Dr. Ernest Wright, MD

Neurological Surgery Nashville, TN Male
NPI: 1346569589
Total Payments
$62,872
2024 Payments
$443.84
Companies
14
Transactions
104
Medicare Patients
2,359
Medicare Billing
$627,681

Payment Breakdown by Category

Consulting$54,413 (86.5%)
Travel$4,777 (7.6%)
Food & Beverage$3,570 (5.7%)
Education$111.68 (0.2%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Consulting Fee $54,413 15 86.5%
Travel and Lodging $4,777 17 7.6%
Food and Beverage $3,570 70 5.7%
Education $111.68 2 0.2%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $53,807 44 $0 (2023)
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. $6,267 11 $0 (2023)
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $900.74 15 $0 (2024)
Medtronic USA, Inc. $523.86 11 $0 (2020)
Abbott Laboratories $465.95 12 $0 (2024)
Medtronic, Inc. $391.60 3 $0 (2024)
Synaptive Medical Inc. $106.68 1 $0 (2021)
Cerapedics Inc. $98.99 1 $0 (2022)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $72.98 1 $0 (2018)
NuVasive, Inc. $68.64 1 $0 (2018)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $443.84 7 Abbott Laboratories ($233.07)
2023 $305.95 6 Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($144.15)
2022 $8,308 18 DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. ($6,226)
2021 $26,726 26 Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($26,238)
2020 $19,108 16 Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($18,813)
2019 $7,348 22 Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($6,815)
2018 $454.38 7 Medtronic USA, Inc. ($123.21)
2017 $177.56 2 Medtronic USA, Inc. ($177.56)

All Payment Transactions

104 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
10/11/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $88.43 General
Category: Neuromodulation
08/08/2024 Medtronic, Inc. PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $144.43 General
Category: TL
06/20/2024 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. SYMPHONY (Device), FIBERGRAFT BG MORSELS, Expedium VERSE Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $66.34 General
Category: Spine
03/12/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.59 General
Category: Neuromodulation
03/01/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $69.92 General
Category: Neuromodulation
03/01/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $41.51 General
Category: Neuromodulation
02/06/2024 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.62 General
Category: Neuromodulation
12/27/2023 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.50 General
Category: Neuromodulation
11/09/2023 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $40.48 General
Category: Neuromodulation
07/17/2023 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $57.89 General
Category: Neuromodulation
06/08/2023 DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. Velys (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.87 General
Category: Ortho-Knee
06/08/2023 DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. Velys (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.06 General
Category: Ortho-Knee
02/10/2023 Medical Device Business Services, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $144.15 General
10/20/2022 Stryker Corporation SONOPET IQ (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $44.87 General
Category: NEURO SPINE ENT
09/16/2022 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $26.53 General
Category: Neuromodulation
07/08/2022 Medical Device Business Services, Inc. CONDUIT (Device), VIPER, EXPEDIUM Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $1,780.00 General
Category: Spine
06/14/2022 DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $177.80 General
06/08/2022 DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. CONDUIT (Device), VIPER, EXPEDIUM Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $4,590.00 General
Category: Spine
06/08/2022 DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $136.40 General
06/06/2022 DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $32.82 General
06/06/2022 DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $26.93 General
06/03/2022 DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $144.09 General
06/02/2022 DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $57.33 General
06/02/2022 Abbott Laboratories PROCLAIM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $55.12 General
Category: Neuromodulation
06/02/2022 Medical Device Business Services, Inc. CONDUIT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.15 General
Category: Spine
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 19 647 955 $766,790 $205,941
2022 21 670 952 $729,702 $205,198
2021 18 583 770 $403,533 $121,409
2020 14 459 626 $313,533 $95,133
Total Patients
2,359
Total Services
3,303
Medicare Billing
$627,681
Procedure Codes
72

All Medicare Procedures & Services

72 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine Facility 2023 38 152 $134,064 $40,089 29.9%
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc Facility 2023 16 16 $69,632 $19,199 27.6%
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion Facility 2023 38 107 $60,562 $18,128 29.9%
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back Facility 2023 15 15 $52,380 $15,960 30.5%
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc Facility 2023 13 13 $53,768 $14,266 26.5%
22558 Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc Facility 2023 28 28 $94,948 $13,729 14.5%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 117 117 $36,387 $12,971 35.6%
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments Facility 2023 24 24 $41,328 $12,329 29.8%
22216 Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment Facility 2023 18 49 $40,376 $11,209 27.8%
22214 Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment Facility 2023 22 22 $71,170 $10,945 15.4%
22843 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments Facility 2023 13 13 $23,816 $7,059 29.6%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 97 117 $16,029 $6,901 43.1%
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc Facility 2023 12 26 $25,142 $6,366 25.3%
22585 Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc Facility 2023 17 27 $20,385 $6,026 29.6%
99231 Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes Facility 2023 77 124 $9,300 $4,133 44.4%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 35 35 $7,070 $2,621 37.1%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 19 19 $3,838 $1,692 44.1%
99221 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes Facility 2023 22 22 $4,246 $1,286 30.3%
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes Office 2023 26 29 $2,349 $1,032 43.9%
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine Facility 2022 36 135 $119,070 $36,033 30.3%
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc Facility 2022 23 23 $100,096 $25,376 25.4%
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion Facility 2022 43 106 $59,996 $18,639 31.1%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 152 152 $47,272 $17,586 37.2%
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back Facility 2022 14 14 $48,888 $16,048 32.8%
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc Facility 2022 12 12 $49,632 $14,427 29.1%
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About Dr. Ernest Wright, MD

Dr. Ernest Wright, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Nashville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/27/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1346569589.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ernest Wright, MD has received a total of $62,872 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $443.84 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 104 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($54,413).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Wright has provided services to 2,359 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,303 services with total Medicare billing of $627,681. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 72 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Neurological Surgery
  • Location Nashville, TN
  • Active Since 05/27/2010
  • Last Updated 08/06/2018
  • Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1346569589

Products in Payments

  • CONDUIT (Device) $31,590
  • COUGAR (Device) $23,353
  • VIPER (Device) $2,045
  • PROCLAIM (Device) $435.59
  • MazorX - Renaissance (Device) $181.70
  • DIVERGENCE-L (Device) $177.56
  • PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $144.43
  • Mazor X Stealth Edition (Device) $132.05
  • O-ARM (Device) $115.12
  • CD HORIZON (Device) $107.50
  • Brightmatter Guide V (Device) $106.68
  • BRAINLAB (Device) $104.42
  • I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $98.99
  • Walter (Device) $72.98
  • EXPEDIUM (Device) $72.26
  • XLIF (Device) $68.64
  • SYMPHONY (Device) $66.34
  • Superion ISS (Device) $61.87
  • WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $48.89
  • SONOPET IQ (Device) $44.87

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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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