Total Payments
$203,816
2024 Payments
$80,372
Companies
50
Transactions
528
Medicare Patients
3,876
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$125,063 (61.4%)
Travel$31,991 (15.7%)
Royalty/License$25,959 (12.7%)
Food & Beverage$20,678 (10.1%)
Education$125.00 (0.1%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $125,063 | 21 | 61.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $31,991 | 111 | 15.7% |
| Royalty or License | $25,959 | 133 | 12.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $20,678 | 251 | 10.1% |
| Education | $125.00 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 11 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$203,816
517 transactions
Ownership
$0
11 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $53,428 | 67 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $43,192 | 32 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $26,891 | 41 | $0 (2024) |
| RTI Surgical, Inc. | $22,764 | 98 | $0 (2019) |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | $16,290 | 34 | $0 (2022) |
| Bacterin International Inc | $14,250 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $9,717 | 87 | $0 (2022) |
| Amplify Surgical, Inc. | $3,378 | 21 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,133 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $1,872 | 26 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $80,372 | 37 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($39,993) |
| 2023 | $18,510 | 68 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($7,112) |
| 2022 | $8,034 | 47 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($2,562) |
| 2021 | $18,675 | 74 | Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. ($9,036) |
| 2020 | $13,119 | 55 | Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. ($6,984) |
| 2019 | $22,024 | 103 | RTI Surgical, Inc. ($14,700) |
| 2018 | $29,665 | 82 | Bacterin International Inc ($14,250) |
| 2017 | $13,418 | 62 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($7,008) |
All Payment Transactions
528 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 22
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Monument (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $716.11 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,250.00 | General |
| 10/11/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $115.00 | General |
| 10/11/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $115.00 | General |
| 10/10/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $530.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $325.08 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $629.95 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $61.85 | General |
| 08/11/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.64 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Monument (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $657.14 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Curiteva, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $188.79 | General |
| 06/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.87 | General |
| 06/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.64 | General |
| 06/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.73 | General |
| 06/12/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | IdentiTi (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.81 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 06/03/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,739.08 | General |
| 05/09/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus MIS (Device), LTP, Solus ALIF | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $18,728.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,500.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus MIS (Device), Other - Miscellaneous | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,603.57 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/09/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 04/26/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Monument (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $512.39 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Battalion PLIF - PS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $161.45 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | Spine Wave, Inc. | SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.93 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 03/14/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $328.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 03/11/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus MIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.97 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | 983 | 1,136 | $1.2M | $317,692 |
| 2022 | 18 | 812 | 914 | $1.0M | $280,107 |
| 2021 | 18 | 955 | 1,104 | $1.1M | $319,303 |
| 2020 | 22 | 1,126 | 1,288 | $1.0M | $300,379 |
Total Patients
3,876
Total Services
4,442
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Procedure Codes
81
All Medicare Procedures & Services
81 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $169,117 | $52,300 | 30.9% |
| 22514 | Treatment of broken lower spine bone with placement of stabilizing device | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $177,817 | $49,853 | 28.0% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $84,224 | $26,800 | 31.8% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 43 | $163,144 | $25,493 | 15.6% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 68 | 115 | $73,416 | $22,973 | 31.3% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 35 | $62,895 | $19,863 | 31.6% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $87,535 | $18,349 | 21.0% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 60 | $57,966 | $18,015 | 31.1% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $56,491 | $17,286 | 30.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 161 | 174 | $55,503 | $16,023 | 28.9% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $43,124 | $13,614 | 31.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 112 | 121 | $27,174 | $7,608 | 28.0% |
| 22552 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 21 | $20,528 | $6,497 | 31.7% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 155 | 173 | $16,711 | $5,013 | 30.0% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 25 | $13,041 | $4,107 | 31.5% |
| 22585 | Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $15,331 | $3,879 | 25.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $9,918 | $2,868 | 28.9% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $6,859 | $1,989 | 29.0% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 60 | 66 | $6,279 | $1,794 | 28.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $6,073 | $1,633 | 26.9% |
| 98977 | Device supply with scheduled recording and transmission for remote monitoring of musculoskeletal system, per 30 days | Office | 2023 | 21 | 30 | $3,971 | $1,162 | 29.2% |
| 98975 | Set-up and patient education for remote monitoring of therapy | Office | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $1,102 | $356.88 | 32.4% |
| 72070 | X-ray of middle spine, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $978.83 | $216.24 | 22.1% |
| 22513 | Treatment of broken middle spine bone with placement of stabilizing device using imaging guidance | Office | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $209,531 | $60,934 | 29.1% |
| 22514 | Treatment of broken lower spine bone with placement of stabilizing device | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $177,817 | $51,399 | 28.9% |
About Dr. Ali Araghi, DO
Dr. Ali Araghi, DO is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Sun City West, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/06/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1912969635.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ali Araghi, DO has received a total of $203,816 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $80,372 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 528 transactions from 50 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($125,063).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Araghi has provided services to 3,876 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,442 services with total Medicare billing of $1.2M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 81 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Sun City West, AZ
- Active Since 04/06/2006
- Last Updated 03/05/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1912969635
Products in Payments
- Invictus MIS (Device) $24,712
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $24,649
- MONUMENT (Device) $19,680
- MAKO (Device) $14,391
- NANOSS ABGS FAMILY (Device) $13,424
- AIRO (Device) $13,285
- SIMMETRY IMPLANT, 12.5MM X 50MM (Device) $9,034
- Simmetry (Device) $6,250
- Allograft (Device) $6,000
- Monument (Device) $4,602
- XLIF (Device) $3,481
- dualX (Device) $3,378
- SlMMETRY (Device) $2,346
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $2,133
- Excelsius Robotics System (Device) $1,653
- Biologics (Device) $1,621
- SImmetry Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System (Device) $1,607
- MAP3 CELLULAR ALLOGENEIC BONE GRAFT (Device) $1,588
- M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc (Device) $1,529
- Pulse (Device) $1,512
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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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