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Dr. Brett W. Sperry, MD

Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology (Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
16
In the NPI registry since
2010
Medicare patients seen, 2024
919

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2010Medical school: Georgetown University School of Medicine
  • 2010Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician primary
    MO license 2017011688
  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
    MO license 2017011688
  • Internal Medicine Physician
    DC license MD039441

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
919
Services billed
2,154
Patients’ average age
75
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician345345
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician329329
Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan280280
Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet273273
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only269251
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes14657
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes10489
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report7368
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes6866
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes5450

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Medicare prescriptions

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 7 companies reported 69 payments worth $82,823 in total to this clinician.

By type
Consulting Fee$43,501
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)$30,284
Travel and Lodging$7,605
Food and Beverage$1,433

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Oct 8, 2025AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Oct 8, 2025
Consulting Fee
WAINUA · Cardiovascular and Metabolism
$10,740
Aug 6, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Aug 6, 2025
Consulting Fee
VYNDAQEL · CARDIOVASCULAR
$6,375
Jun 16, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Jun 16, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease
$5,250
Nov 10, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Nov 10, 2025
Consulting Fee
VYNDAQEL · CARDIOVASCULAR
$4,800
Oct 6, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Oct 6, 2025
Consulting Fee
VYNDAQEL · CARDIOVASCULAR
$4,725
Feb 18, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Feb 18, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease
$4,410
Feb 10, 2025AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Feb 10, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
WAINUA · Cardiovascular and Metabolism
Company’s descriptionSpeaker Fee
$4,300
Nov 3, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Nov 3, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease
$3,780
Aug 6, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Aug 6, 2025
Consulting Fee
VYNDAQEL · CARDIOVASCULAR
$3,600
Dec 19, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Dec 19, 2025
Consulting Fee
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease
$2,625
All 43 payments other than meals, newest first
All payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Dec 19, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Dec 19, 2025
Consulting Fee
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease
$2,625
Dec 19, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Dec 19, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease
$473
Dec 12, 2025AstraZeneca UK Limited
Dec 12, 2025
Consulting Fee
WAINUA · Cardiovascular and Metabolism
Company’s descriptionResearch Related Service
$1,074
Dec 2, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Dec 2, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease
$1,890
Nov 19, 2025AstraZeneca UK Limited
Nov 19, 2025
Consulting Fee
WAINUA · Cardiovascular and Metabolism
Company’s descriptionResearch Related Service
$537
Nov 14, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Nov 14, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
VYNDAQEL · CARDIOVASCULAR
$154
Nov 10, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Nov 10, 2025
Consulting Fee
VYNDAQEL · CARDIOVASCULAR
$4,800
Nov 10, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Nov 10, 2025
Consulting Fee
VYNDAQEL · CARDIOVASCULAR
$2,400
Nov 3, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Nov 3, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease
$3,780
Nov 3, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Nov 3, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease
$2,520
Nov 3, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Nov 3, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease
$1,890
Nov 3, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Nov 3, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease
$1,890
Nov 3, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Nov 3, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease
$1,890
Oct 9, 2025AstraZeneca UK Limited
Oct 9, 2025
Consulting Fee
Company’s descriptionResearch Related Service
$537
Oct 8, 2025AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Oct 8, 2025
Consulting Fee
WAINUA · Cardiovascular and Metabolism
$10,740
Oct 6, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Oct 6, 2025
Consulting Fee
VYNDAQEL · CARDIOVASCULAR
$4,725
Sep 26, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Sep 26, 2025
Travel and Lodging
VYNDAMAX · CARDIOVASCULAR · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$882
Sep 26, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Sep 26, 2025
Travel and Lodging
VYNDAMAX · CARDIOVASCULAR · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$716
Sep 26, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Sep 26, 2025
Travel and Lodging
VYNDAMAX · CARDIOVASCULAR · travel to Minneapolis, MN · in-kind
$299
Sep 24, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Sep 24, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease · travel to Joplin, MO · in-kind
$2,062
Sep 24, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Sep 24, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease · travel to Joplin, MO · in-kind
$341
Sep 19, 2025AstraZeneca UK Limited
Sep 19, 2025
Consulting Fee
Company’s descriptionResearch Related Service
$1,074
Aug 6, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Aug 6, 2025
Consulting Fee
VYNDAQEL · CARDIOVASCULAR
$6,375
Aug 6, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Aug 6, 2025
Consulting Fee
VYNDAQEL · CARDIOVASCULAR
$3,600
Jul 26, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Jul 26, 2025
Travel and Lodging
VYNDAMAX · CARDIOVASCULAR · travel to Houston, TX · in-kind
$699
Jul 18, 2025AstraZeneca UK Limited
Jul 18, 2025
Consulting Fee
Company’s descriptionResearch Related Service
$1,074
Jun 16, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Jun 16, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease
$5,250
Jun 16, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Jun 16, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease · travel to Hilton Head Island, SC
$120
Jun 2, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Jun 2, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease
$788
May 28, 2025AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
May 28, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
WAINUA · Cardiovascular and Metabolism
Company’s descriptionSpeaker Fee
$1,050
May 23, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
May 23, 2025
Consulting Fee
ONPATTRO · Genetic Disease
$1,190
May 16, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
May 16, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease · travel to Hilton Head Island, SC · in-kind
$537
May 16, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
May 16, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease · travel to Hilton Head Island, SC · in-kind
$471
Apr 23, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Apr 23, 2025
Consulting Fee
VYNDAQEL · CARDIOVASCULAR
$1,200
Apr 23, 2025Pfizer Inc.
Apr 23, 2025
Consulting Fee
VYNDAQEL · CARDIOVASCULAR
$1,200
Mar 20, 2025Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mar 20, 2025
Consulting Fee$350
Feb 18, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Feb 18, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease
$4,410
Feb 18, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Feb 18, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease · travel to Anaheim, CA
$268
Feb 18, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Feb 18, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease · travel to Anaheim, CA
$172
Feb 10, 2025AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Feb 10, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
WAINUA · Cardiovascular and Metabolism
Company’s descriptionSpeaker Fee
$4,300
Feb 3, 2025Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Feb 3, 2025
Travel and Lodging
AMVUTTRA · Genetic Disease · travel to Anaheim, CA · in-kind
$596
Jan 28, 2025AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Jan 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
WAINUA · Cardiovascular and Metabolism · travel to Branson, MO · in-kind
Company’s descriptionSpeaker Expenses
$294
Jan 28, 2025AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Jan 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
WAINUA · Cardiovascular and Metabolism · travel to Branson, MO · in-kind
Company’s descriptionSpeaker Expenses
$148

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in Missouri →

Industry-funded research

Named as a principal investigator on 6 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 4 companies. The companies reported $191,824 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.

From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated July 6, 2018), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1982920534. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.