Total Payments
$3,900
2024 Payments
$344.64
Companies
11
Transactions
40
Medicare Patients
830
Medicare Billing
$160,319
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$2,000 (51.3%)
Food & Beverage$1,894 (48.6%)
Education$5.85 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,000 | 1 | 51.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,894 | 38 | 48.6% |
| Education | $5.85 | 1 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | $2,457 | 7 | $0 (2017) |
| Novocure Inc. | $296.96 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $245.90 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $189.58 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| AUGMENIX, INC. | $151.36 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Arrow International, Inc. | $143.65 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $138.34 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| BIOPROTECT MEDICAL, INC. | $116.07 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | $82.83 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| RadiaDyne, LLC | $56.50 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $344.64 | 7 | Arrow International, Inc. ($143.65) |
| 2023 | $415.23 | 9 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. ($189.58) |
| 2021 | $14.09 | 1 | Novocure Inc. ($14.09) |
| 2020 | $181.44 | 3 | Novocure Inc. ($181.44) |
| 2019 | $13.14 | 1 | Novocure Inc. ($13.14) |
| 2018 | $169.42 | 7 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. ($82.83) |
| 2017 | $2,762 | 12 | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. ($2,457) |
All Payment Transactions
40 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2024 | Novocure Inc. | Optune (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $3.89 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Arrow International, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $143.65 | General |
| 07/11/2024 | BIOPROTECT MEDICAL, INC. | BIOPROTECT BALLOON IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.07 | General |
| Category: Rectal Spacers Used in Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Novocure Inc. | Optune (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $15.02 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 06/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpaceOAR VUE System - 10mL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.89 | General |
| Category: SpaceOAR VUE_URO | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpaceOAR VUE System - 10mL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.56 | General |
| Category: SpaceOAR VUE_URO | ||||||
| 05/24/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpaceOAR VUE System - 10mL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.56 | General |
| Category: SpaceOAR VUE_URO | ||||||
| 10/23/2023 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Xofigo (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.93 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 08/16/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpaceOAR VUE System - 10mL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.58 | General |
| Category: SpaceOAR VUE_URO | ||||||
| 07/13/2023 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Bravos Afterloader System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.05 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 06/23/2023 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Bravos Afterloader System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.02 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 06/23/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpaceOAR System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.26 | General |
| Category: Space OAR_URO | ||||||
| 06/23/2023 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Bravos Afterloader System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.51 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 04/17/2023 | Novocure Inc. | Optune (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.83 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 03/09/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpaceOAR VUE System - 10mL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.13 | General |
| Category: SpaceOAR VUE_URO | ||||||
| 03/08/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SpaceOAR VUE System - 10mL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.92 | General |
| Category: SpaceOAR VUE_URO | ||||||
| 05/05/2021 | Novocure Inc. | Optune (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.09 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 08/19/2020 | Novocure Inc. | Oncology (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $152.25 | General |
| Category: Optune | ||||||
| 07/30/2020 | Novocure Inc. | Oncology (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.39 | General |
| Category: Optune | ||||||
| 04/14/2020 | Novocure Inc. | Oncology (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $14.80 | General |
| Category: Optune | ||||||
| 02/26/2019 | Novocure Inc. | Oncology (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $13.14 | General |
| Category: Optune | ||||||
| 08/22/2018 | Novocure Inc. | Oncology (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.56 | General |
| Category: Optune | ||||||
| 06/18/2018 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | IORT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.95 | General |
| Category: Intraoperative Radiotherapy System | ||||||
| 06/18/2018 | Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. | IORT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.88 | General |
| Category: Intraoperative Radiotherapy System | ||||||
| 02/28/2018 | Novocure Inc. | Oncology (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.44 | General |
| Category: Optune | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 216 | 698 | $206,141 | $47,769 |
| 2022 | 10 | 152 | 412 | $114,407 | $26,880 |
| 2021 | 10 | 204 | 611 | $146,902 | $38,693 |
| 2020 | 9 | 258 | 705 | $179,107 | $46,978 |
Total Patients
830
Total Services
2,426
Medicare Billing
$160,319
Procedure Codes
38
All Medicare Procedures & Services
38 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77427 | Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 70 | $56,770 | $10,715 | 18.9% |
| 77014 | Ct guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fields | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 281 | $38,778 | $10,122 | 26.1% |
| 77301 | High precision radiation therapy planning | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $33,722 | $8,827 | 26.2% |
| 77338 | Design and construction of radiation treatment device for high precision radiation therapy | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $18,122 | $4,735 | 26.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $16,337 | $4,220 | 25.8% |
| 77263 | Complex radiation therapy planning | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $17,842 | $2,831 | 15.9% |
| G6002 | Stereoscopic x-ray guidance for localization of target volume for the delivery of radiation therapy | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 146 | $9,198 | $2,372 | 25.8% |
| G6017 | Intra-fraction localization and tracking of target or patient motion during delivery of radiation therapy (eg,3d positional tracking, gating, 3d surface tracking), each fraction of treatment | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $7,898 | $1,975 | 25.0% |
| 77300 | Calculation of radiation therapy dose | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 74 | $7,474 | $1,972 | 26.4% |
| 77301 | High precision radiation therapy planning | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 16 | $20,752 | $5,420 | 26.1% |
| 77427 | Radiation treatment management, 5 treatment sessions | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 22 | $17,842 | $3,371 | 18.9% |
| 77014 | Ct guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fields | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 85 | $11,730 | $3,090 | 26.3% |
| 77263 | Complex radiation therapy planning | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 23 | $18,653 | $2,934 | 15.7% |
| 77338 | Design and construction of radiation treatment device for high precision radiation therapy | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 16 | $11,152 | $2,916 | 26.1% |
| G6002 | Stereoscopic x-ray guidance for localization of target volume for the delivery of radiation therapy | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 154 | $9,702 | $2,516 | 25.9% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $8,432 | $2,362 | 28.0% |
| G6017 | Intra-fraction localization and tracking of target or patient motion during delivery of radiation therapy (eg,3d positional tracking, gating, 3d surface tracking), each fraction of treatment | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $7,180 | $1,810 | 25.2% |
| 77300 | Calculation of radiation therapy dose | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 49 | $4,949 | $1,289 | 26.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $4,015 | $1,172 | 29.2% |
| 77427 | Radiation treatment management, 5 treatments | Facility | 2021 | 22 | 50 | $29,175 | $7,739 | 26.5% |
| 77014 | Ct scan guidance for insertion of radiation therapy fields | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 198 | $27,152 | $7,255 | 26.7% |
| 77301 | Management of modulation radiotherapy planning | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 17 | $21,811 | $5,733 | 26.3% |
| 77263 | Management of radiation therapy, complex | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 28 | $14,484 | $3,606 | 24.9% |
| 77338 | Design and construction of device for radiation therapy | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 18 | $12,406 | $3,295 | 26.6% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 21 | $11,217 | $2,997 | 26.7% |
About Dr. Joseph Shelton, M.D
Dr. Joseph Shelton, M.D is a Radiation Oncology healthcare provider based in Atlanta, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/07/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1093990350.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joseph Shelton, M.D has received a total of $3,900 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $344.64 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 40 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($2,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Shelton has provided services to 830 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,426 services with total Medicare billing of $160,319. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 38 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Radiation Oncology
- Location Atlanta, GA
- Active Since 01/07/2008
- Last Updated 01/07/2008
- Taxonomy Code 2085R0001X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1093990350
Products in Payments
- Brachy Products (Device) $2,000
- Oncology (Device) $224.67
- SpaceOAR VUE System - 10mL (Device) $194.64
- Bravos Afterloader System (Device) $189.58
- Eclipse (Device) $153.03
- SpaceOAR (Device) $151.36
- LINX Reflux Management System (Device) $138.34
- BrachyVision (Device) $133.02
- BIOPROTECT BALLOON IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) $116.07
- IORT (Device) $82.83
- Optune (Device) $72.29
- Immobiloc (Device) $56.50
- SpaceOAR System (Device) $51.26
- Edge (Device) $31.87
- Xofigo (Drug) $21.93
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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.
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