Total Payments
$14,104
2024 Payments
$636.96
Companies
41
Transactions
836
Medicare Patients
5,224
Medicare Billing
$2.5M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$14,027 (99.5%)
Education$76.46 (0.5%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $14,027 | 832 | 99.5% |
| Education | $76.46 | 4 | 0.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $2,748 | 151 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $2,728 | 163 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $1,924 | 101 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $917.67 | 88 | $0 (2023) |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $692.97 | 48 | $0 (2023) |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $649.47 | 36 | $0 (2019) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $648.04 | 31 | $0 (2020) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $622.66 | 38 | $0 (2022) |
| Celgene Corporation | $426.51 | 22 | $0 (2019) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $280.28 | 31 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $636.96 | 43 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($353.39) |
| 2023 | $753.56 | 45 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($254.20) |
| 2022 | $820.07 | 60 | ABBVIE INC. ($344.25) |
| 2021 | $855.19 | 48 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($295.28) |
| 2020 | $742.90 | 40 | Amgen Inc. ($314.64) |
| 2019 | $3,648 | 219 | Amgen Inc. ($682.11) |
| 2018 | $3,755 | 216 | Amgen Inc. ($683.90) |
| 2017 | $2,893 | 165 | Amgen Inc. ($405.97) |
All Payment Transactions
836 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 34
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.16 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.37 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.03 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Bimzelx (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.89 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.35 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.60 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.87 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.09 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.73 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.80 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.04 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Enbrel (Biological), Otezla | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.74 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.97 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.88 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.79 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.28 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.81 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.23 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.32 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.02 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.83 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.71 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.40 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.12 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | COSENTYX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.97 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20 | 1,573 | 75,152 | $2.4M | $748,763 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,285 | 76,122 | $2.2M | $700,251 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1,294 | 68,119 | $2.1M | $712,394 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1,072 | 16,683 | $924,374 | $323,667 |
Total Patients
5,224
Total Services
236,076
Medicare Billing
$2.5M
Procedure Codes
71
All Medicare Procedures & Services
71 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 3 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99443 | Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2021 | 14 | 15 | $4,380 | $722.73 | 16.5% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2021 | 31 | 31 | $2,139 | $584.18 | 27.3% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2021 | 25 | 152 | $608.00 | $152.01 | 25.0% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2021 | 23 | 31 | $465.00 | $142.07 | 30.6% |
| J0897 | Injection, denosumab, 1 mg | Office | 2020 | 160 | 14,820 | $611,460 | $230,564 | 37.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 296 | 550 | $143,850 | $45,670 | 31.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Office | 2020 | 56 | 66 | $23,350 | $7,787 | 33.4% |
| 77080 | Bone density measurement using dedicated x-ray machine | Office | 2020 | 145 | 145 | $26,416 | $6,423 | 24.3% |
| 96365 | Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis up to 1 hour | Office | 2020 | 25 | 98 | $18,548 | $5,902 | 31.8% |
| 96372 | Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention | Office | 2020 | 173 | 502 | $30,123 | $5,859 | 19.4% |
| 96413 | Infusion of chemotherapy into a vein up to 1 hour | Office | 2020 | 14 | 47 | $19,699 | $5,752 | 29.2% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes | Office | 2020 | 26 | 26 | $11,648 | $4,402 | 37.8% |
| 99443 | Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 30 | 35 | $7,630 | $2,981 | 39.1% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2020 | 28 | 46 | $11,180 | $2,651 | 23.7% |
| 96415 | Infusion of chemotherapy into a vein | Office | 2020 | 14 | 86 | $9,804 | $2,287 | 23.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 25 | 31 | $5,488 | $1,501 | 27.3% |
| 90662 | Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle | Office | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $1,635 | $914.70 | 55.9% |
| 99423 | Online digital evaluation and management service, for an established patient, for up to 7 days, cumulative time during the 7 days; 21 or more minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $1,441 | $413.58 | 28.7% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $1,104 | $284.48 | 25.8% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2020 | 25 | 167 | $668.00 | $168.15 | 25.2% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2020 | 13 | 22 | $330.00 | $106.87 | 32.4% |
About Dr. Susan Lemon, DO
Dr. Susan Lemon, DO is a Rheumatology healthcare provider based in Santa Barbara, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/12/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1972645513.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Susan Lemon, DO has received a total of $14,104 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $636.96 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 836 transactions from 41 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($14,027).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lemon has provided services to 5,224 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 236,076 services with total Medicare billing of $2.5M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 71 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Rheumatology
- Location Santa Barbara, CA
- Active Since 02/12/2007
- Last Updated 01/31/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207RR0500X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1972645513
Products in Payments
- COSENTYX (Biological) $2,022
- Enbrel (Biological) $1,780
- Humira (Biological) $714.55
- XELJANZ (Drug) $621.28
- COSENTYX (Drug) $607.59
- RINVOQ (Biological) $568.75
- TALTZ (Drug) $532.76
- Rituxan (Biological) $529.62
- SIMPONI ARIA (Biological) $517.53
- ORENCIA (Biological) $404.53
- Prolia (Biological) $355.74
- BENLYSTA (Biological) $280.28
- EVENITY (Biological) $274.87
- ACTHAR (Biological) $261.63
- SKYRIZI (Biological) $229.58
- Rinvoq (Biological) $228.89
- KRYSTEXXA (Drug) $209.98
- MONOVISC (Device) $205.34
- KRYSTEXXA (Biological) $179.80
- KEVZARA (Drug) $179.14
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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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