Total Payments
$57,773
2024 Payments
$4,790
Companies
39
Transactions
370
Medicare Patients
4,187
Medicare Billing
$849,465
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$22,950 (39.7%)
Food & Beverage$16,739 (29.0%)
Other$14,288 (24.7%)
Travel$3,777 (6.5%)
Education$19.64 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $22,950 | 8 | 39.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $16,739 | 327 | 29.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $14,288 | 16 | 24.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,777 | 13 | 6.5% |
| Education | $19.64 | 6 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | $27,628 | 36 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $16,564 | 43 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $7,454 | 70 | $0 (2020) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $915.23 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $672.06 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $578.34 | 7 | $0 (2022) |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | $328.92 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $311.26 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| PFIZER INC. | $303.01 | 15 | $0 (2017) |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $273.65 | 19 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,790 | 15 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. ($3,794) |
| 2023 | $24,872 | 35 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. ($23,424) |
| 2022 | $9,044 | 27 | Medtronic, Inc. ($8,104) |
| 2021 | $8,270 | 26 | Medtronic, Inc. ($7,646) |
| 2020 | $1,777 | 13 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,777) |
| 2019 | $3,165 | 35 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($2,909) |
| 2018 | $1,571 | 14 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($975.32) |
| 2017 | $4,284 | 205 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,793) |
All Payment Transactions
370 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 15
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,800.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.52 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.31 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.90 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $162.24 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.83 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | Vertos Medical, Inc. | mild Device Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.52 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $175.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Vertos Medical, Inc. | mild Device Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $182.40 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 06/24/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $900.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus OPEN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $166.94 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $177.73 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 02/26/2024 | ATRICURE, INC. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.27 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 01/04/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $181.15 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/05/2023 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke SCS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.50 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulation | ||||||
| 11/09/2023 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke SCS (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,150.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulation | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke SCS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $184.20 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulation | ||||||
| 10/25/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | BOTOX (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.85 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 09/29/2023 | Bioventus LLC | Stimrouter Implantable Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $182.05 | General |
| Category: Podiatry | ||||||
| 09/13/2023 | Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | Intracept (Device), Intracept, Intracept | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $172.54 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 09/12/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.95 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 09/06/2023 | Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | Intracept (Device), Intracept, Intracept | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $152.40 | General |
| Category: Pain | ||||||
| 09/05/2023 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke SCS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulation | ||||||
| 08/06/2023 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke SCS (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $688.02 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 1,256 | 5,970 | $2.4M | $256,583 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1,086 | 5,648 | $2.1M | $213,445 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1,069 | 4,435 | $2.1M | $242,141 |
| 2020 | 20 | 776 | 2,925 | $967,072 | $137,296 |
Total Patients
4,187
Total Services
18,978
Medicare Billing
$849,465
Procedure Codes
78
All Medicare Procedures & Services
78 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 249 | 436 | $187,480 | $49,803 | 26.6% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 122 | 169 | $712,250 | $45,346 | 6.4% |
| 63650 | Insertion of spinal neurostimulator electrode array through skin | Office | 2023 | 12 | 23 | $207,300 | $39,849 | 19.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 197 | 197 | $130,020 | $29,525 | 22.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 152 | 274 | $79,460 | $21,513 | 27.1% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 50 | 74 | $261,250 | $15,173 | 5.8% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Office | 2023 | 21 | 33 | $132,000 | $13,853 | 10.5% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Office | 2023 | 80 | 106 | $240,750 | $11,179 | 4.6% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Office | 2023 | 49 | 70 | $163,163 | $7,554 | 4.6% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Office | 2023 | 20 | 31 | $49,600 | $7,176 | 14.5% |
| 64490 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 19 | 25 | $93,000 | $5,328 | 5.7% |
| 64445 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into lower back and leg nerve (sciatic nerve) | Office | 2023 | 18 | 24 | $31,860 | $4,212 | 13.2% |
| 64491 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Office | 2023 | 18 | 24 | $75,000 | $2,602 | 3.5% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 13 | 17 | $24,378 | $1,673 | 6.9% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 17 | 25 | $18,000 | $1,367 | 7.6% |
| J1100 | Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 181 | 4,317 | $949.74 | $420.49 | 44.3% |
| J2795 | Injection, ropivacaine hydrochloride, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 26 | 96 | $21.12 | $5.67 | 26.8% |
| J2250 | Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 12 | 29 | $370.91 | $3.40 | 0.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 241 | 508 | $218,440 | $58,228 | 26.7% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2022 | 96 | 143 | $612,500 | $42,699 | 7.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 131 | 235 | $68,150 | $19,288 | 28.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 102 | 102 | $67,320 | $15,351 | 22.8% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2022 | 53 | 71 | $254,375 | $14,829 | 5.8% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Office | 2022 | 57 | 78 | $175,500 | $8,658 | 4.9% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Office | 2022 | 15 | 19 | $76,000 | $8,215 | 10.8% |
About Dr. Joseph Bax, D.O
Dr. Joseph Bax, D.O is a Interventional Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Syosset, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/26/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1750417283.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joseph Bax, D.O has received a total of $57,773 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $4,790 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 370 transactions from 39 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($22,950).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bax has provided services to 4,187 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 18,978 services with total Medicare billing of $849,465. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 78 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Interventional Pain Medicine
- Other Specialties Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Location Syosset, NY
- Active Since 02/26/2007
- Last Updated 05/13/2014
- Taxonomy Code 208VP0014X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1750417283
Products in Payments
- Evoke SCS (Device) $23,834
- INTELLIS (Device) $4,773
- RESTORE (Device) $4,554
- VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $4,391
- Evoke (Device) $3,794
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $2,944
- ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $2,234
- RESTORESENSORSURESCAN (Device) $1,170
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $1,146
- Intracept (Device) $915.23
- mild Device Kit (Device) $328.92
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $324.88
- CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $264.34
- Movantik (Drug) $243.34
- Nucynta (Drug) $239.37
- IFUSE IMPLANT (Device) $238.07
- Xtampza ER (Drug) $236.38
- PRESTIGE (Device) $187.71
- Stimrouter Implantable Kit (Device) $182.05
- Axium INS DRG IPG (Device) $176.47
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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.