Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,698 | 208 | 93.9% |
| Education | $239.28 | 7 | 6.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $732.23 | 40 | $0 (2020) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $429.57 | 32 | $0 (2019) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $405.72 | 24 | $0 (2020) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $384.27 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $284.46 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | $274.91 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $262.08 | 20 | $0 (2019) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $259.35 | 15 | $0 (2019) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $219.05 | 12 | $0 (2019) |
| PFIZER INC. | $176.81 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18.94 | 1 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($18.94) |
| 2023 | $14.54 | 1 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation ($14.54) |
| 2021 | $132.10 | 1 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($132.10) |
| 2020 | $39.76 | 2 | Amgen Inc. ($20.89) |
| 2019 | $1,053 | 60 | Amgen Inc. ($356.11) |
| 2018 | $1,312 | 76 | Astellas Pharma US Inc ($254.15) |
| 2017 | $1,366 | 74 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC ($180.65) |
All Payment Transactions
215 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.94 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 07/25/2023 | Philips Electronics North America Corporation | (4067) Tack Endovascular Systems BTK (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.54 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 12/01/2021 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | WOLVERINE CORONARY CUTTING BALLOON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.10 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 01/28/2020 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.87 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 01/07/2020 | Amgen Inc. | Corlanor (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.89 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/19/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Corlanor (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.43 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/05/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.74 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/26/2019 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.73 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 11/21/2019 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BRILINTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/19/2019 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/14/2019 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), VYNDAQEL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.89 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/07/2019 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BRILINTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 11/05/2019 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.74 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 10/31/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Corlanor (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.57 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/29/2019 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.96 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/22/2019 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | LOKELMA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.77 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/15/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Corlanor (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.19 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/10/2019 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug), VYNDAQEL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.44 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 09/24/2019 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.42 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/19/2019 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | LOKELMA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/17/2019 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BRILINTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.95 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/12/2019 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.92 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 09/10/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Corlanor (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.51 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/05/2019 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.41 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/29/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Corlanor (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.49 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | 3,487 | 5,172 | $1.3M | $247,685 |
| 2022 | 22 | 3,300 | 5,306 | $1.1M | $244,905 |
| 2021 | 21 | 3,138 | 5,127 | $903,868 | $266,804 |
| 2020 | 20 | 2,989 | 4,581 | $762,715 | $214,802 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
91 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 770 | 1,468 | $408,764 | $142,020 | 34.7% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 342 | 347 | $303,952 | $20,755 | 6.8% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 754 | 1,106 | $65,254 | $12,602 | 19.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 92 | 92 | $40,204 | $11,801 | 29.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 75 | 165 | $32,670 | $11,286 | 34.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 56 | 61 | $25,010 | $9,390 | 37.5% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2023 | 114 | 114 | $217,010 | $7,046 | 3.2% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 63 | $24,003 | $6,481 | 27.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $18,424 | $5,527 | 30.0% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 263 | 439 | $5,268 | $3,680 | 69.8% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Office | 2023 | 173 | 177 | $15,045 | $2,934 | 19.5% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $36,876 | $2,435 | 6.6% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 266 | 329 | $10,857 | $2,300 | 21.2% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Office | 2023 | 173 | 177 | $10,089 | $1,928 | 19.1% |
| 93793 | Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin | Office | 2023 | 73 | 184 | $8,278 | $1,363 | 16.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $3,679 | $1,289 | 35.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $3,757 | $1,207 | 32.1% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 34 | 39 | $7,293 | $964.36 | 13.2% |
| 85610 | Blood test, clotting time | Office | 2023 | 77 | 197 | $3,152 | $827.40 | 26.3% |
| 93284 | Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 11 | 16 | $4,544 | $569.36 | 12.5% |
| 93290 | Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system | Office | 2023 | 21 | 31 | $6,603 | $395.88 | 6.0% |
| 93297 | Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $2,080 | $371.61 | 17.9% |
| 93295 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,764 | $282.69 | 16.0% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $1,547 | $231.03 | 14.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 773 | 1,523 | $407,420 | $151,340 | 37.1% |
About Dr. Ronald Cuffe, MD
Dr. Ronald Cuffe, MD is a Nuclear Cardiology healthcare provider based in Poughkeepsie, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/09/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1295708253.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ronald Cuffe, MD has received a total of $3,937 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $18.94 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 215 transactions from 19 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($3,698).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cuffe has provided services to 12,914 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 20,186 services with total Medicare billing of $974,196. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 91 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Nuclear Cardiology
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Poughkeepsie, NY
- Active Since 02/09/2006
- Last Updated 09/07/2018
- Taxonomy Code 207UN0901X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1295708253
Products in Payments
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $534.05
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $429.57
- Corlanor (Drug) $406.00
- XARELTO (Drug) $377.30
- Repatha (Biological) $298.89
- BRILINTA (Drug) $222.82
- PRADAXA (Drug) $219.05
- PRALUENT (Drug) $187.01
- WOLVERINE CORONARY CUTTING BALLOON (Device) $132.10
- AMS 700 (Device) $125.00
- Impella (Device) $122.81
- BYSTOLIC (Drug) $94.04
- PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION (Biological) $84.85
- MULTAQ (Drug) $72.34
- Pacemakers (Device) $58.52
- LEXISCAN (Drug) $56.15
- Lexiscan (Drug) $30.31
- CHANTIX (Drug) $30.23
- LOKELMA (Drug) $27.77
- VIAGRA (Drug) $18.25
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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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