Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Armond Levy, M.D.

Neurological Surgery · Wilkes Barre, PA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
950 E MOUNTAIN DR, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
5708083290
In practice since 2005 (20 years)
NPI: 1306846928 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. Levy 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. Levy

Dr. Armond Levy is a neurological surgery specialist in Wilkes Barre, PA, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Levy performed 170 Medicare services across 151 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Levy received a total of $22,307 from 48 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 180 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in neurological surgery. 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. Levy 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 ▲ 170 Medicare services $22,307 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
170
Medicare services
Bottom 40% in PA for neurological surgery
151
Unique beneficiaries
$96
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~8 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
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.
39 $122 $469
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.
39 $65 $256
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity
Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
28 $92 $307
Office visit, established patient (10-19 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting 10 to 19 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
18 $40 $159
Spine fusion with cage or mesh device insertion
A surgical procedure to fuse spine bones by inserting a cage or mesh device into the disc space.
17 $192 $714
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.
17 $93 $363
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.
12 $80 $312
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.
10.0% high complexity
0.0% medium
90.0% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$22,307
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,187/year across 7 years
Top 19% in PA for neurological surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
48
Companies
180
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
$15,898 (71.3%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$6,409 (28.7%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$5,068
2023
$2,766
2022
$1,958
2021
$3,007
2020
$2,144
2019
$3,240
2018
$4,124

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Providence Medical Technology, Inc.
$4,006
Wenzel Spine, Inc.
$305
Cerapedics Inc.
$153
Boston Scientific Corporation
$152
Penumbra, Inc.
$138
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
$124
SI-BONE, INC.
$94
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$73
Kerecis Limited
$23
Top 3 companies account for 88.1% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Providence Medical Technology, Inc.
$4,006
Vertiflex, Inc.
$1,841
Spinal Simplicity, LLC
$1,815
SI-BONE, INC.
$1,701
SI-BONE, Inc.
$1,585
Synaptive Medical Inc.
$1,410
Globus Medical, Inc.
$1,162
Spinal Elements, Inc.
$900
Abbott Laboratories
$719
Stryker Corporation
$719
Cerapedics, Inc.
$589
Penumbra, Inc.
$440
Boston Scientific Corporation
$401
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$361
Nevro Corp.
$356
Wenzel Spine, Inc.
$305
ZIMVIE INC.
$244
Cerapedics Inc.
$240
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$237
Vertos Medical, Inc.
$234
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$224
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$203
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$190
Augmedics Inc.
$178
Centinel Spine, LLC
$161
Merit Medical Systems Inc
$156
ulrich medical USA, Inc.
$150
Zap Surgical Systems, Inc.
$145
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc.
$145
CVRx, Inc.
$135
Ethicon US, LLC
$124
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
$124
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$122
Flowonix Medical Incorporated
$111
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$104
7D Surgical ULC
$93
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.
$89
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$85
CoreLink, LLC
$82
RTI Surgical, Inc.
$77
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
$73
Curonix LLC
$69
Bioventus LLC
$66
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$54
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$36
Kerecis Limited
$23
Aesculap, Inc.
$14
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 34.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
7D Surgical System · AMS 700 · ATTUNE · BIOTRONIK · BRIDION · Barostim Neo System · Benchmark · Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System · Brightmatter Guide/Modus V · CONDUIT · CROSS-FUSE II VBR/IBF SYSTEM · DERMABOND Portfolio · Diamond · ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter · Elsa · Excelsius Robotics System · GENERAL THERAPIES · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · HA MINUTEMAN G3-R · I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT · IFUSE IMPLANT · IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · INSPIRE · Intracept · JARDIANCE · Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose · M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc · Medical Devices · Mobi-C · NAV - SPINEMAP 3D NAVIGATION SOFTWARE AND INSTRUMENTATION · Omnia · OsteoAMP · PERCLOSE PROGLIDE · PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A · PRODISC C · PROGAV2 · Penta SCS Leads · Penumbra System · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · Prodigy Family of SCS IPGs · Prometra II · SABLE · SERRATO · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPINEJACK · STALIF C FLX · STAR Tumor Ablation System · Senza · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · SlMMETRY · Spinal Pak 2 · Superion ISS · VariLift · Vascepa · WAVEWRITER ALPHA · WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 · XARELTO · Xvision · ZAP-X MV IMAGER · i-FACTOR Putty · iFuse Implant · mild Device Kit
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 (71%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

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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. Levy is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 19% of PA 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. Levy experienced with new patient office visit (45-59 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Levy performed 39 new patient office visit (45-59 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. Levy receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Levy received a total of $22,307 from 48 companies across 180 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. Levy's costs compare to other neurological surgerists in Wilkes Barre?
Dr. Levy's average Medicare payment per service is $96. 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. Levy) 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 →