Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $104,798 | 51 | 41.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $97,513 | 30 | 38.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $25,408 | 78 | 10.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $21,709 | 250 | 8.6% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | $2,000 | 1 | 0.8% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $671.00 | 2 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $131,181 | 233 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOCOMPOSITES INC | $64,802 | 68 | $0 (2024) |
| ORTHALIGN INC | $44,448 | 48 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $6,794 | 48 | $0 (2024) |
| Synthes GmbH | $2,990 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Bone Support Inc. | $1,000 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $227.09 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| MY01 Inc. | $151.43 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $144.73 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. | $101.16 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,345 | 22 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($4,350) |
| 2023 | $53,052 | 57 | Biocomposites Inc ($34,958) |
| 2022 | $23,700 | 29 | Biocomposites Inc ($11,880) |
| 2021 | $40,135 | 69 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($31,411) |
| 2020 | $46,433 | 34 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($33,722) |
| 2019 | $47,973 | 76 | ORTHALIGN INC ($26,402) |
| 2018 | $22,285 | 58 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($14,126) |
| 2017 | $11,175 | 67 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($7,739) |
All Payment Transactions
412 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/11/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| 11/15/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.65 | General |
| 11/08/2024 | ORTHALIGN INC | ORTHALIGN PLUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $154.30 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.78 | General |
| 11/07/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $172.27 | General |
| 11/07/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.00 | General |
| 10/22/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Avenir (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.51 | General |
| Category: Hips | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | ORTHALIGN INC | ORTHALIGN PLUS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $59.62 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | BIOCOMPOSITES INC | STIMULAN (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: BONE VOID FILLER | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | BIOCOMPOSITES INC | STIMULAN (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| Category: BONE VOID FILLER | ||||||
| 06/28/2024 | BIOCOMPOSITES INC | STIMULAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $166.96 | General |
| Category: BONE VOID FILLER | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.23 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 05/08/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | NCB (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.05 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 05/07/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $199.82 | General |
| 03/28/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 03/28/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 03/28/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $250.00 | General |
| 02/21/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $192.69 | General |
| 02/21/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.74 | General |
| 02/16/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $190.26 | General |
| 02/08/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.54 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 01/31/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,250.00 | General |
| 12/14/2023 | Biocomposites Inc | Stimulan (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Bone Void Filler | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | MY01 Inc. | MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure Monitor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $151.43 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 11/05/2023 | Biocomposites Inc | Stimulan (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $123.74 | General |
| Category: Bone Void Filler | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 669 | 817 | $1.3M | $145,928 |
| 2022 | 11 | 639 | 792 | $1.2M | $140,532 |
| 2021 | 10 | 529 | 665 | $998,192 | $124,024 |
| 2020 | 10 | 273 | 317 | $479,817 | $59,712 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
43 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 37 | $413,559 | $41,392 | 10.0% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $233,480 | $27,808 | 11.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 187 | 234 | $200,772 | $25,471 | 12.7% |
| 27446 | Replacement of knee joint on side of knee | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 15 | $115,275 | $14,681 | 12.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 149 | 201 | $102,108 | $13,712 | 13.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 92 | 92 | $99,820 | $12,028 | 12.0% |
| 20985 | Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 45 | $31,974 | $5,518 | 17.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 49 | 69 | $29,363 | $3,848 | 13.1% |
| 11981 | Insertion of drug delivery implant into tissue | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 32 | $28,608 | $875.83 | 3.1% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2023 | 45 | 67 | $3,484 | $595.19 | 17.1% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 33 | $359,499 | $36,730 | 10.2% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 30 | $278,380 | $34,251 | 12.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 179 | 256 | $130,048 | $18,452 | 14.2% |
| 27446 | Replacement of knee joint on side of knee | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $115,275 | $15,081 | 13.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 106 | 120 | $102,960 | $13,333 | 12.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 84 | 84 | $91,140 | $10,992 | 12.1% |
| 20985 | Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure | Facility | 2022 | 41 | 44 | $29,744 | $5,472 | 18.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 61 | 85 | $35,235 | $4,563 | 12.9% |
| 99211 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | Office | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $2,425 | $666.62 | 27.5% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2022 | 42 | 63 | $3,276 | $523.14 | 16.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $7,290 | $370.72 | 5.1% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2022 | 11 | 19 | $513.00 | $97.41 | 19.0% |
| 27447 | Repair of knee joint, lower or upper part of joint, inside and outside area | Facility | 2021 | 22 | 25 | $270,300 | $28,461 | 10.5% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 25 | $235,725 | $28,407 | 12.1% |
| 27446 | Repair of knee joint, lower or upper part of joint, inside or outside area | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 19 | $146,015 | $19,291 | 13.2% |
About Dr. Adam Sassoon, MD
Dr. Adam Sassoon, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/18/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1750580882.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Adam Sassoon, MD has received a total of $252,098 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $7,345 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 412 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($104,798).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sassoon has provided services to 2,110 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,591 services with total Medicare billing of $470,196. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 43 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Los Angeles, CA
- Active Since 07/18/2007
- Last Updated 08/03/2018
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1750580882
Products in Payments
- Stimulan (Device) $50,505
- OrthAlign Plus System (Device) $41,749
- REDAPT (Device) $23,973
- LEGION TKS (Device) $20,016
- REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $14,828
- Stimulan Rapid Cure (Device) $11,880
- LEGION (Device) $10,204
- OXINIUM Knee (Device) $8,800
- Journey II XR (Device) $7,872
- PICO (Device) $6,420
- Legion Revision (Device) $6,263
- PICO Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Device) $5,253
- Legion (Device) $4,440
- JOURNEY II (Device) $2,580
- ORTHALIGN PLUS (Device) $2,418
- STIMULAN (Device) $2,417
- REDAPT Revision Hip System (Device) $2,293
- Navio Surgical System (Device) $1,846
- ANTHOLOGY (Device) $1,834
- Anthology (Device) $1,545
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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