Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $150,050 | 52 | 66.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $30,261 | 86 | 13.4% |
| Consulting Fee | $29,441 | 28 | 13.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $14,029 | 188 | 6.2% |
| Honoraria | $2,000 | 1 | 0.9% |
| Education | $18.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 6 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $179,756 | 177 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $31,946 | 79 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $9,054 | 44 | $0 (2019) |
| Contego Medical, Inc | $2,000 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $816.98 | 13 | $0 (2023) |
| ABIOMED | $771.15 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $403.61 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $354.64 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $167.76 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $123.82 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12,202 | 22 | Abbott Laboratories ($11,673) |
| 2023 | $25,372 | 43 | Abbott Laboratories ($14,094) |
| 2022 | $20,211 | 37 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($17,751) |
| 2021 | $23,030 | 34 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($19,771) |
| 2020 | $24,985 | 28 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($24,805) |
| 2019 | $47,563 | 70 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($41,300) |
| 2018 | $47,365 | 88 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($42,776) |
| 2017 | $25,071 | 40 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($22,936) |
All Payment Transactions
362 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 15
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE V (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE V (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE V (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE V (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE V (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE V (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.45 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $157.84 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $7.49 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $121.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE V (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 05/24/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $136.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE V (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 04/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.95 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 04/01/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $508.71 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 04/01/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $9.02 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 03/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $37.15 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE V (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | ZIO XT Patch (Device), Zio monitor | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.97 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/08/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.71 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 02/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE V (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 2024 | Contego Medical, Inc | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 12/21/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.48 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 12/15/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.75 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 11/21/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.20 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 440 | 651 | $434,503 | $80,463 |
| 2022 | 13 | 489 | 757 | $501,278 | $97,980 |
| 2021 | 12 | 470 | 651 | $573,634 | $97,282 |
| 2020 | 12 | 347 | 455 | $414,975 | $75,057 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
51 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $98,260 | $12,964 | 13.2% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 61 | $64,599 | $11,937 | 18.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 83 | 145 | $59,595 | $11,851 | 19.9% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 95 | $37,430 | $10,561 | 28.2% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 19 | $48,773 | $9,292 | 19.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 48 | $37,008 | $7,679 | 20.7% |
| 93460 | Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $24,510 | $4,585 | 18.7% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 17 | $22,032 | $3,608 | 16.4% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $15,143 | $2,977 | 19.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 27 | $7,371 | $1,996 | 27.1% |
| 33370 | Placement and subsequent removal of device to protect brain from embolism through catheter using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $6,840 | $1,623 | 23.7% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2023 | 88 | 133 | $4,256 | $860.20 | 20.2% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 43 | $8,686 | $530.19 | 6.1% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 88 | 194 | $76,436 | $18,512 | 24.2% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $121,380 | $17,254 | 14.2% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 31 | $79,577 | $16,171 | 20.3% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 56 | $59,304 | $11,724 | 19.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 85 | 132 | $54,252 | $11,184 | 20.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 33 | $25,443 | $6,004 | 23.6% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 26 | $33,696 | $5,894 | 17.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $19,128 | $4,260 | 22.3% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 48 | $13,104 | $3,238 | 24.7% |
| 92978 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $4,968 | $1,190 | 23.9% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $4,704 | $1,177 | 25.0% |
| 93010 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Facility | 2022 | 98 | 145 | $4,640 | $1,075 | 23.2% |
About Dr. Sorin Brener, MD
Dr. Sorin Brener, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Brooklyn, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/17/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1104930338.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Sorin Brener, MD has received a total of $225,799 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $12,202 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 362 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($150,050).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Brener has provided services to 1,746 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,514 services with total Medicare billing of $350,782. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 51 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Interventional Cardiology
- Location Brooklyn, NY
- Active Since 08/17/2006
- Last Updated 05/19/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1104930338
Products in Payments
- BRILINTA (Drug) $161,988
- XIENCE V (Device) $23,066
- FARXIGA (Drug) $17,724
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $7,652
- DRAGONFLY OPSTAR (Device) $1,894
- Resolute (Device) $1,484
- MITRACLIP (Device) $1,212
- Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system (Device) $1,000
- Tricuspid Valve Repair System (Device) $1,000
- XIENCE XPEDITION (Device) $1,000
- Impella (Device) $771.15
- Dragonfly OCT (Device) $539.18
- PRESSUREWIRE (Device) $344.63
- Stingray (Device) $259.50
- Vascular Closure Devices (Device) $250.52
- GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS (Device) $245.17
- AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) $225.19
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $221.29
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) $218.43
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) $182.32
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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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