Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $5,000 | 2 | 44.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,282 | 75 | 29.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,005 | 14 | 26.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $7,523 | 23 | $0 (2022) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $2,209 | 19 | $0 (2020) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $729.16 | 14 | $0 (2020) |
| Allergan Inc. | $241.61 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $234.08 | 11 | $0 (2020) |
| Covidien LP | $44.88 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| ACELL, INC. | $39.36 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| BAXTER HEALTHCARE | $35.95 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $35.93 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | $31.28 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39.00 | 2 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($39.00) |
| 2021 | $2,078 | 6 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($2,078) |
| 2020 | $5,644 | 20 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($5,406) |
| 2019 | $882.71 | 19 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($343.94) |
| 2018 | $2,118 | 30 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($1,524) |
| 2017 | $525.24 | 14 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($281.30) |
All Payment Transactions
91 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/11/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.22 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/11/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.78 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/22/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $75.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/20/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $155.88 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/14/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/14/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $466.91 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/14/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $204.47 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/14/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $175.55 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/25/2020 | TELA Bio, Inc. | Ovitex (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.93 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 08/19/2020 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.36 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 04/03/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.98 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/31/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.94 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/31/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.66 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/31/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.05 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/31/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.73 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/30/2020 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Powered Circular (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.14 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 03/24/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.37 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/24/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.61 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/24/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $22.50 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/24/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.70 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/09/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/09/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $75.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/09/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/24/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $447.90 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/21/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $482.02 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 186 | 213 | $69,850 | $24,211 |
| 2022 | 6 | 102 | 119 | $27,608 | $10,380 |
| 2021 | 5 | 102 | 136 | $26,773 | $10,284 |
| 2020 | 1 | 20 | 21 | $4,925 | $1,873 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
21 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $14,717 | $4,968 | 33.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 61 | $11,165 | $4,298 | 38.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $12,792 | $4,155 | 32.5% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 25 | $7,027 | $2,584 | 36.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 16 | $7,776 | $2,471 | 31.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $6,258 | $2,184 | 34.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,900 | $1,661 | 33.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $4,019 | $1,403 | 34.9% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $1,196 | $486.97 | 40.7% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 36 | $6,228 | $2,286 | 36.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $5,904 | $2,182 | 37.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $4,522 | $1,622 | 35.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $3,730 | $1,460 | 39.1% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $3,904 | $1,449 | 37.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 18 | $3,320 | $1,380 | 41.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 40 | 74 | $12,802 | $4,816 | 37.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $4,592 | $1,727 | 37.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $3,060 | $1,465 | 47.9% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $3,904 | $1,299 | 33.3% |
| 99283 | Emergency department visit, moderately severe problem | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $2,415 | $977.25 | 40.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 20 | 21 | $4,925 | $1,873 | 38.0% |
About Dr. C. Espinel, MD
Dr. C. Espinel, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Arlington, Virginia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/04/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1891842985.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. C. Espinel, MD has received a total of $11,287 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $39.00 received in 2022. These payments were reported across 91 transactions from 19 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($5,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Espinel has provided services to 410 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 489 services with total Medicare billing of $46,747. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 21 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery
- Location Arlington, VA
- Active Since 01/04/2007
- Last Updated 07/23/2013
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1891842985
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $7,523
- BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement (Device) $1,528
- SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) $681.06
- STRATTICE (Device) $241.61
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $236.33
- SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats (Device) $206.92
- Mega Soft (Device) $113.28
- VISTASEAL (Biological) $97.22
- PICO (Device) $78.47
- PICO Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Device) $75.45
- Echelon Powered Circular (Device) $64.52
- Santyl (Drug) $60.21
- TISSEEL (Biological) $35.95
- Ovitex (Device) $35.93
- BRIDION (Drug) $31.28
- ProGrip (Device) $29.14
- GATTEX (Drug) $24.40
- NASCOBAL (Drug) $21.09
- SPY Technology (Device) $20.11
- PICO7 (Device) $19.95
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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