Payment Breakdown by Category
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 | $84,215 | 32 | 52.4% |
| Consulting Fee | $38,689 | 16 | 24.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $22,456 | 663 | 14.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $11,778 | 65 | 7.3% |
| Honoraria | $3,676 | 4 | 2.3% |
| Education | $6.25 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $67,444 | 206 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $31,983 | 168 | $0 (2024) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $19,193 | 60 | $0 (2024) |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $11,400 | 54 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $10,168 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $5,197 | 28 | $0 (2023) |
| Stereotaxis Inc | $3,407 | 14 | $0 (2020) |
| CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | $2,337 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $1,911 | 34 | $0 (2020) |
| Volta Medical Inc | $1,676 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $30,671 | 111 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($18,263) |
| 2023 | $5,098 | 63 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($3,673) |
| 2022 | $4,724 | 79 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($2,012) |
| 2021 | $6,728 | 87 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($4,277) |
| 2020 | $8,916 | 75 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($5,047) |
| 2019 | $20,526 | 119 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($14,714) |
| 2018 | $34,808 | 116 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($17,920) |
| 2017 | $49,349 | 131 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($29,559) |
All Payment Transactions
781 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 32
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/24/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ENSITE PRECISION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $191.35 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | LINQ II (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.71 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $164.81 | General |
| Category: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ENSITE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.40 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FEMOSTOP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.20 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.79 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ENSITE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.31 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.84 | General |
| 11/13/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.28 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.75 | General |
| 11/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | LINQ II (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.72 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.40 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 10/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $233.77 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN Pro_IC | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | LINQ II (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.64 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROGLIDE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.52 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROSTYLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.36 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $171.20 | General |
| 10/10/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | WAINUA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.25 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $161.87 | General |
| 09/19/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | WAINUA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.41 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROSTYLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.10 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | VERQUVO (Drug), VERQUVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.17 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.87 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.20 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 09/02/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PERCLOSE PROSTYLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.64 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39 | 3,693 | 5,904 | $1.9M | $523,590 |
| 2022 | 38 | 3,542 | 5,413 | $1.8M | $530,158 |
| 2021 | 45 | 3,696 | 5,577 | $1.7M | $541,328 |
| 2020 | 40 | 2,675 | 4,006 | $1.5M | $481,479 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
192 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 8
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 517 | 1,082 | $216,610 | $110,329 | 50.9% |
| 33285 | Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $387,500 | $89,183 | 23.0% |
| 33340 | Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 115 | 116 | $438,018 | $49,651 | 11.3% |
| 93656 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 50 | $113,810 | $39,445 | 34.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 253 | 496 | $133,570 | $31,720 | 23.7% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 129 | 228 | $47,880 | $22,670 | 47.3% |
| 93229 | Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $52,000 | $17,952 | 34.5% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2023 | 105 | 215 | $28,543 | $13,614 | 47.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 75 | 75 | $25,332 | $13,485 | 53.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 76 | 78 | $26,590 | $11,284 | 42.4% |
| 93655 | Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 42 | $35,700 | $10,628 | 29.8% |
| G2066 | Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | Office | 2023 | 113 | 208 | $74,880 | $10,417 | 13.9% |
| 93653 | Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality of upper chamber of heart causing supraventricular tachycardia (rapid heart rate) | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $22,840 | $9,120 | 39.9% |
| 33208 | Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $21,150 | $6,686 | 31.6% |
| 93298 | Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | Office | 2023 | 139 | 382 | $34,926 | $6,666 | 19.1% |
| 93285 | Programming of cardiac rhythm monitor system | Office | 2023 | 70 | 128 | $10,240 | $6,057 | 59.1% |
| 93284 | Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 37 | 72 | $13,137 | $5,806 | 44.2% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $18,942 | $5,389 | 28.4% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 207 | 266 | $19,570 | $5,213 | 26.6% |
| 93296 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 261 | 308 | $21,560 | $4,619 | 21.4% |
| 33225 | Insertion of left lower heart electrode for pacemaker or defibrillator | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $11,590 | $4,303 | 37.1% |
| 93283 | Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | Office | 2023 | 31 | 54 | $9,180 | $4,298 | 46.8% |
| 99457 | Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 105 | $10,500 | $4,211 | 40.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 28 | $7,760 | $4,134 | 53.3% |
| 93295 | Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 132 | 170 | $21,896 | $4,038 | 18.4% |
About Dr. William Spear, M.D
Dr. William Spear, M.D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Evergreen Park, Illinois. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/11/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1811085889.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. William Spear, M.D has received a total of $160,821 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $30,671 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 781 transactions from 45 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" ($84,215).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Spear has provided services to 13,606 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 20,900 services with total Medicare billing of $2.1M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 192 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Location Evergreen Park, IL
- Active Since 10/11/2006
- Last Updated 12/20/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1811085889
Products in Payments
- XARELTO (Drug) $67,444
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $24,100
- Carto 3 System (Device) $9,638
- CARTO 3 (Device) $8,544
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $4,045
- Niobe (Device) $3,407
- Vascular Closure Device (Device) $2,295
- WATCHMAN (Device) $1,831
- General - Therapies (Device) $1,758
- VX1 (Device) $1,676
- WATCHMAN FLX (Device) $1,261
- Carto 3 (Device) $1,128
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $937.32
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $857.35
- ENSITE (Device) $615.24
- SelectSecure (Device) $582.65
- Micra (Device) $562.37
- Rhythmia Mapping System (Device) $550.11
- LINQ II (Device) $390.75
- AMPLATZER Vascular Plugs (Device) $376.78
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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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