Total Payments
$872,844
2024 Payments
$293,432
Companies
10
Transactions
274
Medicare Patients
3,031
Medicare Billing
$1.1M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$650,000 (74.5%)
Consulting$191,120 (21.9%)
Travel$28,130 (3.2%)
Food & Beverage$3,594 (0.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $650,000 | 8 | 74.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $191,120 | 44 | 21.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $28,130 | 133 | 3.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,594 | 89 | 0.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $795,329 | 179 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $74,409 | 74 | $0 (2020) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $2,783 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | $124.89 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $86.00 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $43.52 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $30.11 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Nevro Corp. | $14.43 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Spineology Inc. | $13.27 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Impax Laboratories, Inc. | $10.51 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $293,432 | 70 | Medtronic, Inc. ($290,649) |
| 2023 | $290,120 | 40 | Medtronic, Inc. ($290,076) |
| 2022 | $18,757 | 34 | Medtronic, Inc. ($18,757) |
| 2021 | $195,847 | 49 | Medtronic, Inc. ($195,847) |
| 2020 | $9,988 | 8 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($9,988) |
| 2019 | $33,202 | 31 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($33,202) |
| 2018 | $25,335 | 23 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($25,291) |
| 2017 | $6,163 | 19 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($5,929) |
All Payment Transactions
274 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.87 | General |
| 12/10/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.73 | General |
| 11/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $25,000.00 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $150,000.00 | General |
| 09/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,880.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $25,000.00 | General |
| 08/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.12 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.19 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.45 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $569.62 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $189.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $23.63 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $173.59 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $152.76 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $44.85 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $34.25 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus OPEN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.68 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Battalion TLIF - PC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.35 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $11,285.00 | General |
| 05/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $25,000.00 | General |
| 05/09/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $198.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $760.35 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $409.92 | General |
| 05/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $373.80 | General |
| 04/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $523.32 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 616 | 786 | $816,073 | $215,012 |
| 2022 | 16 | 741 | 920 | $1.0M | $267,069 |
| 2021 | 16 | 745 | 945 | $991,952 | $253,972 |
| 2020 | 18 | 929 | 1,178 | $1.4M | $314,576 |
Total Patients
3,031
Total Services
3,829
Medicare Billing
$1.1M
Procedure Codes
76
All Medicare Procedures & Services
76 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 28 | $149,464 | $39,463 | 26.4% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 114 | $129,048 | $33,603 | 26.0% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $92,620 | $23,359 | 25.2% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 26 | $83,382 | $18,541 | 22.2% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $70,752 | $18,202 | 25.7% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 69 | $81,627 | $13,629 | 16.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 101 | 101 | $32,522 | $12,847 | 39.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 94 | 110 | $22,990 | $10,720 | 46.6% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $33,120 | $8,707 | 26.3% |
| 22634 | Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 17 | $24,412 | $6,299 | 25.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 77 | 91 | $12,922 | $6,202 | 48.0% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $21,600 | $5,651 | 26.2% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 35 | $21,560 | $5,502 | 25.5% |
| 63052 | Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 26 | $19,182 | $5,140 | 26.8% |
| 63053 | Partial removal of bone of additional segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 21 | $11,603 | $3,680 | 31.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $7,140 | $2,862 | 40.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $2,130 | $605.16 | 28.4% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 54 | 54 | $173,178 | $39,010 | 22.5% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $144,126 | $38,748 | 26.9% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 35 | 115 | $130,180 | $33,988 | 26.1% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $92,620 | $23,952 | 25.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 166 | 166 | $53,452 | $20,429 | 38.2% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 33 | 33 | $72,963 | $19,067 | 26.1% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $69,580 | $18,358 | 26.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 131 | 161 | $33,649 | $15,830 | 47.0% |
About Dr. Douglas Fox, MD
Dr. Douglas Fox, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/21/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1427044924.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Douglas Fox, MD has received a total of $872,844 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $293,432 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 274 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($650,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Fox has provided services to 3,031 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,829 services with total Medicare billing of $1.1M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 76 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 09/21/2005
- Last Updated 12/23/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1427044924
Products in Payments
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $69,676
- Mazor X Stealth Edition (Device) $45,779
- MazorX - Renaissance (Device) $37,605
- MIDAS REX (Device) $17,334
- MazorX Renaissance (Device) $8,460
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $3,559
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $2,467
- CD HORIZON (Device) $1,373
- UNID_PASS (Device) $740.00
- VISUALASE (Device) $151.31
- Invictus OPEN (Device) $141.68
- Battalion TLIF - PC (Device) $133.35
- KINEVO (Device) $124.89
- INTERSTIM (Device) $100.85
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $86.00
- PROCLAIM (Device) $43.52
- STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) $30.45
- WATCHMAN (Device) $30.11
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $14.43
- Rampart Duo Interbody Fusion System (Device) $13.27
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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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