Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $430,102 | 154 | 75.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $57,105 | 56 | 10.0% |
| Unspecified | $37,986 | 24 | 6.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $22,985 | 43 | 4.0% |
| Honoraria | $10,470 | 4 | 1.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $9,559 | 126 | 1.7% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | $4,000 | 1 | 0.7% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBVIE INC. | $91,891 | 84 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $90,074 | 68 | $0 (2023) |
| Pharmacyclics LLC, An AbbVie Company | $51,779 | 45 | $0 (2023) |
| Celgene Corporation | $43,118 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $34,919 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| SECURA BIO, INC. | $29,350 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| BeiGene USA, Inc. | $24,820 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | $19,684 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Kite Pharma, Inc. | $13,567 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $12,074 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $44,387 | 42 | ABBVIE INC. ($16,436) |
| 2023 | $63,103 | 54 | Pharmacyclics LLC, An AbbVie Company ($22,654) |
| 2022 | $71,936 | 37 | SECURA BIO, INC. ($28,600) |
| 2021 | $80,476 | 43 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($13,271) |
| 2020 | $53,516 | 32 | PFIZER INC. ($11,020) |
| 2019 | $90,598 | 71 | PFIZER INC. ($21,840) |
| 2018 | $42,107 | 54 | PFIZER INC. ($21,940) |
| 2017 | $126,085 | 75 | AbbVie, Inc. ($38,087) |
All Payment Transactions
408 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 17 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/10/2017 | PFIZER INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $270.68 | General |
| 03/10/2017 | PFIZER INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $205.29 | General |
| 03/10/2017 | PFIZER INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $158.46 | General |
| 03/01/2017 | PFIZER INC. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | In-kind items and services | $340.00 | General |
| 02/10/2017 | AbbVie, Inc. | Venclexta (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,800.00 | General |
| Category: Virology | ||||||
| 02/09/2017 | AbbVie, Inc. | Venclexta (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.90 | General |
| Category: Virology | ||||||
| 01/12/2017 | Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Strensiq (Drug) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,200.00 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 01/09/2017 | AbbVie, Inc. | Venclexta (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,200.00 | General |
| Category: Virology | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| INOTUZUMAB OZOGAMICIN CLINICAL PUBLICATION PROGRAM | PFIZER INC. | $14,550 | 7 |
| Study of Ibrutinib and Rituximab in Treatment Naive Follicular Lymphoma | Pharmacyclics LLC, an AbbVie Company | $7,200 | 1 |
| Ph2 ALL | Amgen Inc. | $4,638 | 1 |
| AN OPEN-LABEL, MULTI-CENTER PHASE 1 STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE SAFETY AND TOLERABILITY OF REGN1979, AN ANTI-CD20 X ANTI-CD3 BISPECIFIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY, IN PATIENTS WITH CD20+ B-CELL MALIGNANCIES PREVIOUSLY TREATED WITH CD20-DIRECTED ANTIBODY THERAPY (ELM-1) | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $3,786 | 1 |
| PUBLICATION SUPPORT PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH ARZERRA RESEARCH | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $3,214 | 1 |
| REGN1979-CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $2,373 | 4 |
| REGN1979-Clinical Development Program | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $2,192 | 8 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 79 | 162 | $126,616 | $22,620 |
| 2022 | 1 | 69 | 132 | $105,302 | $20,147 |
| 2021 | 3 | 112 | 326 | $172,532 | $36,241 |
| 2020 | 3 | 99 | 237 | $122,504 | $22,782 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
10 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 | 79 | 162 | $126,616 | $22,620 | 17.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 69 | 132 | $105,302 | $20,147 | 19.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 64 | 186 | $97,893 | $21,254 | 21.7% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 97 | $44,038 | $8,663 | 19.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 23 | 30 | $20,807 | $4,438 | 21.3% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $9,794 | $1,886 | 19.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 58 | 143 | $69,346 | $12,258 | 17.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Office | 2020 | 15 | 34 | $21,998 | $4,351 | 19.8% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 46 | $20,884 | $4,222 | 20.2% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $10,276 | $1,951 | 19.0% |
About Dr. Susan O'brien, M.D
Dr. Susan O'brien, M.D is a Medical Oncology healthcare provider based in Orange, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/14/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1669577276.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Susan O'brien, M.D has received a total of $572,208 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $44,387 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 408 transactions from 38 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($430,102).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, O'brien has provided services to 359 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 857 services with total Medicare billing of $101,790. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 10 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Medical Oncology
- Location Orange, CA
- Active Since 09/14/2006
- Last Updated 06/06/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207RX0202X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1669577276
Products in Payments
- IMBRUVICA (Drug) $77,281
- BESPONSA (Biological) $53,350
- Venclexta (Drug) $45,222
- CALQUENCE (Drug) $36,642
- VENCLEXTA (Drug) $30,167
- COPIKTRA (Drug) $28,600
- BRUKINSA (Drug) $26,120
- Oncology TA (Drug) $19,239
- Imbruvica (Drug) $16,069
- Copiktra (Drug) $10,246
- Tecartus (Drug) $9,010
- Lenvima (Drug) $8,206
- Non-Covered $7,892
- Rituxan (Biological) $7,326
- UKONIQ (Drug) $5,063
- Blincyto (Biological) $4,638
- GAZYVA (Biological) $3,545
- ARZERRA (Drug) $3,214
- Strensiq (Drug) $3,200
- Polivy (Biological) $3,000
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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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