Inactive Provider
This provider's NPI has been deactivated on 04/28/2026. The information on this page is historical and may no longer be current.
Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,737 | 80 | 82.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $370.97 | 4 | 17.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,507 | 43 | $0 (2019) |
| Purdue Pharma L.P. | $113.52 | 8 | $0 (2018) |
| Akrimax Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $70.36 | 6 | $0 (2017) |
| PFIZER INC. | $64.29 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $52.46 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Depomed, Inc. | $39.95 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $32.86 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Amgen Inc. | $32.70 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. | $32.24 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $29.62 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $26.42 | 2 | Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC ($26.42) |
| 2019 | $131.15 | 7 | Abbott Laboratories ($109.96) |
| 2018 | $538.56 | 20 | Abbott Laboratories ($360.45) |
| 2017 | $1,411 | 55 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,037) |
All Payment Transactions
84 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/20/2021 | Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.66 | General |
| 03/16/2021 | Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.76 | General |
| 12/18/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.44 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 12/04/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.48 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 09/04/2019 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.19 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 07/16/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.72 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 07/16/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.38 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 06/14/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.56 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 06/14/2019 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.38 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 10/03/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $139.37 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 08/28/2018 | PFIZER INC. | LYRICA (Drug), EMBEDA, FLECTOR PATCH | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.05 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE;PAIN | ||||||
| 08/22/2018 | Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | XTAMPZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.33 | General |
| Category: Opioid Analgesic | ||||||
| 08/15/2018 | ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Horizant (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.04 | General |
| Category: Sleep | ||||||
| 08/08/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.40 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 08/08/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.14 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 07/16/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.86 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 07/16/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.16 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 07/13/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Axium INS DRG IPG (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 07/13/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Axium INS DRG IPG (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.14 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 07/11/2018 | Amgen Inc. | Aimovig (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.70 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 06/13/2018 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | MOVANTIK (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.94 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 04/18/2018 | Purdue Pharma L.P. | SYMPROIC (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.24 | General |
| Category: CONSTIPATION | ||||||
| 03/15/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.01 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 03/12/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.99 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 03/12/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.03 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | 934 | 1,294 | $715,093 | $94,127 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
22 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 213 | 394 | $76,830 | $20,765 | 27.0% |
| 99442 | Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 114 | 169 | $32,955 | $9,642 | 29.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 99 | 123 | $36,900 | $8,857 | 24.0% |
| 80307 | Testing for presence of drug | Office | 2020 | 123 | 144 | $72,000 | $8,822 | 12.3% |
| G0481 | Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | Office | 2020 | 49 | 51 | $39,933 | $7,927 | 19.8% |
| G0482 | Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | Office | 2020 | 34 | 35 | $34,825 | $6,861 | 19.7% |
| 64483 | Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance | Facility | 2020 | 30 | 41 | $72,000 | $4,889 | 6.8% |
| 64493 | Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance | Facility | 2020 | 28 | 38 | $64,995 | $4,001 | 6.2% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 17 | $43,095 | $3,919 | 9.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 28 | 28 | $13,720 | $2,749 | 20.0% |
| 64494 | Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance | Facility | 2020 | 28 | 38 | $38,200 | $2,389 | 6.3% |
| 64495 | Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance | Facility | 2020 | 23 | 31 | $31,000 | $1,971 | 6.4% |
| 64490 | Injections of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 15 | $25,680 | $1,898 | 7.4% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 25 | $24,250 | $1,613 | 6.7% |
| 27096 | Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 19 | $20,000 | $1,531 | 7.7% |
| 64484 | Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance | Facility | 2020 | 22 | 27 | $27,550 | $1,450 | 5.3% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 20 | $27,500 | $1,433 | 5.2% |
| 64491 | Injections of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 15 | $16,000 | $1,075 | 6.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $3,720 | $946.30 | 25.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule | Facility | 2020 | 21 | 23 | $7,960 | $597.43 | 7.5% |
| 99441 | Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 13 | 16 | $2,080 | $565.76 | 27.2% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion of needle | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 13 | $3,900 | $225.66 | 5.8% |
About Dr. John Wages, MD
Dr. John Wages, MD is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/03/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1013139286.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. John Wages, MD has received a total of $2,108 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $26.42 received in 2021. These payments were reported across 84 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,737).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Wages has provided services to 934 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,294 services with total Medicare billing of $94,127. Data is available for 1 year (2020–2020), covering 22 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Other Specialties Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 05/03/2007
- Last Updated 01/24/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1013139286
Products in Payments
- DRG leads (Device) $487.80
- SCS IPGs (Device) $458.22
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $359.89
- DRG IPGs (Device) $138.07
- LYRICA (Drug) $64.29
- Primlev (Drug) $57.74
- Horizant (Drug) $52.46
- Axium INS DRG IPG (Device) $42.49
- OXYCONTIN (Drug) $41.68
- Morphabond ER (Drug) $32.86
- Aimovig (Biological) $32.70
- ZOHYDRO ER (Drug) $32.24
- iFuse Implant (Device) $29.62
- Nucynta (Drug) $27.75
- SYMPROIC (Drug) $27.31
- MOVANTIK (Drug) $23.94
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $21.19
- DRG Accessories (Device) $20.85
- SPRIX (Drug) $14.11
- HYSINGLA ER (Drug) $13.38
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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