Total Payments
$16,063
2024 Payments
$2,444
Companies
63
Transactions
1,024
Medicare Patients
10,438
Medicare Billing
$455,517
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$16,024 (99.8%)
Education$38.99 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $16,024 | 1,021 | 99.8% |
| Education | $38.99 | 3 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $2,091 | 122 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $1,699 | 91 | $0 (2024) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $1,667 | 104 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $1,605 | 102 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $1,190 | 74 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $972.56 | 76 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $651.58 | 45 | $0 (2023) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $624.95 | 64 | $0 (2020) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $445.42 | 32 | $0 (2024) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $374.27 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,444 | 133 | ABBVIE INC. ($381.62) |
| 2023 | $2,146 | 126 | ABBVIE INC. ($354.38) |
| 2022 | $2,147 | 123 | ABBVIE INC. ($462.14) |
| 2021 | $2,296 | 140 | AbbVie Inc. ($367.37) |
| 2020 | $1,761 | 110 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($308.07) |
| 2019 | $1,187 | 72 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($211.98) |
| 2018 | $2,000 | 150 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($324.95) |
| 2017 | $2,081 | 170 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. ($331.58) |
All Payment Transactions
1,024 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 41
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.22 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.78 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.99 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.55 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.92 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | REXULTI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.03 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug), AREXVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.02 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | XIFAXAN (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.88 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug), UBRELVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.51 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.17 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.65 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.74 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug), AREXVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.45 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | QULIPTA (Drug), UBRELVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.31 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.16 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.28 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | CAPLYTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.98 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), NURTEC ODT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.24 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.68 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.94 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | PFIZER INC. | NURTEC ODT (Drug), ZAVZPRET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.63 | General |
| Category: PAIN | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.34 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug), AREXVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.91 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.19 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.34 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | 2,010 | 3,193 | $354,063 | $80,739 |
| 2022 | 21 | 2,439 | 3,958 | $511,252 | $111,999 |
| 2021 | 21 | 2,846 | 4,621 | $601,712 | $127,696 |
| 2020 | 29 | 3,143 | 4,920 | $690,953 | $135,083 |
Total Patients
10,438
Total Services
16,692
Medicare Billing
$455,517
Procedure Codes
90
All Medicare Procedures & Services
90 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 344 | 565 | $119,971 | $30,892 | 25.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 285 | 354 | $109,493 | $22,593 | 20.6% |
| 99490 | Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2023 | 17 | 98 | $11,714 | $4,233 | 36.1% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2023 | 365 | 563 | $27,140 | $4,223 | 15.6% |
| 82044 | Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | Office | 2023 | 315 | 498 | $5,652 | $2,991 | 52.9% |
| 90662 | Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free | Office | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $10,332 | $2,877 | 27.8% |
| 99439 | Chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, additional 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2023 | 16 | 79 | $11,618 | $2,344 | 20.2% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $7,398 | $1,789 | 24.2% |
| 0241U | Respiratory infectious agent detection by rna for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid 19), influenza a, influenza b, and respiratory syncytial virus, upper respiratory specimen, each reported as detected or not detected | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $7,060 | $1,538 | 21.8% |
| 81003 | Automated urinalysis test | Office | 2023 | 365 | 601 | $8,350 | $1,300 | 15.6% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $4,360 | $1,251 | 28.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,996 | $1,210 | 24.2% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 54 | 56 | $7,632 | $1,154 | 15.1% |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Office | 2023 | 36 | 115 | $11,254 | $1,036 | 9.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $2,169 | $701.76 | 32.4% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $2,217 | $262.25 | 11.8% |
| 82274 | Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | Office | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $1,757 | $202.80 | 11.5% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $753.95 | $122.01 | 16.2% |
| J0696 | Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg | Office | 2023 | 14 | 64 | $197.04 | $20.31 | 10.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 378 | 538 | $166,823 | $40,883 | 24.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 420 | 774 | $163,422 | $37,402 | 22.9% |
| 90662 | Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free | Office | 2022 | 66 | 66 | $15,852 | $4,520 | 28.5% |
| 99490 | Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2022 | 22 | 107 | $18,990 | $4,069 | 21.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 32 | 36 | $14,972 | $3,997 | 26.7% |
| 82044 | Urine microalbumin (protein) analysis | Office | 2022 | 403 | 643 | $25,000 | $3,913 | 15.7% |
About Dr. Robert Gaston, MD
Dr. Robert Gaston, MD is a Family Medicine healthcare provider based in Hermitage, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/14/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1003897380.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Gaston, MD has received a total of $16,063 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,444 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,024 transactions from 63 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($16,024).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Gaston has provided services to 10,438 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 16,692 services with total Medicare billing of $455,517. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 90 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Family Medicine
- Location Hermitage, TN
- Active Since 11/14/2005
- Last Updated 05/02/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207Q00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1003897380
Products in Payments
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $990.62
- FARXIGA (Drug) $968.68
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) $911.25
- Ozempic (Drug) $728.00
- NURTEC ODT (Drug) $658.27
- XARELTO (Drug) $578.11
- Otezla (Drug) $504.10
- QULIPTA (Drug) $432.84
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $389.14
- UBRELVY (Drug) $370.49
- Rybelsus (Drug) $315.70
- Aimovig (Biological) $309.62
- Victoza (Drug) $308.09
- Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) $292.30
- REXULTI (Drug) $285.30
- ANORO (Drug) $284.24
- Kerendia (Drug) $266.13
- BREO (Drug) $260.07
- Prolia (Biological) $255.71
- SYMBICORT (Drug) $226.09
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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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