Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $8,256 | 571 | 99.7% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $20.00 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Education | $6.61 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | $2,356 | 166 | $0 (2024) |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $1,034 | 85 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $687.26 | 47 | $0 (2024) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $615.66 | 45 | $0 (2024) |
| IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | $591.23 | 36 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $436.28 | 32 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan Inc. | $434.98 | 29 | $0 (2019) |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $186.28 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Braintree Laboratories, Inc. | $170.39 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| QOL Medical, LLC | $152.70 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,658 | 99 | ABBVIE INC. ($544.41) |
| 2023 | $1,010 | 67 | AbbVie Inc. ($328.26) |
| 2022 | $1,005 | 73 | ABBVIE INC. ($326.82) |
| 2021 | $1,118 | 82 | AbbVie Inc. ($308.72) |
| 2020 | $473.85 | 34 | AbbVie Inc. ($118.15) |
| 2019 | $982.61 | 84 | AbbVie, Inc. ($251.37) |
| 2018 | $932.66 | 71 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC ($176.55) |
| 2017 | $1,102 | 63 | AbbVie, Inc. ($344.31) |
All Payment Transactions
573 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 23
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | OMVOH (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.29 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | VIBERZI (Drug), CREON | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.57 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | CREON (Drug) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.00 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | REZUROCK (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.70 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.18 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | VOQUEZNA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.18 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | RESMETIROM (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.56 | General |
| Category: LIVER DISEASE | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | OCALIVA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.48 | General |
| Category: Hepatology / Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | OMVOH (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.85 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | Linzess (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.93 | General |
| Category: GI | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC | Linzess (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $20.64 | General |
| Category: GI | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | REBYOTA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.58 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.57 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.01 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | EOHILIA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.42 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | OMVOH (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.46 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | LINZESS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.35 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.04 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.01 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.43 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.11 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | PFIZER INC. | XELJANZ (Drug), VELSIPITY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.54 | General |
| Category: GASTROINTESTINAL;INFLAMMATION;OPHTHALMOLOGY;TRANSPLANT | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ZENPEP (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.88 | General |
| Category: ENDOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | REBYOTA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.64 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.75 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 624 | 765 | $472,764 | $80,435 |
| 2022 | 10 | 620 | 888 | $475,455 | $93,172 |
| 2021 | 11 | 648 | 922 | $397,460 | $96,172 |
| 2020 | 10 | 503 | 726 | $278,390 | $58,751 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
44 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 188 | 264 | $92,136 | $26,039 | 28.3% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 69 | 69 | $125,235 | $10,180 | 8.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 90 | 109 | $25,615 | $7,634 | 29.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 60 | 60 | $26,400 | $7,173 | 27.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 27 | 31 | $14,570 | $4,699 | 32.3% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $76,560 | $4,560 | 6.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 62 | $14,260 | $4,066 | 28.5% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $34,155 | $3,959 | 11.6% |
| G0105 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $32,186 | $3,640 | 11.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $12,320 | $3,078 | 25.0% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $7,684 | $2,462 | 32.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $8,211 | $1,779 | 21.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $3,432 | $1,166 | 34.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 217 | 396 | $83,568 | $39,764 | 47.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 110 | 110 | $28,240 | $13,149 | 46.6% |
| 45380 | Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 77 | 77 | $139,445 | $9,259 | 6.6% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare | Facility | 2022 | 36 | 36 | $70,268 | $7,989 | 11.4% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 58 | 61 | $83,560 | $5,627 | 6.7% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 93 | $22,275 | $5,536 | 24.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 50 | 67 | $9,120 | $3,653 | 40.1% |
| G0105 | Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $28,482 | $3,212 | 11.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 18 | $4,820 | $2,710 | 56.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $5,678 | $2,274 | 40.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 211 | 388 | $67,900 | $39,368 | 58.0% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 130 | 130 | $26,000 | $18,145 | 69.8% |
About Dr. Scott Aronson, MD
Dr. Scott Aronson, MD is a Gastroenterology healthcare provider based in Somerset, New Jersey. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/22/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1285655274.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Scott Aronson, MD has received a total of $8,282 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,658 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 573 transactions from 43 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($8,256).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Aronson has provided services to 2,395 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,301 services with total Medicare billing of $328,530. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 44 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Gastroenterology
- Location Somerset, NJ
- Active Since 07/22/2006
- Last Updated 05/09/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207RG0100X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1285655274
Products in Payments
- XIFAXAN (Drug) $878.93
- LINZESS (Drug) $603.01
- STELARA (Biological) $587.04
- RINVOQ (Biological) $531.40
- Humira (Biological) $489.90
- Linzess (Drug) $483.56
- XELJANZ (Drug) $409.97
- HUMIRA (Biological) $340.91
- SKYRIZI (Biological) $244.44
- OCALIVA (Drug) $186.28
- ENTYVIO (Biological) $178.56
- Creon (Drug) $166.31
- SUCRAID (Drug) $141.16
- VIBERZI (Drug) $132.45
- Amitiza (Drug) $128.44
- CREON (Drug) $124.23
- SUTAB (Drug) $124.01
- GATTEX (Drug) $121.73
- IBSRELA (Drug) $116.05
- MAVYRET (Drug) $115.70
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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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