Total Payments
$3,616
2024 Payments
$485.64
Companies
40
Transactions
213
Medicare Patients
7,230
Medicare Billing
$636,482
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$3,534 (97.7%)
Education$81.86 (2.3%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,534 | 211 | 97.7% |
| Education | $81.86 | 2 | 2.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | $464.13 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $351.46 | 21 | $0 (2023) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $288.26 | 22 | $0 (2021) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $215.42 | 14 | $0 (2019) |
| PFIZER INC. | $210.51 | 16 | $0 (2021) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $210.24 | 15 | $0 (2022) |
| Amgen Inc. | $162.61 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC. | $161.03 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $108.23 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $99.37 | 7 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $485.64 | 25 | Lilly USA, LLC ($151.61) |
| 2023 | $382.70 | 20 | Lilly USA, LLC ($140.59) |
| 2022 | $139.86 | 8 | Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc. ($62.51) |
| 2021 | $162.26 | 10 | PFIZER INC. ($35.71) |
| 2020 | $185.05 | 12 | Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($46.94) |
| 2019 | $896.74 | 56 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($159.97) |
| 2018 | $856.01 | 53 | Allergan Inc. ($176.42) |
| 2017 | $508.03 | 29 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($112.90) |
All Payment Transactions
213 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/03/2024 | Amgen Inc. | TEPEZZA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.67 | General |
| Category: Inflammation/Rare Disease | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | GEMTESA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.19 | General |
| Category: UROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.78 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.41 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.78 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | ZORYVE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.40 | General |
| Category: DERMATOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.31 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BREZTRI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.35 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.80 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LINZESS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.95 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.15 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.24 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.19 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.42 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 07/08/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.02 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 06/03/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.76 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.37 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Veozah (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.07 | General |
| Category: Biological | ||||||
| 04/22/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.81 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | AREXVY (Drug), SHINGRIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.19 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.08 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 03/18/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.17 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.92 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 02/08/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.03 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 01/09/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.58 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 1,443 | 2,147 | $291,435 | $140,152 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1,801 | 2,549 | $331,460 | $163,825 |
| 2021 | 24 | 1,819 | 2,607 | $308,060 | $165,842 |
| 2020 | 27 | 2,167 | 3,014 | $332,619 | $166,663 |
Total Patients
7,230
Total Services
10,317
Medicare Billing
$636,482
Procedure Codes
88
All Medicare Procedures & Services
88 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 243 | 325 | $97,500 | $45,601 | 46.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 187 | 319 | $68,585 | $30,030 | 43.8% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2023 | 126 | 126 | $31,500 | $18,070 | 57.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 151 | 219 | $32,850 | $14,191 | 43.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 117 | $14,605 | $7,857 | 53.8% |
| G0438 | Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $6,840 | $4,374 | 64.0% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 241 | 529 | $7,045 | $4,132 | 58.7% |
| 90732 | Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $4,000 | $2,616 | 65.4% |
| G0444 | Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 123 | 123 | $3,690 | $2,597 | 70.4% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 196 | 205 | $6,965 | $2,362 | 33.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 43 | $4,085 | $1,792 | 43.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $3,850 | $1,608 | 41.8% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2023 | 27 | 34 | $3,060 | $1,557 | 50.9% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 16 | $2,940 | $1,481 | 50.4% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $3,120 | $1,200 | 38.5% |
| G0009 | Administration of pneumococcal vaccine | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $800.00 | $682.80 | 85.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 256 | 349 | $104,760 | $49,530 | 47.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 205 | 356 | $76,540 | $34,025 | 44.5% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2022 | 144 | 144 | $36,000 | $21,064 | 58.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 137 | 201 | $30,150 | $12,198 | 40.5% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 110 | $13,200 | $6,750 | 51.1% |
| 90694 | Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent inactivated, 0.5 ml dosage | Office | 2022 | 92 | 94 | $9,870 | $6,604 | 66.9% |
| 90732 | Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | Office | 2022 | 29 | 29 | $5,720 | $3,829 | 66.9% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2022 | 95 | 99 | $3,960 | $3,336 | 84.2% |
| G0438 | Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | Office | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $4,560 | $2,984 | 65.4% |
About Dr. Robert Comer, MD
Dr. Robert Comer, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Long Beach, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/18/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1134233158.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Comer, MD has received a total of $3,616 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $485.64 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 213 transactions from 40 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,534).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Comer has provided services to 7,230 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 10,317 services with total Medicare billing of $636,482. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 88 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Location Long Beach, CA
- Active Since 08/18/2006
- Last Updated 01/20/2014
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1134233158
Products in Payments
- Ozempic (Drug) $288.92
- MOUNJARO (Drug) $223.30
- ZENPEP (Drug) $209.98
- JANUVIA (Drug) $183.12
- XARELTO (Drug) $151.64
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $140.98
- LINZESS (Drug) $127.80
- CONTRAVE (Drug) $122.01
- Trintellix (Drug) $111.48
- Edarbi (Drug) $99.37
- LYRICA (Drug) $95.39
- Otezla (Drug) $95.21
- BASAGLAR (Drug) $93.83
- VOQUEZNA (Drug) $92.80
- IGT_D Peripheral (Device) $89.39
- Vascepa (Drug) $85.01
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $81.16
- AXIS (Biological) $73.51
- TRULICITY (Drug) $69.75
- INVOKANA (Drug) $58.60
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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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