Total Payments
$42,143
2024 Payments
$7,368
Companies
15
Transactions
84
Medicare Patients
180
Medicare Billing
$15,217
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$30,772 (73.0%)
Travel$6,844 (16.2%)
Food & Beverage$4,527 (10.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $30,772 | 1 | 73.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,844 | 17 | 16.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,527 | 66 | 10.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| NuVasive, Inc. | $30,772 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $4,443 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,784 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Highridge Medical LLC | $1,316 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,061 | 15 | $0 (2023) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $621.16 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $286.98 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $192.28 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Summit Surgical Corp. | $154.58 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $142.12 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,368 | 39 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($2,956) |
| 2023 | $2,476 | 27 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($1,208) |
| 2022 | $31,101 | 4 | NuVasive, Inc. ($30,772) |
| 2021 | $265.12 | 3 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($136.98) |
| 2019 | $150.00 | 1 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($150.00) |
| 2018 | $109.09 | 1 | Organogenesis Inc. ($109.09) |
| 2017 | $673.18 | 9 | Stryker Corporation ($461.03) |
All Payment Transactions
84 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.72 | General |
| 12/19/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.67 | General |
| 12/09/2024 | Invictus Surgical Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.19 | General |
| 12/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $203.01 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.86 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.66 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.72 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.12 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.81 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.58 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.80 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Invictus Surgical Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.87 | General |
| 11/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $718.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $112.90 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,205.88 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation (Device), Velys | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.36 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $55.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.97 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.62 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | MOBI-C PLUG & FIT US (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.64 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Skeletal Dynamics Inc | Geminus (Device), Align, IJS | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.49 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Invictus Surgical Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.55 | General |
| 07/30/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | MOBI-C PLUG & FIT US (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.36 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | MOBI-C PLUG & FIT US (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $666.20 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | MOBI-C PLUG & FIT US (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $299.79 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 119 | 137 | $31,429 | $9,838 |
| 2022 | 1 | 12 | 12 | $6,366 | $1,239 |
| 2021 | 2 | 38 | 39 | $17,973 | $3,504 |
| 2020 | 1 | 11 | 12 | $2,445 | $636.19 |
Total Patients
180
Total Services
200
Medicare Billing
$15,217
Procedure Codes
9
All Medicare Procedures & Services
9 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 | 41 | 48 | $9,491 | $3,378 | 35.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 30 | $8,030 | $3,241 | 40.4% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $7,730 | $1,363 | 17.6% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 20 | $3,491 | $994.48 | 28.5% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 27 | 28 | $2,688 | $861.52 | 32.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $6,366 | $1,239 | 19.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 27 | 27 | $14,553 | $2,837 | 19.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 12 | $3,420 | $667.44 | 19.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 12 | $2,445 | $636.19 | 26.0% |
About Dr. Andre Shaffer, MD
Dr. Andre Shaffer, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Seattle, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/10/2012. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1275899635.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Andre Shaffer, MD has received a total of $42,143 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $7,368 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 84 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($30,772).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Shaffer has provided services to 180 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 200 services with total Medicare billing of $15,217. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 9 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Trauma, Orthopaedic Trauma
- Location Seattle, WA
- Active Since 04/10/2012
- Last Updated 09/27/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1275899635
Products in Payments
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $3,208
- UNID_PASS (Device) $2,784
- MOBI-C PLUG & FIT US (Device) $1,316
- GAMMA (Device) $194.07
- Triathlon (Device) $163.19
- Knees Product Portfolio (Device) $150.00
- AQUAMANTYS (Device) $142.12
- Avenir (Device) $136.98
- Tritanium (Device) $136.61
- Solanas (Device) $134.92
- VARIAX (Device) $128.14
- Variax (Device) $117.95
- T2 (Device) $112.92
- Apligraf (Biological) $109.09
- HOFFMANN (Device) $102.35
- Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation (Device) $86.36
- CONDUIT (Device) $82.77
- VAC ULTA (Device) $70.03
- RISE-L . RISE-L A/L (Device) $47.34
- trauma navigation system (Device) $43.28
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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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