Helen Bernie, DO
Urology · Indianapolis, INNPI 1477844637
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (48.2%), travel and lodging and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Boston Scientific accounts for 61.3% of it on its own, with 12 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $39,144, more than ten times the $1,801 reported in 2019. Among urology clinicians in IN 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 258 payments — averaging $388.10 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$61K
- Coloplast$33K
- BK Medical Holding Company Inc.$4K
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.$983
- KARL Storz Endoscopy-america$139
- Laborie Medical Technologies Corp.$127
- plus $330 from 7 others
Across 7 payments — averaging $8790.24 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Coloplast$48K
- Endo USA, Inc.$14K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$16,62517%
- Speaking & faculty fees$48,23648%
- Grants$2,0002%
- Travel & lodging$23,47023%
- Food & beverage$9,66910%
- Education$1290%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 139 | $61,375 |
| Coloplast | 99 | $33,175 |
| BK Medical Holding Company Inc. | 1 | $4,000 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 8 | $983 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 2 | $139 |
| Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. | 1 | $127 |
| GE HealthCare | 1 | $122 |
| Davol Inc. | 2 | $58 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $35 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $33 |
| Verity Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Clarus Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $6 |
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.
- TITAN$31,872
- AdVance XP$15,231
- AMS 700 CXR RTE KIT$12,081
- bk3000, bk3500 & bk5000 Ultrasound System$4,000
- GENERAL ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION$3,907
- AMS 700$2,136
- XIAFLEX$819
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$793
- AMS$345
- Optilume BPH Drug Coated Balloon Catheter$127
- N/A$123
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT$119
How this compares
$100,129 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 272 urology providers in Indiana.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 43 | $184 |
| Fluconazole | 50 | $148 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other urology in Indianapolis
- Michael BorofskyIndianapolis$244K
- Marcelino RiveraIndianapolis$171K
- Austen SladeIndianapolis$73K
- Jacob RustIndianapolis$57K
- Alvin WeeIndianapolis$46K
- Jason SprungerIndianapolis$30K
- Steven KheyfetsIndianapolis$18K
- Hristos KaimakliotisIndianapolis$12K
- Adri DurantIndianapolis$12K
- Thairo PereiraIndianapolis$10K
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.