Total Payments
$275,411
2024 Payments
$65,072
Companies
24
Transactions
377
Medicare Patients
193
Medicare Billing
$14,079
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$124,173 (45.1%)
Consulting$80,540 (29.2%)
Travel$30,468 (11.1%)
Education$28,414 (10.3%)
Food & Beverage$9,501 (3.4%)
Research$2,314 (0.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $80,540 | 29 | 29.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $44,461 | 14 | 16.1% |
| Honoraria | $37,213 | 17 | 13.5% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $33,350 | 13 | 12.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $30,468 | 95 | 11.1% |
| Education | $28,414 | 29 | 10.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $9,501 | 176 | 3.4% |
| Grant | $9,132 | 1 | 3.3% |
| Unspecified | $2,314 | 2 | 0.8% |
| Entertainment | $18.40 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$273,097
375 transactions
Research
$2,314
2 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vericel Corporation | $109,799 | 127 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $59,339 | 77 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $26,254 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Sequoia Surgical, Inc. | $19,190 | 46 | $0 (2022) |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | $16,722 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Synthes GmbH | $12,636 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| DJO, LLC | $9,132 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Evolution Surgical, Inc | $6,517 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| Linvatec Corporation | $3,984 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $2,911 | 28 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $65,072 | 58 | Vericel Corporation ($18,921) |
| 2023 | $63,789 | 47 | Vericel Corporation ($18,673) |
| 2022 | $53,765 | 50 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($29,575) |
| 2021 | $18,398 | 33 | Vericel Corporation ($9,450) |
| 2020 | $9,649 | 15 | Vericel Corporation ($5,773) |
| 2019 | $32,898 | 98 | Vericel Corporation ($22,427) |
| 2018 | $17,074 | 39 | Vericel Corporation ($12,650) |
| 2017 | $14,766 | 37 | Vericel Corporation ($8,887) |
All Payment Transactions
377 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 16
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/24/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,625.00 | General |
| 12/23/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,400.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.86 | General |
| 12/04/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY & FRACTURE PARTIAL ECLIPSE & BIOTSR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.24 | General |
| Category: Arthroplasty - Implants - Shoulder Arthroplasty & Fracture - Partial Eclipse & BioTSR | ||||||
| 11/28/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | VA-LCP (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,677.68 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 11/28/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | VA-LCP (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.12 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,150.00 | General |
| 11/13/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $320.70 | General |
| 11/10/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $4,374.18 | General |
| 10/24/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,200.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 10/13/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | Mitek (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $195.25 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 10/13/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | Mitek (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $195.25 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | FMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.07 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | FMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.85 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | FMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.92 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | FMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.20 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | INFINITY KNEE SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/19/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $700.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | In-kind items and services | $373.10 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Ossur Americas, Inc. | Miami J (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $87.10 | General |
| Category: Bracing & Supports | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Linvatec Corporation | LIVATEC KNEE PRESERVATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.15 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,400.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Evolution Surgical, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.57 | General |
| 08/29/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | Mitek (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $471.31 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $623.40 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Study of MACI in Patients Aged 10 to <17 Years With Symptomatic Chondral or Osteochondral Defects of the Knee (PEAK) | Vericel Corporation | $2,314 | 2 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 35 | 45 | $16,796 | $1,992 |
| 2022 | 2 | 29 | 35 | $14,358 | $2,081 |
| 2021 | 4 | 86 | 107 | $41,252 | $7,188 |
| 2020 | 3 | 43 | 48 | $15,788 | $2,818 |
Total Patients
193
Total Services
235
Medicare Billing
$14,079
Procedure Codes
11
All Medicare Procedures & Services
11 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $7,434 | $1,136 | 15.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 17 | 24 | $9,362 | $856.06 | 9.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 16 | $7,768 | $1,201 | 15.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 19 | $6,590 | $879.89 | 13.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 27 | 31 | $13,243 | $2,584 | 19.5% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $10,950 | $1,876 | 17.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 19 | 28 | $8,079 | $1,526 | 18.9% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 22 | 30 | $8,980 | $1,201 | 13.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 14 | $6,625 | $1,319 | 19.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 17 | 19 | $4,671 | $819.98 | 17.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2020 | 13 | 15 | $4,492 | $678.99 | 15.1% |
About Dr. Cassandra Lee, MD
Dr. Cassandra Lee, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Sacramento, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/27/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1760689525.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Cassandra Lee, MD has received a total of $275,411 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $65,072 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 377 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($80,540).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lee has provided services to 193 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 235 services with total Medicare billing of $14,079. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 11 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Sports Medicine
- Location Sacramento, CA
- Active Since 06/27/2007
- Last Updated 02/13/2012
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1760689525
Products in Payments
- MACI (Biological) $77,497
- VA-LCP (Device) $22,228
- ACUFEX (Device) $15,011
- MACI _ PEAK Study (Drug) $12,650
- CAP-FIX (Device) $10,500
- MACI (Drug) $8,887
- Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) $5,387
- FAST-FIX (Device) $3,000
- GTS System (Device) $2,500
- Hymovis (Device) $2,500
- Double Pump RF (Device) $2,000
- KNEE BIOLOGICS (Device) $2,000
- RIGIDLOOP (Device) $1,859
- BIOCLEANSE MENISCUS (Device) $1,543
- INFINITY KNEE SYSTEM (Device) $1,500
- BIORAPTOR (Device) $1,276
- TRUNAV (Device) $1,000
- Mitek (Device) $861.81
- NOVOCART 3D (Biological) $782.56
- NA (Device) $679.68
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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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