Total Payments
$71,589
2024 Payments
$1,603
Companies
15
Transactions
116
Medicare Patients
684
Medicare Billing
$50,857
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$34,200 (47.8%)
Education$12,286 (17.2%)
Consulting$11,575 (16.2%)
Travel$10,413 (14.5%)
Food & Beverage$3,115 (4.4%)
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 | $34,200 | 20 | 47.8% |
| Education | $12,286 | 7 | 17.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $11,575 | 9 | 16.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $10,413 | 31 | 14.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,115 | 49 | 4.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covidien LP | $41,749 | 48 | $0 (2020) |
| Olympus Corporation of the Americas | $11,612 | 22 | $0 (2019) |
| Wilson Cook Medical Incorporated | $8,729 | 10 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $3,529 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $2,940 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| US ENDOSCOPY | $1,000 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | $661.69 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Olympus Corporation | $515.00 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $217.31 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| STERIS CORPORATION | $216.30 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,603 | 10 | Medtronic, Inc. ($589.73) |
| 2023 | $269.14 | 2 | Medtronic, Inc. ($143.38) |
| 2022 | $3,295 | 4 | Medtronic, Inc. ($2,795) |
| 2021 | $2,250 | 3 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($2,250) |
| 2020 | $840.00 | 1 | Covidien LP ($840.00) |
| 2019 | $13,259 | 19 | Olympus Corporation of the Americas ($10,840) |
| 2018 | $13,617 | 31 | Wilson Cook Medical Incorporated ($7,129) |
| 2017 | $36,455 | 46 | Covidien LP ($34,844) |
All Payment Transactions
116 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDOFLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.50 | General |
| Category: Motility Testing | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | GI GENIUS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $471.55 | General |
| Category: Gastrointestinal AI | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | GI GENIUS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Gastrointestinal AI | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | US ENDOSCOPY | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 06/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | NEXPOWDER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.43 | General |
| Category: Therapeutic Endoscopy | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | STERIS CORPORATION | truFreeze (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $216.30 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 05/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpyGlass (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.44 | General |
| Category: SpyGlass_ENDO | ||||||
| 05/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | EXALT Model D (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.39 | General |
| Category: EXALT Model D_ENDO | ||||||
| 04/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.78 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_ENDO | ||||||
| 04/02/2024 | 3-D Matrix, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.88 | General |
| 10/17/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.76 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 05/06/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PRODIGI (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.38 | General |
| Category: Therapeutic Endoscopy | ||||||
| 06/20/2022 | US ENDOSCOPY | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 05/24/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | GI GENIUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.28 | General |
| Category: Gastrointestinal AI | ||||||
| 05/23/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | GI GENIUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.14 | General |
| Category: Gastrointestinal AI | ||||||
| 05/03/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | 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 | $2,520.00 | General |
| 12/24/2021 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpyGlass (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 | $1,125.00 | General |
| Category: SpyGlass_ENDO | ||||||
| 12/24/2021 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpyGlass (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 | $750.00 | General |
| Category: SpyGlass_ENDO | ||||||
| 04/27/2021 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | GENERAL THERAPIES (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 | $375.00 | General |
| Category: THERAPIES | ||||||
| 02/05/2020 | Covidien LP | HET (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 | $840.00 | General |
| Category: Electrosurgical Products | ||||||
| 11/01/2019 | Olympus Corporation | — | 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 | $515.00 | General |
| 10/22/2019 | Covidien LP | Beacon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.20 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 10/22/2019 | Covidien LP | Beacon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.29 | General |
| Category: Ablation | ||||||
| 06/12/2019 | Wilson Cook Medical Incorporated | Cook Medical Hemostasis (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
| 06/10/2019 | Cook Medical LLC | Cook Medical Captura Forceps (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $3.12 | General |
| Category: Endoscopy | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 143 | 149 | $48,677 | $10,304 |
| 2022 | 7 | 199 | 207 | $100,520 | $17,602 |
| 2021 | 8 | 190 | 198 | $93,327 | $13,802 |
| 2020 | 5 | 152 | 158 | $76,588 | $9,149 |
Total Patients
684
Total Services
712
Medicare Billing
$50,857
Procedure Codes
30
All Medicare Procedures & Services
30 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43259 | Ultrasound exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $19,845 | $3,292 | 16.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $6,832 | $2,823 | 41.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 30 | $5,460 | $2,135 | 39.1% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 21 | $8,715 | $1,357 | 15.6% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $6,900 | $551.08 | 8.0% |
| G0500 | Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $450.00 | $74.95 | 16.7% |
| G0500 | Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | Office | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $475.00 | $71.55 | 15.1% |
| 43274 | Insertion of stent into pancreatic or bile duct using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $24,750 | $4,823 | 19.5% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 42 | 43 | $16,550 | $3,350 | 20.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $7,636 | $3,187 | 41.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 36 | 40 | $7,964 | $2,875 | 36.1% |
| 43259 | Ultrasound exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $10,380 | $2,016 | 19.4% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 16 | $22,320 | $1,137 | 5.1% |
| G0500 | Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $5,460 | $110.09 | 2.0% |
| G0500 | Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | Office | 2022 | 25 | 26 | $5,460 | $105.08 | 1.9% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 43 | 43 | $16,340 | $3,309 | 20.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 27 | 27 | $6,588 | $2,985 | 45.3% |
| 45385 | Removal of polyps or growths in large bowel using an endoscope (colonoscopy) using a mechanical snare | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $21,580 | $2,258 | 10.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 23 | $4,409 | $1,731 | 39.3% |
| 43259 | Ultrasound examination of esophagus, stomach and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $9,460 | $1,540 | 16.3% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $22,320 | $1,389 | 6.2% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 17 | $2,550 | $391.56 | 15.4% |
| G0500 | Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 25 | $5,250 | $107.50 | 2.0% |
| G0500 | Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito | Office | 2021 | 23 | 23 | $4,830 | $90.30 | 1.9% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 46 | 48 | $17,280 | $3,871 | 22.4% |
About Dr. Truptesh Kothari, MD
Dr. Truptesh Kothari, MD is a Gastroenterology healthcare provider based in Rochester, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/26/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1811159338.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Truptesh Kothari, MD has received a total of $71,589 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,603 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 116 transactions from 15 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" ($34,200).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kothari has provided services to 684 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 712 services with total Medicare billing of $50,857. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 30 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Gastroenterology
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Gastroenterology
- Location Rochester, NY
- Active Since 06/26/2008
- Last Updated 03/21/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207RG0100X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1811159338
Products in Payments
- Barrx (Device) $20,832
- Olympus EMR & ESD Devices (Device) $11,830
- COOK MEDICAL BILIARY (Device) $6,544
- Cytosponge (Device) $3,538
- SpyGlass (Device) $1,927
- Cook Medical Hemostasis (Device) $1,000
- PillCam (Device) $896.30
- HET (Device) $840.00
- GI GENIUS (Device) $781.22
- Overstitch (Device) $616.60
- COOK MEDICAL HEMOSTASIS (Device) $606.18
- Cook Medical Endoscopic Ultrasound (Device) $600.00
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $375.00
- Beacon (Device) $221.91
- truFreeze (Device) $216.30
- SPYSCOPE (Device) $146.43
- PRODIGI (Device) $143.38
- EXPECT ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND ASPIRATION NEEDLE (Device) $129.84
- GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce (Device) $125.76
- EXALT Model D (Device) $121.39
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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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