Total Payments
$18,069
2024 Payments
$248.17
Companies
19
Transactions
86
Medicare Patients
1,738
Medicare Billing
$521,550
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$11,750 (65.0%)
Travel$3,450 (19.1%)
Food & Beverage$2,869 (15.9%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $11,750 | 8 | 65.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,450 | 10 | 19.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,869 | 68 | 15.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amendia, Inc. | $6,795 | 6 | $0 (2018) |
| SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. | $6,665 | 9 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $3,311 | 25 | $0 (2020) |
| Stryker Corporation | $265.23 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $207.34 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $155.99 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $154.53 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | $135.03 | 6 | $0 (2018) |
| Nevro Corp. | $96.59 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | $86.74 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $248.17 | 6 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. ($86.74) |
| 2023 | $287.28 | 6 | Stryker Corporation ($184.16) |
| 2022 | $35.39 | 2 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($18.65) |
| 2021 | $134.35 | 5 | Medtronic, Inc. ($92.67) |
| 2020 | $1,957 | 16 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,275) |
| 2019 | $5,896 | 20 | SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. ($3,839) |
| 2018 | $7,115 | 20 | Amendia, Inc. ($4,556) |
| 2017 | $2,396 | 11 | Amendia, Inc. ($2,239) |
All Payment Transactions
86 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.57 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.76 | General |
| 09/05/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.23 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $81.07 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.80 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 02/08/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.74 | General |
| 11/28/2023 | Stryker Corporation | ES2 SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.32 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 10/23/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.38 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 10/10/2023 | Stryker Corporation | SPINEJACK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $174.84 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 08/16/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.49 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 07/14/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.64 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 01/12/2023 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $48.61 | General |
| 11/29/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.74 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 08/16/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | General - Pain Management (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.65 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 12/05/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.31 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 12/04/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.93 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 05/20/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Mazor X Stealth Edition (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.43 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 05/04/2021 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.44 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 01/12/2021 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | Barricaid Annular Closure Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.24 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 12/11/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.37 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/18/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/15/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.58 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 07/13/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.91 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 03/03/2020 | Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | COFLEX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.98 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 02/15/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.48 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 432 | 480 | $508,071 | $117,642 |
| 2022 | 13 | 511 | 545 | $611,247 | $138,338 |
| 2021 | 17 | 521 | 555 | $761,159 | $181,952 |
| 2020 | 6 | 274 | 327 | $331,501 | $83,618 |
Total Patients
1,738
Total Services
1,907
Medicare Billing
$521,550
Procedure Codes
47
All Medicare Procedures & Services
47 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $163,548 | $43,237 | 26.4% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $155,424 | $26,000 | 16.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 168 | 212 | $52,364 | $19,756 | 37.7% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $30,121 | $7,108 | 23.6% |
| 22899 | Other procedure on spine | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $59,244 | $6,760 | 11.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $13,736 | $4,240 | 30.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 27 | 29 | $10,556 | $3,968 | 37.6% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $11,394 | $2,584 | 22.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 40 | $6,560 | $2,455 | 37.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $3,444 | $933.60 | 27.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $1,680 | $600.04 | 35.7% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 50 | 50 | $227,149 | $57,947 | 25.5% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 56 | 56 | $181,327 | $29,562 | 16.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 105 | 119 | $29,392 | $10,947 | 37.2% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $46,075 | $10,250 | 22.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 69 | 69 | $27,876 | $8,290 | 29.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 95 | 105 | $17,219 | $6,639 | 38.6% |
| 22899 | Other procedure on spine | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $44,279 | $5,357 | 12.1% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 19 | $12,027 | $2,937 | 24.4% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $11,640 | $1,993 | 17.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $6,027 | $1,711 | 28.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 27 | 32 | $3,584 | $1,123 | 31.3% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $2,730 | $925.02 | 33.9% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $1,920 | $657.47 | 34.2% |
| 22612 | Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 50 | 50 | $216,300 | $56,851 | 26.3% |
About Dr. Brian Cuddy, MD
Dr. Brian Cuddy, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Charleston, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/23/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1629037924.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brian Cuddy, MD has received a total of $18,069 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $248.17 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 86 transactions from 19 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($11,750).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cuddy has provided services to 1,738 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,907 services with total Medicare billing of $521,550. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 47 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Charleston, SC
- Active Since 03/23/2006
- Last Updated 04/16/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1629037924
Products in Payments
- CLUTCH (Device) $5,750
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $1,791
- MazorX - Renaissance (Device) $1,443
- Clutch (Device) $500.00
- SPINEJACK (Device) $174.84
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $151.73
- coflex (Device) $103.89
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $96.59
- Medical Device (Device) $89.41
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $85.46
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $83.67
- MAKO (Device) $81.07
- COFLEX (Device) $57.12
- KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) $45.06
- PROCLAIM (Device) $32.38
- Barricaid Annular Closure Device (Device) $30.24
- INTELLIS (Device) $29.77
- Allograft (Device) $23.45
- Mazor X Stealth Edition (Device) $23.43
- ETERNA (Device) $23.23
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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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