Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | $530,700 | 3 | 89.2% |
| Royalty or License | $56,138 | 8 | 9.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $5,220 | 80 | 0.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,896 | 8 | 0.5% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalyst Spinal Innovations | $530,700 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Choice Spine, LLC | $53,889 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $2,479 | 10 | $0 (2023) |
| Exactech, Inc. | $1,974 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,144 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $895.89 | 10 | $0 (2018) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $576.69 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $553.76 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $288.80 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Amendia, Inc. | $274.44 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $787.65 | 9 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($288.80) |
| 2023 | $3,313 | 21 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($1,182) |
| 2022 | $6,723 | 6 | Choice Spine, LLC ($6,424) |
| 2021 | $12,212 | 6 | Choice Spine, LLC ($11,881) |
| 2020 | $13,158 | 10 | Choice Spine, LLC ($12,569) |
| 2019 | $96,085 | 18 | Catalyst Spinal Innovations ($82,650) |
| 2018 | $196,017 | 11 | Catalyst Spinal Innovations ($187,920) |
| 2017 | $266,657 | 18 | Catalyst Spinal Innovations ($260,130) |
All Payment Transactions
99 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | FIBERGRAFT BG MORSELS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.91 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.86 | General |
| 11/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.94 | General |
| 07/17/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.96 | General |
| Category: Bone Healing | ||||||
| 06/07/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 ALPHA (Device), AXSOS, GAMMA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.92 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 04/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.34 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $161.42 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 02/07/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.55 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 01/19/2024 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.75 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 12/16/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.85 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 12/16/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.39 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/29/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $627.60 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/29/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $42.31 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/28/2023 | Vertos Medical, Inc. | mild Device Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.22 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 11/17/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.64 | General |
| Category: Robotics | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | XLIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $190.91 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/15/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,024.52 | General |
| Category: Robotics | ||||||
| 10/25/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Teligen (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.96 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 10/24/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Teligen (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.95 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 10/06/2023 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.00 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 10/04/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.62 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 09/27/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $187.55 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 09/27/2023 | Alevio, LLC | SICURE SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.73 | General |
| Category: Neurological Surgery | ||||||
| 08/11/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | CONDUIT (Device), Teligen | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.66 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 06/28/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Prone Lateral (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.13 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 767 | 868 | $1.5M | $280,800 |
| 2022 | 14 | 675 | 720 | $1.1M | $220,742 |
| 2021 | 20 | 851 | 950 | $1.9M | $347,923 |
| 2020 | 14 | 641 | 710 | $1.1M | $217,459 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
65 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $244,398 | $47,359 | 19.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 274 | 274 | $119,190 | $35,342 | 29.7% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $178,442 | $33,189 | 18.6% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 34 | $173,836 | $28,604 | 16.5% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 38 | $241,259 | $26,003 | 10.8% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 59 | 102 | $125,236 | $23,443 | 18.7% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $80,845 | $15,456 | 19.1% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $80,552 | $15,439 | 19.2% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $54,900 | $10,560 | 19.2% |
| 22552 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 26 | $49,972 | $8,909 | 17.8% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 23 | $43,079 | $8,301 | 19.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 70 | 71 | $20,235 | $7,185 | 35.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 67 | 85 | $16,575 | $5,989 | 36.1% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 27 | $27,324 | $5,229 | 19.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $22,500 | $4,206 | 18.7% |
| 22585 | Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $19,645 | $3,767 | 19.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 29 | $7,830 | $1,819 | 23.2% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 31 | $229,586 | $45,504 | 19.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 253 | 253 | $110,055 | $33,535 | 30.5% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 26 | 27 | $137,674 | $24,378 | 17.7% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2022 | 33 | 34 | $216,194 | $23,309 | 10.8% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 29 | $105,415 | $20,638 | 19.6% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $105,443 | $19,670 | 18.7% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 46 | 60 | $74,280 | $14,569 | 19.6% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $73,815 | $14,426 | 19.5% |
About Dr. Dean Lin, MD
Dr. Dean Lin, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Fort Myers, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/20/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1760589576.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Dean Lin, MD has received a total of $594,954 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $787.65 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 99 transactions from 41 companies. The most common payment nature is "" ($530,700).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lin has provided services to 2,934 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,248 services with total Medicare billing of $1.1M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 65 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Fort Myers, FL
- Active Since 09/20/2006
- Last Updated 03/20/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1760589576
Products in Payments
- Ambassador (Device) $47,465
- AMBASSADOR (Device) $6,424
- SILVERBOLT (Device) $1,974
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $1,297
- ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) $1,070
- CLYDESDALE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $812.15
- XLIF (Device) $506.04
- VENUS (Device) $274.44
- CAPSTONE (Device) $267.57
- CONDUIT (Device) $258.40
- PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System (Device) $238.70
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $227.11
- GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis (Device) $187.55
- O-ARM-Spine (Device) $187.11
- DIVERGENCE-L (Device) $181.62
- mild Device Kit (Device) $144.22
- Teligen (Device) $142.91
- aprevo (Device) $142.26
- T2 ALPHA (Device) $128.92
- FIBERGRAFT BG MORSELS (Device) $114.91
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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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