Total Payments
$2,186
2024 Payments
$127.15
Companies
16
Transactions
54
Medicare Patients
861
Medicare Billing
$86,682
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$1,319 (60.3%)
Travel$705.79 (32.3%)
Consulting$161.20 (7.4%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,319 | 50 | 60.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $705.79 | 2 | 32.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $161.20 | 2 | 7.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synaptive Medical Inc. | $866.99 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $369.76 | 13 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $334.98 | 11 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $221.28 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $76.03 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $52.14 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $51.20 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $43.88 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $35.94 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Nevro Corp. | $32.46 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $127.15 | 3 | Stryker Corporation ($76.03) |
| 2023 | $268.10 | 10 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($136.21) |
| 2022 | $146.31 | 5 | Medtronic, Inc. ($96.21) |
| 2021 | $53.65 | 3 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($21.40) |
| 2020 | $101.76 | 5 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($57.35) |
| 2019 | $264.78 | 7 | Synaptive Medical Inc. ($161.20) |
| 2018 | $907.17 | 12 | Synaptive Medical Inc. ($705.79) |
| 2017 | $317.17 | 9 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($198.18) |
All Payment Transactions
54 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MILD DEVICE KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.03 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INFINITY OCCIPITOCERVICAL UPPER THORACIC SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.39 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.73 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 12/08/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Teligen (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.36 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 06/29/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.48 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 05/12/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | POWEREASE INSTRUMENTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.71 | General |
| Category: Enabling | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | SYMPHONY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.11 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 05/05/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | SPACE-D SYSTEM 5.5/6.0 VOYAGER INSTRUMENT SET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.70 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 04/27/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MASTERGRAFT MATRIX EXT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.54 | General |
| Category: Bone Matrix/Graft | ||||||
| 04/12/2023 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | ANDEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.96 | General |
| Category: Rare Disease | ||||||
| 02/23/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VIPER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.82 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Truelok System (Device), Trinity Elite | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.50 | General |
| Category: External orthopaedic fixation system, single-use | ||||||
| 01/30/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Sentio (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.92 | General |
| 11/18/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDOSKELETON TL NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.64 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 08/28/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.70 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 05/26/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | ELEVATE SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.87 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 05/13/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Sentio (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.53 | General |
| 04/28/2022 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, CODMAN HAKIM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.57 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 05/09/2021 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | FIBERGRAFT BG Morsels (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.40 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 05/06/2021 | Nevro Corp. | Omnia (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.98 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 02/19/2021 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, DURAGEN DURAL GRAFT MATRIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.27 | General |
| Category: NEURO CRITICAL CARE | ||||||
| 12/21/2020 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | VIPER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.63 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 09/24/2020 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | CONDUIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.66 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 07/23/2020 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Spinal-Stim Osteogenesis Stimulator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.44 | General |
| Category: STIMULATOR, BONE GROWTH, NON-INVASIVE | ||||||
| 07/09/2020 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.06 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 258 | 288 | $74,775 | $27,089 |
| 2022 | 6 | 212 | 234 | $57,395 | $20,571 |
| 2021 | 7 | 197 | 218 | $49,731 | $17,847 |
| 2020 | 5 | 194 | 212 | $59,490 | $21,175 |
Total Patients
861
Total Services
952
Medicare Billing
$86,682
Procedure Codes
25
All Medicare Procedures & Services
25 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 86 | 86 | $24,675 | $8,881 | 36.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 41 | 41 | $13,325 | $4,943 | 37.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $13,500 | $4,117 | 30.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 36 | $6,300 | $3,483 | 55.3% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 39 | 50 | $9,250 | $3,130 | 33.8% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $5,600 | $1,861 | 33.2% |
| 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 | 17 | $2,125 | $674.22 | 31.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 55 | 55 | $15,125 | $6,041 | 39.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 41 | 41 | $13,325 | $5,096 | 38.2% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 46 | 46 | $9,200 | $3,766 | 40.9% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 33 | 47 | $13,030 | $2,713 | 20.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 23 | $3,965 | $2,262 | 57.1% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 22 | $2,750 | $692.50 | 25.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 38 | 39 | $10,725 | $4,274 | 39.8% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 50 | 50 | $12,575 | $4,104 | 32.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $10,877 | $3,862 | 35.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 27 | 32 | $3,860 | $2,227 | 57.7% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 37 | $8,325 | $2,136 | 25.7% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 21 | $2,279 | $647.22 | 28.4% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2021 | 13 | 15 | $1,090 | $597.36 | 54.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 55 | 56 | $25,500 | $9,173 | 36.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 43 | 43 | $11,825 | $4,783 | 40.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 38 | 38 | $9,500 | $2,901 | 30.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 36 | 49 | $9,065 | $2,864 | 31.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 22 | 26 | $3,600 | $1,454 | 40.4% |
About Dr. Cedric Shorter, M.D
Dr. Cedric Shorter, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in St Petersburg, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/24/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1194936096.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Cedric Shorter, M.D has received a total of $2,186 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $127.15 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 54 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,319).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Shorter has provided services to 861 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 952 services with total Medicare billing of $86,682. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 25 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location St Petersburg, FL
- Active Since 05/24/2007
- Last Updated 03/14/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1194936096
Products in Payments
- Brightmatter Guide/Modus V (Device) $866.99
- ELEVATE (Device) $219.67
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $89.73
- MILD DEVICE KIT (Device) $76.03
- ZERO-P (Device) $75.11
- Sentio (Device) $66.45
- VIPER (Device) $62.44
- ENDOSKELETON TL NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) $52.64
- CODMAN CERTAS (Device) $52.14
- Mobi-C (Device) $43.88
- Teligen (Device) $42.36
- POWEREASE INSTRUMENTS (Device) $41.71
- SYMPHONY (Device) $36.11
- INFINITY OCCIPITOCERVICAL UPPER THORACIC SYSTEM (Device) $35.39
- EXPAREL (Drug) $33.17
- COALITION AGX (Device) $26.86
- PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System (Device) $25.58
- RISE (Device) $24.34
- Truelok System (Device) $23.50
- ELEVATE SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $22.87
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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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