Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $157.64 | 3 | 81.1% |
| Gift | $36.64 | 2 | 18.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spark Therapeutics, Inc. | $100.89 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $29.90 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Dompe US, Inc. | $26.85 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec AG | $19.40 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | $17.24 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26.85 | 1 | Dompe US, Inc. ($26.85) |
| 2021 | $29.90 | 1 | Alcon Vision LLC ($29.90) |
| 2020 | $36.64 | 2 | Carl Zeiss Meditec AG ($19.40) |
| 2019 | $100.89 | 1 | Spark Therapeutics, Inc. ($100.89) |
All Payment Transactions
5 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22/2024 | Dompe US, Inc. | OXERVATE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.85 | General |
| Category: SOLUTION/ DROPS | ||||||
| 07/26/2021 | Alcon Vision LLC | Clareon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.90 | General |
| Category: Ophthalmology | ||||||
| 05/11/2020 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | None Specified (Medical Supply) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $17.24 | General |
| 04/03/2020 | Carl Zeiss Meditec AG | None Specified (Medical Supply) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $19.40 | General |
| 06/17/2019 | Spark Therapeutics, Inc. | LUXTURNA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $100.89 | General |
| Category: OCULAR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 52 | 52 | $9,750 | $3,727 |
| 2022 | 2 | 37 | 41 | $7,875 | $3,462 |
| 2021 | 3 | 64 | 71 | $13,154 | $5,464 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
7 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $6,600 | $2,399 | 36.4% |
| 92060 | Exam to measure eye deviation and range of motion | Office | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $3,150 | $1,328 | 42.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $5,400 | $2,302 | 42.6% |
| 92060 | Exam to measure eye deviation and range of motion | Office | 2022 | 19 | 23 | $2,475 | $1,160 | 46.9% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 21 | 21 | $6,300 | $2,456 | 39.0% |
| 92060 | Measurement of eye muscles to detect deviation of eyeball | Office | 2021 | 30 | 34 | $3,910 | $1,626 | 41.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 16 | $2,944 | $1,382 | 47.0% |
About Dr. George Whitehead, MD
Dr. George Whitehead, MD is a Ophthalmology healthcare provider based in Spokane, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/15/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1568678647.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. George Whitehead, MD has received a total of $194.28 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $26.85 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 5 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($157.64).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Whitehead has provided services to 153 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 164 services with total Medicare billing of $12,654. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 7 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Ophthalmology
- Other Specialties Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology
- Location Spokane, WA
- Active Since 05/15/2007
- Last Updated 05/15/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207W00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1568678647
Products in Payments
- LUXTURNA (Biological) $100.89
- None Specified (Medical Supply) $36.64
- Clareon (Device) $29.90
- OXERVATE (Drug) $26.85
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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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