Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $108.47 | 3 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| KCI USA, Inc. | $73.68 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $34.79 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $57.41 | 1 | KCI USA, Inc. ($57.41) |
| 2021 | $51.06 | 2 | Ethicon US, LLC ($34.79) |
All Payment Transactions
3 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/21/2022 | KCI USA, Inc. | PREVENA (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $57.41 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Systems & Dressings | ||||||
| 07/15/2021 | KCI USA, Inc. | ABTHERA (Device), PREVENA, V.A.C. ULTA | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.27 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Systems & Dressings | ||||||
| 05/20/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Flex (Device), Enseal | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.79 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 16 | 24 | $5,088 | $1,483 |
| 2020 | 1 | 13 | 21 | $2,688 | $670.30 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
2 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 16 | 24 | $5,088 | $1,483 | 29.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 21 | $2,688 | $670.30 | 24.9% |
About Paula Rupert, MSN, FNP
Paula Rupert, MSN, FNP is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/03/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1376622993.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Paula Rupert, MSN, FNP has received a total of $108.47 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $57.41 received in 2022. These payments were reported across 3 transactions from 2 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($108.47).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Rupert has provided services to 29 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 45 services with total Medicare billing of $2,154. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 2 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Other Specialties Family, Acute Care
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 11/03/2006
- Last Updated 01/17/2017
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1376622993
Products in Payments
- PREVENA (Device) $57.41
- Echelon Flex (Device) $34.79
- ABTHERA (Device) $16.27
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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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