Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $1,925 | 4 | 66.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $985.53 | 19 | 33.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,475 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $192.72 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Philips North America LLC | $63.28 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $61.79 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC | $53.23 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| PFIZER INC. | $41.23 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | $23.46 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $85.99 | 2 | Philips North America LLC ($63.28) |
| 2023 | $138.80 | 4 | Abbott Laboratories ($99.25) |
| 2022 | $41.23 | 1 | PFIZER INC. ($41.23) |
| 2021 | $2,167 | 7 | Abbott Laboratories ($2,105) |
| 2019 | $104.90 | 2 | Abbott Laboratories ($67.76) |
| 2018 | $134.68 | 2 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($75.30) |
| 2017 | $237.95 | 5 | Abbott Laboratories ($120.53) |
All Payment Transactions
23 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/15/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | JOT DX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.71 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Philips North America LLC | (CK4) MCOT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $63.28 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 12/12/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | VIEWMATE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.93 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 11/09/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | VIEWMATE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.32 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 03/29/2023 | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc | NUPLAZID (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.46 | General |
| Category: PARKINSONS DISEASE PSYCHOSIS | ||||||
| 01/05/2023 | AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC | Sotalol Hydrochloride (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.09 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 04/30/2022 | PFIZER INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.23 | General |
| 12/06/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | Assurity Pacemaker (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.09 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 11/16/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Azure (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.79 | General |
| Category: Pacemakers | ||||||
| 07/29/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $157.10 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 06/03/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,375.00 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 06/03/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $275.00 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 06/03/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $137.50 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 06/03/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $137.50 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 11/25/2019 | AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC | Sotalol Hydrochloride (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.14 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 07/09/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Confirm Rx (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.76 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 06/01/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Merlin Connectivity and Remote (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.38 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 04/17/2018 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | SelectSecure (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.30 | General |
| Category: Leads | ||||||
| 10/12/2017 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | SelectSecure (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.33 | General |
| Category: Leads | ||||||
| 10/11/2017 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | SelectSecure (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.31 | General |
| Category: Leads | ||||||
| 09/15/2017 | Abbott Laboratories | CRT-Ps (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $73.27 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 02/10/2017 | Abbott Laboratories | Pacemakers (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.26 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 01/11/2017 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | SelectSecure (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.78 | General |
| Category: Leads | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 24 | 39 | $20,577 | $4,032 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
2 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 23 | $17,825 | $3,808 | 21.4% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 11 | 16 | $2,752 | $224.17 | 8.1% |
About Dr. Susan Etheridge, MD
Dr. Susan Etheridge, MD is a Pediatric Cardiology healthcare provider based in Palo Alto, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/03/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1952480527.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Susan Etheridge, MD has received a total of $2,911 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $85.99 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 23 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program" ($1,925).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Etheridge has provided services to 24 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 39 services with total Medicare billing of $4,032. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 2 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Pediatric Cardiology
- Other Specialties Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Location Palo Alto, CA
- Active Since 11/03/2006
- Last Updated 04/29/2025
- Taxonomy Code 2080P0202X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1952480527
Products in Payments
- EnSite Precision Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $2,082
- SelectSecure (Device) $192.72
- VIEWMATE (Device) $99.25
- CRT-Ps (Device) $73.27
- Confirm Rx (Device) $67.76
- (CK4) MCOT (Device) $63.28
- Azure (Device) $61.79
- Merlin Connectivity and Remote (Device) $59.38
- Sotalol Hydrochloride (Drug) $53.23
- Pacemakers (Device) $47.26
- NUPLAZID (Drug) $23.46
- Assurity Pacemaker (Device) $23.09
- JOT DX (Device) $22.71
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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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