Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $11,487 | 791 | 99.5% |
| Education | $55.38 | 6 | 0.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $1,163 | 56 | $0 (2024) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $1,158 | 85 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $705.04 | 45 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $602.89 | 41 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $559.79 | 50 | $0 (2022) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $528.95 | 41 | $0 (2023) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $435.17 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $428.70 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $421.55 | 44 | $0 (2020) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $421.05 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,489 | 96 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($370.34) |
| 2023 | $2,175 | 131 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($317.57) |
| 2022 | $1,832 | 115 | Novo Nordisk Inc ($181.46) |
| 2021 | $1,645 | 109 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($286.19) |
| 2020 | $829.75 | 63 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($160.65) |
| 2019 | $1,341 | 104 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($165.69) |
| 2018 | $1,117 | 83 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($173.67) |
| 2017 | $1,113 | 96 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($197.94) |
All Payment Transactions
797 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 32
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.00 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.89 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.37 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.60 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.12 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.27 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.89 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.45 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.08 | General |
| 10/24/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.84 | General |
| 10/23/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.66 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | ZEPBOUND (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.52 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.57 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.28 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.80 | General |
| 09/12/2024 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | REXULTI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.81 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.36 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | MOUNJARO (Drug), ZEPBOUND | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.77 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.21 | General |
| Category: Diabetes | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.56 | General |
| 08/20/2024 | Dexcom, Inc. | Dexcom G6 Transmitter (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.85 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | PFIZER INC. | PREVNAR 20 (Biological), COMIRNATY, ABRYSVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.01 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.25 | General |
| Category: Diabetes Care | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.65 | General |
| 08/08/2024 | Lundbeck LLC | REXULTI (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.69 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 58 | 6,202 | 8,337 | $611,273 | $239,196 |
| 2022 | 57 | 6,100 | 8,103 | $602,269 | $244,471 |
| 2021 | 54 | 5,779 | 7,250 | $554,400 | $229,960 |
| 2020 | 53 | 5,354 | 7,259 | $571,721 | $210,968 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
222 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 9
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 425 | 1,171 | $287,645 | $95,386 | 33.2% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2023 | 194 | 194 | $29,100 | $23,332 | 80.2% |
| 90677 | Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | Office | 2023 | 66 | 66 | $28,050 | $18,632 | 66.4% |
| 90662 | Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free | Office | 2023 | 140 | 140 | $11,840 | $10,060 | 85.0% |
| 84443 | Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) | Office | 2023 | 367 | 429 | $26,598 | $7,033 | 26.4% |
| 84480 | Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, total | Office | 2023 | 353 | 413 | $18,585 | $5,717 | 30.8% |
| 36415 | Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample | Office | 2023 | 400 | 623 | $7,476 | $5,214 | 69.7% |
| 80061 | Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | Office | 2023 | 366 | 399 | $15,960 | $5,205 | 32.6% |
| 80053 | Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | Office | 2023 | 383 | 481 | $15,392 | $4,957 | 32.2% |
| G0444 | Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 270 | 270 | $7,020 | $4,674 | 66.6% |
| 82306 | Vitamin d-3 level | Office | 2023 | 156 | 159 | $15,900 | $4,594 | 28.9% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2023 | 151 | 153 | $6,088 | $4,463 | 73.3% |
| 91322 | Sarscov2 vac 50 mcg/0.5ml im | Office | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $7,680 | $4,290 | 55.9% |
| 85025 | Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count | Office | 2023 | 380 | 498 | $11,952 | $3,786 | 31.7% |
| 91320 | Sarscv2 vac 30mcg trs-suc im | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $6,670 | $3,726 | 55.9% |
| 84439 | Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), free | Office | 2023 | 353 | 412 | $11,536 | $3,627 | 31.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 51 | 59 | $10,190 | $3,379 | 33.2% |
| 80307 | Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | Office | 2023 | 33 | 50 | $9,000 | $3,024 | 33.6% |
| 83036 | Hemoglobin a1c level | Office | 2023 | 167 | 255 | $7,650 | $2,428 | 31.7% |
| 90480 | Admn sarscov2 vacc 1 dose | Office | 2023 | 60 | 60 | $3,900 | $2,334 | 59.8% |
| G0009 | Administration of pneumococcal vaccine | Office | 2023 | 69 | 70 | $2,714 | $2,042 | 75.2% |
| G0103 | Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | Office | 2023 | 105 | 105 | $6,825 | $1,987 | 29.1% |
| G0438 | Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,700 | $1,876 | 69.5% |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Office | 2023 | 49 | 173 | $6,920 | $1,562 | 22.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 21 | 25 | $3,013 | $1,125 | 37.3% |
About Dr. Ronald Lather, MD
Dr. Ronald Lather, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in New Bern, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/25/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1710970660.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ronald Lather, MD has received a total of $11,542 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,489 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 797 transactions from 51 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($11,487).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lather has provided services to 23,435 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 30,949 services with total Medicare billing of $924,596. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 222 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Location New Bern, NC
- Active Since 08/25/2005
- Last Updated 01/29/2015
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1710970660
Products in Payments
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $533.24
- FARXIGA (Drug) $518.02
- XARELTO (Drug) $447.75
- Ozempic (Drug) $437.79
- REXULTI (Drug) $407.64
- TROKENDI XR (Drug) $384.06
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 2 (Device) $326.83
- TRINTELLIX (Drug) $311.37
- Rybelsus (Drug) $288.03
- UBRELVY (Drug) $278.64
- Otezla (Drug) $257.28
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $255.31
- Kerendia (Drug) $254.30
- TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) $247.98
- SYMBICORT (Drug) $239.31
- NURTEC ODT (Drug) $210.12
- LATUDA (Drug) $209.92
- BELSOMRA (Drug) $208.72
- Horizant (Drug) $208.53
- Auvelity (Drug) $194.42
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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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