Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $11,122 | 1 | 38.2% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $9,518 | 2 | 32.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,365 | 64 | 15.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $2,500 | 2 | 8.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $875.63 | 3 | 3.0% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $500.00 | 1 | 1.7% |
| Entertainment | $194.62 | 2 | 0.7% |
| Acquisitions | $64.90 | 1 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covidien LP | $11,122 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| BAXTER HEALTHCARE | $9,606 | 6 | $0 (2019) |
| Elekta, Inc. | $2,831 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | $1,500 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,075 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Acclarent, Inc | $608.47 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $341.25 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| PFIZER INC. | $309.03 | 12 | $0 (2020) |
| Novocure Inc. | $260.29 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Zap Surgical Systems, Inc. | $174.61 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $542.59 | 4 | Alphatec Spine, Inc ($157.41) |
| 2023 | $1,475 | 7 | Elekta, Inc. ($832.19) |
| 2022 | $493.47 | 6 | Acclarent, Inc ($302.03) |
| 2021 | $1,667 | 2 | Elekta, Inc. ($1,500) |
| 2020 | $2,390 | 13 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. ($1,500) |
| 2019 | $505.63 | 11 | Novocure Inc. ($136.99) |
| 2018 | $11,760 | 13 | Covidien LP ($11,122) |
| 2017 | $10,305 | 20 | BAXTER HEALTHCARE ($9,595) |
All Payment Transactions
76 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $157.41 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | ACCLARENT AERA (Device), INSPIRA AIR, RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.83 | General |
| Category: ENT | ||||||
| 03/25/2024 | Elekta, Inc. | LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE ICON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.11 | General |
| Category: NEURO SOLUTIONS | ||||||
| 02/16/2024 | Acclarent, Inc | TruDi NAV Cable (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.24 | General |
| Category: Rhinology Otology Laryngology Neurosurgery | ||||||
| 10/18/2023 | Haemonetics Corporation | TEG6S HEMOSTASIS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.13 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 09/18/2023 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.96 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 09/10/2023 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $171.60 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 03/10/2023 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $162.31 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 02/28/2023 | Elekta, Inc. | ELEKTA MEDICAL LINEAR ACCELERATOR (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $832.19 | General |
| Category: LINAC SOLUTIONS (LINAC) | ||||||
| 02/17/2023 | Acclarent, Inc | TruDi NAV Cable (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.08 | General |
| Category: Rhinology Otology Laryngology Neurosurgery | ||||||
| 02/17/2023 | Acclarent, Inc | TruDi NAV Cable (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.12 | General |
| Category: Rhinology Otology Laryngology Neurosurgery | ||||||
| 12/17/2022 | Stryker Corporation | CORE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.89 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 11/28/2022 | Nevro Corp. | Omnia (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.18 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 04/29/2022 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $71.47 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 02/18/2022 | Acclarent, Inc | TruDi NAV Cable (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $167.88 | General |
| Category: Rhinology Otology Laryngology Neurosurgery | ||||||
| 02/17/2022 | Acclarent, Inc | TruDi NAV Cable (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.15 | General |
| Category: Rhinology Otology Laryngology Neurosurgery | ||||||
| 01/10/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | VS3 IRIDIUM - FLUORESCENCE HIGH DEFINITION CAMERA (CAMERA-IR) (Device) | Acquisitions | Cash or cash equivalent | $64.90 | General |
| Category: Visualization Solutions | ||||||
| 11/10/2021 | Elekta, Inc. | LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE ICON (Device), LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE PERFEXION, LEKSELL GAMMAPLAN | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: NEURO SOLUTIONS | ||||||
| 05/27/2021 | Stryker Corporation | TRITANIUM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $166.93 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 10/26/2020 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | CRANIOS REINFORCED (Device), SYNTHECEL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.01 | General |
| Category: CMF-Trauma | ||||||
| 10/15/2020 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | KINEVO (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Visualization System | ||||||
| 10/15/2020 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | KINEVO (Device) | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Surgical Visualization System | ||||||
| 07/22/2020 | PFIZER INC. | COLOGUARD (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.11 | General |
| Category: GASTROINTESTINAL | ||||||
| 05/27/2020 | PFIZER INC. | COLOGUARD (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.82 | General |
| Category: GASTROINTESTINAL | ||||||
| 03/01/2020 | Zap Surgical Systems, Inc. | Zap-X (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $174.61 | General |
| Category: Gyroscopic Radiosurgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 707 | 794 | $879,091 | $217,241 |
| 2022 | 13 | 655 | 689 | $771,982 | $197,681 |
| 2021 | 11 | 687 | 791 | $1.1M | $264,293 |
| 2020 | 10 | 529 | 620 | $674,120 | $174,249 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
46 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61798 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery of complex growth of brain, first growth | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 56 | $229,600 | $67,117 | 29.2% |
| 61458 | Removal of skull base bone for exploration or release of cranial nerves | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $198,835 | $40,268 | 20.3% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 152 | 152 | $66,448 | $21,965 | 33.1% |
| 61796 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery of simple growth of brain, first growth | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 21 | $86,100 | $18,623 | 21.6% |
| 61799 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery of complex growth of brain, each additional growth | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 59 | $90,860 | $15,362 | 16.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 184 | 196 | $34,463 | $14,526 | 42.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 84 | 93 | $25,365 | $10,405 | 41.0% |
| 61800 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery application of headframe | Facility | 2023 | 75 | 77 | $61,600 | $10,015 | 16.3% |
| 69990 | Use of operating microscope | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $33,350 | $8,473 | 25.4% |
| 61797 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery of simple growth of brain, each additional growth | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 33 | $36,729 | $6,209 | 16.9% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $13,280 | $3,128 | 23.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $2,461 | $1,150 | 46.7% |
| 61798 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery of complex growth of brain, first growth | Facility | 2022 | 37 | 38 | $155,800 | $45,991 | 29.5% |
| 61458 | Removal of skull base bone for exploration or release of cranial nerves | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $129,675 | $26,303 | 20.3% |
| 61796 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery of simple growth of brain, first growth | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 29 | $118,900 | $25,563 | 21.5% |
| 61510 | Removal of skull bone for removal of growth of upper brain | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $116,880 | $23,205 | 19.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 136 | 136 | $48,955 | $19,830 | 40.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 141 | 153 | $34,335 | $17,183 | 50.0% |
| 61800 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery application of headframe | Facility | 2022 | 66 | 67 | $53,600 | $8,888 | 16.6% |
| 69990 | Use of operating microscope | Facility | 2022 | 45 | 45 | $32,625 | $8,499 | 26.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 101 | 105 | $15,505 | $8,355 | 53.9% |
| 61797 | Computer-assisted radiosurgery of simple growth of brain, each additional growth | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 37 | $41,181 | $7,064 | 17.2% |
| 61781 | Computer-assisted procedure inside brain | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $19,090 | $4,650 | 24.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $3,720 | $1,362 | 36.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $1,716 | $786.76 | 45.8% |
About Dr. John Lee, MD
Dr. John Lee, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/14/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1033152145.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Lee, MD has received a total of $29,139 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $542.59 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 76 transactions from 27 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($11,122).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lee has provided services to 2,578 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,894 services with total Medicare billing of $853,464. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 46 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Philadelphia, PA
- Active Since 06/14/2006
- Last Updated 03/01/2011
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1033152145
Products in Payments
- VSiii3 (Device) $11,122
- Surgical Care - Hemopatch (Biological) $9,595
- LEKSELL GAMMA KNIFE ICON (Device) $1,604
- KINEVO (Device) $1,500
- ELEKTA MEDICAL LINEAR ACCELERATOR (Device) $832.19
- TruDi NAV Cable (Device) $608.47
- Icon (Device) $394.77
- CORE (Device) $357.80
- Oncology (Device) $260.29
- N/A (Device) $184.43
- EUCRISA (Drug) $180.11
- Zap-X (Device) $174.61
- TRITANIUM (Device) $166.93
- 1588 HD 3 Chip Camera (Device) $163.37
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $157.41
- Olympus ENT Instruments (Device) $149.59
- DIRECT INJECT (Device) $141.39
- ACCLARENT AERA (Device) $132.83
- TRUMATCH (Device) $108.04
- COLOGUARD (Device) $101.05
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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.
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