Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,209 | 4 | 57.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $710.48 | 32 | 33.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $200.00 | 1 | 9.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $1,500 | 11 | $0 (2022) |
| PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | $310.10 | 8 | $0 (2018) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $126.72 | 9 | $0 (2018) |
| RTI Surgical, Inc. | $55.25 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $52.71 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $45.56 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | $28.85 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $66.67 | 3 | SI-BONE, Inc. ($45.56) |
| 2020 | $81.56 | 4 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($52.71) |
| 2019 | $1,514 | 12 | Stryker Corporation ($1,458) |
| 2018 | $398.17 | 14 | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC ($251.03) |
| 2017 | $59.07 | 4 | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC ($59.07) |
All Payment Transactions
37 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/18/2022 | SI-BONE, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.56 | General |
| 04/06/2022 | SI-BONE, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.00 | General |
| 01/20/2022 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.11 | General |
| 12/15/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.31 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 07/22/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.73 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 03/03/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.67 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 02/21/2020 | Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | COFLEX (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.85 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 10/16/2019 | RTI Surgical, Inc. | Allograft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.24 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 08/21/2019 | Stryker Corporation | ALEUTIAN AN (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $37.34 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 08/14/2019 | RTI Surgical, Inc. | SlMMETRY (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.24 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 08/03/2019 | Stryker Corporation | ALEUTIAN LATERAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.75 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 03/25/2019 | Stryker Corporation | IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.77 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 03/23/2019 | Stryker Corporation | IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $181.00 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 03/22/2019 | Stryker Corporation | IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $181.00 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 03/22/2019 | Stryker Corporation | IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $129.89 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 03/20/2019 | Stryker Corporation | IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $46.55 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 03/20/2019 | RTI Surgical, Inc. | Allograft (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $12.77 | General |
| Category: Musculoskeletal | ||||||
| 03/07/2019 | Stryker Corporation | IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $720.76 | General |
| Category: INTERVENTIONAL SPINE | ||||||
| 01/07/2019 | Stryker Corporation | BIO4 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.23 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 11/01/2018 | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | coflex (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.23 | General |
| Category: medical device | ||||||
| 06/13/2018 | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | coflex (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $200.00 | General |
| Category: medical device | ||||||
| 05/03/2018 | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | coflex (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.65 | General |
| Category: medical device | ||||||
| 04/04/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Penta SCS Leads (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.03 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 04/04/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Pacel Bipolar Pacing Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.25 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 04/04/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Penta SCS Leads (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.31 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 244 | 289 | $63,562 | $23,483 |
| 2022 | 10 | 267 | 334 | $75,614 | $28,123 |
| 2021 | 11 | 314 | 376 | $84,875 | $32,601 |
| 2020 | 11 | 320 | 396 | $81,162 | $28,485 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
41 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 31 | 39 | $11,310 | $4,861 | 43.0% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $10,150 | $4,524 | 44.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 48 | $10,320 | $4,449 | 43.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 47 | $6,580 | $3,098 | 47.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $6,900 | $2,556 | 37.0% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 25 | $12,250 | $1,767 | 14.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 29 | $2,552 | $1,065 | 41.7% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 19 | 24 | $3,000 | $1,025 | 34.2% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2023 | 20 | 25 | $500.00 | $138.61 | 27.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 39 | 45 | $13,060 | $6,211 | 47.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 47 | 64 | $13,760 | $5,930 | 43.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 47 | 65 | $9,100 | $4,372 | 48.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $9,000 | $3,350 | 37.2% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 31 | $16,450 | $2,414 | 14.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $5,250 | $2,370 | 45.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 28 | 38 | $3,344 | $1,389 | 41.5% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 16 | 21 | $2,750 | $1,046 | 38.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $2,640 | $977.44 | 37.0% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2022 | 11 | 13 | $260.00 | $64.77 | 24.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 48 | 63 | $18,270 | $8,203 | 44.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 53 | 70 | $15,050 | $6,445 | 42.8% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 33 | 33 | $11,550 | $5,290 | 45.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 45 | 58 | $8,120 | $3,786 | 46.6% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $8,700 | $3,053 | 35.1% |
| 27096 | Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 26 | $13,650 | $2,001 | 14.7% |
About Dr. John Pulliam, M.D
Dr. John Pulliam, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Sherman, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/21/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1710923388.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Pulliam, M.D has received a total of $2,119 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $66.67 received in 2022. These payments were reported across 37 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($1,209).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Pulliam has provided services to 1,145 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,395 services with total Medicare billing of $112,692. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 41 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery
- Location Sherman, TX
- Active Since 06/21/2006
- Last Updated 09/29/2015
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1710923388
Products in Payments
- IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) $1,385
- coflex (Device) $251.03
- COFLEX (Device) $87.92
- SCS IPGs (Device) $54.26
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $52.71
- ALEUTIAN AN (Device) $37.34
- SCS leads (Device) $35.87
- Allograft (Device) $32.01
- BIO4 (Device) $25.23
- Penta SCS Leads (Device) $24.34
- SlMMETRY (Device) $23.24
- TRITANIUM (Device) $20.42
- Pacel Bipolar Pacing Catheter (Device) $12.25
- ALEUTIAN LATERAL SYSTEM (Device) $10.75
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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.