Medicare Enrolled

Bernice Johnson, PHYISICAN ASSISTANT

Medical Physician Assistant · Palos Heights, IL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
7300 W COLLEGE DR, Palos Heights, IL 60463
7086711374
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1831110279 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Johnson

Bernice Johnson is a medical physician assistant in Palos Heights, IL, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Johnson performed 886 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Johnson received a total of $22,665 from 23 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 485 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Johnson is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 18% volume in IL $22,665 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
886
Medicare services
Top 18% in IL for medical physician assistant
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$36
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14
This procedure involves the removal or destruction of two to fourteen precancerous skin lesions. It is performed to eliminate abnormal skin cells that have the potential to develop into cancer.
232 $4 $11
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
120 $68 $181
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
118 $45 $128
Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1
Removal of a single precancerous skin growth. This procedure destroys abnormal skin cells to prevent them from developing into cancer.
95 $25 $94
Office visit, established patient (10-19 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting 10 to 19 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
59 $30 $80
Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14
This procedure involves the removal or destruction of one to fourteen skin growths. It is a minor surgical intervention performed on the skin surface.
52 $56 $159
Shaving of skin growth, 0.6-1.0 cm
A minor procedure to shave off a skin growth on the body, arms, or legs that measures between 0.6 and 1.0 centimeters.
43 $55 $172
Skin growth shaving, 0.5 cm or less
This procedure involves shaving off a small skin growth measuring 0.5 centimeters or less from the body, arms, or legs.
31 $40 $142
New patient office visit (30-44 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range.
27 $52 $158
Shaving of small skin growth on face or mouth area
A minor procedure to shave off a small skin growth, measuring 0.5 cm or less, located on the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth.
23 $46 $164
Shaving of skin growth on face, 0.6-1.0 cm
This procedure involves shaving off a skin growth located on the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth. The size of the growth being removed is between 0.6 and 1.0 centimeters.
21 $70 $193
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
20 $59 $235
Skin biopsy, tangential
A procedure to remove a sample of the first identified skin growth for laboratory examination.
19 $46 $143
Punch biopsy of first skin growth
A small, circular piece of skin is removed from a skin growth using a circular blade. The sample is then sent to a laboratory for examination.
14 $66 $176
New patient office visit, 15-29 minutes
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting 15 to 29 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter meets this duration threshold.
12 $34 $102
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$22,665
Total received (2021-2024)
Avg $5,666/year across 4 years
Top 1% in IL for medical physician assistant
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
23
Companies
485
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$4,562
2023
$11,962
2022
$3,172
2021
$2,970

Payments by company (2024)

Incyte Corporation
$1,103
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$536
Lilly USA, LLC
$433
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
$370
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$334
GENZYME CORPORATION
$329
ABBVIE INC.
$257
PFIZER INC.
$192
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
$180
UCB, Inc.
$157
LEO Pharma Inc.
$144
Dermavant Sciences, Inc.
$126
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.
$114
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$105
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$100
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$42
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
$39
Top 3 companies account for 45.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2021-2024) ›
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.
$5,432
PFIZER INC.
$4,659
ABBVIE INC.
$1,647
Incyte Corporation
$1,529
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$1,414
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$1,159
Lilly USA, LLC
$1,107
LEO Pharma Inc.
$906
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$712
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
$644
GENZYME CORPORATION
$553
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
$502
Dermavant Sciences, Inc.
$457
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$353
UCB, Inc.
$332
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
$315
VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$276
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$263
AbbVie Inc.
$196
Amgen Inc.
$122
Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC
$64
Genentech USA, Inc.
$17
Biofrontera Inc.
$8
Top 3 companies account for 51.8% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ADBRY · AKLIEF · AMELUZ · AMZEEQ · Bimzelx · CIBINQO · COSENTYX · Cimzia · DUPIXENT · EBGLYSS · EUCRISA · Erivedge · HUMIRA · IDACIO · ILUMYA · Ilumya · LIBTAYO · OLUMIANT · OPZELURA · Otezla · REMICADE · RINVOQ · SKYRIZI · Sotyktu · TALTZ · TREMFYA · VTAMA · Winlevi · ZILXI · Zoryve
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

Medical physician assistants in nearby ZIP areas
413
County median income
$81,797
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
PALOS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Johnson is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 18% in IL), with 20 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Johnson experienced with destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14?
Based on Medicare claims data, Johnson performed 232 destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Johnson receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Johnson received a total of $22,665 from 23 companies across 485 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Johnson's costs compare to other medical physician assistants in Palos Heights?
Johnson's average Medicare payment per service is $36. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Johnson) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →