Total Payments
$134,663
2024 Payments
$8,881
Companies
11
Transactions
315
Medicare Patients
4,300
Medicare Billing
$1.7M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$95,879 (71.2%)
Travel$22,167 (16.5%)
Food & Beverage$10,116 (7.5%)
Other$6,500 (4.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $95,879 | 25 | 71.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $22,167 | 84 | 16.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $10,116 | 202 | 7.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $5,000 | 3 | 3.7% |
| Honoraria | $1,500 | 1 | 1.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $97,319 | 222 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $16,177 | 42 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $11,621 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $8,505 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| CryoLife, Inc. | $373.81 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $138.79 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Aziyo Biologics, Inc. | $135.10 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $124.86 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Artivion, Inc. | $118.95 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $118.86 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,881 | 44 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($8,518) |
| 2023 | $9,971 | 28 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($9,806) |
| 2022 | $8,703 | 30 | Medtronic, Inc. ($7,924) |
| 2021 | $38,316 | 35 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($31,060) |
| 2020 | $12,451 | 20 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($6,810) |
| 2019 | $20,186 | 60 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($9,740) |
| 2018 | $33,156 | 73 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($29,070) |
| 2017 | $2,998 | 25 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($2,006) |
All Payment Transactions
315 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 13
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/04/2024 | Artivion, Inc. | ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.95 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular surgery | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | KONECT RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.13 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.56 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | STERNALOCK BLU SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.79 | General |
| Category: CMF & Thoracic | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $241.40 | General |
| 08/29/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | KONECT RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.76 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 08/19/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.36 | General |
| 08/19/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.24 | General |
| 08/19/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.95 | General |
| 08/19/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.74 | General |
| 08/19/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.74 | General |
| 08/16/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $209.36 | General |
| 07/22/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,074.63 | General |
| 06/27/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,200.00 | General |
| 06/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $461.10 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $126.45 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.16 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.53 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.80 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.33 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $12.94 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $10.79 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.97 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.72 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.28 | General |
| Category: Pericardial Heart Valves | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 1,020 | 1,064 | $2.6M | $397,690 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1,082 | 1,134 | $2.7M | $424,718 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1,012 | 1,086 | $2.6M | $417,283 |
| 2020 | 21 | 1,186 | 1,338 | $3.2M | $489,821 |
Total Patients
4,300
Total Services
4,622
Medicare Billing
$1.7M
Procedure Codes
79
All Medicare Procedures & Services
79 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 109 | 109 | $903,828 | $137,945 | 15.3% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $442,948 | $60,004 | 13.5% |
| 33430 | Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $350,662 | $52,447 | 15.0% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 51 | $300,033 | $28,664 | 9.6% |
| 33859 | Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with valve suspension for aortic disease | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $143,249 | $24,399 | 17.0% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2023 | 69 | 69 | $126,201 | $20,941 | 16.6% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 137 | 137 | $69,733 | $18,134 | 26.0% |
| 33530 | Coronary artery bypass or valve procedure reoperation more than 1 month after original operation | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $72,354 | $12,118 | 16.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 137 | 147 | $36,162 | $9,967 | 27.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 101 | 101 | $41,511 | $9,930 | 23.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 60 | $29,700 | $7,982 | 26.9% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 64 | $19,008 | $5,846 | 30.8% |
| 33517 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $21,632 | $3,617 | 16.7% |
| 33508 | Harvest of vein using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 120 | 120 | $8,520 | $1,434 | 16.8% |
| 33967 | Insertion of blood flow assist device in aorta through skin | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $15,876 | $1,344 | 8.5% |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $3,540 | $1,171 | 33.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $3,619 | $1,097 | 30.3% |
| 36620 | Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $4,199 | $650.37 | 15.5% |
| 33533 | Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft | Facility | 2022 | 118 | 118 | $978,456 | $151,198 | 15.5% |
| 33405 | Replacement of aortic valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 40 | 40 | $402,680 | $52,225 | 13.0% |
| 33430 | Replacement of mitral valve on heart-lung machine | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $283,227 | $43,846 | 15.5% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2022 | 58 | 58 | $341,214 | $34,498 | 10.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 151 | 151 | $76,859 | $21,376 | 27.8% |
| 33859 | Repair of ascending aorta with graft on heart-lung machine with valve suspension for aortic disease | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $105,049 | $20,118 | 19.2% |
| 33518 | Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts | Facility | 2022 | 61 | 61 | $111,569 | $19,698 | 17.7% |
About James Davies
James Davies is a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) healthcare provider based in Birmingham, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/03/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1629056544.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, James Davies has received a total of $134,663 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $8,881 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 315 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($95,879).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Davies has provided services to 4,300 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,622 services with total Medicare billing of $1.7M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 79 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Birmingham, AL
- Active Since 01/03/2006
- Last Updated 01/31/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1629056544
Products in Payments
- EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system (Device) $9,442
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $8,689
- AVALUS (Device) $7,598
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $6,094
- Avalus (Device) $5,651
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $5,281
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $4,409
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $4,200
- MitraClip System (Device) $3,500
- Mosaic (Device) $2,510
- INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE (Device) $1,379
- Hancock (Device) $1,074
- Contour 3D (Device) $807.21
- Simulus (Device) $562.50
- EDWARDS INTUITY ELITE VALVE SYSTEM (Device) $547.93
- MITRACLIP (Device) $464.78
- Carpentier-Edwards Physio II Annuloplasty Ring (Device) $420.78
- MOSAIC (Device) $295.82
- MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve (Device) $270.81
- BioGlue (Device) $184.72
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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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