Total Payments
$14,928
2024 Payments
$1,239
Companies
28
Transactions
196
Medicare Patients
1,154
Medicare Billing
$201,921
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$7,719 (51.7%)
Food & Beverage$6,586 (44.1%)
Consulting$500.00 (3.3%)
Other$123.54 (0.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $7,719 | 23 | 51.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,586 | 171 | 44.1% |
| Consulting Fee | $500.00 | 1 | 3.3% |
| Entertainment | $123.54 | 1 | 0.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbra, Inc. | $3,699 | 9 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $2,193 | 25 | $0 (2020) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $2,115 | 61 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1,222 | 8 | $0 (2018) |
| Synaptive Medical Inc. | $1,072 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $1,047 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $732.23 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Monteris Medical Corporation | $701.29 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $490.98 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $287.72 | 20 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,239 | 14 | Monteris Medical Corporation ($608.16) |
| 2023 | $948.11 | 16 | Medtronic, Inc. ($353.97) |
| 2022 | $696.29 | 12 | MIZUHO AMERICA, INC. ($199.88) |
| 2021 | $355.53 | 17 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($201.69) |
| 2020 | $2,591 | 33 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,546) |
| 2019 | $786.03 | 25 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation ($377.70) |
| 2018 | $3,916 | 35 | Penumbra, Inc. ($2,405) |
| 2017 | $4,397 | 44 | Penumbra, Inc. ($1,294) |
All Payment Transactions
196 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | Aesculap, Inc. | PROGAV 2.0 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.32 | General |
| Category: NEUROSURGERY | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, CODMAN HAKIM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.44 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.13 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Monteris Medical Corporation | Neuroblate (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Neuroblate | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, CODMAN HAKIM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.16 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Monteris Medical Corporation | Neuroblate (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $108.16 | General |
| Category: Neuroblate | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, CODMAN HAKIM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.70 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, CODMAN HAKIM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.83 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 05/10/2024 | BIOCOMPOSITES INC | STIMULAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.92 | General |
| Category: BONE VOID FILLER | ||||||
| 04/16/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.04 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 03/08/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, CODMAN HAKIM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.80 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 01/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $179.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 01/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.11 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 01/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $23.95 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 12/20/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $293.28 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 12/20/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $44.85 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 12/12/2023 | Spineart USA Inc | PERLA TL (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $81.27 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 12/04/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, CODMAN HAKIM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.35 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 11/28/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, CODMAN HAKIM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.13 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 10/30/2023 | Valinor Pharma, LLC | MOVANTIK (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.70 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 10/13/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, CODMAN HAKIM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.39 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, CODMAN HAKIM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.36 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 07/21/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, CODMAN HAKIM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.76 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 06/28/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | Pulse (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.04 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 06/14/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | Pulse (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.01 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 363 | 475 | $215,456 | $63,219 |
| 2022 | 9 | 274 | 398 | $175,124 | $52,227 |
| 2021 | 11 | 279 | 371 | $164,964 | $47,689 |
| 2020 | 7 | 238 | 310 | $102,449 | $38,786 |
Total Patients
1,154
Total Services
1,554
Medicare Billing
$201,921
Procedure Codes
41
All Medicare Procedures & Services
41 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $27,739 | $8,339 | 30.1% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 61 | $25,826 | $7,643 | 29.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 45 | 46 | $23,644 | $6,419 | 27.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 72 | 88 | $21,560 | $6,161 | 28.6% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $25,818 | $6,101 | 23.6% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 53 | $14,098 | $5,284 | 37.5% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $15,241 | $4,619 | 30.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $14,751 | $4,511 | 30.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 40 | $13,800 | $3,592 | 26.0% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 25 | $10,457 | $3,273 | 31.3% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 41 | $7,585 | $2,718 | 35.8% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $5,712 | $1,800 | 31.5% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $4,846 | $1,454 | 30.0% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $4,379 | $1,307 | 29.8% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 50 | $30,030 | $9,562 | 31.8% |
| 99233 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 47 | 94 | $25,004 | $8,090 | 32.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 57 | 66 | $22,770 | $6,840 | 30.0% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $21,103 | $6,723 | 31.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 52 | 69 | $16,905 | $5,108 | 30.2% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $21,855 | $4,565 | 20.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $14,392 | $4,435 | 30.8% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 34 | $10,996 | $3,514 | 32.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $12,069 | $3,390 | 28.1% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 49 | 49 | $16,513 | $8,504 | 51.5% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $47,595 | $7,629 | 16.0% |
About Dr. Hector Ho, MD
Dr. Hector Ho, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Fullerton, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/03/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1912969353.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Hector Ho, MD has received a total of $14,928 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,239 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 196 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($7,719).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ho has provided services to 1,154 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,554 services with total Medicare billing of $201,921. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 41 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Fullerton, CA
- Active Since 04/03/2006
- Last Updated 11/03/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1912969353
Products in Payments
- Artemis (Device) $2,405
- CODMAN CERTAS (Device) $1,917
- Apollo (Device) $1,294
- BRIGHTMATTER GUIDE/Modus V (Device) $1,072
- Timberline (Device) $851.49
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $833.03
- Excelsius Robotics System (Device) $722.65
- Neuroblate (Device) $701.29
- VISUALASE (Device) $647.39
- PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System (Device) $454.97
- Virage (Device) $370.96
- PIVOX OBLIQUE LATERAL SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $338.13
- ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) $202.95
- SYMPHONY (Device) $184.85
- FiberCel (Device) $144.86
- CD HORIZON (Device) $125.40
- ANSPACH (Device) $124.94
- Oncology (Device) $117.10
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $111.11
- Pulse (Device) $103.05
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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.