Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $17,500 | 6 | 95.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $813.76 | 25 | 4.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Spine, Inc. | $17,628 | 8 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $421.28 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| GT Medical Technologies, Inc | $107.06 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| RTI Surgical, Inc. | $42.76 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Nevro Corp. | $32.55 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $23.86 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $22.54 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| LivaNova USA, Inc. | $21.13 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $14.73 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $172.01 | 6 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($104.48) |
| 2023 | $86.58 | 4 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($39.30) |
| 2022 | $65.05 | 3 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($65.05) |
| 2021 | $227.91 | 4 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($120.85) |
| 2020 | $55.45 | 2 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($55.45) |
| 2019 | $17,588 | 8 | Precision Spine, Inc. ($17,545) |
| 2018 | $93.85 | 2 | Precision Spine, Inc. ($82.96) |
| 2017 | $25.26 | 2 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($25.26) |
All Payment Transactions
31 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.86 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | LivaNova USA, Inc. | VNS THERAPY SENTIVA MODEL 1000 GENERATOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.13 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.54 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $73.28 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Intracept (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.69 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 02/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.51 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.73 | General |
| 03/30/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.65 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 02/22/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.65 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 01/18/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.55 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 08/19/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.01 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 05/26/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.64 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 03/08/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.40 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 06/16/2021 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | WAVEWRITER ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.97 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 03/31/2021 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.02 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 03/09/2021 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.86 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 02/25/2021 | GT Medical Technologies, Inc | GammaTile (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $107.06 | General |
| Category: KXK | ||||||
| 03/17/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.14 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 03/02/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.31 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 11/21/2019 | Precision Spine, Inc. | REFORM TI MODULAR PEDICLE SCREW (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 07/18/2019 | RTI Surgical, Inc. | Allograft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $42.76 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 05/09/2019 | Precision Spine, Inc. | CANNULATED SCREW SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 05/09/2019 | Precision Spine, Inc. | MIS 3L PEDICAL SCREW SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 03/19/2019 | Precision Spine, Inc. | REFORM POCT POSTERIOR CERVICAL SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,500.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 03/19/2019 | Precision Spine, Inc. | REFORM TI PEDICLE SCREW (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 437 | 492 | $209,782 | $65,052 |
| 2022 | 18 | 609 | 2,586 | $276,740 | $77,128 |
| 2021 | 13 | 360 | 2,004 | $154,855 | $41,115 |
| 2020 | 17 | 395 | 2,215 | $195,875 | $48,017 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
62 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 127 | 127 | $38,481 | $15,635 | 40.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 94 | 119 | $20,825 | $11,172 | 53.6% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $48,084 | $9,559 | 19.9% |
| 63030 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $40,865 | $7,544 | 18.5% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 55 | $11,165 | $5,009 | 44.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 36 | $13,824 | $4,779 | 34.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $8,786 | $3,828 | 43.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 27 | 28 | $6,300 | $3,677 | 58.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 20 | $2,400 | $1,364 | 56.8% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $14,784 | $1,283 | 8.7% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $2,120 | $590.00 | 27.8% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,368 | $356.88 | 26.1% |
| 71046 | X-ray of chest, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $780.00 | $255.45 | 32.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 113 | 113 | $41,019 | $13,338 | 32.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 107 | 140 | $25,200 | $13,076 | 51.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $38,556 | $8,770 | 22.7% |
| 63655 | Removal of spine bone for insertion of neurostimulator electrode plate in spine | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $28,824 | $7,606 | 26.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 63 | 63 | $25,101 | $6,076 | 24.2% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $16,119 | $4,580 | 28.4% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 50 | $15,250 | $3,846 | 25.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 27 | 29 | $8,335 | $3,819 | 45.8% |
| 70553 | Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | Office | 2022 | 12 | 17 | $18,003 | $2,844 | 15.8% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 53 | $11,236 | $2,810 | 25.0% |
| 63685 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $17,136 | $2,754 | 16.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 26 | 29 | $3,480 | $1,807 | 51.9% |
About Dr. Andrew Rhea, MD
Dr. Andrew Rhea, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Florence, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/27/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1508823386.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Andrew Rhea, MD has received a total of $18,314 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $172.01 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 31 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($17,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Rhea has provided services to 1,801 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,297 services with total Medicare billing of $231,312. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 62 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Florence, SC
- Active Since 04/27/2006
- Last Updated 06/20/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1508823386
Products in Payments
- REFORM POCT POSTERIOR CERVICAL SYSTEM (Device) $4,500
- REFORM TI MODULAR PEDICLE SCREW (Device) $4,000
- CANNULATED SCREW SYSTEM (Device) $3,000
- MIS 3L PEDICAL SCREW SYSTEM (Device) $3,000
- REFORM TI PEDICLE SCREW (Device) $3,000
- Vault C (Device) $127.85
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $120.86
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $109.88
- GammaTile (Device) $107.06
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $55.45
- Allograft (Device) $42.76
- Senza (Device) $32.55
- ETERNA (Device) $23.86
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $22.54
- VNS THERAPY SENTIVA MODEL 1000 GENERATOR (Device) $21.13
- Intracept (Device) $14.69
- GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $13.97
- SPECTRA IPG (Device) $11.29
- WAVEWRITER ALPHA (Device) $10.97
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $10.89
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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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