Total Payments
$9.0M
2024 Payments
$145,023
Companies
13
Transactions
151
Medicare Patients
778
Medicare Billing
$215,823
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$6.4M (71.3%)
Other$2.5M (28.0%)
Consulting$54,414 (0.6%)
Travel$3,867 (0.0%)
Food & Beverage$3,125 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $6.4M | 40 | 71.3% |
| Acquisitions | $2.5M | 3 | 28.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $54,414 | 23 | 0.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $4,320 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,867 | 21 | 0.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,125 | 58 | 0.0% |
| Entertainment | $1,447 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 3 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$9.0M
148 transactions
Ownership
$0
3 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $5.7M | 22 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $3.0M | 47 | $0 (2024) |
| TITAN SPINE, LLC | $257,779 | 21 | $0 (2019) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $23,643 | 51 | $0 (2021) |
| ulrich medical USA, Inc. | $1,524 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Innovasis Inc | $133.19 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | $99.44 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $76.07 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $46.88 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Carlsmed, Inc. | $41.32 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $145,023 | 10 | Medtronic, Inc. ($145,023) |
| 2023 | $113,023 | 12 | Medtronic, Inc. ($112,994) |
| 2022 | $116,391 | 10 | Medtronic, Inc. ($116,303) |
| 2021 | $2.6M | 21 | Medtronic, Inc. ($2.6M) |
| 2020 | $110,978 | 32 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($97,464) |
| 2019 | $5.7M | 27 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($5.6M) |
| 2018 | $113,504 | 21 | Titan Spine, LLC ($103,636) |
| 2017 | $96,691 | 18 | Titan Spine, LLC ($95,710) |
All Payment Transactions
151 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $18,836.00 | General |
| 11/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $17,090.00 | General |
| 10/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.22 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $18,100.00 | General |
| 08/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $17,835.00 | General |
| 05/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $20,764.00 | General |
| 05/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $16,064.00 | General |
| 03/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.30 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $20,925.00 | General |
| 02/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $15,247.00 | General |
| 11/13/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $19,826.00 | General |
| 11/13/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,879.00 | General |
| 10/31/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDOSKELETON TL NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (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 | $3,780.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 10/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDOSKELETON TL NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.05 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 10/11/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $78.33 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 10/11/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.60 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/21/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $20,427.00 | General |
| 08/21/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,357.00 | General |
| 05/11/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $22,239.00 | General |
| 05/11/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,324.00 | General |
| 04/18/2023 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.86 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 02/14/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $23,008.00 | General |
| 11/21/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $27,035.00 | General |
| 10/17/2022 | Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | Intracept (Device), Intracept | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $46.88 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 10/12/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.86 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 55 | 56 | $168,798 | $9,580 |
| 2022 | 9 | 188 | 199 | $931,333 | $52,522 |
| 2021 | 11 | 289 | 310 | $1.6M | $79,129 |
| 2020 | 12 | 246 | 275 | $1.4M | $74,594 |
Total Patients
778
Total Services
840
Medicare Billing
$215,823
Procedure Codes
35
All Medicare Procedures & Services
35 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $148,638 | $7,455 | 5.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $9,072 | $1,464 | 16.1% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $11,088 | $660.96 | 6.0% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $245,640 | $16,948 | 6.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $222,442 | $12,035 | 5.4% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $37,200 | $6,360 | 17.1% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $305,158 | $5,544 | 1.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 39 | 39 | $18,720 | $4,702 | 25.1% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 24 | $68,064 | $4,323 | 6.4% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2022 | 29 | 31 | $13,640 | $1,026 | 7.5% |
| 20939 | Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $13,500 | $881.39 | 6.5% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 20 | 23 | $6,969 | $704.08 | 10.1% |
| 22612 | Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $393,024 | $26,576 | 6.8% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $293,219 | $13,428 | 4.6% |
| 22558 | Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at lower spinal column, anterior approach | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $484,316 | $8,854 | 1.8% |
| 22842 | Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $116,129 | $6,530 | 5.6% |
| 22840 | Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $34,100 | $5,966 | 17.5% |
| 22853 | Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 33 | $93,588 | $5,710 | 6.1% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 52 | 52 | $24,960 | $5,383 | 21.6% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 21 | $68,859 | $3,010 | 4.4% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2021 | 43 | 50 | $22,000 | $1,663 | 7.6% |
| 20939 | Harvest of bone marrow for spine surgery graft | Facility | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $18,000 | $1,154 | 6.4% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2021 | 27 | 29 | $8,787 | $854.00 | 9.7% |
| 22612 | Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2020 | 21 | 21 | $343,896 | $24,599 | 7.2% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2020 | 20 | 20 | $202,220 | $8,484 | 4.2% |
About Dr. David Dewitt, MD
Dr. David Dewitt, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Appleton, Wisconsin. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/16/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1265424485.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. David Dewitt, MD has received a total of $9.0M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $145,023 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 151 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($6.4M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Dewitt has provided services to 778 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 840 services with total Medicare billing of $215,823. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 35 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Appleton, WI
- Active Since 08/16/2005
- Last Updated 07/22/2022
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1265424485
Products in Payments
- nanoLOCK-C (Device) $1.5M
- nanoLOCK-L (Device) $1.2M
- TITAN ENDOSKELETON (Device) $199,346
- nanoLOCK (Device) $58,433
- Walter (Device) $9,163
- Mobi-C (Device) $8,273
- ENDOSKELETON TL NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) $5,169
- Maxan Cervical System (Device) $2,250
- Timberline (Device) $2,246
- PD-Spine-New Product (Device) $1,050
- O-ARM (Device) $626.26
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $341.02
- Zimmer Biomet Instruments and Implants (Device) $212.47
- ROSA (Device) $160.47
- StealthStation (Device) $119.03
- Spine Product Portfolio (Device) $107.24
- Superion ISS (Device) $99.44
- CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $78.33
- ALTERA (Device) $76.07
- SOVEREIGN (Device) $75.70
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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