Total Payments
$17,041
2024 Payments
$1,599
Companies
41
Transactions
454
Medicare Patients
8,075
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$7,784 (45.7%)
Other$7,000 (41.1%)
Travel$1,822 (10.7%)
Education$435.21 (2.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $7,784 | 439 | 45.7% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $7,000 | 5 | 41.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,822 | 8 | 10.7% |
| Education | $435.21 | 2 | 2.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depomed, Inc. | $8,271 | 42 | $0 (2017) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $2,910 | 71 | $0 (2024) |
| PAINTEQ LLC | $804.75 | 24 | $0 (2024) |
| SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $516.40 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $466.76 | 63 | $0 (2021) |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $363.34 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | $350.00 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | $341.51 | 17 | $0 (2022) |
| ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc. | $295.71 | 24 | $0 (2019) |
| Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. | $292.00 | 23 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,599 | 50 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($1,107) |
| 2023 | $1,695 | 53 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($873.40) |
| 2022 | $984.11 | 33 | PAINTEQ LLC ($712.02) |
| 2021 | $866.87 | 26 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($569.72) |
| 2020 | $351.37 | 18 | SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. ($220.69) |
| 2019 | $782.60 | 55 | ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc. ($161.05) |
| 2018 | $1,074 | 84 | PFIZER INC. ($175.01) |
| 2017 | $9,687 | 135 | Depomed, Inc. ($8,271) |
All Payment Transactions
454 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 19
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.93 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.68 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.07 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Belbuca (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.04 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.30 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Belbuca (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.42 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.69 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Superion Indirect Decompression System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.57 | General |
| Category: Vertiflex Superion_NMD | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Superion Indirect Decompression System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.89 | General |
| Category: Vertiflex Superion_NMD | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.98 | General |
| 10/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Infinion 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.61 | General |
| Category: Infinion_NMD | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.35 | General |
| 10/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Superion Indirect Decompression System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.17 | General |
| Category: Vertiflex Superion_NMD | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Vertos Medical, Inc. | mild Device Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.51 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Vertos Medical, Inc. | mild Device Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.29 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 09/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Superion Indirect Decompression System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $28.70 | General |
| Category: Vertiflex Superion_NMD | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Superion Indirect Decompression System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $576.77 | General |
| Category: Vertiflex Superion_NMD | ||||||
| 09/06/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Superion Indirect Decompression System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $180.47 | General |
| Category: Vertiflex Superion_NMD | ||||||
| 08/31/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.94 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.06 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.72 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.62 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.82 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Belbuca (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.47 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 07/26/2024 | Vertos Medical, Inc. | mild Device Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.58 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 | 1,936 | 4,850 | $1.2M | $265,096 |
| 2022 | 22 | 1,933 | 4,187 | $1.1M | $267,059 |
| 2021 | 27 | 2,057 | 5,152 | $1.3M | $334,353 |
| 2020 | 26 | 2,149 | 5,869 | $1.5M | $360,130 |
Total Patients
8,075
Total Services
20,058
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Procedure Codes
99
All Medicare Procedures & Services
99 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 479 | 1,339 | $333,862 | $82,940 | 24.8% |
| G0480 | Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | Office | 2023 | 297 | 507 | $141,854 | $56,750 | 40.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 268 | 409 | $109,564 | $36,113 | 33.0% |
| 80307 | Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | Office | 2023 | 322 | 569 | $187,770 | $34,483 | 18.4% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 63 | 80 | $92,696 | $8,234 | 8.9% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 36 | $35,045 | $7,106 | 20.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 62 | 62 | $30,138 | $7,041 | 23.4% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 11 | 880 | $11,880 | $6,493 | 54.7% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 52 | $62,816 | $4,045 | 6.4% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 35 | $29,530 | $3,271 | 11.1% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 38 | 52 | $10,196 | $2,782 | 27.3% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 25 | 31 | $6,837 | $2,776 | 40.6% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 33 | $16,216 | $2,027 | 12.5% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 25 | $17,254 | $1,917 | 11.1% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 33 | $19,858 | $1,807 | 9.1% |
| 20552 | Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles | Office | 2023 | 34 | 42 | $5,317 | $1,599 | 30.1% |
| 95886 | Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | Office | 2023 | 16 | 23 | $6,584 | $1,477 | 22.4% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 19 | $11,510 | $1,419 | 12.3% |
| 64479 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into upper or middle spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $7,617 | $1,374 | 18.0% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 23 | $12,920 | $937.92 | 7.3% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 57 | 380 | $4,560 | $311.94 | 6.8% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 17 | $5,332 | $163.03 | 3.1% |
| J1885 | Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | Office | 2023 | 19 | 44 | $704.00 | $19.34 | 2.7% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 24 | 146 | $146.00 | $9.33 | 6.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 449 | 1,453 | $259,711 | $89,874 | 34.6% |
About Dr. Gary Dawson, MD
Dr. Gary Dawson, MD is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Columbus, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/18/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1841371499.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gary Dawson, MD has received a total of $17,041 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,599 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 454 transactions from 41 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($7,784).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Dawson has provided services to 8,075 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 20,058 services with total Medicare billing of $1.2M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 99 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Location Columbus, GA
- Active Since 10/18/2006
- Last Updated 12/24/2009
- Taxonomy Code 2084P2900X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1841371499
Products in Payments
- Nucynta (Drug) $8,242
- Superion Indirect Decompression System (Device) $870.68
- PAINTEQ (Device) $804.75
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $728.58
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $580.05
- LYRICA (Drug) $392.56
- mild Device Kit (Device) $350.00
- ZTLido (Drug) $314.98
- ZOHYDRO ER (Drug) $267.32
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $255.80
- Licart (Drug) $237.80
- Horizant (Drug) $230.55
- Belbuca (Drug) $195.56
- ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH (Drug) $179.08
- GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $178.67
- SPRIX (Drug) $168.22
- XTAMPZA (Drug) $156.97
- Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) $150.98
- Cambia (Drug) $147.81
- Movantik (Drug) $138.57
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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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