Total Payments
$34,461
2024 Payments
$601.97
Companies
43
Transactions
220
Medicare Patients
249
Medicare Billing
$14,888
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$15,400 (44.7%)
Other$10,160 (29.5%)
Food & Beverage$6,324 (18.4%)
Travel$1,897 (5.5%)
Research$559.96 (1.6%)
Education$119.30 (0.3%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $15,400 | 13 | 44.7% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $10,160 | 8 | 29.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,324 | 183 | 18.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,897 | 6 | 5.5% |
| Unspecified | $559.96 | 1 | 1.6% |
| Education | $119.30 | 9 | 0.3% |
Payments by Type
General
$33,901
219 transactions
Research
$559.96
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $15,923 | 17 | $0 (2022) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $7,060 | 17 | $0 (2018) |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $6,245 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| AbbVie Inc. | $1,341 | 38 | $0 (2023) |
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $693.01 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
| Hologic, LLC | $642.92 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Allergan Inc. | $255.37 | 13 | $0 (2019) |
| Biom'Up France SAS | $203.41 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Aspira Women's Health Inc | $191.80 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Myovant Sciences Inc. | $172.85 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $601.97 | 17 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($132.18) |
| 2023 | $1,427 | 18 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,093) |
| 2022 | $883.84 | 26 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. ($250.00) |
| 2021 | $400.95 | 13 | Aspira Women's Health Inc ($115.60) |
| 2020 | $4,184 | 13 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. ($3,875) |
| 2019 | $5,937 | 27 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,000) |
| 2018 | $11,696 | 52 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. ($6,823) |
| 2017 | $9,331 | 54 | Mallinckrodt LLC ($5,166) |
All Payment Transactions
220 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/24/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.18 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | APTIMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.32 | General |
| Category: Diagnostics | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | CooperSurgical, Inc. | Paragard T 380A (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.19 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Veozah (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.71 | General |
| Category: Biological | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | MAYNE PHARMA COMMERCIAL LLC | ANNOVERA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.47 | General |
| Category: CONTRACEPTIVE | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Veozah (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.11 | General |
| Category: Biological | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | APTIMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.11 | General |
| Category: Diagnostics | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | APTIMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.99 | General |
| Category: Diagnostics | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | CooperSurgical, Inc. | Paragard T 380A (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.00 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | INJECTAFER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.82 | General |
| Category: Iron Deficiency Anemia | ||||||
| 05/24/2024 | Aspira Women's Health Inc | OVA1 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.35 | General |
| Category: OB/GYN | ||||||
| 04/09/2024 | Evofem Biosciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.92 | General |
| 04/05/2024 | Biogen, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.10 | General |
| 03/29/2024 | Aspira Women's Health Inc | OVA1 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.53 | General |
| Category: OB/GYN | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | Medline Industries LP | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.75 | General |
| 02/29/2024 | Astellas Pharma US Inc | Veozah (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.19 | General |
| Category: Biological | ||||||
| 02/05/2024 | Evofem Biosciences, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.23 | General |
| 10/10/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $92.59 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/15/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | LO LOESTRIN FE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.60 | General |
| Category: WOMENS HEALTH | ||||||
| 08/15/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | LILETTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.30 | General |
| Category: WOMENS HEALTH | ||||||
| 08/09/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DA VINCI SP (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/09/2023 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | BD Onclarity (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.19 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Testing | ||||||
| 08/07/2023 | Aspira Women's Health Inc | OVA1 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.25 | General |
| Category: OB/GYN | ||||||
| 07/07/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | LO LOESTRIN FE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.85 | General |
| Category: WOMENS HEALTH | ||||||
| 06/08/2023 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | BD Onclarity (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.30 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Testing | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAY1002670 Long term Safety vs SoC | Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $559.96 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 27 | 27 | $4,105 | $1,639 |
| 2021 | 6 | 126 | 128 | $17,510 | $7,850 |
| 2020 | 5 | 96 | 106 | $12,785 | $5,399 |
Total Patients
249
Total Services
261
Medicare Billing
$14,888
Procedure Codes
13
All Medicare Procedures & Services
13 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $3,055 | $1,048 | 34.3% |
| G0101 | Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $1,050 | $590.66 | 56.3% |
| G0101 | Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination | Office | 2021 | 42 | 42 | $3,150 | $1,794 | 56.9% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $4,200 | $1,731 | 41.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $3,150 | $1,166 | 37.0% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $3,290 | $1,165 | 35.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 20 | 22 | $2,420 | $1,030 | 42.6% |
| Q0091 | Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory | Office | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $1,300 | $963.60 | 74.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 22 | 28 | $4,315 | $1,683 | 39.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 17 | 17 | $3,635 | $1,211 | 33.3% |
| G0101 | Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination | Office | 2020 | 27 | 27 | $2,025 | $1,154 | 57.0% |
| Q0091 | Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory | Office | 2020 | 16 | 16 | $1,040 | $755.72 | 72.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 14 | 18 | $1,770 | $595.70 | 33.7% |
About Dr. Craig Saffer, M.D
Dr. Craig Saffer, M.D is a Obstetrics healthcare provider based in San Diego, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/30/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1245223726.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Craig Saffer, M.D has received a total of $34,461 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $601.97 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 220 transactions from 43 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($15,400).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Saffer has provided services to 249 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 261 services with total Medicare billing of $14,888. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2023), covering 13 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Obstetrics
- Location San Diego, CA
- Active Since 08/30/2005
- Last Updated 02/28/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207VX0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1245223726
Products in Payments
- HTX-011 (Drug) $15,673
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $7,060
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $5,245
- DA VINCI SP (Device) $1,000
- Non-Covered $559.96
- Lupron (Drug) $316.10
- LO LOESTRIN FE (Drug) $296.17
- Orilissa (Drug) $276.32
- Zynrelef (Drug) $250.00
- HemoBlast Bellows (Device) $203.41
- ACESSA PROVU SYSTEM (Device) $203.15
- MYFEMBREE (Drug) $202.60
- OVA1 (Device) $191.80
- LILETTA (Drug) $189.95
- ANNOVERA (Drug) $173.27
- INJECTAFER (Drug) $170.52
- Monalisa touch (Device) $154.08
- ORILISSA (Drug) $147.36
- Novasure (Device) $117.35
- NEXPLANON (Drug) $116.88
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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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