Total Payments
$11,966
2024 Payments
$133.55
Companies
32
Transactions
138
Medicare Patients
1,962
Medicare Billing
$233,908
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$4,600 (38.4%)
Other$3,520 (29.4%)
Education$2,522 (21.1%)
Travel$1,324 (11.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,600 | 128 | 38.4% |
| Debt forgiveness | $3,520 | 1 | 29.4% |
| Education | $2,522 | 2 | 21.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,324 | 7 | 11.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | $3,520 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $3,121 | 15 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,775 | 42 | $0 (2023) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $1,302 | 9 | $0 (2022) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $433.78 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $296.52 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| OSSIO INC | $180.96 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Desert Mountain Medical | $124.44 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Avanos Medical | $121.49 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. | $121.18 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $133.55 | 5 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($38.66) |
| 2023 | $758.71 | 9 | Stryker Corporation ($453.75) |
| 2022 | $3,635 | 5 | Acera Surgical, Inc. ($3,520) |
| 2021 | $1,349 | 14 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($1,102) |
| 2020 | $275.69 | 10 | Stryker Corporation ($172.66) |
| 2019 | $4,235 | 46 | Arthrex, Inc. ($3,121) |
| 2018 | $984.79 | 31 | Stryker Corporation ($375.31) |
| 2017 | $594.29 | 18 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($160.73) |
All Payment Transactions
138 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/18/2024 | GE HEALTHCARE | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.68 | General |
| 09/04/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.74 | General |
| 08/29/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | ETHICON (Device), STRATAFIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.53 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Persona (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.66 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 04/16/2024 | Ossur Americas, Inc. | I-digits quantum (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.94 | General |
| Category: Upper Limb Prosthetics | ||||||
| 12/27/2023 | Stryker Corporation | BIO4 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.50 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 10/04/2023 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device), AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX, TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.58 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 09/27/2023 | OSSIO INC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $137.81 | General |
| 08/31/2023 | Stryker Corporation | ANCHORAGE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | Heraeus Medical, LLC. | PALACOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $106.00 | General |
| Category: BONE CEMENT | ||||||
| 06/06/2023 | OSSIO INC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $43.15 | General |
| 05/20/2023 | Stryker Corporation | AEQUALIS (Device), MAKO, T2 ALPHA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $150.39 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 03/21/2023 | Stryker Corporation | AXSOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $159.28 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 01/18/2023 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.00 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 12/31/2022 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Debt forgiveness | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,520.00 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 11/18/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Pico 14 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.67 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 10/27/2022 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device), AXSOS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.04 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 08/18/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | PEAK (Device), MONOVISC | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.34 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 02/25/2022 | Vericel Corporation | MACI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.67 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 11/02/2021 | Stryker Corporation | AXSOS (Device), T2 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.90 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 10/07/2021 | MEDELA LLC | Medela NPWT Pump (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.06 | General |
| Category: NPWT | ||||||
| 08/22/2021 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device), VARIAX, T2 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.87 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 08/21/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | EVOS SMALL (Device), EVOS, TRIGEN INTERTAN | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.05 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 08/20/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | EVOS (Device), JOURNEY II BCS, OR3O | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $417.88 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 08/20/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | TRIGEN INTERTAN (Device), EVOS, REDAPT | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $172.50 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 413 | 983 | $731,595 | $54,486 |
| 2022 | 10 | 427 | 878 | $670,109 | $49,225 |
| 2021 | 10 | 476 | 920 | $548,361 | $56,756 |
| 2020 | 14 | 646 | 1,173 | $594,952 | $73,441 |
Total Patients
1,962
Total Services
3,954
Medicare Billing
$233,908
Procedure Codes
43
All Medicare Procedures & Services
43 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 126 | 235 | $209,385 | $15,485 | 7.4% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $173,852 | $13,822 | 8.0% |
| 99490 | Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2023 | 38 | 158 | $97,328 | $6,937 | 7.1% |
| 99426 | Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2023 | 34 | 140 | $85,540 | $6,324 | 7.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 77 | 77 | $84,084 | $6,079 | 7.2% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 28 | 31 | $29,884 | $2,375 | 7.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $24,054 | $1,808 | 7.5% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 27 | 33 | $21,948 | $1,631 | 7.4% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 51 | 276 | $5,520 | $26.01 | 0.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 145 | 246 | $219,186 | $16,428 | 7.5% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $136,598 | $10,872 | 8.0% |
| 99490 | Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2022 | 37 | 183 | $112,728 | $8,587 | 7.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 80 | 80 | $87,360 | $5,901 | 6.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $34,314 | $2,123 | 6.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 42 | 43 | $30,478 | $2,090 | 6.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $22,788 | $1,603 | 7.0% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $12,532 | $870.31 | 6.9% |
| 99426 | Principal care management services for a single high-risk disease, first 30 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | Office | 2022 | 11 | 15 | $9,165 | $730.58 | 8.0% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 50 | 248 | $4,960 | $20.78 | 0.4% |
| 27447 | Repair of knee joint, lower or upper part of joint, inside and outside area | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $211,616 | $19,026 | 9.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 142 | 217 | $124,187 | $13,481 | 10.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 72 | 89 | $73,972 | $8,450 | 11.4% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 55 | 55 | $46,814 | $3,745 | 8.0% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 31 | 31 | $34,813 | $3,676 | 10.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 53 | 60 | $31,067 | $3,056 | 9.8% |
About Dr. Eric Sides, MD
Dr. Eric Sides, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in El Paso, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/18/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1922088822.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Sides, MD has received a total of $11,966 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $133.55 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 138 transactions from 32 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,600).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sides has provided services to 1,962 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,954 services with total Medicare billing of $233,908. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 43 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location El Paso, TX
- Active Since 01/18/2006
- Last Updated 09/26/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1922088822
Products in Payments
- Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) $3,520
- TRIGEN INTERTAN (Device) $554.17
- EVOS (Device) $417.88
- ADAPT (Device) $213.52
- HOFFMANN (Device) $211.79
- AXSOS (Device) $195.29
- GAMMA (Device) $181.36
- AEQUALIS (Device) $150.39
- NONE (Device) $139.75
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $131.58
- EVOS SMALL (Device) $130.05
- Zilretta (Drug) $121.43
- Freedom Total Knee System (Device) $121.18
- Ilizarov System (Device) $120.29
- AccuFill (Device) $113.01
- Persona (Device) $106.23
- PALACOS (Device) $106.00
- CMF OL1000 (Device) $102.44
- Bone Healing Product Portfolio (Device) $100.35
- PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS (Device) $96.39
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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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