Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Edward Lewis, MD
Pain Medicine · Hendersonville, NC
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
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What this data tells you about Dr. Lewis
Dr. Edward Lewis is a pain medicine specialist in Hendersonville, NC, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Lewis performed 1,109 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Lewis received a total of $185,587 from 38 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 632 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. Lewis 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 24% volume in NC
$185,587 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗1,109
Medicare services
Top 24% in NC for pain medicine
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$70
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) A 10 mg injection of triamcinolone acetonide, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered. |
262 | $1 | $22 |
| 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. |
224 | $58 | $256 |
| 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. |
105 | $78 | $235 |
| 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. |
98 | $109 | $305 |
| Injection into lower spine canal with imaging guidance A procedure where a substance is injected into the lower part of the spinal canal. The injection is performed using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
56 | $112 | $313 |
| Spine facet joint injection with imaging guidance, single level An injection is administered into a single facet joint of the lower or sacral spine while using imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
49 | $128 | $432 |
| Spinal neurostimulator electrode insertion A procedure to place an electrode array into the spine through the skin. The electrode is used to deliver electrical stimulation to the nervous system. |
45 | $239 | $811 |
| Facet joint injection, second level, with imaging guidance An injection into a lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance for the second level treated. |
45 | $71 | $347 |
| Drug screening test A laboratory test that uses a chemistry analyzer to detect the presence of drugs in a sample. |
38 | $58 | $250 |
| Definitive drug test using GC/MS or LC/MS A definitive drug test that identifies specific drugs and distinguishes between structural isomers using advanced methods like GC/MS or LC/MS. |
38 | $107 | $375 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, single joint A procedure to destroy nerves in a single lower or sacral spinal facet joint using imaging guidance to target pain signals. |
27 | $213 | $911 |
| Contrast dye for imaging, lower concentration | 27 | $0 | $24 |
| Facet joint nerve destruction, additional joint This procedure uses imaging guidance to destroy nerves in an additional lower or sacral spinal facet joint. |
26 | $68 | $315 |
| Destruction of peripheral nerve or branch | 22 | $87 | $285 |
| Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement Use of real-time X-ray imaging to guide the precise placement of a needle during a medical procedure. |
21 | $20 | $60 |
| Spinal neurostimulator generator insertion Surgical placement of a spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver device. |
13 | $157 | $706 |
| Sacral spine nerve root injection with imaging guidance An injection of anesthetic and/or steroid medication into a sacral spine nerve root. The procedure uses imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement. |
13 | $79 | $319 |
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 ↗$185,587
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $26,512/year across 7 years
Top 2% in NC for pain medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
38
Companies
632
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
$475
2023
$1,705
2022
$10,848
2021
$19,770
2020
$19,576
2019
$64,202
2018
$69,012
Payments by company (2024)
Boston Scientific Corporation
$155
Abbott Laboratories
$133
Medtronic, Inc.
$65
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$44
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$41
TerSera Therapeutics LLC
$37
Top 3 companies account for 74.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Abbott Laboratories
$114,594
Vertiflex, Inc.
$19,517
Nevro Corp.
$18,361
Boston Scientific Corporation
$16,747
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$10,449
Spinal Simplicity, LLC
$2,101
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$895
Choice Spine, LLC
$612
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$489
Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC
$216
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$202
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$187
Medtronic, Inc.
$138
TerSera Therapeutics LLC
$131
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$121
Flowonix Medical Incorporated
$98
ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc.
$77
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$76
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
$56
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$56
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$50
PFIZER INC.
$43
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$41
AbbVie, Inc.
$40
Amgen Inc.
$40
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.
$35
SI-BONE, Inc.
$31
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$23
US WorldMeds, LLC
$22
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$17
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$17
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$17
Shionogi Inc
$16
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.
$16
AbbVie Inc.
$15
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$15
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
$13
Kaleo, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 82.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ADAPTIVESTIM · AXIUM · Aimovig · Amitiza · Axium INS DRG IPG · Axium Sheath Braided DRG · BLACKHAWK CERVICAL SPACER SYSTEM · Belbuca · Cambia · DBS IPGs · DRG IPGs · DRG leads · Eon Family of SCS IPGs · Evoke · Evzio · FLECTOR · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GRALISE · General - Pain Management · General - Therapies · General - Vascular Access · Gralise · HA MINUTEMAN G3-R · HUMIRA · Humira · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · Intracept · IonicRF Generator · Iovera · Iovera System · KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty · LYRICA · Lucemyra/Lofexidine · Morphabond ER · NALOCET · NT1100 NT2000iX Simplicity · NT2000IX · Nalocet · Nalu Neurostimulation System · Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs · No Associated Product · OCTRODE · Octrode SCS Leads · Omnia · PRIALT · PROCLAIM · Pacemakers · Penta SCS Leads · PressureWire FFR · Prialt · Proclaim DRG IPG · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · Prodigy Family of SCS IPGs · Prometra II · Protege Family of SCS IPGs · RELISTOR · RESTORE · SCS IPGs · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SUPERION · SYMPROIC · SYNCHROMED · SYNCHROMEDII · Senza · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · SlimTip lead DRG Lead · Superion · Superion ISS · Superion Indirect Decompression System · Symproic · TRITON · VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM · VERCISE · WAVEWRITER ALPHA · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · XTAMPZA · XTAMPZAER · ZOHYDRO ER · ZTLido · Zilretta · Zipsor · iFuse Implant · mild Device Kit
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 →
Geographic Context
Pain medicines in nearby ZIP areas
2
County median income
$67,623
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
PARDEE HOSPITAL HENDERSON COUNTY
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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. Lewis is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 24% in NC), 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 Dr. Lewis experienced with steroid injection (triamcinolone)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Lewis performed 262 steroid injection (triamcinolone) 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. Lewis receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Lewis received a total of $185,587 from 38 companies across 632 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. Lewis's costs compare to other pain medicines in Hendersonville?
Dr. Lewis's average Medicare payment per service is $70. 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. Lewis) 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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