Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $8,500 | 3 | 73.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,709 | 61 | 14.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,313 | 1 | 11.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $8,952 | 16 | $0 (2020) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $1,518 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $257.64 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $133.75 | 10 | $0 (2021) |
| NOVADAQ TECHNOLOGIES INC. | $90.72 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $81.15 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $77.53 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Sirius Medical Systems | $63.94 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| PolyNovo North America LLC | $61.30 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $48.60 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $152.84 | 5 | Ethicon US, LLC ($116.22) |
| 2023 | $329.35 | 6 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($142.08) |
| 2022 | $1,416 | 4 | TELA Bio, Inc. ($1,313) |
| 2021 | $208.44 | 10 | Davol Inc. ($48.60) |
| 2020 | $6,123 | 10 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($6,043) |
| 2019 | $220.80 | 12 | Allergan Inc. ($83.08) |
| 2018 | $2,931 | 14 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($2,874) |
| 2017 | $140.07 | 4 | NOVADAQ TECHNOLOGIES INC. ($90.72) |
All Payment Transactions
65 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/02/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | ETHICON (Device), STRATAFIX, DERMABOND PRINEO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.06 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | EVARREST (Biological), SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix, VISTASEAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.32 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | STRATAFIX (Device), DERMABOND PRINEO, SURGICEL NU-KNIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.84 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 01/29/2024 | PolyNovo North America LLC | NOVOSORB BTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.82 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC DERMAL SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 01/23/2024 | PolyNovo North America LLC | NOVOSORB BTM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.80 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC DERMAL SUBSTITUTE | ||||||
| 12/07/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.08 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | CSL Behring | Kcentra (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.18 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | NUCALA (Biological), AREXVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.31 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/12/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | DALVANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.10 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 03/24/2023 | Sirius Medical Systems | PINTUITION (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $63.94 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/13/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | STRATAFIX (Device), DERMABOND, MONOCRYL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.74 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 12/16/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon; Endopath (Device), ECHELON ENDOPATH, Echelon Circular | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.46 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 06/01/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | General - Vascular Intervention (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.81 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Intervention_PI | ||||||
| 05/25/2022 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | NUCALA (Biological), TRELEGY ELLIPTA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.22 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 05/24/2022 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,312.50 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 12/21/2021 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | SURGIMEND (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.51 | General |
| Category: RECON-SKIN AND WOUND | ||||||
| 12/02/2021 | Davol Inc. | Phasix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.06 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 10/25/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Endurant (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.87 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 09/09/2021 | PolyNovo North America LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.68 | General |
| 05/04/2021 | Stryker Corporation | SPY-PHI SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.16 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPY | ||||||
| 04/19/2021 | Allergan, Inc. | STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.99 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/18/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | Harmonic (Device), Enseal, MONOCRYL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.20 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 02/16/2021 | Allergan, Inc. | STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.36 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/03/2021 | Davol Inc. | Phasix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.54 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 01/25/2021 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.07 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 585 | 710 | $156,788 | $61,045 |
| 2022 | 12 | 472 | 600 | $150,985 | $57,886 |
| 2021 | 14 | 550 | 686 | $150,728 | $59,437 |
| 2020 | 13 | 532 | 658 | $180,657 | $67,742 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
50 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19301 | Partial removal of breast | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 30 | $34,857 | $14,700 | 42.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 141 | 142 | $32,376 | $13,646 | 42.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 118 | 143 | $14,300 | $8,520 | 59.6% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 79 | 141 | $13,198 | $5,187 | 39.3% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 60 | 89 | $15,575 | $5,075 | 32.6% |
| 38525 | Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $23,952 | $3,962 | 16.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $7,050 | $3,581 | 50.8% |
| 99238 | Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 58 | $8,758 | $3,426 | 39.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $3,887 | $1,893 | 48.7% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $2,160 | $882.75 | 40.9% |
| 76098 | X-ray of surgical specimen | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $675.00 | $170.85 | 25.3% |
| 19301 | Partial removal of breast | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 25 | $28,314 | $12,330 | 43.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 150 | 200 | $19,142 | $11,631 | 60.8% |
| 19303 | Simple complete removal of breast | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $26,000 | $8,755 | 33.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 49 | 49 | $11,172 | $4,855 | 43.5% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 46 | 84 | $14,700 | $4,328 | 29.4% |
| 38525 | Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $24,950 | $4,201 | 16.8% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 29 | 29 | $6,605 | $3,348 | 50.7% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 45 | 45 | $6,480 | $3,344 | 51.6% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 45 | 83 | $7,079 | $2,379 | 33.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $3,558 | $1,801 | 50.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $2,220 | $714.60 | 32.2% |
| 76098 | X-ray of surgical specimen | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $765.00 | $199.31 | 26.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 156 | 181 | $16,109 | $10,832 | 67.2% |
| 19301 | Partial removal of breast | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 22 | $23,087 | $10,338 | 44.8% |
About Dr. Joshua Aaron, M.D
Dr. Joshua Aaron, M.D is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Evansville, Indiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/23/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1295852101.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joshua Aaron, M.D has received a total of $11,522 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $152.84 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 65 transactions from 22 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($8,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Aaron has provided services to 2,139 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,654 services with total Medicare billing of $246,111. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 50 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Evansville, IN
- Active Since 03/23/2007
- Last Updated 03/04/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1295852101
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $8,952
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $1,470
- SPY Technology (Device) $90.72
- NUCALA (Biological) $77.53
- STRATAFIX (Device) $68.58
- STRATTICE (Device) $65.29
- PINTUITION (Device) $63.94
- Rib Fix Blu (Device) $54.89
- Ovitex (Device) $48.75
- Phasix (Device) $48.60
- EVARREST (Biological) $47.32
- Echelon; Endopath (Device) $42.46
- ETHICON (Device) $39.06
- NOVOSORB BTM (Device) $36.62
- Harmonic (Device) $31.20
- HARMONIC Product Family (Device) $29.02
- SURGIMEND (Device) $28.51
- Kcentra (Biological) $28.18
- STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) $26.35
- AdvantageRib (Device) $26.26
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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