Medicare Enrolled

Justin Snipes, FNP

Nurse Practitioner - Family · Morganton, NC
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
150 AUGUST ST STE 200, Morganton, NC 28655
8282184212
Registered in NPPES since 2008
NPI: 1275799967 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 Snipes 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 Snipes

Justin Snipes is a nurse practitioner - family in Morganton, NC, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Snipes performed 907 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Snipes received a total of $7,037 from 51 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 434 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 Snipes 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.

✓ 18 years of NPI registration ▲ Top 16% volume in NC $7,037 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
907
Medicare services
Top 16% in NC for nurse practitioner - family
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$48
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
Home visit, established patient, moderate complexity
A home visit for an established patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 40 minutes of time if time is used to determine the level of service.
290 $69 $600
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.
270 $61 $250
Blood draw (venipuncture)
Insertion of a needle into a vein to collect a blood sample.
97 $8 $25
Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent, 0.5 ml dosage 73 $20 $70
Flu vaccine administration
This procedure involves the administration of the influenza virus vaccine. It covers the process of delivering the vaccine to the patient.
72 $29 $45
Smoking cessation counseling, 4-10 minutes
A brief counseling session focused on helping patients quit smoking and tobacco use. The provider spends 4 to 10 minutes discussing strategies and support for cessation.
69 $12 $45
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.
20 $38 $175
Home visit, new patient, moderate complexity
A home visit for a new patient involving moderate medical decision making, lasting at least 60 minutes.
16 $80 $775
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 ↗
$7,037
Total received (2021-2024)
Avg $1,759/year across 4 years
Top 3% in NC for nurse practitioner - family
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
51
Companies
434
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
$1,322
2023
$1,825
2022
$1,900
2021
$1,990

Payments by company (2024)

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$232
Novo Nordisk Inc
$216
Lilly USA, LLC
$149
ABBVIE INC.
$105
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$80
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$78
Lundbeck LLC
$68
Corium, LLC
$52
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$36
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$36
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$30
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$30
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$28
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$26
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$25
IRONSHORE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$21
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$20
Exact Sciences Corporation
$18
Indivior Inc.
$17
Amgen Inc.
$14
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$13
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$13
Dexcom, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 45.1% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2021-2024) ›
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$1,023
Novo Nordisk Inc
$881
Lilly USA, LLC
$785
ABBVIE INC.
$630
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$318
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$257
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$237
AbbVie Inc.
$216
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$206
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$194
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$179
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$178
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$142
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$141
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$140
Abbott Laboratories
$116
Corium, LLC
$115
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$106
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$97
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$96
Lundbeck LLC
$83
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$80
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc.
$75
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$74
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$57
Amgen Inc.
$50
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$47
PFIZER INC.
$46
Mannkind Corporation
$30
Eisai Inc.
$28
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$28
DEXCOM, INC.
$27
Dexcom, Inc.
$27
Noven Therapeutics, LLC
$26
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$25
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$24
Alkermes, Inc.
$22
IRONSHORE PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$21
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$21
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$18
Exact Sciences Corporation
$18
Boston Scientific Corporation
$18
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$17
Indivior Inc.
$17
ITI, Inc.
$16
NESTLE HEALTHCARE NUTRITION INC.
$15
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$15
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$15
Medtronic, Inc.
$14
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
$14
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 38.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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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

Family nurse practitioners in nearby ZIP areas
227
County median income
$55,684
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
BLUE RIDGE HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS, INC
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

Snipes is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 16% in NC), with 18 years of NPI registration.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Snipes experienced with home visit, established patient, moderate complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Snipes performed 290 home visit, established patient, moderate complexity services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Snipes receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Snipes received a total of $7,037 from 51 companies across 434 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 Snipes's costs compare to other family nurse practitioners in Morganton?
Snipes's average Medicare payment per service is $48. 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 Snipes) 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?
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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 →