Dr. Walter Combs, MD

NPI: 1104876598
Total Payments
$747.35
2024 Payments
$30.18
Companies
14
Transactions
39
Medicare Patients
1,922
Medicare Billing
$129,767

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$728.36 (97.5%)
Education$18.99 (2.5%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $728.36 38 97.5%
Education $18.99 1 2.5%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Novo Nordisk Inc $180.27 12 $0 (2022)
ABBVIE INC. $118.29 5 $0 (2024)
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $103.38 3 $0 (2019)
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. $77.59 5 $0 (2022)
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $53.12 3 $0 (2022)
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $52.53 2 $0 (2022)
Hologic, LLC $35.47 2 $0 (2021)
Eisai Inc. $23.78 1 $0 (2020)
Medtronic, Inc. $21.96 1 $0 (2022)
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. $18.99 1 $0 (2023)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $30.18 1 ABBVIE INC. ($30.18)
2023 $18.99 1 Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ($18.99)
2022 $338.40 19 Novo Nordisk Inc ($149.87)
2021 $49.44 3 Novo Nordisk Inc ($30.40)
2020 $23.78 1 Eisai Inc. ($23.78)
2019 $190.12 9 ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($103.38)
2018 $34.45 2 GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. ($19.02)
2017 $61.99 3 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($32.96)

All Payment Transactions

39 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
04/29/2024 ABBVIE INC. VRAYLAR (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $30.18 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
09/14/2023 Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. EVKEEZA (Biological) Education In-kind items and services $18.99 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR AND METABOLISM
12/14/2022 Novo Nordisk Inc Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.54 General
Category: Diabetes
10/04/2022 Novo Nordisk Inc Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.28 General
Category: Diabetes
09/29/2022 Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. CRYSViTA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.51 General
Category: XLH Metabolic Bone Disorder
09/14/2022 Novo Nordisk Inc Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.36 General
Category: Diabetes
08/30/2022 ABBVIE INC. UBRELVY (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $32.02 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
08/25/2022 Novo Nordisk Inc Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $3.34 General
Category: Diabetes
06/21/2022 Novo Nordisk Inc Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.05 General
Category: Diabetes
06/16/2022 ABBVIE INC. VRAYLAR (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.69 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
04/13/2022 ABBVIE INC. VRAYLAR (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.05 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
03/23/2022 AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP FARXIGA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.57 General
Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism
03/22/2022 GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. SHINGRIX (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.82 General
Category: VACCINES
03/22/2022 Novo Nordisk Inc Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.32 General
Category: Diabetes
02/22/2022 Novo Nordisk Inc Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.32 General
Category: Diabetes
02/22/2022 Novo Nordisk Inc Ozempic (Drug), Rybelsus Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $2.89 General
Category: Diabetes
02/16/2022 E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. ELIQUIS (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $16.56 General
Category: Cardiovascular
02/04/2022 Novo Nordisk Inc Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.45 General
Category: Diabetes
01/25/2022 Novo Nordisk Inc Rybelsus (Drug), Ozempic Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.32 General
Category: Diabetes
01/20/2022 Medtronic, Inc. INPEN SMART INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.96 General
Category: Continuous Glucose Monitoring
01/13/2022 ABBVIE INC. LINZESS (Drug), CREON Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.35 General
Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY
12/10/2021 Novo Nordisk Inc RYBELSUS (Drug), Ozempic Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.28 General
Category: Diabetes
10/07/2021 Novo Nordisk Inc RYBELSUS (Drug), Ozempic Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.12 General
Category: Diabetes
07/15/2021 Hologic, LLC THINPREP 2000 PROCESSOR (Device), APTIMA Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.04 General
Category: Diagnostics
09/22/2020 Eisai Inc. Dayvigo (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $23.78 General
Category: Neurology

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2022 10 266 301 $88,643 $22,441
2021 12 421 442 $122,382 $26,216
2020 22 1,235 1,435 $409,139 $81,110
Total Patients
1,922
Total Services
2,178
Medicare Billing
$129,767
Procedure Codes
44

All Medicare Procedures & Services

44 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 55 74 $29,635 $6,939 23.4%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 65 80 $21,905 $4,715 21.5%
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit Office 2022 33 33 $13,097 $4,507 34.4%
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit Office 2022 18 18 $11,010 $3,144 28.6%
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes Office 2022 21 21 $5,750 $1,250 21.7%
99441 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes Office 2022 15 16 $2,676 $532.55 19.9%
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine Office 2022 14 14 $448.00 $435.33 97.2%
90674 Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free Office 2022 14 14 $1,820 $406.13 22.3%
G0444 Annual depression screening, 15 minutes Office 2022 19 19 $1,282 $368.07 28.7%
93000 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report Office 2022 12 12 $1,021 $143.88 14.1%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Office 2021 87 100 $40,047 $7,858 19.6%
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit Office 2021 39 39 $16,780 $5,421 32.3%
99213 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes Office 2021 82 89 $24,369 $4,902 20.1%
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit Office 2021 17 17 $10,760 $2,990 27.8%
99442 Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion Office 2021 46 47 $12,869 $1,650 12.8%
90674 Vaccine for influenza derived from cell cultures for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage, quadrivalent, , preservative and antibiotic free Office 2021 38 38 $3,360 $1,137 33.8%
99204 New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes Office 2021 15 15 $9,037 $919.84 10.2%
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine Office 2021 40 40 $1,280 $716.46 56.0%
G0444 Annual depression screening, 15 minutes Office 2021 19 19 $1,282 $375.63 29.3%
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report Office 2021 15 15 $1,276 $175.14 13.7%
99211 Established patient outpatient visit, minimal presenting problem Office 2021 11 11 $935.99 $43.33 4.6%
81003 Automated urinalysis test Office 2021 12 12 $384.72 $27.00 7.0%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes Office 2020 403 489 $133,893 $21,398 16.0%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes Office 2020 190 220 $88,103 $16,196 18.4%
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit Office 2020 43 43 $27,216 $7,710 28.3%

About Dr. Walter Combs, MD

Dr. Walter Combs, MD is a Family Medicine healthcare provider based in Temecula, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1104876598.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Walter Combs, MD has received a total of $747.35 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $30.18 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 39 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($728.36).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Combs has provided services to 1,922 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,178 services with total Medicare billing of $129,767. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2022), covering 44 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Family Medicine
  • Location Temecula, CA
  • Active Since 05/10/2006
  • Last Updated 02/19/2020
  • Taxonomy Code 207Q00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1104876598

Products in Payments

  • LifeVest (Device) $103.38
  • Rybelsus (Drug) $89.02
  • VRAYLAR (Drug) $60.92
  • Ozempic (Drug) $60.85
  • ELIQUIS (Drug) $53.12
  • FARXIGA (Drug) $52.53
  • SHINGRIX (Biological) $43.84
  • BEXSERO (Biological) $33.75
  • UBRELVY (Drug) $32.02
  • RYBELSUS (Drug) $30.40
  • LINZESS (Drug) $25.35
  • Dayvigo (Drug) $23.78
  • INPEN SMART INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) $21.96
  • THINPREP 2000 PROCESSOR (Device) $19.04
  • EVKEEZA (Biological) $18.99
  • Coblation Wands (Device) $17.70
  • CRYSViTA (Drug) $17.51
  • Age based codes (Device) $16.43
  • GYN Office Instrumental (Device) $15.43

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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