Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $538.37 | 18 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| NuVasive, Inc. | $326.25 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $57.56 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Radius Health, Inc. | $33.57 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Amgen Inc. | $32.68 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $27.00 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $23.33 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Vericel Corporation | $22.42 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| ZIMVIE INC. | $15.56 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $87.60 | 4 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($27.00) |
| 2022 | $199.14 | 8 | NuVasive, Inc. ($126.86) |
| 2021 | $251.63 | 6 | NuVasive, Inc. ($199.39) |
All Payment Transactions
18 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PENTA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.33 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 08/02/2023 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.42 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 04/18/2023 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device), Zilretta | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.00 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 02/07/2023 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Spinal-stim (Device), Spinal-Stim | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.85 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 08/11/2022 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.96 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 08/10/2022 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Cervical-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.04 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 06/28/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | XLIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.07 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/10/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | XLIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.58 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 04/18/2022 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.72 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 03/08/2022 | ZIMVIE INC. | Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.56 | General |
| Category: Bone Healing | ||||||
| 03/01/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | Propel (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.81 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 01/18/2022 | NuVasive, Inc. | XLIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.40 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 06/18/2021 | Radius Health, Inc. | Tymlos (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.91 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 06/11/2021 | NuVasive, Inc. | Archon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.17 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 04/07/2021 | Radius Health, Inc. | Tymlos (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.66 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 03/23/2021 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Cervical-STIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.67 | General |
| Category: Stimulator, Bone Growth, Non-Invasive | ||||||
| 02/02/2021 | NuVasive, Inc. | Modulus (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.39 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 01/13/2021 | NuVasive, Inc. | XLIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $167.83 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 182 | 236 | $47,004 | $10,926 |
| 2022 | 5 | 151 | 198 | $41,613 | $10,456 |
| 2021 | 4 | 81 | 138 | $189,759 | $8,139 |
| 2020 | 7 | 214 | 352 | $668,949 | $24,101 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
21 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 | 91 | 141 | $29,475 | $7,631 | 25.9% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 44 | 45 | $7,541 | $1,367 | 18.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $5,029 | $1,048 | 20.8% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $3,352 | $587.69 | 17.5% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $1,607 | $293.42 | 18.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 73 | 116 | $24,249 | $6,737 | 27.8% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2022 | 34 | 38 | $6,368 | $1,158 | 18.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $4,715 | $1,068 | 22.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $3,408 | $884.25 | 25.9% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $2,873 | $608.80 | 21.2% |
| 22551 | Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at upper spinal column, anterior approach, complex | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $87,315 | $3,227 | 3.7% |
| 22853 | Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 65 | $56,049 | $2,002 | 3.6% |
| 22552 | Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc in upper spinal column below second vertebra of neck , anterior approach | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 31 | $40,960 | $1,464 | 3.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 23 | 26 | $5,435 | $1,446 | 26.6% |
| 22551 | Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at upper spinal column, anterior approach | Facility | 2020 | 45 | 45 | $245,584 | $9,069 | 3.7% |
| 22853 | Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae | Facility | 2020 | 55 | 146 | $124,632 | $4,492 | 3.6% |
| 22552 | Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc in upper spinal column below second vertebra of neck , anterior approach | Facility | 2020 | 39 | 84 | $110,788 | $3,998 | 3.6% |
| 22846 | Insertion of anterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 4 to 7 vertebral segments | Facility | 2020 | 26 | 26 | $71,679 | $2,357 | 3.3% |
| 22558 | Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $52,199 | $1,843 | 3.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 24 | 26 | $5,435 | $1,269 | 23.3% |
| 22849 | Reinsertion of spinal fixation device | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $58,633 | $1,072 | 1.8% |
About Cassandra Tang
Cassandra Tang is a Surgical healthcare provider based in Newton, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/13/2015. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1225424591.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Cassandra Tang has received a total of $538.37 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $87.60 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 18 transactions from 8 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($538.37).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Tang has provided services to 628 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 924 services with total Medicare billing of $53,622. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 21 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgical
- Location Newton, MA
- Active Since 04/13/2015
- Last Updated 04/13/2015
- Taxonomy Code 363AS0400X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1225424591
Products in Payments
- XLIF (Device) $267.88
- Tymlos (Biological) $33.57
- EVENITY (Biological) $32.68
- Iovera (Device) $27.00
- Propel (Device) $26.81
- Cervical-Stim (Device) $24.04
- PENTA (Device) $23.33
- MACI (Biological) $22.42
- Archon (Device) $19.17
- Cervical-STIM (Device) $18.67
- Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System (Device) $15.56
- Spinal-stim (Device) $14.85
- Modulus (Device) $12.39
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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