Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $167,342 | 100 | 58.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $43,349 | 1,521 | 15.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $36,358 | 138 | 12.7% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $29,677 | 25 | 10.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $8,831 | 7 | 3.1% |
| Unspecified | $1,100 | 2 | 0.4% |
| Education | $16.21 | 2 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $114,140 | 1,115 | $0 (2024) |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | $75,938 | 166 | $0 (2024) |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | $40,084 | 66 | $0 (2024) |
| Nevro Corp. | $24,519 | 92 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $11,777 | 63 | $0 (2024) |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | $5,479 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $3,041 | 51 | $0 (2019) |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | $2,522 | 8 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,341 | 28 | $0 (2023) |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | $1,830 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $121,359 | 288 | Nalu Medical, Inc. ($52,583) |
| 2023 | $42,969 | 213 | Nalu Medical, Inc. ($23,336) |
| 2022 | $29,615 | 291 | Abbott Laboratories ($24,503) |
| 2021 | $40,658 | 213 | Abbott Laboratories ($38,419) |
| 2020 | $4,975 | 153 | Abbott Laboratories ($2,844) |
| 2019 | $20,782 | 200 | Abbott Laboratories ($15,750) |
| 2018 | $19,142 | 256 | Abbott Laboratories ($16,183) |
| 2017 | $7,173 | 181 | Abbott Laboratories ($5,357) |
All Payment Transactions
1,795 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 72
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.00 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/30/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $375.96 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 12/30/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.33 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $600.00 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 12/27/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.54 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/27/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.54 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.92 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.09 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $46.67 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.10 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.71 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.72 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,500.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,500.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,600.00 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.33 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.49 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (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 | $5,175.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $575.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (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 | $287.50 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $52.95 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $44.98 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.56 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.24 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 11/29/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Market Study | Nevro Corp. | $1,100 | 2 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 37 | 3,345 | 9,885 | $2.1M | $411,757 |
| 2022 | 34 | 3,725 | 8,807 | $2.2M | $436,141 |
| 2021 | 37 | 3,636 | 10,572 | $2.2M | $466,086 |
| 2020 | 43 | 4,424 | 10,588 | $2.2M | $447,086 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
188 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 8
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 492 | 737 | $198,202 | $63,865 | 32.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 266 | 352 | $127,707 | $45,489 | 35.6% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 144 | 253 | $59,202 | $21,612 | 36.5% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 147 | 183 | $191,587 | $19,699 | 10.3% |
| J7320 | Hyaluronan or derivitive, genvisc 850, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 16 | 1,825 | $40,150 | $17,577 | 43.8% |
| J3304 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 22 | 1,281 | $38,580 | $17,031 | 44.1% |
| 0275T | Removal of bone from lower spine for decompression of nerve tissue using imaging guidance, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $74,000 | $16,133 | 21.8% |
| 63650 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 64 | $258,102 | $15,463 | 6.0% |
| 64555 | Insertion of peripheral nerve neurostimulator electrode through skin | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 81 | $56,318 | $15,165 | 26.9% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 150 | 268 | $38,356 | $13,537 | 35.3% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 77 | 77 | $39,886 | $12,594 | 31.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 152 | 184 | $33,672 | $11,630 | 34.5% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 54 | $83,524 | $11,561 | 13.8% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 121 | 146 | $73,654 | $11,025 | 15.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 95 | 95 | $39,235 | $10,909 | 27.8% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 43 | 46 | $49,837 | $10,210 | 20.5% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 142 | 205 | $31,365 | $8,999 | 28.7% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 86 | 112 | $24,527 | $8,310 | 33.9% |
| 64450 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other nerve or branch | Office | 2023 | 66 | 91 | $24,139 | $6,635 | 27.5% |
| 64490 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 75 | $38,236 | $6,288 | 16.4% |
| 64633 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 39 | $44,654 | $5,997 | 13.4% |
| 20553 | Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles | Office | 2023 | 125 | 184 | $22,511 | $5,738 | 25.5% |
| 64445 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into lower back and leg nerve (sciatic nerve) | Office | 2023 | 35 | 44 | $16,215 | $5,430 | 33.5% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 52 | 68 | $46,716 | $5,411 | 11.6% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 53 | $53,200 | $5,270 | 9.9% |
About Dr. Eric Cornidez, M.D
Dr. Eric Cornidez, M.D is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Tucson, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/25/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1679792527.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Cornidez, M.D has received a total of $286,673 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $121,359 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,795 transactions from 53 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($167,342).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cornidez has provided services to 15,130 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 39,852 services with total Medicare billing of $1.8M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 188 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Other Specialties Pain Medicine
- Location Tucson, AZ
- Active Since 04/25/2007
- Last Updated 02/10/2014
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1679792527
Products in Payments
- Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) $75,938
- Evoke (Device) $39,695
- PROCLAIM (Device) $31,991
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $20,331
- Senza (Device) $17,201
- Proclaim DRG IPG (Device) $15,533
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $10,984
- IonicRF Generator (Device) $10,455
- Axium INS DRG IPG (Device) $8,094
- Superion Indirect Decompression System (Device) $5,676
- Omnia (Device) $4,332
- SCS IPGs (Device) $4,288
- Qutenza (Drug) $2,522
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $2,386
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $2,203
- HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) $1,830
- ETERNA (Device) $1,705
- SCS leads (Device) $1,675
- RESTORE (Device) $1,601
- CardioMEMS HF System (Device) $1,484
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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