Total Payments
$15,483
2024 Payments
$893.37
Companies
36
Transactions
402
Medicare Patients
6,903
Medicare Billing
$617,476
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$5,786 (37.4%)
Travel$4,645 (30.0%)
Consulting$4,600 (29.7%)
Education$451.39 (2.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,786 | 386 | 37.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,645 | 14 | 30.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $4,600 | 1 | 29.7% |
| Education | $451.39 | 1 | 2.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $8,163 | 191 | $0 (2024) |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | $2,223 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,899 | 31 | $0 (2023) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $818.62 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $327.65 | 35 | $0 (2019) |
| PFIZER INC. | $293.47 | 23 | $0 (2020) |
| MML US, Inc. | $226.16 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Depomed, Inc. | $162.93 | 15 | $0 (2017) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $160.10 | 8 | $0 (2020) |
| Purdue Pharma L.P. | $148.09 | 19 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $893.37 | 46 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($437.74) |
| 2023 | $365.83 | 29 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($153.40) |
| 2022 | $728.13 | 65 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($457.42) |
| 2021 | $7,002 | 53 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($6,595) |
| 2020 | $1,359 | 39 | Abbott Laboratories ($568.34) |
| 2019 | $2,931 | 67 | Vertiflex, Inc. ($2,223) |
| 2018 | $1,531 | 50 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,002) |
| 2017 | $671.75 | 53 | Depomed, Inc. ($162.93) |
All Payment Transactions
402 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 17
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Bionic Navigator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.37 | General |
| Category: Bionic Navigator_NMD | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.13 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.12 | General |
| 11/21/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.30 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.85 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.86 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Curonix LLC | PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.52 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $40.19 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.79 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Bionic Navigator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.50 | General |
| Category: Bionic Navigator_NMD | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.49 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | CoverEdge 32 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.75 | General |
| Category: CoverEdge_NMD | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.18 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.19 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 09/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Bionic Navigator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.40 | General |
| Category: Bionic Navigator_NMD | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.21 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.88 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.54 | General |
| 08/08/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.51 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | UBRELVY (Drug), QULIPTA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.15 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.96 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 06/19/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.30 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.97 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Bionic Navigator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.35 | General |
| Category: Bionic Navigator_NMD | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Averitas Pharma Inc. | QUTENZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.99 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 740 | 921 | $449,586 | $63,410 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1,519 | 1,902 | $742,967 | $129,839 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,784 | 2,413 | $687,864 | $184,262 |
| 2020 | 29 | 2,860 | 4,275 | $909,800 | $239,965 |
Total Patients
6,903
Total Services
9,511
Medicare Billing
$617,476
Procedure Codes
87
All Medicare Procedures & Services
87 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 158 | 191 | $71,272 | $17,486 | 24.5% |
| 96136 | Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, first 30 minutes | Office | 2023 | 198 | 249 | $36,596 | $7,640 | 20.9% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $77,279 | $6,533 | 8.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $18,521 | $4,556 | 24.6% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 49 | $17,053 | $3,727 | 21.9% |
| 80307 | Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | Office | 2023 | 61 | 65 | $9,750 | $3,696 | 37.9% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 34 | $38,935 | $3,239 | 8.3% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 30 | $28,325 | $3,102 | 11.0% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 41 | $26,968 | $2,972 | 11.0% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 28 | $18,417 | $2,224 | 12.1% |
| 64633 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $21,963 | $1,958 | 8.9% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $29,206 | $1,844 | 6.3% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 31 | $34,522 | $1,662 | 4.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 21 | $5,324 | $1,360 | 25.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $4,337 | $693.78 | 16.0% |
| 64634 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $9,357 | $682.45 | 7.3% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 24 | 44 | $1,760 | $34.94 | 2.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 306 | 396 | $131,013 | $32,186 | 24.6% |
| 80307 | Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | Office | 2022 | 290 | 309 | $46,350 | $18,788 | 40.5% |
| 96136 | Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test, first 30 minutes | Office | 2022 | 387 | 483 | $56,525 | $14,566 | 25.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 115 | 115 | $57,567 | $12,773 | 22.2% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2022 | 35 | 41 | $68,988 | $8,388 | 12.2% |
| 63650 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 30 | $109,437 | $6,761 | 6.2% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2022 | 39 | 66 | $52,615 | $6,119 | 11.6% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2022 | 36 | 53 | $31,464 | $4,992 | 15.9% |
About Dr. George Johnston, D.O
Dr. George Johnston, D.O is a Interventional Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Medford, Oregon. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/06/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1891757464.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. George Johnston, D.O has received a total of $15,483 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $893.37 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 402 transactions from 36 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($5,786).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Johnston has provided services to 6,903 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 9,511 services with total Medicare billing of $617,476. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 87 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Interventional Pain Medicine
- Other Specialties Interventional Pain Medicine
- Location Medford, OR
- Active Since 04/06/2006
- Last Updated 10/19/2012
- Taxonomy Code 208VP0014X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1891757464
Products in Payments
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $4,600
- Superion ISS (Device) $2,223
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $1,710
- Axium INS DRG IPG (Device) $963.97
- Intracept (Device) $828.07
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $643.89
- INFINION (Device) $397.50
- Morphabond ER (Drug) $310.23
- LYRICA (Drug) $279.21
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $242.92
- ReActiv8 (Device) $226.16
- Nucynta (Drug) $135.69
- Bionic Navigator (Device) $129.16
- PROCLAIM (Device) $122.98
- mild Device Kit (Device) $120.86
- SCS IPGs (Device) $118.39
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $117.77
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (REFURBISHED) (Device) $116.17
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $91.44
- MYSTIM (Device) $86.34
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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.