Total Payments
$201,278
2024 Payments
$513.56
Companies
37
Transactions
343
Medicare Patients
299
Medicare Billing
$27,633
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$99,850 (49.6%)
Other$65,413 (32.5%)
Travel$21,150 (10.5%)
Food & Beverage$13,722 (6.8%)
Consulting$1,115 (0.6%)
Gifts$29.48 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $99,850 | 31 | 49.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $65,413 | 25 | 32.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $21,150 | 85 | 10.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $13,722 | 198 | 6.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,115 | 2 | 0.6% |
| Gift | $29.48 | 2 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $182,960 | 221 | $0 (2024) |
| Allergan, Inc. | $15,815 | 23 | $0 (2020) |
| Specialty Surgical Instrumentation | $625.00 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $253.76 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $250.02 | 10 | $0 (2023) |
| Davol Inc. | $175.02 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Olympus America Inc. | $165.00 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| CONMED Corporation | $153.70 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $125.83 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $69.90 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $513.56 | 13 | Davol Inc. ($175.02) |
| 2023 | $6,169 | 24 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($5,888) |
| 2022 | $10,223 | 20 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($10,018) |
| 2021 | $29,010 | 44 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($28,744) |
| 2020 | $23,212 | 28 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($22,564) |
| 2019 | $112,552 | 144 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($112,308) |
| 2018 | $1,829 | 30 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,533) |
| 2017 | $17,769 | 40 | Allergan Inc. ($15,208) |
All Payment Transactions
343 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/05/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.23 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Olympus America Inc. | HD 3CMOS AUTOCLAVABLE CAMERA HEAD (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.44 | General |
| Category: Surgical Endoscopy | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.87 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/30/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.59 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.43 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | CONMED Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.92 | General |
| 07/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | LIGASURE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.00 | General |
| Category: Vessel Sealing | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.28 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 04/29/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.27 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/01/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.22 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/08/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.93 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 02/05/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | DALVANCE (Drug), TEFLARO, AVYCAZ | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.38 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 12/15/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | KEYTRUDA (Biological), LYNPARZA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.92 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/11/2023 | Lilly USA, LLC | ZEPBOUND (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.22 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 10/27/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | KEYTRUDA (Biological), LYNPARZA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.36 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/23/2023 | Teleflex LLC | QuikClot (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.32 | General |
| Category: Emergency Medicine | ||||||
| 10/05/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | ETHICON (Device), VISTASEAL, Echelon; Endopath | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.95 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 09/19/2023 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $7.56 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 08/09/2023 | Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | INJECTAFER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.80 | General |
| Category: Iron Deficiency Anemia | ||||||
| 08/07/2023 | Olympus America Inc. | Olympus (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.89 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 06/28/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DA VINCI SP (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/28/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | DA VINCI SP (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/16/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $537.95 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/16/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $10.49 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 56 | 62 | $21,790 | $5,854 |
| 2022 | 4 | 102 | 106 | $37,317 | $10,160 |
| 2021 | 3 | 61 | 61 | $19,133 | $5,533 |
| 2020 | 4 | 80 | 80 | $22,678 | $6,086 |
Total Patients
299
Total Services
309
Medicare Billing
$27,633
Procedure Codes
13
All Medicare Procedures & Services
13 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $12,245 | $3,386 | 27.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 31 | $9,545 | $2,468 | 25.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 51 | 51 | $20,691 | $5,111 | 24.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $6,743 | $1,990 | 29.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $5,728 | $1,713 | 29.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 17 | 21 | $4,155 | $1,346 | 32.4% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 27 | 27 | $11,232 | $3,300 | 29.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $4,481 | $1,272 | 28.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $3,420 | $960.78 | 28.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $7,488 | $2,117 | 28.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 27 | 27 | $7,425 | $1,907 | 25.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $4,065 | $1,116 | 27.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 20 | 20 | $3,700 | $946.26 | 25.6% |
About Dr. Melissa Phillips, MD
Dr. Melissa Phillips, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Knoxville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/08/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1013120815.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Melissa Phillips, MD has received a total of $201,278 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $513.56 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 343 transactions from 37 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($99,850).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Phillips has provided services to 299 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 309 services with total Medicare billing of $27,633. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 13 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Location Knoxville, TN
- Active Since 05/08/2007
- Last Updated 02/28/2020
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1013120815
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $178,510
- STRATTICE (Device) $13,713
- DA VINCI SP (Device) $4,450
- ALLODERM (Device) $1,985
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $175.02
- AIRSEAL (Device) $128.78
- INJECTAFER (Drug) $125.83
- BOTOX (Biological) $92.37
- LINX Reflux Management System (Device) $90.09
- STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) $89.32
- AVYCAZ (Drug) $66.63
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $59.90
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $59.55
- Saxenda (Drug) $57.07
- CellerateRx (Device) $54.99
- Ovitex (Device) $42.18
- ThunderBeat (Device) $38.12
- KEYTRUDA (Biological) $37.28
- ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device) $33.64
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $31.47
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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