratories AVEIR (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.80 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
06/06/2023 Abbott Laboratories AVEIR (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $2.50 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
05/23/2023 Boston Scientific Corporation WATCHMAN Access System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.52 General
Category: WATCHMAN_IC
05/05/2023 PFIZER INC. ELIQUIS (Drug), PAXLOVID, NURTEC ODT Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.74 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE
05/02/2023 Abbott Laboratories AVEIR (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.20 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
04/26/2023 Medtronic, Inc. MICRA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $171.80 General
Category: Pacemakers
04/25/2023 Boston Scientific Corporation WATCHMAN Access System (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.06 General
Category: WATCHMAN_IC

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 40 2,827 4,662 $948,384 $213,434
2022 34 2,863 4,755 $758,561 $174,821
2021 42 3,106 4,584 $785,728 $184,992
2020 37 2,667 3,697 $558,990 $130,883
Total Patients
11,463
Total Services
17,698
Medicare Billing
$704,130
Procedure Codes
159

All Medicare Procedures & Services

159 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 7

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 261 359 $83,288 $30,793 37.0%
33249 Insertion of implantable defibrillator system Facility 2023 33 33 $101,046 $21,825 21.6%
G2066 Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec Office 2023 68 372 $31,248 $14,889 47.6%
33340 Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist Facility 2023 19 19 $43,149 $10,703 24.8%
33208 Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode Facility 2023 29 29 $72,123 $10,326 14.3%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2023 61 67 $22,780 $8,768 38.5%
93296 Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days Office 2023 271 611 $59,267 $8,343 14.1%
93280 Programming of dual lead pacemaker system Office 2023 137 160 $29,222 $8,283 28.3%
93656 Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation Facility 2023 12 12 $79,656 $8,246 10.4%
93294 Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days Office 2023 185 427 $44,835 $8,239 18.4%
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes Facility 2023 75 106 $21,306 $6,348 29.8%
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes Facility 2023 47 47 $26,320 $6,173 23.5%
93298 Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days Office 2023 61 319 $25,839 $5,582 21.6%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 46 46 $17,802 $5,491 30.8%
33225 Insertion of left lower heart electrode for pacemaker or defibrillator Facility 2023 14 14 $19,082 $4,691 24.6%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2023 30 30 $14,760 $4,680 31.7%
93295 Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days Office 2023 87 178 $35,244 $4,232 12.0%
93000 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report Office 2023 335 433 $33,774 $4,222 12.5%
93290 Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system Office 2023 92 128 $11,364 $3,938 34.7%
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes Facility 2023 22 42 $12,138 $3,785 31.2%
93283 Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system Office 2023 35 54 $13,212 $3,530 26.7%
93248 Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days Office 2023 179 180 $14,040 $3,426 24.4%
93297 Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days Office 2023 102 203 $15,022 $3,340 22.2%
92960 External shock to heart to regulate heart beat Facility 2023 41 46 $42,688 $3,202 7.5%
93244 Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days Office 2023 164 169 $11,999 $2,923 24.4%

About Newton Wiggins

Newton Wiggins is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/08/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1831415397.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Newton Wiggins has received a total of $48,698 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $50.74 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 90 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($42,100).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Wiggins has provided services to 11,463 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 17,698 services with total Medicare billing of $704,130. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 159 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
  • Other Specialties Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Location Chattanooga, TN
  • Active Since 04/08/2010
  • Last Updated 06/19/2018
  • Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1831415397

Products in Payments

  • GENERAL EP (Device) $2,100
  • WATCHMAN (Device) $663.53
  • Carto 3 System (Device) $488.57
  • MICRA (Device) $202.21
  • WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $197.59
  • AVEIR (Device) $172.73
  • GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $159.03
  • Claria MRI (Device) $141.54
  • XARELTO (Drug) $119.68
  • Acunav (Device) $118.19
  • Fortify Assura, Ellipse ICD (Device) $114.95
  • Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator (Device) $106.87
  • CRT-Ds (Device) $90.57
  • WATCHMAN FLX (Device) $71.43
  • CARTO 3 (Device) $51.15
  • Vascepa (Drug) $47.99
  • COSEAL (Device) $43.53
  • Advisa (Device) $35.78
  • RESOLUTE ONYX (Device) $28.70
  • JOT DX (Device) $22.83

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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