Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $189.84 | 8 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen-Probe, Inc. | $78.80 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $42.66 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Hologic, LLC | $34.75 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $33.63 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $76.29 | 2 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. ($42.66) |
| 2022 | $15.72 | 1 | Hologic, LLC ($15.72) |
| 2021 | $97.83 | 5 | Gen-Probe, Inc. ($78.80) |
All Payment Transactions
8 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/17/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.66 | General |
| 03/16/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | LYNPARZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.63 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 04/28/2022 | Hologic, LLC | PANTHER FUSION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.72 | General |
| Category: Diagnostics | ||||||
| 04/30/2021 | Hologic, LLC | APTIMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.03 | General |
| Category: Diagnostics | ||||||
| 03/11/2021 | Gen-Probe, Inc. | THINPREP 2000 PROCESSOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.75 | General |
| Category: Diagnostics | ||||||
| 03/10/2021 | Gen-Probe, Inc. | THINPREP 2000 PROCESSOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.87 | General |
| Category: Diagnostics | ||||||
| 03/09/2021 | Gen-Probe, Inc. | THINPREP 2000 PROCESSOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.31 | General |
| Category: Diagnostics | ||||||
| 03/08/2021 | Gen-Probe, Inc. | THINPREP 2000 PROCESSOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.87 | General |
| Category: Diagnostics | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 1,027 | 1,892 | $341,116 | $74,709 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1,520 | 4,933 | $721,526 | $238,610 |
| 2021 | 18 | 1,178 | 1,757 | $341,470 | $83,326 |
| 2020 | 15 | 840 | 1,258 | $240,447 | $58,634 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
91 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Facility | 2023 | 202 | 439 | $71,644 | $13,462 | 18.8% |
| U0003 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r | Office | 2023 | 50 | 148 | $25,900 | $10,878 | 42.0% |
| 88307 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately high complexity | Facility | 2023 | 55 | 116 | $47,665 | $7,889 | 16.6% |
| 88173 | Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 41 | 47 | $18,839 | $6,702 | 35.6% |
| 88341 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, each additional procedure | Facility | 2023 | 53 | 211 | $18,265 | $4,924 | 27.0% |
| 88173 | Evaluation of fine needle aspirate with interpretation and report | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 82 | $20,666 | $4,685 | 22.7% |
| 88305 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | Office | 2023 | 65 | 80 | $21,300 | $4,294 | 20.2% |
| U0005 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, cdc or non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies, completed within | Office | 2023 | 50 | 145 | $7,250 | $3,553 | 49.0% |
| 88112 | Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique | Facility | 2023 | 103 | 123 | $25,380 | $2,793 | 11.0% |
| 88360 | Microscopic genetic analysis of tumor, manual | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 68 | $17,540 | $2,341 | 13.3% |
| 88331 | Pathology examination of specimen during surgery, first tissue block | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 43 | $13,470 | $2,210 | 16.4% |
| 88342 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue, initial procedure | Facility | 2023 | 60 | 74 | $10,857 | $2,127 | 19.6% |
| 88309 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, high complexity | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $11,394 | $2,039 | 17.9% |
| 88112 | Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique | Office | 2023 | 21 | 27 | $8,010 | $1,538 | 19.2% |
| G0145 | Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system and manual rescreening under physician supervision | Office | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $3,666 | $1,220 | 33.3% |
| 88312 | Special stained specimen slides to identify organisms including interpretation and report | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 40 | $4,591 | $873.87 | 19.0% |
| 88172 | Evaluation of fine needle aspirate | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 24 | $4,004 | $705.66 | 17.6% |
| G0124 | Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician | Office | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $2,268 | $703.36 | 31.0% |
| G0476 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); human papillomavirus (hpv), high-risk types (e.g., 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 68) for cervical cancer screening, must be performed in addition to pap test | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $1,496 | $584.63 | 39.1% |
| 88304 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 33 | $2,258 | $307.56 | 13.6% |
| 85060 | Blood smear interpretation by physician with written report | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $1,239 | $258.05 | 20.8% |
| 88311 | Preparation of tissue for examination by removing any calcium present | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 20 | $1,278 | $203.60 | 15.9% |
| 88313 | Special stained specimen slides to examine tissue including interpretation and report | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 20 | $1,312 | $197.40 | 15.0% |
| 76098 | X-ray of surgical specimen | Office | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $398.58 | $163.33 | 41.0% |
| 88300 | Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, limited examination | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 16 | $424.24 | $57.56 | 13.6% |
About Dr. Wayne Muller, MD
Dr. Wayne Muller, MD is a Cytopathology healthcare provider based in San Diego, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/14/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1376507384.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Wayne Muller, MD has received a total of $189.84 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $76.29 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 8 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($189.84).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Muller has provided services to 4,565 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 9,840 services with total Medicare billing of $455,280. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 91 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cytopathology
- Other Specialties Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
- Location San Diego, CA
- Active Since 04/14/2006
- Last Updated 03/20/2012
- Taxonomy Code 207ZC0500X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1376507384
Products in Payments
- THINPREP 2000 PROCESSOR (Device) $78.80
- LYNPARZA (Drug) $33.63
- APTIMA (Device) $19.03
- PANTHER FUSION (Device) $15.72
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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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