Total Payments
$9,391
2024 Payments
$274.63
Companies
14
Transactions
78
Medicare Patients
159
Medicare Billing
$21,316
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$5,960 (63.5%)
Food & Beverage$3,431 (36.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $5,960 | 18 | 63.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,431 | 58 | 36.5% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 2 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$9,391
76 transactions
Ownership
$0
2 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $4,382 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $2,197 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $985.37 | 18 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $612.83 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $368.52 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Omniscient Neurotechnology America Ltd | $248.12 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Nevro Corp. | $192.80 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $182.67 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Amgen Inc. | $124.20 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $43.87 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $274.63 | 7 | Abbott Laboratories ($146.64) |
| 2023 | $2,864 | 18 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($2,119) |
| 2022 | $2,853 | 21 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($2,311) |
| 2021 | $2,743 | 23 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($2,004) |
| 2019 | $43.87 | 2 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($43.87) |
| 2018 | $612.83 | 7 | Stryker Corporation ($612.83) |
All Payment Transactions
78 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | NEUROPACE, INC. | RNS Neurostimulator Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.71 | General |
| Category: Epilepsy | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.33 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Solus ALIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $60.06 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.89 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/06/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.36 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.28 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 2024 | Hubly Incorporated | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 12/28/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $265.08 | General |
| 09/26/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.99 | General |
| 09/26/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.28 | General |
| 09/26/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.67 | General |
| 09/14/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,010.40 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/11/2023 | Omniscient Neurotechnology America Ltd | Quicktome (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $248.12 | General |
| Category: Software as a Medical Device | ||||||
| 09/09/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.09 | General |
| Category: General - DBS_NMD | ||||||
| 09/01/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.00 | General |
| 08/10/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 08/09/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.33 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $616.70 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/07/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $26.86 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/07/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/07/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/23/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.80 | General |
| Category: Robotics | ||||||
| 03/14/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.50 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.00 | General |
| Category: General - DBS_NMD | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 14 | 16 | $3,888 | $898.52 |
| 2022 | 5 | 85 | 89 | $27,190 | $8,151 |
| 2021 | 3 | 36 | 37 | $98,013 | $7,615 |
| 2020 | 2 | 24 | 24 | $85,701 | $4,652 |
Total Patients
159
Total Services
166
Medicare Billing
$21,316
Procedure Codes
11
All Medicare Procedures & Services
11 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $3,888 | $898.52 | 23.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $9,640 | $2,944 | 30.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $7,657 | $2,374 | 31.0% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $3,945 | $1,122 | 28.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 15 | $3,660 | $1,122 | 30.7% |
| 99447 | Telephone or internet assessment with verbal and written report by consulting physician, 11-20 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 26 | $2,288 | $589.00 | 25.7% |
| 61867 | Implantation of brain neurostimulator electrodes microelectrode recording | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 13 | $68,856 | $5,835 | 8.5% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $3,252 | $968.76 | 29.8% |
| 61868 | Implantation of brain neurostimulator electrodes with microelectrode recording | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $25,905 | $810.96 | 3.1% |
| 61867 | Implantation of brain neurostimulator electrodes microelectrode recording | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $59,796 | $3,834 | 6.4% |
| 61868 | Implantation of brain neurostimulator electrodes with microelectrode recording | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $25,905 | $817.68 | 3.2% |
About Dr. Amit Ayer, M.D
Dr. Amit Ayer, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Palo Alto, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/07/2013. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1841638293.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Amit Ayer, M.D has received a total of $9,391 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $274.63 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 78 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($5,960).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ayer has provided services to 159 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 166 services with total Medicare billing of $21,316. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 11 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
- Location Palo Alto, CA
- Active Since 06/07/2013
- Last Updated 03/28/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1841638293
Products in Payments
- EXCELSIUS GPS (Device) $1,995
- Excelsius Robotics System (Device) $1,817
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $1,747
- XIA (Device) $467.83
- GENERAL DBS (Device) $417.01
- Excelsius Cranial 1.0 (Device) $278.54
- Quicktome (Device) $248.12
- General - DBS (Device) $221.31
- RISE-L (Device) $215.32
- Senza (Device) $166.33
- Infinity DBS Pulse Generators (Device) $161.27
- PROCLAIM (Device) $146.64
- SENSIGHT (Device) $145.70
- TRITANIUM (Device) $145.00
- Repatha (Biological) $124.20
- INFINITY (Device) $60.61
- Solus ALIF (Device) $60.06
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $59.96
- MOUNTAINEER (Device) $43.87
- ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) $37.80
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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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