Total Payments
$102,280
2024 Payments
$281.83
Companies
18
Transactions
338
Medicare Patients
18,611
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$61,750 (60.4%)
Consulting$20,025 (19.6%)
Travel$15,093 (14.8%)
Food & Beverage$5,411 (5.3%)
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 | $61,750 | 53 | 60.4% |
| Consulting Fee | $20,025 | 10 | 19.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $15,093 | 52 | 14.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,411 | 223 | 5.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $98,030 | 250 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $2,140 | 24 | $0 (2020) |
| Respicardia, Inc. | $826.48 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| CHIESI USA, INC. | $311.98 | 6 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $307.02 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $157.23 | 26 | $0 (2018) |
| ZOLL Respicardia, Inc. | $155.15 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $87.59 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $70.55 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $39.32 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $281.83 | 12 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($159.84) |
| 2023 | $12,447 | 22 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($12,382) |
| 2022 | $1,131 | 22 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($1,107) |
| 2021 | $9,210 | 37 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($8,882) |
| 2020 | $6,205 | 30 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($6,153) |
| 2019 | $15,266 | 65 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($14,155) |
| 2018 | $32,364 | 92 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($30,012) |
| 2017 | $25,374 | 58 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($25,180) |
All Payment Transactions
338 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.31 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COREVALVE EVOLUT R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.40 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Valve Systems | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.75 | General |
| 08/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.28 | General |
| 05/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.21 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 04/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Rhythmia Mapping System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.74 | General |
| Category: Rhythmia_EP | ||||||
| 04/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.50 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.28 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.45 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 02/10/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.73 | General |
| 01/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.91 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 01/17/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Rhythmia Mapping System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.27 | General |
| Category: Rhythmia_EP | ||||||
| 12/11/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.78 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 10/29/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.29 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 08/17/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.13 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 08/03/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.20 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 05/22/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.55 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 05/09/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MICRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.14 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 05/08/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.66 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 05/08/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.14 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 05/08/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.10 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 04/14/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | 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 | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 04/14/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | 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 | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 04/14/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | 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 | $500.00 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 04/03/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $199.00 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39 | 3,609 | 5,310 | $1.0M | $240,343 |
| 2022 | 33 | 2,657 | 3,300 | $531,490 | $174,185 |
| 2021 | 47 | 5,689 | 7,418 | $1.1M | $354,417 |
| 2020 | 50 | 6,656 | 9,190 | $1.3M | $403,853 |
Total Patients
18,611
Total Services
25,218
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Procedure Codes
192
All Medicare Procedures & Services
192 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 8
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 81 | 81 | $169,128 | $42,306 | 25.0% |
| 93296 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 890 | 1,664 | $106,496 | $24,181 | 22.7% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 645 | 1,194 | $102,684 | $23,353 | 22.7% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 292 | 323 | $68,687 | $15,273 | 22.2% |
| 33249 | Insertion of implantable defibrillator system | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $54,098 | $13,756 | 25.4% |
| 93295 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 251 | 480 | $50,880 | $12,055 | 23.7% |
| 33208 | Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $37,611 | $9,315 | 24.8% |
| 33225 | Insertion of left lower heart electrode for pacemaker or defibrillator | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $36,047 | $9,244 | 25.6% |
| 33228 | Removal and replacement of dual lead permanent pacemaker | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $32,504 | $8,367 | 25.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 51 | 51 | $31,722 | $8,101 | 25.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 69 | 69 | $32,430 | $7,936 | 24.5% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 57 | $31,749 | $6,995 | 22.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 68 | 71 | $25,773 | $6,392 | 24.8% |
| 93653 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $24,321 | $6,345 | 26.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 43 | 44 | $22,484 | $5,704 | 25.4% |
| 93284 | Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 73 | 82 | $23,507 | $5,561 | 23.7% |
| 93650 | Destruction of heart conduction tissue to create heart block | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $21,924 | $5,023 | 22.9% |
| 93283 | Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 56 | 59 | $16,248 | $3,906 | 24.0% |
| 33264 | Removal and replacement of multiple lead defibrillator | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $14,157 | $3,638 | 25.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $12,544 | $2,948 | 23.5% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 247 | 268 | $10,720 | $2,709 | 25.3% |
| 93279 | Programming of single lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 48 | 55 | $10,205 | $2,370 | 23.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $9,450 | $2,295 | 24.3% |
| 93281 | Programming of multiple lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 27 | 31 | $7,279 | $1,724 | 23.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $5,966 | $1,502 | 25.2% |
About Dr. Stephen Ackerman, MD
Dr. Stephen Ackerman, MD is a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology healthcare provider based in Lincoln, Nebraska. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/19/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1538149257.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Ackerman, MD has received a total of $102,280 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $281.83 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 338 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" ($61,750).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ackerman has provided services to 18,611 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 25,218 services with total Medicare billing of $1.2M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 192 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Lincoln, NE
- Active Since 01/19/2006
- Last Updated 10/17/2012
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0001X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1538149257
Products in Payments
- WATCHMAN (Device) $30,284
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $12,622
- INGEVITY (Device) $10,674
- RHYTHMIA (Device) $8,724
- GENERAL BRADY (Device) $8,012
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $5,863
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $4,920
- EMBLEM (Device) $4,255
- GENERAL - BRADY (Device) $4,000
- THERAPIES (Device) $2,908
- General - Vascular Intervention (Device) $1,196
- Micra (Device) $1,182
- EMBLEM S ICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) $1,000
- remede System (Device) $981.63
- Rhythmia Mapping System (Device) $932.44
- GENERAL - EP (Device) $910.84
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $750.00
- Claria MRI (Device) $629.88
- OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED (Device) $411.59
- Watchman (Device) $218.98
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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.