Total Payments
$52,764
2024 Payments
$1,165
Companies
4
Transactions
44
Medicare Patients
510
Medicare Billing
$45,250
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$45,000 (85.3%)
Other$4,000 (7.6%)
Food & Beverage$2,599 (4.9%)
Travel$1,165 (2.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $45,000 | 12 | 85.3% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $4,000 | 1 | 7.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,599 | 27 | 4.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,165 | 4 | 2.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $51,895 | 38 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $536.60 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $231.10 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Covidien LP | $101.01 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,165 | 4 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($628.13) |
| 2023 | $41,565 | 22 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($41,565) |
| 2022 | $9,178 | 5 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($9,178) |
| 2020 | $85.46 | 2 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($85.46) |
| 2019 | $59.35 | 2 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($43.84) |
| 2018 | $207.68 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($122.18) |
| 2017 | $503.29 | 7 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($394.37) |
All Payment Transactions
44 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/27/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $609.13 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $190.74 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 01/09/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $345.86 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 06/22/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.50 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/21/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.50 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/16/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/16/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/12/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/12/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/05/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/05/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/29/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/29/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/22/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/22/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/01/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/01/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/13/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/13/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/11/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 70 | 75 | $33,719 | $9,264 |
| 2022 | 8 | 154 | 157 | $70,383 | $19,363 |
| 2021 | 6 | 108 | 114 | $7,999 | $4,863 |
| 2020 | 9 | 178 | 190 | $43,054 | $11,760 |
Total Patients
510
Total Services
536
Medicare Billing
$45,250
Procedure Codes
28
All Medicare Procedures & Services
28 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $9,780 | $3,149 | 32.2% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $9,061 | $2,427 | 26.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $5,110 | $1,382 | 27.0% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $5,736 | $1,232 | 21.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 16 | $4,032 | $1,074 | 26.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $18,090 | $5,232 | 28.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $13,450 | $3,426 | 25.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 34 | 34 | $12,036 | $3,119 | 25.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 18 | $8,550 | $2,866 | 33.5% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 17 | $11,730 | $2,774 | 23.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $2,640 | $887.76 | 33.6% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $2,964 | $778.20 | 26.3% |
| 99211 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $923.00 | $280.14 | 30.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 30 | $1,830 | $1,455 | 79.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 18 | $1,852 | $1,245 | 67.2% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $1,140 | $796.00 | 69.8% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 26 | $1,884 | $615.59 | 32.7% |
| 99202 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 15-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $585.00 | $432.00 | 73.8% |
| 99441 | Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $708.00 | $319.00 | 45.1% |
| 36561 | Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $29,761 | $2,807 | 9.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 28 | 33 | $2,739 | $2,158 | 78.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $2,448 | $1,862 | 76.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 33 | 37 | $1,998 | $1,501 | 75.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 24 | 24 | $2,270 | $1,451 | 63.9% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $972.00 | $756.97 | 77.9% |
About Dr. David Sheldon, M.D
Dr. David Sheldon, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Kalispell, Montana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/01/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1497713598.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. David Sheldon, M.D has received a total of $52,764 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,165 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 44 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($45,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sheldon has provided services to 510 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 536 services with total Medicare billing of $45,250. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 28 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery, Surgical Oncology
- Location Kalispell, MT
- Active Since 05/01/2006
- Last Updated 02/03/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1497713598
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $50,895
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $1,000
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $536.60
- 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA (Device) $122.18
- 1588 HD 3 Chip Camera (Device) $108.92
- iDrive Ultra (Device) $85.50
- Emprint (Device) $15.51
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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