Total Payments
$5,112
2024 Payments
$222.39
Companies
20
Transactions
44
Medicare Patients
2,317
Medicare Billing
$143,937
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$3,005 (58.8%)
Food & Beverage$2,107 (41.2%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $3,005 | 11 | 58.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,107 | 33 | 41.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbra, Inc. | $3,918 | 17 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $268.36 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $198.86 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $151.22 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| MicroVention, Inc. | $124.48 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. | $96.72 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $74.64 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | $47.02 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. | $38.61 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Surefire Medical, Inc. | $27.57 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $222.39 | 2 | Ethicon US, LLC ($140.00) |
| 2023 | $501.69 | 7 | Penumbra, Inc. ($218.54) |
| 2022 | $2,254 | 9 | Penumbra, Inc. ($1,971) |
| 2021 | $24.14 | 1 | Abbott Laboratories ($24.14) |
| 2020 | $83.57 | 5 | Surefire Medical, Inc. ($27.57) |
| 2019 | $29.76 | 2 | BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. ($16.72) |
| 2018 | $1,787 | 14 | Penumbra, Inc. ($1,729) |
| 2017 | $209.75 | 4 | MicroVention, Inc. ($124.48) |
All Payment Transactions
44 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Certus 140 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.00 | General |
| Category: Interventional Solutions | ||||||
| 03/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.39 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 11/29/2023 | Merit Medical Systems Inc | StabiliT (Device), STAR Tumor Ablation System | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $47.02 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 11/15/2023 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $119.33 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 11/09/2023 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $187.86 | General |
| 11/09/2023 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $11.00 | General |
| 07/25/2023 | Cook Medical LLC | COOK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.77 | General |
| Category: Interventional Radiology | ||||||
| 05/09/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.50 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 03/06/2023 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $99.21 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 12/08/2022 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $148.27 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 08/31/2022 | TriSalus Life Sciences, Inc. | TRINAV INFUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.72 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/14/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | ABRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.34 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 06/13/2022 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $134.21 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 04/26/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | ABRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $77.63 | General |
| Category: Stents | ||||||
| 03/05/2022 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 03/04/2022 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $846.90 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 03/04/2022 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $387.20 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 03/04/2022 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $304.49 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 09/15/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.14 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 08/07/2020 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.62 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 07/08/2020 | Teleflex LLC | OnControl (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.62 | General |
| Category: Interventional Access | ||||||
| 07/07/2020 | Surefire Medical, Inc. | Precision Infusion System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.57 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 06/29/2020 | AngioDynamics, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.52 | General |
| Category: OS | ||||||
| 01/30/2020 | Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $7.24 | General |
| Category: Atherectomy Device | ||||||
| 11/05/2019 | BARD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR, INC. | LUTONIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.72 | General |
| Category: PERIPHERAL VASCULAR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 588 | 699 | $1.4M | $46,840 |
| 2022 | 14 | 511 | 595 | $378,387 | $29,900 |
| 2021 | 12 | 702 | 795 | $624,664 | $43,519 |
| 2020 | 14 | 516 | 557 | $236,283 | $23,678 |
Total Patients
2,317
Total Services
2,646
Medicare Billing
$143,937
Procedure Codes
58
All Medicare Procedures & Services
58 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36561 | Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older) | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $107,764 | $6,721 | 6.2% |
| 37243 | Occlusion of growths or obstructed vessels with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 17 | $591,821 | $6,446 | 1.1% |
| 36558 | Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 35 | $77,595 | $6,114 | 7.9% |
| 36247 | Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial third order branch | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 32 | $157,675 | $4,751 | 3.0% |
| 37241 | Occlusion of vein with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $262,144 | $4,461 | 1.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $9,310 | $2,603 | 28.0% |
| 75726 | Review by radiologist of abdominal artery image | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 39 | $10,920 | $2,596 | 23.8% |
| 36590 | Removal of central venous tube with port or pump | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $19,600 | $1,843 | 9.4% |
| 36589 | Removal of tunneled central venous tube | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $13,356 | $1,687 | 12.6% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 153 | 169 | $33,124 | $1,532 | 4.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $4,592 | $1,284 | 28.0% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 105 | 123 | $11,685 | $1,223 | 10.5% |
| 36012 | Insertion of tube into vein, second order branch | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 20 | $41,480 | $1,218 | 2.9% |
| 79445 | Radioactive drug therapy through a tube inserted in an artery | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 16 | $9,824 | $1,173 | 11.9% |
| 75774 | Review by radiologist of additional artery image | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 38 | $3,040 | $1,130 | 37.2% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | Facility | 2023 | 69 | 69 | $8,280 | $883.35 | 10.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $2,262 | $617.71 | 27.3% |
| 76380 | Limited or follow-up ct scan | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $3,296 | $557.76 | 16.9% |
| 36558 | Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | Facility | 2022 | 33 | 34 | $75,378 | $6,516 | 8.6% |
| 36561 | Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older) | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $89,184 | $6,107 | 6.8% |
| 36247 | Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial third order branch | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 24 | $108,120 | $3,430 | 3.2% |
| 36589 | Removal of tunneled central venous tube | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $16,324 | $2,058 | 12.6% |
| 75726 | Review by radiologist of abdominal artery image | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 32 | $8,960 | $1,977 | 22.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $5,880 | $1,705 | 29.0% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 157 | 179 | $35,084 | $1,694 | 4.8% |
About Dr. Nicholas Befera, MD
Dr. Nicholas Befera, MD is a Diagnostic Radiology healthcare provider based in Durham, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/24/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1457504268.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Nicholas Befera, MD has received a total of $5,112 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $222.39 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 44 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($3,005).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Befera has provided services to 2,317 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,646 services with total Medicare billing of $143,937. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 58 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Diagnostic Radiology
- Other Specialties Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology
- Location Durham, NC
- Active Since 10/24/2008
- Last Updated 11/17/2023
- Taxonomy Code 2085R0202X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1457504268
Products in Payments
- Indigo System (Device) $2,190
- Penumbra Ruby Coil (Device) $963.52
- Indigo (Device) $765.15
- ABRE (Device) $185.97
- Certus 140 (Device) $140.00
- HydroSoft Coil (Device) $102.60
- TRINAV INFUSION SYSTEM (Device) $96.72
- OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $82.39
- Pipeline (Device) $74.64
- StabiliT (Device) $47.02
- Precision Infusion System (Device) $27.57
- LUTONIX (Device) $27.54
- Concerto (Device) $25.57
- Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system (Device) $24.14
- LVIS (Device) $21.88
- OnControl (Device) $20.62
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $19.50
- COOK (Device) $17.77
- AZUR (Device) $12.77
- XARELTO (Drug) $12.62
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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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