Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $141,021 | 12 | 72.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $50,481 | 18 | 26.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,052 | 17 | 0.5% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | $749.70 | 1 | 0.4% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $500.00 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Entertainment | $436.27 | 2 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joimax, Inc. | $172,811 | 19 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Products LLC | $8,740 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $5,780 | 8 | $0 (2018) |
| Synthes GmbH | $2,126 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Integrity Implants Inc. | $1,820 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | $1,629 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $1,250 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Spineology Inc. | $52.95 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $30.00 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $633.54 | 2 | Synthes GmbH ($500.00) |
| 2023 | $22,712 | 2 | Joimax, Inc. ($22,712) |
| 2022 | $6,417 | 4 | Joimax, Inc. ($5,300) |
| 2021 | $14,760 | 4 | Joimax, Inc. ($14,708) |
| 2020 | $12,660 | 6 | Joimax, Inc. ($10,810) |
| 2019 | $67,605 | 12 | Joimax, Inc. ($64,350) |
| 2018 | $47,058 | 15 | Joimax, Inc. ($35,691) |
| 2017 | $22,395 | 6 | Joimax, Inc. ($19,241) |
All Payment Transactions
51 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.54 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 08/18/2023 | Joimax, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $12,000.00 | General |
| 06/07/2023 | Joimax, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,711.58 | General |
| 06/13/2022 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius Robotics System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,067.40 | General |
| Category: Robotics | ||||||
| 06/13/2022 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $33.35 | General |
| Category: Robotics | ||||||
| 06/13/2022 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius Robotics System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.87 | General |
| Category: Robotics | ||||||
| 01/07/2022 | Joimax, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,300.00 | General |
| 11/10/2021 | Joimax, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,649.73 | General |
| 11/10/2021 | Joimax, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $57.77 | General |
| 11/10/2021 | Spineology Inc. | OptiMesh Interbody Fusion System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.95 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 02/08/2021 | Joimax, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,000.00 | General |
| 10/26/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | FlareHawk 7 ENDO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $194.94 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbar Spine | ||||||
| 10/24/2020 | Integrity Implants Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,625.00 | General |
| 04/16/2020 | Joimax, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $56.61 | General |
| 03/03/2020 | Joimax, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,550.00 | General |
| 02/03/2020 | SI-BONE, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: sacroiliac joint dysfunction | ||||||
| 01/27/2020 | Joimax, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,203.16 | General |
| 12/01/2019 | Synthes GmbH | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $876.00 | General |
| 12/01/2019 | Synthes GmbH | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $749.70 | General |
| 06/06/2019 | Joimax, Inc. | — | Entertainment | Cash or cash equivalent | $408.04 | General |
| 03/14/2019 | Joimax, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $333.28 | General |
| 03/07/2019 | Vertiflex, Inc. | Superion ISS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $141.80 | General |
| Category: Spinal stenosis | ||||||
| 03/07/2019 | Vertiflex, Inc. | Superion ISS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $44.54 | General |
| Category: Spinal stenosis | ||||||
| 03/07/2019 | Vertiflex, Inc. | Superion ISS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $42.61 | General |
| Category: Spinal stenosis | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 211 | 226 | $320,564 | $64,689 |
| 2022 | 7 | 153 | 170 | $112,322 | $26,349 |
| 2021 | 9 | 229 | 258 | $349,775 | $68,140 |
| 2020 | 7 | 163 | 194 | $322,069 | $63,307 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
32 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62380 | Release of lower spinal cord and/or nerve root using endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 18 | $142,230 | $23,023 | 16.2% |
| 63042 | Partial removal of spine bone with re-exploration, release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, 1 interspace | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $82,323 | $15,760 | 19.1% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $56,248 | $10,789 | 19.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $11,186 | $3,956 | 35.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 44 | 53 | $8,614 | $3,564 | 41.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $8,736 | $3,127 | 35.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 25 | $6,380 | $2,503 | 39.2% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $3,726 | $1,465 | 39.3% |
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,121 | $500.61 | 44.7% |
| 63042 | Partial removal of spine bone with re-exploration, release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, 1 interspace | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 14 | $78,022 | $13,581 | 17.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 35 | 42 | $6,762 | $2,849 | 42.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 26 | 27 | $6,804 | $2,780 | 40.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $5,950 | $2,133 | 35.9% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2022 | 27 | 34 | $5,372 | $2,097 | 39.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $5,460 | $1,932 | 35.4% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $3,952 | $976.46 | 24.7% |
| 62380 | Decompression of spinal cord and/or nerve root in lower back using endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 22 | $179,278 | $26,713 | 14.9% |
| 63042 | Re-exploration of spine repair with release of lower spinal cord or nerves, single interspace | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 23 | $128,179 | $24,381 | 19.0% |
| 99442 | Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2021 | 51 | 66 | $10,428 | $4,981 | 47.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 34 | 35 | $8,820 | $3,682 | 41.7% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 35 | 35 | $8,330 | $3,141 | 37.7% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $6,188 | $2,241 | 36.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 24 | 28 | $4,508 | $2,062 | 45.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $2,322 | $794.47 | 34.2% |
| G2012 | Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic | Office | 2021 | 12 | 14 | $1,722 | $144.72 | 8.4% |
About Dr. Albert Telfeian, M.D
Dr. Albert Telfeian, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Providence, Rhode Island. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/11/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1164472916.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Albert Telfeian, M.D has received a total of $194,239 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $633.54 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 51 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($141,021).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Telfeian has provided services to 756 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 848 services with total Medicare billing of $222,484. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 32 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
- Location Providence, RI
- Active Since 05/11/2006
- Last Updated 08/15/2013
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1164472916
Products in Payments
- Superion ISS (Device) $1,629
- Excelsius Robotics System (Device) $1,083
- FlareHawk 7 ENDO (Device) $194.94
- ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) $133.54
- OptiMesh Interbody Fusion System (Device) $52.95
- ExcelsiusGPS (Device) $33.35
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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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