Total Payments
$283,715
2024 Payments
$8,954
Companies
21
Transactions
379
Medicare Patients
351
Medicare Billing
$74,684
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$208,082 (73.3%)
Travel$40,750 (14.4%)
Food & Beverage$18,508 (6.5%)
Other$16,375 (5.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $208,082 | 47 | 73.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $40,750 | 74 | 14.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $18,508 | 246 | 6.5% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | $10,563 | 5 | 3.7% |
| Honoraria | $4,312 | 5 | 1.5% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $1,500 | 2 | 0.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $207,575 | 120 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $30,986 | 110 | $0 (2023) |
| Synthes GmbH | $27,393 | 24 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | $9,118 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $4,071 | 52 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,916 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $712.03 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $543.04 | 8 | $0 (2019) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $478.63 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Nevro Corp. | $308.92 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,954 | 27 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($6,950) |
| 2023 | $21,552 | 29 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($14,951) |
| 2022 | $26,192 | 37 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($17,272) |
| 2021 | $37,794 | 52 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($34,810) |
| 2020 | $29,631 | 20 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($25,155) |
| 2019 | $87,373 | 73 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($69,482) |
| 2018 | $57,614 | 103 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($30,686) |
| 2017 | $14,605 | 38 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($8,269) |
All Payment Transactions
379 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 16
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.36 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,475.00 | General |
| 10/01/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.50 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.24 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.09 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.50 | General |
| 09/08/2024 | BIOCOMPOSITES INC | STIMULAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.42 | General |
| Category: BONE VOID FILLER | ||||||
| 09/07/2024 | BIOCOMPOSITES INC | STIMULAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.77 | General |
| Category: BONE VOID FILLER | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Microtransponder, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $50.16 | General |
| 07/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $175.00 | General |
| 07/19/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.90 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | XTANT MEDICAL INC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $71.08 | General |
| 06/14/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | SYMPHONY (Device), VIPER | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.22 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.63 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 04/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.78 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $167.78 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 04/17/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,085.00 | General |
| 04/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | NAVLOCK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.16 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.71 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 02/26/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $169.28 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 02/09/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,390.00 | General |
| 01/31/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.81 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 01/30/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.49 | General |
| 01/30/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.06 | General |
| 01/30/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.22 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 136 | 182 | $93,885 | $28,166 |
| 2022 | 5 | 92 | 106 | $63,582 | $19,129 |
| 2021 | 3 | 48 | 81 | $43,212 | $12,054 |
| 2020 | 4 | 75 | 81 | $78,195 | $15,335 |
Total Patients
351
Total Services
450
Medicare Billing
$74,684
Procedure Codes
18
All Medicare Procedures & Services
18 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 39 | $30,813 | $8,841 | 28.7% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $32,389 | $8,393 | 25.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $12,502 | $4,785 | 38.3% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 25 | $10,945 | $2,935 | 26.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $5,022 | $1,754 | 34.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 41 | $2,214 | $1,458 | 65.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $40,306 | $10,648 | 26.4% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 23 | $12,742 | $3,779 | 29.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $6,916 | $2,643 | 38.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 27 | $1,458 | $1,074 | 73.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $2,160 | $985.02 | 45.6% |
| 22614 | Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 39 | $40,053 | $10,131 | 25.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 31 | $1,674 | $1,185 | 70.8% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $1,485 | $738.10 | 49.7% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $60,759 | $10,311 | 17.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 23 | 23 | $8,050 | $1,964 | 24.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 25 | 30 | $6,000 | $1,834 | 30.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 16 | 17 | $3,386 | $1,225 | 36.2% |
About Dr. Ali Baaj, M.D
Dr. Ali Baaj, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in New York, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/09/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1417148800.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ali Baaj, M.D has received a total of $283,715 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $8,954 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 379 transactions from 21 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($208,082).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Baaj has provided services to 351 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 450 services with total Medicare billing of $74,684. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 18 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery
- Location New York, NY
- Active Since 08/09/2007
- Last Updated 03/07/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1417148800
Products in Payments
- EXPEDIUM (Device) $77,030
- CONCORDE (Device) $50,454
- SERRATO (Device) $14,930
- VIPER (Device) $11,714
- TRITANIUM (Device) $7,021
- ANCHOR C (Device) $2,869
- XIA (Device) $1,976
- Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation (Device) $1,625
- SYMPHONY (Device) $1,141
- CONDUIT (Device) $1,095
- ES2 (Device) $758.90
- PROCLAIM (Device) $736.09
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $592.20
- K2M CERVICAL (Device) $450.00
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $438.36
- Velys (Device) $432.17
- NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (Device) $335.34
- CHESAPEAKE STABILIZATION SYSTEM (Device) $327.67
- New Product Development (Device) $324.40
- Tritanium (Device) $319.11
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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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