Total Payments
$2,111
2024 Payments
$47.88
Companies
16
Transactions
31
Medicare Patients
1,434
Medicare Billing
$121,003
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$1,582 (74.9%)
Food & Beverage$529.03 (25.1%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $1,582 | 2 | 74.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $529.03 | 29 | 25.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $1,597 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | $85.30 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| PFIZER INC. | $78.24 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $63.13 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $49.41 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | $47.28 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Bioventus LLC | $39.32 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Acumed LLC | $23.00 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $22.95 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | $20.75 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $47.88 | 3 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($31.15) |
| 2023 | $15.48 | 1 | Abbott Laboratories ($15.48) |
| 2022 | $17.15 | 1 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($17.15) |
| 2021 | $11.78 | 1 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($11.78) |
| 2020 | $49.41 | 1 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($49.41) |
| 2019 | $85.30 | 1 | Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. ($85.30) |
| 2018 | $1,731 | 12 | Peerless Surgical Inc. ($1,597) |
| 2017 | $152.96 | 11 | PFIZER INC. ($33.87) |
All Payment Transactions
31 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/01/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | DALVANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.73 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | STRAVIX (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.61 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 03/28/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | STRAVIX (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.54 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 05/26/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.48 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 03/30/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | General - Therapies (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.15 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 05/05/2021 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | EUFLEXXA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.78 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDICS | ||||||
| 09/24/2020 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREWS (Device), BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.41 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 11/08/2019 | Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $85.30 | General |
| 11/12/2018 | PFIZER INC. | CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.80 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE | ||||||
| 10/22/2018 | Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.24 | General |
| Category: WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 08/25/2018 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,064.00 | General |
| 08/22/2018 | PFIZER INC. | CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.19 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE | ||||||
| 08/08/2018 | Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.04 | General |
| Category: WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 07/27/2018 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $518.35 | General |
| 07/27/2018 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.93 | General |
| 07/25/2018 | Bioventus LLC | Durolane (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.51 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/24/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Navio Surgical System (Device), Journey II BCS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.46 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 04/05/2018 | PFIZER INC. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.19 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR;METABOLIC DISEASE | ||||||
| 02/20/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | VLP-Foot (Device), EVOS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.52 | General |
| Category: Trauma Limb Restoration | ||||||
| 02/15/2018 | PFIZER INC. | CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.19 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE | ||||||
| 12/18/2017 | PFIZER INC. | CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.19 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE | ||||||
| 11/07/2017 | AXOGEN | AxoGuard Nerve Connector (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.41 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/12/2017 | Bioventus LLC | GELSYN 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.49 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 08/30/2017 | PFIZER INC. | CHANTIX (Drug), ELIQUIS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.34 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;TOBACCO DEPENDENCE | ||||||
| 08/22/2017 | Lilly USA, LLC | FORTEO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.53 | General |
| Category: Bone Muscle Joint | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 347 | 457 | $118,848 | $33,724 |
| 2022 | 15 | 349 | 538 | $120,214 | $32,208 |
| 2021 | 13 | 385 | 504 | $116,097 | $32,919 |
| 2020 | 8 | 353 | 477 | $78,144 | $22,152 |
Total Patients
1,434
Total Services
1,976
Medicare Billing
$121,003
Procedure Codes
47
All Medicare Procedures & Services
47 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29848 | Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 37 | $49,802 | $12,939 | 26.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 70 | 78 | $20,670 | $6,785 | 32.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $10,944 | $3,920 | 35.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 47 | 58 | $10,788 | $3,692 | 34.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $5,675 | $1,598 | 28.2% |
| 20526 | Injection of carpal tunnel | Office | 2023 | 16 | 18 | $5,538 | $1,340 | 24.2% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 37 | 54 | $4,536 | $1,274 | 28.1% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 23 | 32 | $2,336 | $645.87 | 27.6% |
| 73140 | X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 26 | 32 | $2,560 | $640.38 | 25.0% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $2,072 | $496.34 | 24.0% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 31 | 77 | $3,927 | $392.72 | 10.0% |
| 29848 | Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 22 | $29,612 | $7,708 | 26.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 63 | 78 | $20,670 | $6,677 | 32.3% |
| 26055 | Incision of tendon covering of finger | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 25 | $19,225 | $3,829 | 19.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 46 | 58 | $10,788 | $3,569 | 33.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $8,208 | $2,835 | 34.5% |
| 20526 | Injection of carpal tunnel | Office | 2022 | 16 | 21 | $6,177 | $1,509 | 24.4% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 31 | 62 | $5,208 | $1,322 | 25.4% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2022 | 21 | 31 | $4,588 | $1,125 | 24.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $3,405 | $1,025 | 30.1% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $2,904 | $782.62 | 26.9% |
| 73140 | X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 21 | 30 | $2,400 | $572.96 | 23.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $1,610 | $550.57 | 34.2% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2022 | 32 | 76 | $3,876 | $387.49 | 10.0% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2022 | 11 | 15 | $1,095 | $309.90 | 28.3% |
About Dr. John Saunders, MD
Dr. John Saunders, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Anderson, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/29/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1609004761.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Saunders, MD has received a total of $2,111 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $47.88 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 31 transactions from 16 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($1,582).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Saunders has provided services to 1,434 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,976 services with total Medicare billing of $121,003. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 47 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Anderson, SC
- Active Since 06/29/2009
- Last Updated 01/05/2023
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1609004761
Products in Payments
- CHANTIX (Drug) $67.05
- HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREWS (Device) $49.41
- GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX (Biological) $47.28
- STRAVIX (Medical Supply) $31.15
- GELSYN 3 (Device) $28.81
- Ankle Plates (Device) $23.00
- EUFLEXXA (Device) $22.95
- AMIStem (Device) $20.75
- General - Therapies (Device) $17.15
- DALVANCE (Drug) $16.73
- VLP-Foot (Device) $16.52
- PROCLAIM (Device) $15.48
- Navio Surgical System (Device) $15.46
- PENNSAID (Drug) $12.42
- FORTEO (Drug) $11.53
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector (Device) $11.41
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $11.19
- Durolane (Device) $10.51
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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