Total Payments
$22,649
2024 Payments
$0
Companies
13
Transactions
53
Medicare Patients
184
Medicare Billing
$20,638
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$7,250 (32.0%)
Research$5,828 (25.7%)
Travel$4,877 (21.5%)
Royalty/License$2,964 (13.1%)
Food & Beverage$792.93 (3.5%)
Gifts$778.35 (3.4%)
Other$159.60 (0.7%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $7,250 | 4 | 32.0% |
| Unspecified | $5,828 | 10 | 25.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,877 | 10 | 21.5% |
| Royalty or License | $2,964 | 3 | 13.1% |
| Food and Beverage | $792.93 | 20 | 3.5% |
| Gift | $778.35 | 5 | 3.4% |
| Entertainment | $159.60 | 1 | 0.7% |
Payments by Type
General
$16,821
43 transactions
Research
$5,828
2 transactions
Ownership
$0
8 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRECISION SPINE, INC. | $6,714 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $6,318 | 10 | $0 (2019) |
| Ortho Kinematics Inc. | $4,230 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Nexus Spine, LLC | $2,967 | 17 | $0 (2022) |
| Statera Spine, Inc. | $1,598 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. | $308.58 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Bioventus LLC | $192.29 | 4 | $0 (2021) |
| Brainlab, Inc. | $149.47 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Life Spine, Inc. | $84.17 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $57.95 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $0 | 1 | Sixth Street Solutions, LLC |
| 2023 | $2,995 | 6 | PRECISION SPINE, INC. ($2,964) |
| 2022 | $4,474 | 8 | Precision Spine, Inc. ($3,750) |
| 2021 | $573.37 | 5 | Nexus Spine, LLC ($480.69) |
| 2020 | $903.59 | 6 | Nexus Spine, LLC ($903.59) |
| 2019 | $2,374 | 9 | Nexus Spine, LLC ($1,065) |
| 2018 | $1,663 | 6 | Statera Spine, Inc. ($1,598) |
| 2017 | $9,667 | 12 | Centinel Spine, LLC ($5,277) |
All Payment Transactions
53 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sixth Street Solutions, LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 09/21/2023 | PRECISION SPINE, INC. | SHURFIT LUMBAR INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,687.87 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 09/21/2023 | PRECISION SPINE, INC. | SHURFIT LUMBAR INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $964.31 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 09/21/2023 | PRECISION SPINE, INC. | SHURFIT LUMBAR INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $311.36 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 05/03/2023 | Stryker Corporation | PROCINCH (Device), FLEXIBLE GUIDE PIN (STRYKER ACL VERSITOMIC), BIOSTEON | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.87 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 03/24/2023 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.49 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 2023 | Sixth Street Solutions, LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 12/05/2022 | Nexus Spine, LLC | PressON (Device) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $228.06 | General |
| Category: Spinal Fixation System | ||||||
| 10/15/2022 | Brainlab, Inc. | Image Guided Surgical Device (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $149.47 | General |
| Category: Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning | ||||||
| 10/12/2022 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.46 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 09/27/2022 | Precision Spine, Inc. | Reform Ti Pedicle Screw System (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,750.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 02/05/2022 | Nexus Spine, LLC | PressON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.21 | General |
| Category: Spinal Fixation System | ||||||
| 01/31/2022 | Nexus Spine, LLC | PressON (Device) | Entertainment | In-kind items and services | $159.60 | General |
| Category: Spinal Fixation System | ||||||
| 01/21/2022 | Summit Surgical Corp. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.41 | General |
| 2022 | Sixth Street Solutions, LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 12/20/2021 | Nexus Spine, LLC | PressOn (Device) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $226.95 | General |
| Category: Spinal Fixation System | ||||||
| 06/11/2021 | Bioventus LLC | OsteoAMP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $92.68 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 02/11/2021 | Nexus Spine, LLC | PressOn (Device) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $93.75 | General |
| Category: Spinal Fixation System | ||||||
| 01/22/2021 | Nexus Spine, LLC | PressOn (Device) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $159.99 | General |
| Category: Spinal Fixation System | ||||||
| 2021 | Sixth Street Solutions, LLC | — | — | — | $0.00 | Ownership |
| 03/20/2020 | Nexus Spine, LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $731.34 | General |
| Category: Spinal Fixation System | ||||||
| 02/25/2020 | Nexus Spine, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.25 | General |
| Category: Spinal Fixation System | ||||||
| 02/24/2020 | Nexus Spine, LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $29.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Fixation System | ||||||
| 02/23/2020 | Nexus Spine, LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $29.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Fixation System | ||||||
| 02/21/2020 | Nexus Spine, LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $99.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Fixation System | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| EOB DATA SHARING | Ortho Kinematics Inc. | $4,230 | 1 |
| EOB DATA SHARING | Statera Spine, Inc. | $1,598 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 43 | 59 | $13,157 | $4,671 |
| 2022 | 2 | 64 | 88 | $20,504 | $7,814 |
| 2021 | 1 | 49 | 65 | $14,495 | $5,447 |
| 2020 | 1 | 28 | 38 | $8,435 | $2,706 |
Total Patients
184
Total Services
250
Medicare Billing
$20,638
Procedure Codes
5
All Medicare Procedures & Services
5 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 43 | 59 | $13,157 | $4,671 | 35.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 53 | 72 | $16,056 | $6,324 | 39.4% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 16 | $4,448 | $1,490 | 33.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 49 | 65 | $14,495 | $5,447 | 37.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 28 | 38 | $8,435 | $2,706 | 32.1% |
About Dr. John Lopez, M.D
Dr. John Lopez, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Fairbanks, Alaska. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/16/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1477504066.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Lopez, M.D has received a total of $22,649 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $0 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 53 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($7,250).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lopez has provided services to 184 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 250 services with total Medicare billing of $20,638. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 5 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Fairbanks, AK
- Active Since 05/16/2006
- Last Updated 01/11/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1477504066
Products in Payments
- Vertebral Motion Analysis (Device) $5,828
- Reform Ti Pedicle Screw System (Device) $3,750
- STALIF L (Device) $2,981
- SHURFIT LUMBAR INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $2,964
- STALIF C-TI (Device) $2,296
- STALIF L FLX (Device) $1,000
- PressON (Device) $517.87
- PressOn (Device) $480.69
- OsteoAMP (Device) $192.29
- Image Guided Surgical Device (Device) $149.47
- Instruments (Device) $84.17
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $57.95
- PRODISC C (Device) $28.33
- PROCINCH (Device) $14.87
- PRODISC L (Device) $12.20
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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.