Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Melissa Carran, MD

Neurological Surgery · Camden, NJ
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
3 COOPER PLZ, Camden, NJ 08103
8563422445
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1346266939 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 Dr. Carran

Dr. Melissa Carran is a neurological surgery specialist in Camden, NJ, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Carran performed 762 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Carran received a total of $4,016 from 45 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 287 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. Carran 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 6% volume in NJ $4,016 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
762
Medicare services
Top 6% in NJ for neurological surgery
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$95
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 (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.
453 $88 $400
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.
91 $134 $529
VEEG monitoring, 12-26 hours with review
This procedure involves monitoring brain wave activity along with video recording for 12 to 26 hours. A healthcare professional reviews the data and provides a report.
79 $173 $675
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.
43 $57 $308
Awake and drowsy EEG
A test that records electrical activity in the brain while the patient is awake and drowsy.
36 $45 $434
EEG, extended monitoring
A test that records electrical activity in the brain while the patient is both awake and asleep.
36 $46 $241
EEG monitoring for coma or sleep
This procedure measures brain wave activity to monitor patients who are in a coma or asleep.
24 $48 $274
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 ↗
$4,016
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $574/year across 7 years
Top 47% in NJ for neurological surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
45
Companies
287
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
$537
2023
$632
2022
$387
2021
$324
2020
$193
2019
$1,104
2018
$840

Payments by company (2024)

ABBVIE INC.
$177
SK Life Science, Inc.
$176
UCB, Inc.
$50
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$33
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$20
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
$19
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$17
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$14
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 74.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
SK Life Science, Inc.
$452
UCB, Inc.
$409
ABBVIE INC.
$363
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$312
Allergan Inc.
$202
NEUROPACE, INC.
$157
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$150
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$147
Biogen, Inc.
$132
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$125
EMD Serono, Inc.
$124
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$121
AbbVie Inc.
$108
Amgen Inc.
$106
Eisai Inc.
$104
Greenwich Biosciences, Inc.
$69
Lilly USA, LLC
$69
EISAI INC.
$63
Neurelis, Inc.
$61
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$54
Lundbeck LLC
$53
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$47
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$42
Novo Nordisk Inc
$40
Genentech USA, Inc.
$38
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc
$36
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$33
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$33
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$31
Promius Pharma LLC
$30
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$30
GENZYME CORPORATION
$29
Allergan, Inc.
$29
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$28
AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$27
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$21
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$19
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
$19
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$17
ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc.
$16
GE Healthcare
$15
Upsher-Smith Laboratories LLC
$14
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$14
CSL Behring
$14
Shire North American Group Inc
$13
Top 3 companies account for 30.5% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5044) MCOT · ADUHELM · AIMOVIG · AJOVY · APTIOM · AUBAGIO · AUSTEDO · Aduhelm · Aimovig · Austedo XR · BOTOX · BOTOX COSMETIC · BOTOX THERAPEUTIC · Briviact · COPAXONE · Cambia · EMGALITY · EPIDIOLEX · Epidiolex · FYCOMPA · Fycompa · Hizentra · INBRIJA · INGREZZA · LEMTRADA · LINZESS · MYDAYIS · Mavenclad · NAMZARIC · NORTHERA · NUEDEXTA · NUPLAZID · NURTEC ODT · OCREVUS · ONFI · ONGENTYS · ONPATTRO · OXTELLAR XR · PONVORY · QULIPTA · RNS Neurostimulator Kit · Rebif · SYMPAZAN · Soliris · TROKENDI XR · TYSABRI · Tresiba · UBRELVY · ULTOMIRIS · VALTOCO · VNS Therapy · VRAYLAR · VYALEV · Victoza · Vimpat · XCOPRI · ZEMBRACE SYMTOUCH · ZEPOSIA · Zembrace · Zembrace SymTouch Sumatriptan Injection
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

Neurological surgerists in nearby ZIP areas
149
County median income
$86,384
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
COOPER UNIVERSITY 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

Dr. Carran is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in NJ), 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. Carran experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Carran performed 453 office visit, established patient (30-39 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. Carran receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Carran received a total of $4,016 from 45 companies across 287 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. Carran's costs compare to other neurological surgerists in Camden?
Dr. Carran's average Medicare payment per service is $95. 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. Carran) 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 →