Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $272.34 | 5 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $129.31 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $100.87 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $17.85 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $13.01 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| PFIZER INC. | $11.30 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $17.85 | 1 | Inari Medical, Inc. ($17.85) |
| 2020 | $100.87 | 1 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. ($100.87) |
| 2019 | $11.30 | 1 | PFIZER INC. ($11.30) |
| 2018 | $142.32 | 2 | Genentech USA, Inc. ($129.31) |
All Payment Transactions
5 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/24/2021 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.85 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 01/30/2020 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $100.87 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 10/08/2019 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.30 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 10/09/2018 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.01 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 06/13/2018 | Genentech USA, Inc. | Activase (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.31 | General |
| Category: Metabolism & Primary Care | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 663 | 676 | $1.1M | $91,559 |
| 2022 | 4 | 657 | 665 | $978,856 | $86,016 |
| 2021 | 5 | 662 | 674 | $994,541 | $87,723 |
| 2020 | 5 | 636 | 642 | $912,682 | $78,163 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
17 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99285 | Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 461 | 470 | $706,410 | $63,653 | 9.0% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 109 | 111 | $258,963 | $19,211 | 7.4% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | Facility | 2023 | 93 | 95 | $108,300 | $8,695 | 8.0% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity | Facility | 2022 | 288 | 290 | $435,870 | $42,293 | 9.7% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 109 | 110 | $256,630 | $20,834 | 8.1% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit for problem of high severity | Facility | 2022 | 219 | 224 | $255,360 | $20,772 | 8.1% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit for problem of moderate severity | Facility | 2022 | 41 | 41 | $30,996 | $2,118 | 6.8% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2021 | 296 | 300 | $450,900 | $43,545 | 9.7% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | Facility | 2021 | 207 | 214 | $243,960 | $19,978 | 8.2% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 96 | 97 | $226,301 | $18,350 | 8.1% |
| 99220 | Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $43,896 | $3,738 | 8.5% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit, moderately severe problem | Facility | 2021 | 39 | 39 | $29,484 | $2,112 | 7.2% |
| 99285 | Emergency department visit, problem with significant threat to life or function | Facility | 2020 | 266 | 267 | $401,301 | $38,555 | 9.6% |
| 99284 | Emergency department visit, problem of high severity | Facility | 2020 | 241 | 245 | $279,300 | $20,807 | 7.4% |
| 99291 | Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 75 | 76 | $177,308 | $14,947 | 8.4% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit, moderately severe problem | Facility | 2020 | 41 | 41 | $30,996 | $1,936 | 6.2% |
| 99220 | Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $23,777 | $1,917 | 8.1% |
About Dr. Wesley Frierson, MD
Dr. Wesley Frierson, MD is a Emergency Medicine healthcare provider based in West Columbia, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/19/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1689693715.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Wesley Frierson, MD has received a total of $272.34 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $17.85 received in 2021. These payments were reported across 5 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($272.34).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Frierson has provided services to 2,618 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,657 services with total Medicare billing of $343,460. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 17 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Emergency Medicine
- Location West Columbia, SC
- Active Since 07/19/2006
- Last Updated 10/27/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207P00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1689693715
Products in Payments
- Activase (Biological) $129.31
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $112.17
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $17.85
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $13.01
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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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