Brent Birely, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Lutherville, MDNPI 1679501316
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 60 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merz North America, Inc. at 38.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $470 and has fallen 72.5% since, to $129 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for plastic and reconstructive surgery clinicians in MD, where the typical reported total is $1,639.
Across 60 payments — averaging $24.20 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merz North America, Inc.$559
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$413
- AbbVie$404
- Revance Therapeutics, Inc.$27
- Motiva USA, LLC$25
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$24
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,452100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merz North America, Inc. | 10 | $559 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 24 | $413 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 23 | $404 |
| Revance Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Motiva USA, LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $24 |
How this compares
$1,452 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 55 plastic and reconstructive surgery providers in Maryland.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 12 | $78 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other plastic and reconstructive surgery in Lutherville
- Cheryl SugarLutherville$3K
- Valeriy ShubinetsLutherville$3K
- Kristen BroderickBaltimore$40K
- Deasia JacobFrederick$24K
- Branko BojovicBaltimore$19K
- Gabriel del CorralWestminster$16K
- Jennifer SabinoBethesda$11K
- Christopher FleuryChevy Chase$10K
- Eric ChangColumbia$8K
- Scott AndochickFrederick$7K
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.