Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $31,100 | 10 | 65.7% |
| Royalty or License | $9,411 | 1 | 19.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,602 | 8 | 7.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,188 | 78 | 6.7% |
| Entertainment | $67.06 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| HT Medical, LLC | $31,140 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $6,949 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Choice Spine, LLC | $5,979 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| VGI Medical, LLC | $730.21 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Titan Spine, LLC | $367.99 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| DJO, LLC | $330.45 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Adcura, Inc. | $162.39 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $154.18 | 8 | $0 (2021) |
| SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION | $124.55 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| GetSet Surgical Inc | $122.78 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10,927 | 7 | HT Medical, LLC ($9,411) |
| 2023 | $3,060 | 12 | Choice Spine, LLC ($1,575) |
| 2022 | $7,672 | 7 | HT Medical, LLC ($4,344) |
| 2021 | $10,219 | 24 | HT Medical, LLC ($9,684) |
| 2020 | $6,999 | 10 | HT Medical, LLC ($6,750) |
| 2019 | $3,122 | 20 | Centinel Spine, LLC ($2,046) |
| 2018 | $3,952 | 12 | Centinel Spine, LLC ($3,368) |
| 2017 | $1,416 | 6 | Choice Spine, LP ($1,125) |
All Payment Transactions
98 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/30/2024 | HT Medical, LLC | Solace (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,411.12 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $133.70 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $135.60 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.99 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $947.95 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC C VIVO (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.93 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 10/05/2023 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | OFEV (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.26 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 09/11/2023 | GetSet Surgical Inc | GoPLF! Posterior Lateral Fusion System (Device), GoPLF! Posterior Lateral Fusion System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.32 | General |
| Category: Spinal surgery | ||||||
| 09/01/2023 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.38 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 08/15/2023 | GetSet Surgical Inc | GoPLF! Posterior Lateral Fusion System (Device), GoPLF! Posterior Lateral Fusion System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.56 | General |
| Category: Spinal surgery | ||||||
| 07/24/2023 | Choice Spine, LLC | THUNDERBOLT MINIMALLY INVASIVE PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEMS (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $225.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal implant | ||||||
| 07/18/2023 | GetSet Surgical Inc | GoPLF! Posterior Lateral Fusion System (Device), GoPLF! Posterior Lateral Fusion System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.90 | General |
| Category: Spinal surgery | ||||||
| 04/12/2023 | Choice Spine, LLC | TIGERSHARK THTL (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,350.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal implant | ||||||
| 04/06/2023 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.22 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 04/05/2023 | CPM Medical Consultants, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $121.48 | General |
| 03/31/2023 | Adcura, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $162.39 | General |
| 03/22/2023 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.12 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 03/10/2023 | HT Medical, LLC | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $951.51 | General |
| 12/12/2022 | Choice Spine, LLC | THUNDERBOLT MINIMALLY INVASIVE PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEMS (Device), HARPOON LUMBAR SPACER SYSTEM | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,250.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal implant | ||||||
| 10/28/2022 | HT Medical, LLC | NeoWave/Ti3D (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,250.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 10/24/2022 | Choice Spine, LLC | TIGER SHARK SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $900.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal implant | ||||||
| 09/20/2022 | HT Medical, LLC | NeoWave/Ti3D (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $93.73 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 05/03/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.97 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 03/24/2022 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.50 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 103 | 127 | $66,688 | $19,624 |
| 2022 | 2 | 70 | 92 | $23,426 | $9,647 |
| 2021 | 4 | 141 | 157 | $23,041 | $13,114 |
| 2020 | 6 | 203 | 240 | $81,782 | $23,621 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
15 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $36,984 | $8,182 | 22.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $15,340 | $5,983 | 39.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 63 | $14,364 | $5,459 | 38.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 32 | 54 | $12,211 | $5,233 | 42.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 38 | 38 | $11,215 | $4,414 | 39.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 54 | 70 | $9,630 | $5,598 | 58.1% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 50 | 50 | $10,320 | $5,432 | 52.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $1,679 | $1,054 | 62.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $1,412 | $1,030 | 72.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $58,080 | $8,745 | 15.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 53 | 53 | $9,540 | $5,879 | 61.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 61 | 91 | $7,280 | $4,592 | 63.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 33 | 33 | $3,432 | $2,354 | 68.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 32 | 33 | $2,640 | $1,534 | 58.1% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 18 | $810.00 | $517.17 | 63.8% |
About Dr. Joshua Miller, MD
Dr. Joshua Miller, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Knoxville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1790734242.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joshua Miller, MD has received a total of $47,368 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $10,927 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 98 transactions from 37 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($31,100).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Miller has provided services to 517 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 616 services with total Medicare billing of $66,006. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 15 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Other Specialties Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
- Location Knoxville, TN
- Active Since 05/10/2006
- Last Updated 04/18/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1790734242
Products in Payments
- NeoWave/Ti3D (Device) $14,027
- Solace (Device) $9,411
- Ti3D Curved TLIF (Device) $6,750
- STALIF C (Device) $3,268
- THUNDERBOLT MINIMALLY INVASIVE PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEMS (Device) $2,475
- ACTILIF C FLX (Device) $2,046
- PRODISC L (Device) $1,534
- TIGERSHARK THTL (Device) $1,350
- Blackbird (Device) $1,125
- TIGER SHARK SYSTEM (Device) $900.00
- CerLoc, VerteLoc, VerteLP, SiJoin (Device) $730.21
- TITAN ENDOSKELETON (Device) $367.99
- CMF SPINALOGIC (Device) $275.11
- Gliadel (Drug) $154.18
- BLACKHAWK CERVICAL SPACER SYSTEM (Device) $128.90
- GoPLF! Posterior Lateral Fusion System (Device) $122.78
- MectaLif (Device) $96.65
- Shoreline RT (Device) $96.41
- Oncology (Device) $93.18
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $91.20
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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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