Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,293 | 3 | 53.0% |
| Education | $1,000 | 1 | 41.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $148.24 | 1 | 6.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $2,293 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| UroGen Pharma, Inc. | $148.24 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2,441 | 5 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($2,293) |
All Payment Transactions
5 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/30/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/13/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $418.12 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/10/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $856.10 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/10/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/11/2023 | UroGen Pharma, Inc. | JELMYTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.24 | General |
| Category: UROTHELIAL CANCER | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 73 | 81 | $42,858 | $7,478 |
| 2022 | 5 | 88 | 125 | $40,249 | $8,614 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
9 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55866 | Surgical removal of prostate and surrounding lymph nodes using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $16,512 | $3,092 | 18.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $9,007 | $2,068 | 23.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 21 | $6,078 | $1,389 | 22.9% |
| 38571 | Removal of lymph nodes of both sides of pelvis using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $11,261 | $929.02 | 8.3% |
| 55866 | Surgical removal of prostate and surrounding lymph nodes using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $16,284 | $3,586 | 22.0% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 49 | $6,076 | $1,582 | 26.0% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 24 | $4,632 | $1,434 | 31.0% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $4,811 | $1,340 | 27.9% |
| 38571 | Removal of lymph nodes of both sides of pelvis using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $8,446 | $672.45 | 8.0% |
About Dr. Simone Vernez, M.D
Dr. Simone Vernez, M.D is a Urology healthcare provider based in Vancouver, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/02/2017. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1821524570.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Simone Vernez, M.D has received a total of $2,441 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,441 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 5 transactions from 2 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($1,293).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Vernez has provided services to 161 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 206 services with total Medicare billing of $16,093. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 9 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Urology
- Other Specialties Urology, Urology
- Location Vancouver, WA
- Active Since 05/02/2017
- Last Updated 07/24/2023
- Taxonomy Code 208800000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1821524570
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $2,293
- JELMYTO (Drug) $148.24
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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