Total Payments
$74,905
2024 Payments
$2,034
Companies
27
Transactions
184
Medicare Patients
754
Medicare Billing
$285,512
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$54,360 (72.6%)
Food & Beverage$13,340 (17.8%)
Travel$3,455 (4.6%)
Other$3,000 (4.0%)
Consulting$750.00 (1.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $54,360 | 11 | 72.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $13,340 | 161 | 17.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,455 | 8 | 4.6% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | $1,500 | 2 | 2.0% |
| Honoraria | $1,500 | 1 | 2.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $750.00 | 1 | 1.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $55,478 | 21 | $0 (2020) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $4,698 | 49 | $0 (2023) |
| Synthes GmbH | $4,331 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,275 | 36 | $0 (2024) |
| Cerapedics, Inc. | $1,633 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| SPINEART USA INC | $1,282 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $595.21 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $559.45 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $539.16 | 8 | $0 (2021) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $466.68 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,034 | 28 | Medtronic, Inc. ($857.95) |
| 2023 | $2,479 | 32 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,142) |
| 2022 | $2,159 | 27 | NuVasive, Inc. ($1,287) |
| 2021 | $1,495 | 15 | NuVasive, Inc. ($283.13) |
| 2020 | $3,843 | 21 | Cerapedics, Inc. ($1,633) |
| 2019 | $16,725 | 23 | Stryker Corporation ($15,178) |
| 2018 | $22,622 | 20 | Stryker Corporation ($20,486) |
| 2017 | $23,549 | 18 | Stryker Corporation ($19,602) |
All Payment Transactions
184 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $88.83 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | GRAFTONAND GRAFTON PLUSDEMINERALIZED BONE MATRIX (DBM) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.89 | General |
| Category: Bone Matrix/Graft | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.05 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $47.36 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Carlsmed, Inc. | aprevo (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $189.05 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.17 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $62.61 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/20/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $132.91 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.21 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 07/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.56 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $174.60 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 07/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $166.98 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 07/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.91 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 07/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.18 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.03 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.05 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | SPINEART USA INC | Perla TL (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $48.85 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.16 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.16 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $128.25 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $111.22 | General |
| 07/17/2024 | Bioventus LLC | BONESCALPEL & SONICONE (O.R.) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.93 | General |
| Category: NOT APPLICABLE | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | SPINEART USA INC | Perla TL (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.89 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.54 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | GRAFTONAND GRAFTON PLUSDEMINERALIZED BONE MATRIX (DBM) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.46 | General |
| Category: Bone Matrix/Graft | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 68 | 86 | $197,359 | $28,850 |
| 2022 | 10 | 196 | 250 | $704,435 | $95,261 |
| 2021 | 11 | 218 | 286 | $491,682 | $72,085 |
| 2020 | 11 | 272 | 307 | $613,952 | $89,316 |
Total Patients
754
Total Services
929
Medicare Billing
$285,512
Procedure Codes
36
All Medicare Procedures & Services
36 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| 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 | 22 | 23 | $135,999 | $18,836 | 13.9% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 36 | $38,880 | $6,401 | 16.5% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $13,376 | $2,125 | 15.9% |
| 20931 | Graft of donor bone to spine | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $9,104 | $1,488 | 16.3% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $177,450 | $28,221 | 15.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $165,564 | $19,191 | 11.6% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 45 | $90,855 | $13,559 | 14.9% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 56 | $60,480 | $9,663 | 16.0% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $55,160 | $8,993 | 16.3% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $97,344 | $7,347 | 7.5% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $29,184 | $4,616 | 15.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $12,138 | $1,448 | 11.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 24 | $9,432 | $1,162 | 12.3% |
| 20931 | Graft of donor bone to spine | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $6,828 | $1,062 | 15.5% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $102,352 | $15,452 | 15.1% |
| 22614 | Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 61 | $120,831 | $15,442 | 12.8% |
| 22612 | Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $96,612 | $14,190 | 14.7% |
| 22845 | Insertion of anterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 2 to 3 vertebral segments | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $39,739 | $6,852 | 17.2% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 35 | $36,260 | $6,001 | 16.6% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $25,143 | $3,577 | 14.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 37 | 40 | $23,080 | $3,361 | 14.6% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $15,736 | $2,747 | 17.5% |
| 20931 | Structural donor bone graft for spine surgery | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $9,214 | $1,610 | 17.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 30 | 30 | $11,790 | $1,580 | 13.4% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 19 | $10,925 | $1,273 | 11.7% |
About Dr. Bobby Tay, MD
Dr. Bobby Tay, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in San Francisco, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/31/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1124065164.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Bobby Tay, MD has received a total of $74,905 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,034 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 184 transactions from 27 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($54,360).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Tay has provided services to 754 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 929 services with total Medicare billing of $285,512. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 36 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location San Francisco, CA
- Active Since 05/31/2006
- Last Updated 07/09/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1124065164
Products in Payments
- ESCALATE (Device) $54,360
- i-FACTOR Putty (Device) $1,633
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $990.96
- TLIF (Device) $758.05
- RELINE (Device) $745.52
- Pulse (Device) $543.49
- PERLA TL (Device) $497.87
- OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) $459.96
- XLIF (Device) $452.19
- Osteocel (Device) $357.26
- ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) $341.58
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $323.90
- PRODISC C (Device) $299.71
- UNID_PASS (Device) $297.21
- YUKON (Device) $279.23
- Mobi-C (Device) $277.33
- Aspida (Device) $266.69
- PERLA C (Device) $263.14
- GRAFTONAND GRAFTON PLUSDEMINERALIZED BONE MATRIX (DBM) (Device) $251.35
- Triad (Device) $240.65
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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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