Total Payments
$46,331
2024 Payments
$1,491
Companies
23
Transactions
535
Medicare Patients
3,700
Medicare Billing
$310,681
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$22,500 (48.6%)
Food & Beverage$14,764 (31.9%)
Travel$7,544 (16.3%)
Education$1,523 (3.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $22,500 | 4 | 48.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $14,764 | 500 | 31.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $7,544 | 21 | 16.3% |
| Education | $1,523 | 10 | 3.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $19,972 | 71 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $12,498 | 73 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $4,963 | 57 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $1,942 | 24 | $0 (2024) |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $1,309 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,012 | 41 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $903.24 | 51 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $745.53 | 37 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $459.55 | 26 | $0 (2023) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $440.40 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,491 | 52 | Biosense Webster, Inc. ($297.93) |
| 2023 | $2,241 | 71 | Biosense Webster, Inc. ($460.61) |
| 2022 | $2,924 | 110 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,151) |
| 2021 | $1,310 | 61 | Medtronic, Inc. ($215.33) |
| 2020 | $3,163 | 78 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($2,200) |
| 2019 | $2,893 | 57 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($1,822) |
| 2018 | $14,842 | 60 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($8,135) |
| 2017 | $17,467 | 46 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($7,816) |
All Payment Transactions
535 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 22
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AURORA EV-ICD MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.14 | General |
| Category: Implant Cardio Defib - ICDs | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.73 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.39 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.72 | General |
| Category: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER TALISMAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.11 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PULSESELECT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.24 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.23 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EMBLEM MRI S-ICD (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.08 | General |
| Category: EMBLEM_CRM | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER TALISMAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.49 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | Amgen Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.71 | General |
| 09/23/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.10 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.51 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.22 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER TALISMAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.14 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.85 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.94 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.34 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.81 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.25 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | Vital Connect, Inc | VITALPATCH RTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.01 | General |
| Category: CARDIOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AMPLATZER TALISMAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.27 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 07/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | TYRX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $64.85 | General |
| Category: Antibacterial Mesh | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.08 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 07/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | AVEIR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.05 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (CK4) MCOT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $74.56 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 | 1,189 | 1,620 | $461,636 | $106,533 |
| 2022 | 22 | 1,102 | 1,925 | $241,705 | $76,325 |
| 2021 | 21 | 760 | 978 | $184,703 | $61,891 |
| 2020 | 20 | 649 | 799 | $205,259 | $65,932 |
Total Patients
3,700
Total Services
5,322
Medicare Billing
$310,681
Procedure Codes
98
All Medicare Procedures & Services
98 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 40 | 40 | $113,440 | $28,169 | 24.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 126 | 143 | $41,613 | $9,392 | 22.6% |
| 93653 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $29,750 | $8,695 | 29.2% |
| 33208 | Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $24,206 | $7,265 | 30.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 51 | $28,662 | $6,677 | 23.3% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 53 | 53 | $32,542 | $6,388 | 19.6% |
| 93655 | Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 21 | $22,323 | $4,728 | 21.2% |
| 93657 | Destruction of tissue of upper heart chamber through tube to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 18 | $19,134 | $4,101 | 21.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 37 | 39 | $16,575 | $4,069 | 24.5% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 84 | 84 | $16,380 | $4,015 | 24.5% |
| 93622 | Insertion of catheters for recording and pacing of left lower heart chamber rhythm and induction of abnormal rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $15,051 | $3,648 | 24.2% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 74 | 173 | $17,300 | $3,327 | 19.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $10,648 | $1,918 | 18.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 29 | $5,800 | $1,683 | 29.0% |
| 93298 | Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | Office | 2023 | 24 | 87 | $6,960 | $1,646 | 23.6% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 57 | 60 | $7,080 | $1,581 | 22.3% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $6,435 | $1,499 | 23.3% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Office | 2023 | 191 | 235 | $7,755 | $1,345 | 17.3% |
| 93295 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 18 | 47 | $8,460 | $1,197 | 14.2% |
| 93793 | Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | Office | 2023 | 52 | 198 | $6,534 | $988.38 | 15.1% |
| 93623 | Programming of heart rhythm stimulation after drug infusion | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $6,480 | $915.75 | 14.1% |
| 93662 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $6,732 | $892.64 | 13.3% |
| 93228 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 45 | 45 | $3,150 | $858.25 | 27.2% |
| 93244 | Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | Office | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $2,856 | $732.67 | 25.7% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 70 | 83 | $3,306 | $489.01 | 14.8% |
About Dr. Nicholas Costa, MD
Dr. Nicholas Costa, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Winston Salem, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/08/2011. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1629368931.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Nicholas Costa, MD has received a total of $46,331 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,491 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 535 transactions from 23 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($22,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Costa has provided services to 3,700 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,322 services with total Medicare billing of $310,681. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 98 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Location Winston Salem, NC
- Active Since 04/08/2011
- Last Updated 10/26/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1629368931
Products in Payments
- WATCHMAN (Device) $3,862
- GENERAL BRADY (Device) $3,750
- GENERAL - BRADY (Device) $2,276
- CRT-Ds (Device) $2,014
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $1,014
- AMPLATZER AMULET (Device) $1,007
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $694.59
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $682.08
- CARTO 3 (Device) $510.07
- Ablation Therapy Hardware (Device) $472.82
- LifeVest (Device) $440.40
- Repatha (Biological) $388.58
- XARELTO (Drug) $382.55
- Micra (Device) $352.00
- Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $327.68
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $319.88
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $317.43
- NA (Device) $317.23
- Corlanor (Drug) $310.60
- Edora 8 DR-T (Device) $270.39
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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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