Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $16,250 | 8 | 59.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $7,129 | 23 | 26.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,851 | 72 | 14.1% |
| Gift | $13.57 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $22,906 | 63 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $2,009 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan Inc. | $1,444 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| KLS-Martin L.P. | $250.00 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Standard Bariatrics, Inc. | $187.64 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $138.98 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $117.34 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $76.86 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $41.02 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $30.45 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $716.25 | 12 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($322.40) |
| 2023 | $3,695 | 33 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,496) |
| 2022 | $20,184 | 47 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($18,386) |
| 2021 | $1,192 | 7 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($702.10) |
| 2019 | $132.49 | 2 | Allergan Inc. ($121.26) |
| 2017 | $1,323 | 3 | Allergan Inc. ($1,323) |
All Payment Transactions
104 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/15/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.05 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.10 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 11/29/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.52 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.79 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.15 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Flex (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.19 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.28 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | STRATAFIX (Device), ECHELON ENDOPATH, Echelon Flex | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.15 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $94.41 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/23/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.08 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.48 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.05 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 11/04/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $325.33 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DAVINCI XI (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $417.37 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/03/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $313.05 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/02/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/21/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $527.40 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/21/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/03/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.69 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/27/2023 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.89 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 08/15/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.10 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/15/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.90 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 189 | 205 | $80,381 | $21,429 |
| 2022 | 7 | 194 | 236 | $68,793 | $17,809 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
14 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $21,165 | $5,350 | 25.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $19,362 | $4,590 | 23.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $16,896 | $4,418 | 26.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 28 | $8,428 | $2,560 | 30.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 28 | $5,712 | $1,878 | 32.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $5,738 | $1,561 | 27.2% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 28 | $3,080 | $1,073 | 34.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 68 | 71 | $27,264 | $6,946 | 25.5% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 34 | 58 | $11,832 | $3,178 | 26.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 21 | 28 | $8,428 | $2,548 | 30.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $11,525 | $2,385 | 20.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $3,672 | $1,130 | 30.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $3,322 | $873.23 | 26.3% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 25 | $2,750 | $750.31 | 27.3% |
About Dr. Joseph Devitis, M.D
Dr. Joseph Devitis, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Tucson, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/26/2015. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1720460769.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joseph Devitis, M.D has received a total of $27,244 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $716.25 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 104 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($16,250).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Devitis has provided services to 383 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 441 services with total Medicare billing of $39,238. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 14 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgical Critical Care, Surgery
- Location Tucson, AZ
- Active Since 06/26/2015
- Last Updated 11/18/2022
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1720460769
Products in Payments
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $16,000
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $6,906
- STRATTICE (Device) $1,444
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $1,117
- ARISTA AH FLEXITIP (Device) $660.11
- TITAN SGS STANDARD GASTRIC STAPLER (Device) $187.64
- GATTEX (Drug) $138.98
- STRATAFIX (Device) $93.15
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $76.86
- PROGRIP (Device) $30.45
- OMNIGRAFT (Device) $28.89
- Echelon Flex (Device) $24.19
- LIBTAYO (Biological) $15.76
- BYFAVO (Drug) $14.95
- Integra (Device) $12.13
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $11.23
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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