Total Payments
$528,662
2024 Payments
$1,883
Companies
18
Transactions
154
Medicare Patients
2,571
Medicare Billing
$292,633
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$514,037 (97.2%)
Travel$9,621 (1.8%)
Food & Beverage$5,005 (0.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $514,037 | 31 | 97.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $9,621 | 15 | 1.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,005 | 108 | 0.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| NuVasive, Inc. | $512,530 | 34 | $0 (2023) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $4,964 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| Curiteva, Inc. | $3,182 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $2,212 | 65 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $1,766 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $1,444 | 8 | $0 (2020) |
| Benvenue Medical Inc | $1,033 | 11 | $0 (2018) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $601.16 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Team 1, Llc | $538.40 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | $154.26 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,883 | 8 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($1,766) |
| 2023 | $10,200 | 21 | NuVasive, Inc. ($8,751) |
| 2022 | $44,709 | 29 | NuVasive, Inc. ($39,081) |
| 2021 | $37,747 | 30 | NuVasive, Inc. ($37,150) |
| 2020 | $65,216 | 19 | NuVasive, Inc. ($60,530) |
| 2019 | $73,071 | 15 | NuVasive, Inc. ($72,628) |
| 2018 | $134,332 | 15 | NuVasive, Inc. ($133,483) |
| 2017 | $161,503 | 17 | NUVASIVE, INC. ($160,907) |
All Payment Transactions
154 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $71.31 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CoRoent (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $109.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CoRoent (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $325.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CoRoent (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $327.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | MaXcess (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 04/16/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.17 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 04/10/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.37 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CoRoent (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $986.44 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | CoRoent (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,346.62 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/07/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.09 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 09/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 09/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 09/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 09/29/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $234.08 | General |
| 09/29/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.00 | General |
| 09/29/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.00 | General |
| 09/29/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 09/29/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 09/28/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $234.08 | General |
| 09/20/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.17 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 09/14/2023 | Team 1, Llc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $538.40 | General |
| 08/15/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | CoRoent (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,120.10 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/24/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.06 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 05/09/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | PLIF (Device), CoRoent, MaXcess | Royalty or License | In-kind items and services | $1,884.77 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 04/12/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.23 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 642 | 942 | $528,456 | $62,063 |
| 2022 | 14 | 548 | 747 | $380,893 | $46,776 |
| 2021 | 23 | 670 | 980 | $709,440 | $89,202 |
| 2020 | 21 | 711 | 1,099 | $630,218 | $94,592 |
Total Patients
2,571
Total Services
3,768
Medicare Billing
$292,633
Procedure Codes
75
All Medicare Procedures & Services
75 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 175 | 247 | $66,183 | $15,096 | 22.8% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $77,364 | $9,731 | 12.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 78 | 101 | $39,328 | $7,975 | 20.3% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 64 | 88 | $110,700 | $7,027 | 6.3% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 32 | $32,768 | $5,336 | 16.3% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 19 | $39,729 | $2,613 | 6.6% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 32 | $27,904 | $2,598 | 9.3% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 77 | 107 | $13,826 | $2,521 | 18.2% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 22 | 24 | $43,564 | $1,926 | 4.4% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 25 | $21,450 | $1,489 | 6.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $6,246 | $1,484 | 23.8% |
| 72141 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $29,476 | $1,327 | 4.5% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $6,628 | $1,198 | 18.1% |
| 72040 | X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 25 | 39 | $8,525 | $830.89 | 9.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $2,059 | $420.20 | 20.4% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,941 | $410.41 | 21.1% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 17 | 125 | $765.00 | $81.24 | 10.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 144 | 191 | $53,862 | $11,807 | 21.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 96 | 128 | $50,740 | $10,939 | 21.6% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2022 | 52 | 70 | $88,560 | $5,651 | 6.4% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 25 | $25,600 | $3,695 | 14.4% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2022 | 34 | 36 | $64,674 | $2,917 | 4.5% |
| 63685 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator generator or receiver | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $24,750 | $2,751 | 11.1% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 57 | 79 | $10,417 | $2,011 | 19.3% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 28 | $24,024 | $1,935 | 8.1% |
About Dr. Bradley Heiges, MD
Dr. Bradley Heiges, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Savannah, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/07/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1871565481.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Bradley Heiges, MD has received a total of $528,662 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,883 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 154 transactions from 18 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($514,037).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Heiges has provided services to 2,571 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,768 services with total Medicare billing of $292,633. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 75 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Savannah, GA
- Active Since 02/07/2006
- Last Updated 10/23/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1871565481
Products in Payments
- PLIF (Device) $274,079
- CoRoent (Device) $115,609
- MaXcess (Device) $93,216
- SpheRx (Device) $31,133
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $4,599
- Intracept (Device) $1,444
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $1,158
- Kiva VCF Treatment System (Device) $754.44
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $699.34
- Kiva VCF Treatment System (Medical Supply) $278.12
- WAVEWRITER ALPHA (Device) $255.47
- COFLEX (Device) $154.26
- RELINE (Device) $138.58
- KODIAK (Device) $132.43
- Battalion TLIF - PC (Device) $48.34
- Brigade (Device) $42.95
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $38.34
- GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $33.20
- Modulus (Device) $29.14
- CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $27.18
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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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