Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $71.22 | 3 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $54.90 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $16.32 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $71.22 | 3 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. ($54.90) |
All Payment Transactions
3 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/09/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.32 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Pico 14 (Device), PICO 7 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.32 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.58 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 1,531 | 4,080 | $426,631 | $86,461 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1,455 | 3,551 | $517,263 | $87,303 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1,631 | 3,927 | $559,084 | $97,037 |
| 2020 | 13 | 1,414 | 3,718 | $531,727 | $84,647 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
52 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 456 | 539 | $137,445 | $38,608 | 28.1% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 132 | 235 | $52,598 | $10,084 | 19.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 89 | 89 | $34,710 | $9,234 | 26.6% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 145 | 238 | $49,234 | $6,652 | 13.5% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 197 | 216 | $33,912 | $5,818 | 17.2% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 149 | 226 | $32,544 | $5,561 | 17.1% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $43,405 | $3,993 | 9.2% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 132 | 2,300 | $13,800 | $1,841 | 13.3% |
| 73521 | X-ray of both hips, 2 views | Office | 2023 | 65 | 66 | $10,032 | $1,565 | 15.6% |
| 72170 | X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 90 | 95 | $11,685 | $1,526 | 13.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $2,236 | $736.29 | 32.9% |
| 73522 | X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $2,960 | $528.44 | 17.9% |
| 77073 | X-ray for bone length assessment | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $2,070 | $314.16 | 15.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 406 | 482 | $123,315 | $34,476 | 28.0% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 101 | 102 | $138,353 | $13,359 | 9.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 89 | 186 | $42,042 | $7,528 | 17.9% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 209 | 266 | $41,762 | $7,126 | 17.1% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 40 | 44 | $57,552 | $5,933 | 10.3% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 158 | 235 | $33,840 | $5,580 | 16.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 71 | 78 | $13,499 | $3,886 | 28.8% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2022 | 80 | 111 | $22,866 | $2,835 | 12.4% |
| 72170 | X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | Office | 2022 | 95 | 117 | $14,391 | $2,021 | 14.0% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 87 | 1,808 | $10,848 | $1,467 | 13.5% |
| 73521 | X-ray of both hips, 2 views | Office | 2022 | 54 | 56 | $8,512 | $1,366 | 16.0% |
| 77073 | X-ray for bone length assessment | Office | 2022 | 40 | 41 | $5,658 | $1,009 | 17.8% |
About James Messersmith
James Messersmith is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Durham, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/25/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1134203029.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, James Messersmith has received a total of $71.22 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $71.22 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 3 transactions from 2 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($71.22).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Messersmith has provided services to 6,031 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 15,276 services with total Medicare billing of $355,448. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 52 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Durham, NC
- Active Since 10/25/2006
- Last Updated 07/08/2007
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1134203029
Products in Payments
- ZYNRELEF (Drug) $54.90
- Pico 14 (Device) $16.32
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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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