Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Crysten Kragel, M.D.

Neurology · Hendersonville, NC
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
50 DOCTORS DR, Hendersonville, NC 28792
8286514089
Registered in NPPES since 2009
NPI: 1235366600 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Kragel from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Kragel

Dr. Crysten Kragel is a neurology specialist in Hendersonville, NC, with 17 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kragel performed 653 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kragel received a total of $7,745 from 60 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 488 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 Dr. Kragel 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.

✓ 17 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 31% volume in NC $7,745 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
653
Medicare services
Top 31% in NC for neurology
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$62
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
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.
265 $45 $212
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.
140 $64 $316
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.
126 $85 $424
Sleep study in sleep lab (age 6+)
An overnight test conducted in a sleep laboratory to monitor sleep patterns and bodily functions in patients aged 6 years or older.
55 $89 $356
Sleep study with heart rate and breathing monitoring
A sleep study that monitors heart rate, breathing, airflow, and physical effort during sleep.
26 $26 $139
Sleep study with continuous airway pressure, age 6+
A sleep study conducted in a sleep lab that monitors breathing and other body functions while administering continuous airway pressure. This test is performed on patients aged 6 years or older.
22 $95 $370
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.
19 $53 $261
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 ↗
$7,745
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,106/year across 7 years
Top 25% in NC for neurology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
60
Companies
488
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
$2,751
2023
$1,842
2022
$733
2021
$473
2020
$349
2019
$843
2018
$753

Payments by company (2024)

MDD US Operations, LLC
$337
ABBVIE INC.
$307
Biogen, Inc.
$287
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$281
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$215
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$194
TG Therapeutics, Inc.
$164
Noctrix Health, Inc.
$150
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$134
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$104
Resmed Corp
$95
Harmony Biosciences Llc
$68
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$66
PFIZER INC.
$57
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$49
Celgene Corporation
$48
Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$37
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$29
ARGENX US, INC.
$27
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$21
SK Life Science, Inc.
$19
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
$16
Amgen Inc.
$15
Lilly USA, LLC
$15
Genentech USA, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 33.8% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$775
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$510
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$503
ABBVIE INC.
$482
MDD US Operations, LLC
$466
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$450
Biogen, Inc.
$403
Amgen Inc.
$320
Resmed Corp
$300
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$272
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$233
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$233
Lilly USA, LLC
$178
TG Therapeutics, Inc.
$164
PFIZER INC.
$153
Noctrix Health, Inc.
$150
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$149
AbbVie Inc.
$140
Celgene Corporation
$126
Harmony Biosciences LLC
$122
Bausch Health US, LLC
$116
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$115
US WorldMeds, LLC
$93
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$85
Eisai Inc.
$84
GENZYME CORPORATION
$83
Harmony Biosciences Llc
$68
Abbott Laboratories
$67
Nevro Corp.
$58
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$54
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$50
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$50
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$49
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$49
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$45
ARGENX US, INC.
$44
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
$41
Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$37
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, Inc.
$36
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
$33
MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA AMERICA, INC.
$32
Lundbeck LLC
$30
TG THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$30
GE HEALTHCARE
$22
IMPEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$22
Banner Life Sciences, LLC
$22
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$21
SK Life Science, Inc.
$19
Cala Health, Inc.
$16
Grifols USA, LLC
$16
EISAI INC.
$15
Almatica Pharma LLC
$15
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$14
Genentech USA, Inc.
$13
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$13
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
$13
Allergan Inc.
$12
EMD Serono, Inc.
$11
UPSHER-SMITH LABORATORIES LLC
$11
Metacel Pharmaceuticals LLC
$10
Top 3 companies account for 23.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIMOVIG · AIR 11 · AIRCURVE · AIRSENSE · AJOVY · APTIOM · AUBAGIO · AUSTEDO · Aimovig · AirCurve · Apokyn · Austedo XR · BAFIERTAM · BOTOX · BOTOX THERAPEUTIC · BRIUMVI · Betaseron · CALA TRIO · CAMBIA · Dayvigo · EMGALITY · EPIDIOLEX · Fycompa · GILENYA · GOCOVRI · GRALISE · Gamunex-C · Gocovri · INSPIRE · Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System · KESIMPTA · KYNMOBI · LEMTRADA · LUMRYZ · LYRICA · MAYZENT · MIGRANAL · Mavenclad · NIDRA · NORTHERA · NUEDEXTA · NUPLAZID · NURTEC ODT · OXTELLAR XR · Ocrevus Zunovo · Octrode SCS Leads · Ozobax · POMPE - DISEASE · PROCLAIM · Ponvory · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · QULIPTA · RADICAVA · RYTARY · Radicava · Repatha · SKYCLARYS · SOLIRIS · SPINRAZA · SUNOSI · Senza · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · Soliris · Sunosi · TECFIDERA · TOSYMRA · TROKENDI XR · TYSABRI · Trudhesa · UBRELVY · ULTOMIRIS · VUMERITY · VYEPTI · VYVGART · VYVGART HYTRULO · WAINUA · WAKIX · Wakix · XADAGO · XYREM · XYWAV · Xadago · Xyrem · ZEPOSIA
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

Neurologists in nearby ZIP areas
30
County median income
$67,623
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
ADVENTHEALTH HENDERSONVILLE
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

Dr. Kragel is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 17 years of NPI registration.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Kragel experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Kragel performed 265 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Kragel receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Kragel received a total of $7,745 from 60 companies across 488 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 Dr. Kragel's costs compare to other neurologists in Hendersonville?
Dr. Kragel's average Medicare payment per service is $62. 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 Dr. Kragel) 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 →
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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 →