Total Payments
$21,224
2024 Payments
$2,359
Companies
2
Transactions
24
Medicare Patients
187
Medicare Billing
$15,625
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$18,500 (87.2%)
Travel$2,479 (11.7%)
Food & Beverage$244.41 (1.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $18,500 | 7 | 87.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,479 | 11 | 11.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $244.41 | 6 | 1.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $21,151 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| ACELL, INC. | $72.66 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,359 | 8 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($2,359) |
| 2023 | $18,791 | 15 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($18,791) |
| 2017 | $72.66 | 1 | ACELL, INC. ($72.66) |
All Payment Transactions
24 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/24/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | DA VINCI SP (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $112.50 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | DA VINCI SP (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.82 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $187.83 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $187.83 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | DAVINCI XI (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $178.99 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/30/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $631.46 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/30/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/20/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DAVINCI XI (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DAVINCI XI (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/11/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DAVINCI XI (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/10/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DAVINCI XI (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/09/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DAVINCI XI (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $3,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/20/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $0.01 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/19/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/18/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DAVINCI XI (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $2,500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/18/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/06/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $668.75 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/28/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $538.44 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/28/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.75 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.50 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/07/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $6.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/11/2017 | ACELL, INC. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $72.66 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 34 | 35 | $9,699 | $2,730 |
| 2022 | 4 | 68 | 75 | $27,537 | $7,154 |
| 2021 | 3 | 61 | 72 | $15,337 | $4,614 |
| 2020 | 1 | 24 | 37 | $3,774 | $1,127 |
Total Patients
187
Total Services
219
Medicare Billing
$15,625
Procedure Codes
10
All Medicare Procedures & Services
10 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $6,707 | $1,862 | 27.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $2,992 | $868.28 | 29.0% |
| 99291 | Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 21 | $15,519 | $3,559 | 22.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $7,395 | $2,207 | 29.8% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $2,805 | $850.75 | 30.3% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 18 | $1,818 | $537.56 | 29.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 28 | 29 | $10,183 | $3,059 | 30.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 17 | $2,710 | $877.12 | 32.4% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 26 | $2,444 | $677.51 | 27.7% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 24 | 37 | $3,774 | $1,127 | 29.9% |
About James Finley
James Finley is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Bellingham, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/13/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1265537740.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, James Finley has received a total of $21,224 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,359 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 24 transactions from 2 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($18,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Finley has provided services to 187 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 219 services with total Medicare billing of $15,625. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 10 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Bellingham, WA
- Active Since 09/13/2006
- Last Updated 06/26/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1265537740
Products in Payments
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $18,500
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $2,503
- DA VINCI SP (Device) $148.32
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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