Dr. Patrick Flume, MD

Pulmonary Disease Charleston, SC Male
NPI: 1013011899
Total Payments
$403,202
2024 Payments
$58,088
Companies
20
Transactions
281
Medicare Patients
940
Medicare Billing
$85,512

Payment Breakdown by Category

Consulting$206,668 (51.3%)
Other$127,640 (31.7%)
Travel$60,435 (15.0%)
Food & Beverage$6,472 (1.6%)
Research$1,800 (0.4%)
Education$187.12 (0.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Consulting Fee $206,668 70 51.3%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $101,215 21 25.1%
Travel and Lodging $60,435 59 15.0%
Grant $25,000 1 6.2%
Food and Beverage $6,472 121 1.6%
Unspecified $1,800 2 0.4%
Honoraria $1,425 3 0.4%
Education $187.12 4 0.0%

Payments by Type

General
$401,402
279 transactions
Research
$1,800
2 transactions

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED $204,883 130 $0 (2024)
Insmed, Inc. $118,549 90 $0 (2024)
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. $19,666 1 $0 (2017)
Advanced Respiratory, Inc $13,475 14 $0 (2021)
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH $9,363 5 $0 (2024)
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $7,444 11 $0 (2021)
Kala Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $6,392 2 $0 (2019)
AbbVie Inc. $4,095 4 $0 (2021)
Zambon USA Ltd. $4,000 1 $0 (2023)
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $3,979 3 $0 (2023)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $58,088 36 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED ($28,779)
2023 $73,165 41 Insmed, Inc. ($46,361)
2022 $33,662 27 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($23,956)
2021 $44,607 19 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($30,973)
2020 $43,574 39 Insmed, Inc. ($15,331)
2019 $93,013 75 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED ($58,483)
2018 $15,136 20 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($9,436)
2017 $41,957 24 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED ($20,986)

All Payment Transactions

281 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 12

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/20/2024 Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH OFEV (Drug) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $1,455.00 General
Category: RESPIRATORY
11/21/2024 Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH — Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program In-kind items and services $1,689.30 General
11/14/2024 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED — Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $11,815.00 General
11/09/2024 Insmed, Inc. Arikayce (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $69.41 General
Category: Respiratory
11/08/2024 Insmed, Inc. Arikayce (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $63.15 General
Category: Respiratory
10/13/2024 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $1,234.94 General
10/12/2024 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $34.31 General
10/12/2024 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.00 General
10/11/2024 Insmed, Inc. — Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $14,440.00 General
10/11/2024 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $67.96 General
10/11/2024 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $32.16 General
10/11/2024 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.70 General
10/10/2024 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $211.59 General
10/09/2024 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $7,541.69 General
09/24/2024 VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $56.50 General
09/22/2024 Insmed, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $396.10 General
09/22/2024 Insmed, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $318.88 General
09/21/2024 Insmed, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $50.00 General
09/21/2024 Insmed, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $40.00 General
09/21/2024 Insmed, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.00 General
09/21/2024 Insmed, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.00 General
09/20/2024 Insmed, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $150.00 General
09/20/2024 Insmed, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $50.00 General
09/20/2024 Insmed, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.00 General
09/13/2024 Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH OFEV (Drug) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $2,910.00 General
Category: RESPIRATORY
123…12»

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 3 224 265 $90,804 $23,403
2022 3 196 235 $76,794 $20,555
2021 4 231 284 $84,963 $24,153
2020 6 289 346 $72,764 $17,402
Total Patients
940
Total Services
1,130
Medicare Billing
$85,512
Procedure Codes
17

All Medicare Procedures & Services

17 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Facility 2023 101 119 $46,291 $11,926 25.8%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Facility 2023 94 117 $30,303 $7,928 26.2%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Facility 2023 29 29 $14,210 $3,550 25.0%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Facility 2022 75 91 $34,419 $9,398 27.3%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Facility 2022 90 113 $27,635 $6,916 25.0%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Facility 2022 31 31 $14,740 $4,240 28.8%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Facility 2021 125 173 $36,627 $11,650 31.8%
99215 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes Facility 2021 58 63 $20,214 $6,864 34.0%
99205 New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes Facility 2021 36 36 $15,318 $4,375 28.6%
31624 Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope Facility 2021 12 12 $12,804 $1,264 9.9%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes Facility 2020 104 148 $28,718 $8,193 28.5%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes Facility 2020 58 71 $20,755 $5,530 26.6%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes Facility 2020 20 20 $8,248 $2,359 28.6%
94621 Test for exercise-induced heart and lung stress Facility 2020 13 13 $6,721 $697.57 10.4%
94010 Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity Facility 2020 46 46 $5,106 $297.42 5.8%
94729 Measurement of lung diffusing capacity Facility 2020 32 32 $1,440 $220.10 15.3%
94010 Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity Office 2020 16 16 $1,776 $104.48 5.9%

About Dr. Patrick Flume, MD

Dr. Patrick Flume, MD is a Pulmonary Disease healthcare provider based in Charleston, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1013011899.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Patrick Flume, MD has received a total of $403,202 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $58,088 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 281 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($206,668).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Flume has provided services to 940 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,130 services with total Medicare billing of $85,512. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 17 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Pulmonary Disease
  • Location Charleston, SC
  • Active Since 09/12/2006
  • Last Updated 08/03/2011
  • Taxonomy Code 207RP1001X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1013011899

Products in Payments

  • Arikayce (Drug) $22,664
  • KALYDECO (Drug) $20,850
  • Cipro (Drug) $19,666
  • The Vest System 205 Acute Care (Device) $10,714
  • OFEV (Drug) $7,275
  • NUZYRA (Drug) $3,979
  • TRIKAFTA (Drug) $2,888
  • The Vest System Model 105 Home Care (Device) $2,730
  • ZERBAXA (Drug) $1,700
  • QUINSAIR (Drug) $1,652
  • KITABIS PAK (Drug) $1,628
  • ORKAMBI (Drug) $1,601
  • TOBI PODHALER (Drug) $920.00
  • 4 (Drug) $600.00
  • AFREZZA (Drug) $273.29
  • XOLAIR (Biological) $70.42
  • BETHKIS (Drug) $46.66
  • The Monarch Airway Clearance System (Device) $30.75

Explore

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.

Pulmonary Disease Doctors in Charleston

Dr. Gerard Silvestri, Md, MD

Pulmonary Disease — Payments: $310,648

Pulmonary Disease $310,648

Charlton Strange, Md, MD

Pulmonary Disease — Payments: $232,160

Pulmonary Disease $232,160

Timothy Whelan, Md, MD

Pulmonary Disease — Payments: $79,200

Pulmonary Disease $79,200

Dr. John Huggins, Md, MD

Pulmonary Disease — Payments: $77,712

Pulmonary Disease $77,712

Marc Judson, Md, MD

Pulmonary Disease — Payments: $34,008

Pulmonary Disease $34,008

Dr. Luca Paoletti, Md, MD

Pulmonary Disease — Payments: $8,013

Pulmonary Disease $8,013