Dr. Robert Bigler, MD

NPI: 1023078441
Total Payments
$6,012
2024 Payments
$1,334
Companies
49
Transactions
328
Medicare Patients
6,080
Medicare Billing
$849,711

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$5,431 (90.3%)
Travel$580.34 (9.7%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $5,431 324 90.3%
Travel and Lodging $580.34 4 9.7%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC $929.78 76 $0 (2024)
ABBVIE INC. $763.65 52 $0 (2024)
Boston Scientific Corporation $673.71 18 $0 (2024)
Abbott Laboratories $516.51 11 $0 (2024)
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. $511.49 32 $0 (2024)
Nevro Corp. $348.58 5 $0 (2024)
PFIZER INC. $290.46 21 $0 (2023)
Daiichi Sankyo Inc. $159.47 12 $0 (2018)
Allergan, Inc. $155.76 7 $0 (2022)
Radius Health, Inc. $155.19 9 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $1,334 52 Boston Scientific Corporation ($572.13)
2023 $682.64 32 Abbott Laboratories ($239.51)
2022 $758.52 58 ABBVIE INC. ($255.83)
2021 $799.13 54 Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($215.66)
2020 $309.24 20 BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC. ($77.75)
2019 $336.48 22 PFIZER INC. ($88.64)
2018 $835.56 42 Nevro Corp. ($294.95)
2017 $956.56 48 Abbott Laboratories ($192.25)

All Payment Transactions

328 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/23/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $1.32 General
Category: Clinical Trial Product_NMD
12/20/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $1.28 General
Category: Clinical Trial Product_NMD
12/19/2024 Radius Health, Inc. Tymlos (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.88 General
Category: Endocrinology
12/11/2024 Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC RELISTOR (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.20 General
Category: Gastroenterology
12/02/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.77 General
Category: Neuromodulation
11/21/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.33 General
Category: Neuromodulation
11/18/2024 Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. Evoke (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $27.34 General
Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator
11/18/2024 Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. Belbuca (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $21.19 General
Category: Opioid Analgesic
11/15/2024 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Exparel (Drug), Iovera Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.40 General
Category: Pain Management
10/31/2024 Nevro Corp. Senza (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.98 General
Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator
10/30/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.40 General
Category: General - Pain Management_NMD
10/16/2024 ABBVIE INC. QULIPTA (Drug), UBRELVY Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $8.09 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
10/09/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $3.44 General
Category: General - Pain Management_NMD
10/08/2024 Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. XTAMPZA (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $22.18 General
Category: Opioid Analgesic
10/04/2024 Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC RELISTOR (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.56 General
Category: Gastroenterology
10/04/2024 Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC RELISTOR (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $2.95 General
Category: Gastroenterology
10/03/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $8.98 General
Category: General - Pain Management_NMD
09/19/2024 ABBVIE INC. QULIPTA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $72.90 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
09/13/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.56 General
Category: Neuromodulation
08/30/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $32.94 General
08/21/2024 Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC RELISTOR (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.54 General
Category: Gastroenterology
08/09/2024 ABBVIE INC. UBRELVY (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.76 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
08/07/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $1.62 General
Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD
07/31/2024 Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC RELISTOR (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.57 General
Category: Gastroenterology
07/20/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $149.90 General
Category: General - Therapies_NMD

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 22 1,242 4,826 $2.3M $202,966
2022 18 1,276 8,989 $2.3M $215,365
2021 19 1,549 5,794 $2.1M $215,339
2020 25 2,013 4,440 $2.0M $216,041
Total Patients
6,080
Total Services
24,049
Medicare Billing
$849,711
Procedure Codes
108

All Medicare Procedures & Services

108 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
63650 Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin Office 2023 16 32 $190,048 $41,161 21.7%
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2023 136 230 $212,520 $40,369 19.0%
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level Office 2023 85 123 $306,612 $23,098 7.5%
64635 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint Facility 2023 59 101 $154,500 $13,762 8.9%
62321 Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2023 47 69 $64,860 $12,009 18.5%
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level Office 2023 42 64 $175,851 $11,028 6.3%
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level Facility 2023 50 103 $288,576 $9,023 3.1%
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance Facility 2023 57 113 $104,412 $7,354 7.0%
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level Office 2023 39 60 $95,593 $5,706 6.0%
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance Office 2023 24 44 $51,743 $5,678 11.0%
64636 Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint Facility 2023 56 96 $72,000 $3,989 5.5%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 52 54 $7,614 $3,301 43.3%
64493 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level Facility 2023 20 33 $91,683 $2,911 3.2%
64490 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level Office 2023 13 16 $39,078 $2,869 7.3%
62321 Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance Facility 2023 22 39 $36,660 $2,845 7.8%
64633 Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint Facility 2023 12 17 $51,765 $2,455 4.7%
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg Office 2023 148 249 $24,900 $2,264 9.1%
64479 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into upper or middle spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level Facility 2023 16 27 $54,108 $2,120 3.9%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 22 37 $11,776 $1,707 14.5%
64494 Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level Facility 2023 18 30 $49,989 $1,597 3.2%
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level Office 2023 14 18 $19,170 $1,511 7.9%
64491 Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level Office 2023 13 15 $27,048 $1,385 5.1%
64484 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level Facility 2023 12 35 $37,275 $1,322 3.5%
77002 Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement Office 2023 12 19 $4,275 $1,247 29.2%
99152 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes Facility 2023 75 117 $29,250 $1,049 3.6%

About Dr. Robert Bigler, MD

Dr. Robert Bigler, MD is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Lafayette, Indiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/28/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1023078441.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Bigler, MD has received a total of $6,012 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,334 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 328 transactions from 49 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($5,431).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bigler has provided services to 6,080 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 24,049 services with total Medicare billing of $849,711. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 108 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Anesthesiology
  • Other Specialties Pain Medicine
  • Location Lafayette, IN
  • Active Since 03/28/2006
  • Last Updated 03/22/2021
  • Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1023078441

Products in Payments

  • RELISTOR (Drug) $780.74
  • UBRELVY (Drug) $519.47
  • XTAMPZA (Drug) $309.68
  • Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $308.60
  • PROCLAIM (Device) $305.17
  • QULIPTA (Drug) $253.09
  • RELISTOR ORAL (Drug) $216.43
  • Movantik (Drug) $191.63
  • Horizant (Drug) $154.11
  • DRG IPGs (Device) $143.18
  • LYRICA (Drug) $127.02
  • Xtampza ER (Drug) $127.01
  • BOSULIF (Drug) $115.05
  • Algovita (Device) $102.14
  • ZOHYDRO ER (Drug) $87.21
  • Tymlos (Biological) $80.24
  • BELBUCA (Drug) $79.18
  • NURTEC ODT (Drug) $76.63
  • Tymlos (Drug) $74.95
  • BOTOX CHRONIC MIGRAINE (Drug) $73.67

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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