Andrew Barger
Gerontology · Austin, TXNPI 1134538978
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $18,446 of the $21,771 with a category attached, or 84.7%. Teleflex LLC accounts for 94.6% of it on its own, with 10 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $18,360 and has fallen 96.0% since, to $728 in 2025. Among gerontology clinicians in TX with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 119 payments — averaging $182.95 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Teleflex LLC$21K
- Olympus America Inc.$471
- Boston Scientific$257
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$168
- Axonics, Inc.$119
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.$50
- plus $101 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3302%
- Speaking & faculty fees$18,44685%
- Travel & lodging$1,0075%
- Food & beverage$1,8208%
- Education$1681%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Teleflex LLC | 79 | $20,604 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 18 | $471 |
| Boston Scientific | 9 | $257 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 2 | $168 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 4 | $119 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 2 | $50 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $25 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Mission Pharmacal Company | 1 | $16 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- UroLift System$17,932
- UroLift$1,672
How this compares
$21,771 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 653 gerontology providers in Texas.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| MyrbetriqMirabegron | 41 | $29,590 |
| GemtesaVibegron | 25 | $17,067 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 586 | $9,690 |
| Testosterone Cypionate | 92 | $4,780 |
| Testosterone | 25 | $4,776 |
| Mirabegron ErMirabegron | 11 | $3,000 |
| Estradiol | 29 | $2,728 |
| Silodosin | 11 | $2,054 |
| Alfuzosin Hcl ErAlfuzosin Hcl | 85 | $1,878 |
| Finasteride | 153 | $1,863 |
| Potassium Citrate ErPotassium Citrate | 17 | $1,683 |
| Solifenacin Succinate | 19 | $1,604 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-MacroNitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 21 | $1,487 |
| NitrofurantoinNitrofurantoin Macrocrystal | 22 | $1,296 |
| Trimethoprim | 15 | $1,290 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Astellas Pharma US IncMyrbetriq | $168 | $29,59041 claims |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.Gemtesa | $50 | $17,06725 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 653 gerontology providers in Texas.
Other gerontology in Austin
- Amber ArmstrongAustin$13K
- Benjamin OheimAustin$7K
- Kimberly WelchCoppell$113K
- Tiffany KesslerDallas$84K
- Jennifer WestFort Worth$67K
- Bailey EstesAbilene$34K
- Scott ZelaHouston$28K
- Marissa Marti-SmithDallas$27K
- Meagan ChavarriaHouston$21K
- Samantha BoggsGalveston$15K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.