Total Payments
$87,238
2024 Payments
$11,201
Companies
56
Transactions
710
Medicare Patients
17,646
Medicare Billing
$3.3M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$24,375 (27.9%)
Food & Beverage$18,965 (21.7%)
Consulting$17,725 (20.3%)
Research$17,600 (20.2%)
Travel$8,554 (9.8%)
Education$19.25 (0.0%)
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 | $24,375 | 6 | 27.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $18,965 | 657 | 21.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $17,725 | 6 | 20.3% |
| Unspecified | $17,600 | 11 | 20.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,554 | 29 | 9.8% |
| Education | $19.25 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$69,638
699 transactions
Research
$17,600
7 transactions
Ownership
$0
4 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $33,639 | 185 | $0 (2024) |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | $32,562 | 43 | $0 (2019) |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | $7,773 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | $2,232 | 56 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $1,573 | 40 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,000 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $979.11 | 37 | $0 (2024) |
| SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $669.82 | 34 | $0 (2024) |
| BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | $553.74 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Nuvectra Corporation | $512.88 | 10 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11,201 | 111 | Nalu Medical, Inc. ($7,307) |
| 2023 | $2,909 | 99 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($1,023) |
| 2022 | $3,535 | 89 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC ($1,375) |
| 2021 | $9,032 | 63 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($8,159) |
| 2020 | $949.41 | 44 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($455.67) |
| 2019 | $17,612 | 89 | Vertiflex, Inc. ($16,162) |
| 2018 | $24,109 | 109 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($13,842) |
| 2017 | $17,890 | 106 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($8,288) |
All Payment Transactions
710 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 29
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.80 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 12/27/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.93 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 12/26/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.33 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.89 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $160.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.24 | General |
| 12/12/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.24 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.93 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.81 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.67 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.80 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.36 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.95 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.02 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.59 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.42 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.61 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 12/02/2024 | Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | Evoke (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.76 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 11/27/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ETERNA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.43 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.42 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.21 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.57 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.72 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.30 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.82 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| The PRESS Registry | Vertiflex, Inc. | $17,600 | 7 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 54 | 3,885 | 8,719 | $5.4M | $696,039 |
| 2022 | 53 | 4,305 | 9,765 | $6.3M | $826,707 |
| 2021 | 59 | 4,845 | 11,275 | $8.8M | $920,044 |
| 2020 | 58 | 4,611 | 10,818 | $8.0M | $822,964 |
Total Patients
17,646
Total Services
40,577
Medicare Billing
$3.3M
Procedure Codes
224
All Medicare Procedures & Services
224 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 9
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 530 | 2,134 | $554,840 | $206,472 | 37.2% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 186 | 278 | $380,304 | $63,198 | 16.6% |
| G0480 | Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | Office | 2023 | 177 | 355 | $887,500 | $39,810 | 4.5% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Office | 2023 | 69 | 95 | $175,465 | $34,213 | 19.5% |
| 80307 | Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | Office | 2023 | 317 | 527 | $1.3M | $32,094 | 2.4% |
| 97110 | Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 98 | 1,604 | $85,012 | $30,672 | 36.1% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 101 | 166 | $195,382 | $29,845 | 15.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 174 | 174 | $73,950 | $21,745 | 29.4% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Office | 2023 | 67 | 97 | $164,900 | $19,498 | 11.8% |
| 64490 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2023 | 64 | 106 | $123,384 | $19,182 | 15.5% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $118,308 | $16,868 | 14.3% |
| 64484 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Office | 2023 | 122 | 183 | $149,877 | $16,817 | 11.2% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Office | 2023 | 99 | 162 | $111,780 | $15,708 | 14.1% |
| G0483 | Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms | Office | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $107,500 | $10,405 | 9.7% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 46 | 62 | $106,950 | $10,328 | 9.7% |
| 77002 | Fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2023 | 70 | 108 | $54,000 | $10,158 | 18.8% |
| 64491 | Injection of upper or middle spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Office | 2023 | 63 | 101 | $70,700 | $9,682 | 13.7% |
| 72020 | X-ray of spine, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 268 | 481 | $51,467 | $9,603 | 18.7% |
| 95886 | Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | Office | 2023 | 64 | 66 | $49,500 | $9,069 | 18.3% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 31 | 39 | $42,354 | $8,072 | 19.1% |
| 64633 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Office | 2023 | 20 | 23 | $44,781 | $8,020 | 17.9% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $82,049 | $7,494 | 9.1% |
| 27093 | Injection of contrast for imaging of hip joint | Office | 2023 | 27 | 37 | $45,806 | $7,004 | 15.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 81 | 131 | $31,964 | $6,914 | 21.6% |
| 64634 | Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Office | 2023 | 20 | 24 | $40,800 | $5,082 | 12.5% |
About Dr. Kevin Cairns, MD
Dr. Kevin Cairns, MD is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/20/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1316902372.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Kevin Cairns, MD has received a total of $87,238 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $11,201 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 710 transactions from 56 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" ($24,375).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cairns has provided services to 17,646 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 40,577 services with total Medicare billing of $3.3M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 224 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Location Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Active Since 04/20/2006
- Last Updated 03/06/2014
- Taxonomy Code 208VP0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1316902372
Products in Payments
- Superion ISS (Device) $32,562
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $8,836
- Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) $7,773
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $6,873
- PRECISION (Device) $6,703
- Superion (Device) $6,477
- HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) $2,232
- CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT (Device) $1,200
- INTELLIS (Device) $1,010
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $984.11
- Prospera (Device) $553.74
- Algovita (Device) $512.88
- ZTLido (Drug) $450.74
- Superion Indirect Decompression System (Device) $411.86
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $397.15
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $375.79
- General - Pain Management (Device) $371.35
- mild Device Kit (Device) $343.96
- SPRINT PNS System (Device) $341.70
- SUPERION (Device) $337.79
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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.