Dr. John Heller, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Atlanta, GA Male
NPI: 1528025228
Total Payments
$5.6M
2024 Payments
$585,548
Companies
14
Transactions
181
Medicare Patients
1,652
Medicare Billing
$331,361

Payment Breakdown by Category

Royalty/License$5.4M (96.5%)
Other$119,635 (2.1%)
Travel$36,742 (0.7%)
Consulting$36,333 (0.6%)
Food & Beverage$6,034 (0.1%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Royalty or License $5.4M 38 96.5%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $119,635 11 2.1%
Travel and Lodging $36,742 39 0.7%
Consulting Fee $36,333 9 0.6%
Food and Beverage $6,034 84 0.1%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Medtronic USA, Inc. $3.0M 101 $0 (2020)
Medtronic, Inc. $2.6M 36 $0 (2024)
Stryker Corporation $11,296 17 $0 (2023)
Alphatec Spine, Inc $1,345 7 $0 (2024)
NuVasive, Inc. $456.73 3 $0 (2023)
Spine Wave, Inc. $280.32 3 $0 (2018)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $238.30 3 $0 (2019)
Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc $208.26 2 $0 (2024)
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $203.94 2 $0 (2023)
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $199.98 3 $0 (2021)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $585,548 11 Medtronic, Inc. ($584,873)
2023 $789,078 19 Medtronic, Inc. ($778,228)
2022 $687,981 17 Medtronic, Inc. ($687,325)
2021 $584,489 13 Medtronic, Inc. ($584,391)
2020 $519,508 6 Medtronic USA, Inc. ($519,508)
2019 $786,361 28 Medtronic USA, Inc. ($784,519)
2018 $899,707 39 Medtronic USA, Inc. ($899,449)
2017 $755,051 48 Medtronic USA, Inc. ($754,803)

All Payment Transactions

181 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
11/20/2024 Medtronic, Inc. PYRAMID +4 ANTERIOR LUMBAR PLATE SYSTEM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $136,920.00 General
Category: TL
10/10/2024 Alphatec Spine, Inc Other - Miscellaneous (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $444.00 General
Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
09/27/2024 Medtronic, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.35 General
09/19/2024 Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc MAGNETOS (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $113.02 General
Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT
08/15/2024 Medtronic, Inc. PYRAMID +4 ANTERIOR LUMBAR PLATE SYSTEM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $158,628.00 General
Category: TL
07/26/2024 Medtronic, Inc. CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $137.70 General
Category: TL
07/22/2024 Medtronic, Inc. CENTERPIECE PLATE FIXATION SYSTEM (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $5,005.00 General
Category: Cervical
05/17/2024 Medtronic, Inc. PYRAMID +4 ANTERIOR LUMBAR PLATE SYSTEM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $141,242.00 General
Category: TL
04/23/2024 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $118.16 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
03/29/2024 Medtronic, Inc. MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $47.20 General
Category: Image Guided Surgery Products
02/21/2024 Medtronic, Inc. PYRAMID +4 ANTERIOR LUMBAR PLATE SYSTEM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $142,872.00 General
Category: TL
12/11/2023 Alphatec Spine, Inc Other - Miscellaneous (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $309.51 General
Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
11/14/2023 NuVasive, Inc. Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $123.82 General
Category: Cervicothoracic
11/09/2023 Medtronic, Inc. PYRAMID +4 ANTERIOR LUMBAR PLATE SYSTEM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $137,503.00 General
Category: TL
10/05/2023 Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc — Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $95.24 General
09/22/2023 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Exparel (Drug), Iovera Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $83.94 General
Category: Pain Management
09/21/2023 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Exparel (Drug), Iovera, Zilretta Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $120.00 General
Category: Pain Management
08/23/2023 Medtronic, Inc. PYRAMID +4 ANTERIOR LUMBAR PLATE SYSTEM (Device) Royalty or License Cash or cash equivalent $325,246.00 General
Category: TL
07/26/2023 Medtronic, Inc. CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $137.38 General
Category: TL
07/06/2023 Stryker Corporation EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $13.00 General
Category: SPINE
06/30/2023 Stryker Corporation EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device), EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM, EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $9,375.00 General
Category: SPINE
06/30/2023 Stryker Corporation EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $467.80 General
Category: SPINE
06/30/2023 Stryker Corporation EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $13.00 General
Category: SPINE
06/30/2023 Stryker Corporation EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.19 General
Category: SPINE
06/14/2023 Stryker Corporation N/A (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $129.33 General
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 12 426 577 $481,548 $80,519
2022 8 381 491 $343,037 $61,971
2021 10 411 546 $448,669 $81,539
2020 13 434 577 $550,926 $107,333
Total Patients
1,652
Total Services
2,191
Medicare Billing
$331,361
Procedure Codes
43

All Medicare Procedures & Services

43 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 12 12 $91,148 $15,364 16.9%
63047 Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment Facility 2023 20 20 $109,699 $13,085 11.9%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2023 68 91 $57,118 $11,539 20.2%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 72 93 $41,353 $8,800 21.3%
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment Facility 2023 22 52 $52,440 $8,439 16.1%
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine Facility 2023 11 29 $54,347 $8,317 15.3%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 42 42 $24,246 $5,076 20.9%
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views Office 2023 84 116 $18,449 $3,417 18.5%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 33 38 $12,010 $2,522 21.0%
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes Office 2023 11 11 $8,451 $1,804 21.3%
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views Office 2023 37 59 $9,327 $1,727 18.5%
72050 X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views Office 2023 14 14 $2,960 $429.80 14.5%
63047 Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment Facility 2022 26 27 $135,773 $19,129 14.1%
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment Facility 2022 29 70 $64,067 $11,173 17.4%
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes Office 2022 60 74 $43,413 $9,816 22.6%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 64 77 $32,315 $7,569 23.4%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 60 60 $32,772 $7,060 21.5%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 51 56 $16,573 $3,554 21.4%
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views Office 2022 59 85 $12,068 $2,457 20.4%
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views Office 2022 32 42 $6,056 $1,213 20.0%
22612 Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach Facility 2021 14 14 $98,248 $18,435 18.8%
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area Facility 2021 22 22 $111,722 $12,935 11.6%
99215 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes Office 2021 71 85 $44,199 $10,449 23.6%
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves Facility 2021 23 58 $54,974 $9,905 18.0%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Office 2021 66 83 $31,745 $7,895 24.9%
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About Dr. John Heller, MD

Dr. John Heller, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Atlanta, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/27/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1528025228.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Heller, MD has received a total of $5.6M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $585,548 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 181 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($5.4M).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Heller has provided services to 1,652 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,191 services with total Medicare billing of $331,361. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 43 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
  • Location Atlanta, GA
  • Active Since 04/27/2006
  • Last Updated 02/15/2021
  • Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1528025228

Products in Payments

  • PYRAMID (Device) $3.3M
  • PYRAMID +4 ANTERIOR LUMBAR PLATE SYSTEM (Device) $2.0M
  • CENTERPIECE (Device) $120,219
  • BRYAN (Device) $51,175
  • CD HORIZON (Device) $42,320
  • EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $9,927
  • VENTURE (Device) $8,125
  • CENTERPIECE PLATE FIXATION SYSTEM (Device) $5,817
  • BRYAN CERVICAL DISC SYSTEM (Device) $3,250
  • CORNERSTONE PSR CERVICAL FUSION SYSTEM (Device) $2,275
  • AVIATOR (Device) $900.97
  • Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $753.51
  • UNID_PASS (Device) $487.50
  • CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $472.53
  • Modulus (Device) $272.09
  • Invictus OPEN (Device) $262.25
  • Spinal Implants (Device) $213.76
  • Exparel (Drug) $203.94
  • N/A (Device) $170.15
  • Trestle Luxe (Device) $158.73

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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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