Total Payments
$14,161
2024 Payments
$3,434
Companies
16
Transactions
86
Medicare Patients
5,719
Medicare Billing
$941,034
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$5,401 (38.1%)
Food & Beverage$4,945 (34.9%)
Consulting$3,400 (24.0%)
Education$414.99 (2.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $5,401 | 20 | 38.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,945 | 62 | 34.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $3,400 | 3 | 24.0% |
| Education | $414.99 | 1 | 2.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $3,435 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $3,042 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,506 | 14 | $0 (2022) |
| SPINEART USA INC | $2,183 | 9 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $869.64 | 8 | $0 (2020) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $861.80 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $695.41 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $128.64 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $119.80 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $86.48 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,434 | 18 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. ($3,016) |
| 2023 | $3,266 | 12 | Centinel Spine, LLC ($2,761) |
| 2022 | $396.76 | 6 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. ($142.09) |
| 2021 | $2,572 | 15 | SPINEART USA INC ($2,183) |
| 2020 | $1,727 | 12 | Stryker Corporation ($1,574) |
| 2019 | $2,766 | 23 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($861.80) |
All Payment Transactions
86 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/26/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | WaveForm C (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $650.00 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Innovation Technologies Inc | IRRISEPT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.90 | General |
| Category: JET LAVAGE DEVICE WITH CHG | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.53 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 7D Surgical FLASH Frame (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.80 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Biological), TISSEEL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $119.80 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.79 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ADAPTIX INTERBODY SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 05/12/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $266.50 | General |
| 05/11/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $429.00 | General |
| 05/10/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $429.00 | General |
| 05/10/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $281.50 | General |
| 05/10/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $184.27 | General |
| 05/10/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Mariner (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.16 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbosacral Pedicle Screw System | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Mariner (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.02 | General |
| Category: Thoracolumbosacral Pedicle Screw System | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 7D Surgical System (Device), Mariner MIS | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $347.86 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems & Motion Preservation | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 7D Surgical System (Device), Mariner MIS | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $269.40 | General |
| Category: Spine Hardware Systems & Motion Preservation | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.85 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 01/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.34 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/21/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 10/31/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ARTIC-L 3D TI SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TIONIC TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 10/27/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.18 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.15 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/13/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.88 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/24/2023 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC C VIVO (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $146.53 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.63 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29 | 1,623 | 1,947 | $1.7M | $338,529 |
| 2022 | 35 | 1,781 | 2,180 | $1.5M | $294,551 |
| 2021 | 25 | 1,913 | 2,499 | $1.1M | $259,968 |
| 2020 | 14 | 402 | 522 | $377,000 | $47,986 |
Total Patients
5,719
Total Services
7,148
Medicare Billing
$941,034
Procedure Codes
103
All Medicare Procedures & Services
103 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 5
| 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 | 87 | 87 | $350,523 | $63,065 | 18.0% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $249,850 | $48,580 | 19.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 306 | 380 | $85,880 | $33,354 | 38.8% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $140,646 | $26,506 | 18.8% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 114 | 114 | $81,282 | $18,181 | 22.4% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $83,056 | $14,730 | 17.7% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 63 | 81 | $77,355 | $14,690 | 19.0% |
| 22856 | Insertion of artificial upper spine disc, anterior approach | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $73,092 | $13,567 | 18.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 195 | 222 | $33,744 | $13,438 | 39.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 107 | 107 | $37,450 | $12,118 | 32.4% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 40 | $58,800 | $11,237 | 19.1% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $60,249 | $11,187 | 18.6% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $49,734 | $8,969 | 18.0% |
| 22214 | Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $75,600 | $7,727 | 10.2% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 56 | 107 | $68,764 | $7,632 | 11.1% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 36 | $28,656 | $5,448 | 19.0% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 181 | 212 | $22,954 | $5,327 | 23.2% |
| 73221 | Mri scan of arm joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 37 | 74 | $48,922 | $5,182 | 10.6% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 29 | 59 | $39,234 | $4,147 | 10.6% |
| 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 | 21 | 21 | $25,200 | $3,588 | 14.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $10,896 | $3,434 | 31.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $6,424 | $1,874 | 29.2% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 46 | 52 | $7,332 | $1,684 | 23.0% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 31 | 40 | $4,160 | $1,057 | 25.4% |
| 72082 | X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 14 | 16 | $2,528 | $789.68 | 31.2% |
About Dr. Benjamin Geddes, MD
Dr. Benjamin Geddes, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/08/2014. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1942629969.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Geddes, MD has received a total of $14,161 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,434 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 86 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($5,401).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Geddes has provided services to 5,719 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,148 services with total Medicare billing of $941,034. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 103 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Location Chattanooga, TN
- Active Since 04/08/2014
- Last Updated 05/07/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1942629969
Products in Payments
- PRODISC C (Device) $2,500
- PERLA TL (Device) $1,912
- ANCHOR C (Device) $957.19
- EXPEDIUM (Device) $861.80
- CD HORIZON (Device) $683.51
- WaveForm C (Device) $650.00
- 7D Surgical System (Device) $617.26
- NONE (Device) $531.30
- AVIATOR (Device) $443.75
- PRODISC C VIVO (Device) $358.55
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $294.33
- SCARLET AL-T (Device) $250.00
- TRITANIUM (Device) $147.62
- SERRATO (Device) $142.51
- M6-C (Device) $142.09
- CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $139.85
- Forza (Device) $131.12
- Lateral (Device) $128.64
- FLOSEAL (Biological) $119.80
- Mariner (Device) $107.18
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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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