Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Kristyn Essad, DO

Family Medicine · Youngstown, OH
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
7629 MARKET ST STE 100, Youngstown, OH 44512
2342876506
In practice since 2005 (20 years)
NPI: 1528067436 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. Essad 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. Essad

Dr. Kristyn Essad is a family medicine specialist in Youngstown, OH, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Essad performed 354 Medicare services across 164 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Essad received a total of $24,195 from 56 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1199 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Essad 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 in practice ▲ 354 Medicare services $24,195 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
354
Medicare services
Bottom 38% in OH for family medicine
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
164
Unique beneficiaries
$64
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~18 Medicare services per year of practice

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.
195 $62 $285
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.
134 $73 $401
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.
13 $66 $526
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead
A standard heart rhythm test using at least 12 leads to record electrical activity. A healthcare provider interprets the results and provides a written report.
12 $9 $45
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. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$24,195
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,456/year across 7 years
Top 1% in OH for family medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
56
Companies
1,199
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$24,078 (99.5%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$117 (0.5%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$4,692
2023
$4,612
2022
$4,384
2021
$4,289
2020
$1,472
2019
$1,651
2018
$3,094

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$1,251
ABBVIE INC.
$716
Novo Nordisk Inc
$411
Lilly USA, LLC
$402
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$264
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$255
Amgen Inc.
$240
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$220
PFIZER INC.
$213
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$105
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$98
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$84
Abbott Laboratories
$82
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$77
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$52
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$44
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$40
Dexcom, Inc.
$39
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$31
Exact Sciences Corporation
$28
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$24
Tris Pharma Inc
$16
Top 3 companies account for 50.7% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$3,240
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$2,736
ABBVIE INC.
$2,615
Novo Nordisk Inc
$1,726
Amgen Inc.
$1,567
Lilly USA, LLC
$1,384
AbbVie Inc.
$1,326
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$871
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$676
PFIZER INC.
$668
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$648
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$576
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$563
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$492
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$447
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$401
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$392
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$374
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$320
Abbott Laboratories
$270
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$253
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$223
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$191
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$159
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$149
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$145
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$144
Corcept Therapeutics
$130
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
$123
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$122
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$118
AbbVie, Inc.
$109
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$109
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$105
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$101
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$98
Alfasigma USA, Inc.
$80
Exact Sciences Corporation
$70
Tris Pharma Inc
$68
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$51
Dexcom, Inc.
$39
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$39
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$37
Eisai Inc.
$31
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$24
Allergan Inc.
$23
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$21
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$20
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$19
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$18
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$16
Clarus Therapeutics Inc.
$15
Allergan, Inc.
$14
Almatica Pharma LLC
$13
Nabriva Therapeutics, plc
$13
Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc
$12
Top 3 companies account for 35.5% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. 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 →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 1% for family medicine in OH.

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Geographic Context

Family medicine physicians within 10 mi
343
Per 100K population
151.1
County median income
$55,576
Nearest hospital
HMHP ST ELIZABETH BOARDMAN HEALTH CENTER
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public 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. Essad is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 1% of OH peers, 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. Essad experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Essad performed 195 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Essad receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Essad received a total of $24,195 from 56 companies across 1,199 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. 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. Essad's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in Youngstown?
Dr. Essad's average Medicare payment per service is $64. 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. Essad) 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 a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. 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?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): 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. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. 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 →