Total Payments
$858,205
2024 Payments
$86,992
Companies
28
Transactions
725
Medicare Patients
2,922
Medicare Billing
$1.0M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$402,160 (46.9%)
Other$188,137 (21.9%)
Royalty/License$184,202 (21.5%)
Travel$68,503 (8.0%)
Food & Beverage$15,158 (1.8%)
Gifts$44.41 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $402,160 | 87 | 46.9% |
| Royalty or License | $184,202 | 211 | 21.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $180,612 | 7 | 21.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $68,503 | 157 | 8.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $15,158 | 252 | 1.8% |
| Honoraria | $7,525 | 1 | 0.9% |
| Gift | $44.41 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 9 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$858,205
716 transactions
Ownership
$0
9 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $318,587 | 259 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | $232,513 | 63 | $0 (2024) |
| ORTHO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | $167,292 | 201 | $0 (2024) |
| Kuros Biosciences AG | $40,405 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Clariance, Inc. | $33,730 | 42 | $0 (2024) |
| Clariance SAS | $25,940 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | $14,894 | 20 | $0 (2024) |
| Augmedics Inc. | $9,500 | 17 | $0 (2023) |
| Expanding Innovations, Inc. | $2,850 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $2,758 | 14 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $86,992 | 98 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($38,575) |
| 2023 | $84,440 | 92 | ORTHO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ($20,456) |
| 2022 | $70,881 | 65 | ORTHO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ($24,962) |
| 2021 | $47,650 | 52 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($27,669) |
| 2020 | $91,210 | 88 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($41,095) |
| 2019 | $133,854 | 104 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($51,690) |
| 2018 | $177,577 | 119 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($77,030) |
| 2017 | $165,601 | 107 | DePuy Synthes Products LLC ($97,547) |
All Payment Transactions
725 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 29
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13/2024 | ORTHO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | Pagoda (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $737.79 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.84 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.03 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/07/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.18 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $236.35 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $168.47 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $0.74 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | ORTHO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | Pagoda (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $939.41 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $569.22 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Expanding Innovations, Inc. | X-PAC (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,200.00 | General |
| 10/18/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | VIPER (Device), EXPEDIUM, T-PAL | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,774.44 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | VIPER (Device), EXPEDIUM, T-PAL | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.78 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.61 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | ORTHO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | Pagoda (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $992.79 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Teligen (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.21 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | VISTASEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.17 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | VISTASEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.91 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | VISTASEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.87 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | VISTASEAL (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $459.99 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | VISTASEAL (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $399.00 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | VISTASEAL (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $226.87 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | VISTASEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.64 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | CONDUIT (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,720.41 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Clariance, Inc. | Erisma-LP (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $42.95 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 840 | 1,049 | $557,594 | $303,265 |
| 2022 | 14 | 669 | 872 | $370,619 | $224,299 |
| 2021 | 12 | 701 | 945 | $366,505 | $232,278 |
| 2020 | 15 | 712 | 923 | $434,360 | $282,307 |
Total Patients
2,922
Total Services
3,789
Medicare Billing
$1.0M
Procedure Codes
59
All Medicare Procedures & Services
59 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 60 | 61 | $121,378 | $51,421 | 42.4% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $58,882 | $41,363 | 70.2% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 63 | 157 | $83,353 | $30,436 | 36.5% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $31,662 | $24,669 | 77.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 169 | 169 | $31,212 | $23,590 | 75.6% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 90 | $27,565 | $21,429 | 77.7% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 52 | $24,218 | $18,652 | 77.0% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $20,542 | $13,695 | 66.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 161 | 170 | $16,892 | $13,035 | 77.2% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $46,195 | $10,405 | 22.5% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $30,211 | $9,711 | 32.1% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $10,631 | $8,334 | 78.4% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $9,503 | $7,397 | 77.8% |
| 20937 | Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft | Facility | 2023 | 41 | 44 | $9,078 | $6,725 | 74.1% |
| 63052 | Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 27 | $8,244 | $6,441 | 78.1% |
| 64714 | Release of upper leg nerve | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $14,954 | $6,023 | 40.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 101 | 119 | $7,770 | $5,779 | 74.4% |
| 63053 | Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 20 | $5,304 | $4,159 | 78.4% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 50 | 51 | $110,069 | $51,704 | 47.0% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 48 | 134 | $49,715 | $27,215 | 54.7% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $31,655 | $25,053 | 79.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 192 | 192 | $29,052 | $22,727 | 78.2% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 39 | 85 | $26,799 | $21,194 | 79.1% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $36,587 | $17,202 | 47.0% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $15,840 | $12,493 | 78.9% |
About Dr. Andrew Sama, MD
Dr. Andrew Sama, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Ny, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1992769608.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Andrew Sama, MD has received a total of $858,205 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $86,992 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 725 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($402,160).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sama has provided services to 2,922 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,789 services with total Medicare billing of $1.0M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 59 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Ny, NY
- Active Since 04/12/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1992769608
Products in Payments
- Pagoda (Device) $140,746
- VIPER (Device) $115,407
- EXPEDIUM (Device) $115,170
- BRAINLAB (Device) $79,125
- MAGNETOS (Device) $42,066
- Spinal Rod (Device) $25,343
- CONDUIT (Device) $15,254
- Idys-LLIF 3DTi (Device) $10,548
- Xvision (Device) $9,500
- Idys-ALIF ZP 3DTi (Device) $8,951
- Spine & Trauma 3D Navigation (Device) $8,775
- Stand-Alone ALIF Cage (Device) $7,620
- Idys-ALIF ZP (Device) $7,161
- LIFENET VIVIGEN (Device) $5,467
- ALIF Cage (Device) $3,539
- COUGAR (Device) $2,991
- X-PAC (Device) $2,850
- XLIF (Device) $2,241
- General Product Portfolio (Device) $2,105
- CONCORDE (Device) $2,021
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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.