Total Payments
$16,219
2024 Payments
$5,648
Companies
24
Transactions
121
Medicare Patients
585
Medicare Billing
$81,570
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$6,367 (39.3%)
Education$5,535 (34.1%)
Travel$3,450 (21.3%)
Consulting$842.58 (5.2%)
Gifts$24.99 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,367 | 101 | 39.3% |
| Education | $5,535 | 3 | 34.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,450 | 12 | 21.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $842.58 | 3 | 5.2% |
| Gift | $24.99 | 2 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $8,908 | 39 | $0 (2024) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $6,213 | 54 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $435.84 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Z-Medica, LLC | $92.58 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $73.64 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Kerecis Limited | $65.61 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| CONMED Corporation | $47.62 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | $44.82 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $41.97 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $27.26 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,648 | 40 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($4,411) |
| 2023 | $8,050 | 32 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($7,353) |
| 2022 | $812.80 | 20 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($445.96) |
| 2021 | $904.65 | 17 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($849.30) |
| 2020 | $37.72 | 2 | Allergan, Inc. ($22.93) |
| 2019 | $527.56 | 4 | Stryker Corporation ($390.40) |
| 2018 | $58.95 | 3 | Cook Medical LLC ($27.26) |
| 2017 | $179.28 | 3 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($148.39) |
All Payment Transactions
121 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $161.90 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 10/12/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.13 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.97 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $949.98 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.48 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.72 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.96 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.90 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $173.91 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.51 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.77 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 08/10/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $250.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $174.14 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.48 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/14/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.70 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.81 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 06/04/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.45 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $106.20 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 05/19/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.75 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 05/19/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.41 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 05/19/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.01 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 05/19/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.51 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 05/18/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $176.18 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 05/18/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.65 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 176 | 202 | $85,540 | $24,650 |
| 2022 | 5 | 138 | 144 | $76,487 | $20,387 |
| 2021 | 5 | 160 | 162 | $79,810 | $23,964 |
| 2020 | 4 | 111 | 116 | $42,553 | $12,569 |
Total Patients
585
Total Services
624
Medicare Billing
$81,570
Procedure Codes
20
All Medicare Procedures & Services
20 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 | 28 | 28 | $37,576 | $10,854 | 28.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $13,019 | $3,733 | 28.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $13,450 | $3,724 | 27.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $11,605 | $3,463 | 29.8% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 41 | $5,552 | $1,570 | 28.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $4,338 | $1,306 | 30.1% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $38,499 | $9,763 | 25.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 39 | 39 | $16,272 | $4,383 | 26.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 25 | $7,993 | $2,470 | 30.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $8,960 | $2,302 | 25.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 21 | $4,763 | $1,468 | 30.8% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 25 | $34,693 | $10,041 | 28.9% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 52 | 52 | $21,467 | $6,442 | 30.0% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 39 | 39 | $10,751 | $3,504 | 32.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 26 | 28 | $8,890 | $2,777 | 31.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $4,009 | $1,200 | 29.9% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 22 | 23 | $26,437 | $7,944 | 30.1% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes | Office | 2020 | 38 | 38 | $6,885 | $2,044 | 29.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 22 | 22 | $5,678 | $1,497 | 26.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 29 | 33 | $3,553 | $1,083 | 30.5% |
About Dr. David Baer, MD
Dr. David Baer, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Denver, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/05/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1962411280.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. David Baer, MD has received a total of $16,219 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $5,648 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 121 transactions from 24 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($6,367).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Baer has provided services to 585 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 624 services with total Medicare billing of $81,570. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 20 distinct procedure/service records.
Ad
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Denver, CO
- Active Since 08/05/2006
- Last Updated 06/06/2023
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1962411280
Products in Payments
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $5,500
- OviTex 2S (Device) $4,411
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $3,252
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $1,801
- 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) $390.40
- DA VINCI SP (Device) $156.17
- QuikClot (Device) $92.58
- GATTEX (Drug) $73.64
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device) $65.61
- AIRSEAL (Device) $47.62
- SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) $28.94
- COOK MEDICAL CBDE (Device) $27.26
- Megadyne (Device) $27.26
- Seglentis (Drug) $25.46
- STRATTICE (Device) $22.93
- INNOVAMATRIX PD (Device) $22.41
- XARACOLL (Drug) $22.17
- IRRISEPT (Device) $20.53
- SonicOne (Device) $18.44
- DUOPA (Drug) $18.39
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.
Surgery Doctors in Denver
Dr. Michael Snyder, Md, MD
Surgery — Payments: $134,916
Surgery $134,916
Dr. Jeffrey Cross, M.d, M.D
Surgery — Payments: $66,515
Surgery $66,515
Edward Jones, M.d, M.D
Surgery — Payments: $65,290
Surgery $65,290
Dr. Fredric Pieracci, M.d., M.p.h, M.D., M.P.H
Surgery — Payments: $57,571
Surgery $57,571
John Weaver, Md, MD
Surgery — Payments: $50,955
Surgery $50,955
Drew Albright, D.o, D.O
Surgery — Payments: $40,936
Surgery $40,936