Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $135,473 | 32 | 41.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $95,713 | 16 | 29.3% |
| Royalty or License | $59,702 | 33 | 18.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $29,036 | 98 | 8.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,021 | 102 | 2.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $105,563 | 120 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $88,513 | 56 | $0 (2020) |
| Stryker Corporation | $57,762 | 36 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $51,691 | 48 | $0 (2023) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $18,339 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $4,173 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Carlsmed, Inc. | $485.85 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Life Spine, Inc. | $395.49 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $21.80 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $61,858 | 55 | Medtronic, Inc. ($39,140) |
| 2023 | $36,872 | 34 | Medtronic, Inc. ($29,759) |
| 2022 | $32,124 | 48 | Medtronic, Inc. ($24,043) |
| 2021 | $18,969 | 34 | Medtronic, Inc. ($12,621) |
| 2020 | $83,846 | 46 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($78,324) |
| 2019 | $22,031 | 24 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($10,189) |
| 2018 | $26,844 | 12 | Stryker Corporation ($17,822) |
| 2017 | $44,399 | 28 | Stryker Corporation ($33,972) |
All Payment Transactions
281 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 2 of 12
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/26/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $189.55 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INFUSE BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $328.60 | General |
| Category: Bone Matrix/Graft | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INFUSE BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Bone Matrix/Graft | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INFUSE BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Bone Matrix/Graft | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INFUSE BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $117.89 | General |
| Category: Bone Matrix/Graft | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INFUSE BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Bone Matrix/Graft | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $650.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | AttraX (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,522.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Monolith (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $567.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/01/2024 | Life Spine, Inc. | TRULIFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.84 | General |
| Category: Spinal Surgery | ||||||
| 04/23/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.70 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $325.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $13,325.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,300.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.67 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/16/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $249.18 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/16/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.35 | General |
| 02/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $358.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $155.63 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $68.02 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $47.90 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Monolith (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $729.62 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 02/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,225.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 02/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $971.88 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 02/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $523.32 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 546 | 728 | $656,349 | $105,026 |
| 2022 | 15 | 640 | 829 | $908,287 | $145,193 |
| 2021 | 10 | 532 | 729 | $654,160 | $109,873 |
| 2020 | 10 | 559 | 693 | $502,916 | $85,371 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
44 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 254 | 379 | $123,779 | $27,338 | 22.1% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $161,806 | $21,564 | 13.3% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 42 | $84,672 | $12,856 | 15.2% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $70,740 | $10,236 | 14.5% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $91,943 | $9,474 | 10.3% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 41 | $44,526 | $8,126 | 18.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 75 | 75 | $34,350 | $7,309 | 21.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 110 | 129 | $29,518 | $6,130 | 20.8% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $15,015 | $1,992 | 13.3% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $209,396 | $30,656 | 14.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 238 | 342 | $102,264 | $25,153 | 24.6% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 69 | $139,104 | $21,766 | 15.6% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 22 | $86,460 | $13,563 | 15.7% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $84,870 | $9,199 | 10.8% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 44 | $47,784 | $9,136 | 19.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 81 | 81 | $36,734 | $7,723 | 21.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 120 | 139 | $28,623 | $7,182 | 25.1% |
| 22214 | Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $84,799 | $6,766 | 8.0% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $41,239 | $6,418 | 15.6% |
| 63052 | Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $18,466 | $2,918 | 15.8% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $17,745 | $2,429 | 13.7% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $4,552 | $1,282 | 28.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $5,342 | $819.63 | 15.3% |
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $909.14 | $181.30 | 19.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 265 | 425 | $119,718 | $30,277 | 25.3% |
About Dr. Adam Shimer, MD
Dr. Adam Shimer, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Charlottesville, Virginia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/23/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1346367695.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Adam Shimer, MD has received a total of $326,944 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $61,858 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 281 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($135,473).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Shimer has provided services to 2,277 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,979 services with total Medicare billing of $445,463. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 44 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Charlottesville, VA
- Active Since 03/23/2007
- Last Updated 03/28/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1346367695
Products in Payments
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $53,893
- Monolith (Device) $44,328
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $18,818
- ARIA (Device) $17,591
- AccuLIF (Device) $15,787
- STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) $15,645
- AttraX (Device) $15,374
- ES2 (Device) $14,929
- MazorX - Renaissance (Device) $13,474
- nanoLOCK-C (Device) $12,633
- Mazor X Stealth Edition (Device) $11,205
- StealthStation (Device) $11,002
- PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $6,724
- CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $5,901
- CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $5,756
- TRITANIUM (Device) $5,753
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $4,173
- INFUSE BONE GRAFT (Device) $3,188
- XLIF (Device) $2,806
- ENDOSKELETON TL NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) $1,625
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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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