Total Payments
$5,771
2024 Payments
$5,475
Companies
4
Transactions
20
Medicare Patients
1,787
Medicare Billing
$167,252
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$4,153 (72.0%)
Travel$1,412 (24.5%)
Food & Beverage$204.98 (3.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $4,153 | 5 | 72.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,412 | 8 | 24.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $204.98 | 7 | 3.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $5,573 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $153.22 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $27.59 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Grifols USA, LLC | $16.96 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,475 | 14 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($5,475) |
| 2023 | $97.76 | 1 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($97.76) |
| 2022 | $61.99 | 1 | Astellas Pharma US Inc ($61.99) |
| 2021 | $91.23 | 2 | Astellas Pharma US Inc ($91.23) |
| 2020 | $16.96 | 1 | Grifols USA, LLC ($16.96) |
| 2019 | $27.59 | 1 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($27.59) |
All Payment Transactions
20 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/28/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.34 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.33 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $2,500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $98.35 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.49 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $359.50 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/28/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $478.60 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/28/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $375.44 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/28/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/28/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.76 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/10/2022 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $61.99 | General |
| 10/07/2021 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $78.99 | General |
| 10/07/2021 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | CRESEMBA (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $12.24 | General |
| Category: HOSPITAL AND TRANSPLANT | ||||||
| 04/14/2020 | Grifols USA, LLC | Prolastin-C Liquid (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.96 | General |
| Category: Pulmonology | ||||||
| 05/14/2019 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.59 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 1,253 | 1,565 | $373,052 | $117,711 |
| 2022 | 11 | 511 | 663 | $137,617 | $47,584 |
| 2020 | 1 | 23 | 35 | $6,125 | $1,957 |
Total Patients
1,787
Total Services
2,263
Medicare Billing
$167,252
Procedure Codes
30
All Medicare Procedures & Services
30 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 125 | 183 | $92,415 | $28,457 | 30.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 193 | 259 | $55,215 | $21,743 | 39.4% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 134 | 224 | $44,930 | $20,028 | 44.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 70 | 72 | $26,280 | $9,428 | 35.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 83 | 83 | $23,738 | $8,882 | 37.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 65 | 90 | $13,500 | $5,373 | 39.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 77 | 78 | $11,772 | $4,819 | 40.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $10,048 | $4,055 | 40.4% |
| 94729 | Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | Office | 2023 | 111 | 114 | $17,454 | $3,713 | 21.3% |
| 32555 | Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $31,500 | $3,403 | 10.8% |
| 94010 | Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | Office | 2023 | 138 | 153 | $15,481 | $2,456 | 15.9% |
| 94727 | Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | Office | 2023 | 79 | 80 | $10,000 | $2,064 | 20.6% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $3,025 | $1,275 | 42.1% |
| 94060 | Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | Office | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $5,901 | $845.95 | 14.3% |
| 31624 | Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $8,460 | $599.40 | 7.1% |
| 99407 | Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, more than 10 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 18 | $1,224 | $461.88 | 37.7% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,040 | $108.60 | 5.3% |
| J7613 | Albuterol, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 23 | 69 | $69.00 | $1.76 | 2.6% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 42 | 73 | $36,865 | $11,527 | 31.3% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 73 | 138 | $27,686 | $10,478 | 37.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 48 | 62 | $12,710 | $5,887 | 46.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 43 | 43 | $12,298 | $5,320 | 43.3% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 85 | 95 | $15,181 | $5,052 | 33.3% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 26 | $9,598 | $3,827 | 39.9% |
| 94729 | Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | Office | 2022 | 55 | 55 | $8,320 | $2,311 | 27.8% |
About Dr. Ryan Mertens, DO
Dr. Ryan Mertens, DO is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in West Des Moines, Iowa. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/25/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1487965372.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ryan Mertens, DO has received a total of $5,771 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $5,475 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 20 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($4,153).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Mertens has provided services to 1,787 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,263 services with total Medicare billing of $167,252. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2023), covering 30 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Pulmonary Disease
- Location West Des Moines, IA
- Active Since 06/25/2010
- Last Updated 12/26/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1487965372
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $5,573
- LifeVest (Device) $27.59
- Prolastin-C Liquid (Biological) $16.96
- CRESEMBA (Drug) $12.24
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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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