Total Payments
$4,660
2024 Payments
$3,369
Companies
15
Transactions
60
Medicare Patients
161
Medicare Billing
$24,475
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$2,785 (59.8%)
Travel$1,875 (40.2%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $2,785 | 52 | 59.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,875 | 8 | 40.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $1,983 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $1,127 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $427.10 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $264.41 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $172.13 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Biocomposites Inc | $141.52 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Choice Spine, LLC | $130.54 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $89.69 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Bioventus LLC | $80.77 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Radius Health, Inc. | $61.80 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,369 | 43 | Stryker Corporation ($1,958) |
| 2023 | $1,206 | 15 | Cerapedics Inc. ($640.87) |
| 2019 | $60.83 | 1 | Tepha Inc ($60.83) |
| 2017 | $24.50 | 1 | Choice Spine, LP ($24.50) |
All Payment Transactions
60 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.17 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.13 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $169.86 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.04 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $281.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.88 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $332.87 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $350.87 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $140.66 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 09/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $169.86 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.31 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.63 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $185.66 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.77 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.56 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/23/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $167.41 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $244.60 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Radius Health, Inc. | Tymlos (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.17 | General |
| Category: Endocrinology | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.88 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 07/12/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.49 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.47 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 06/24/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.13 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 06/07/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.92 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
| 06/01/2024 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.84 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | Amgen Inc. | EVENITY (Biological), Prolia | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.75 | General |
| Category: Bone Health | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 161 | 238 | $438,544 | $24,475 |
Total Patients
161
Total Services
238
Medicare Billing
$24,475
Procedure Codes
9
All Medicare Procedures & Services
9 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $23,002 | $6,950 | 30.2% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 51 | $118,881 | $5,007 | 4.2% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 34 | $82,552 | $3,423 | 4.1% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $115,584 | $3,297 | 2.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $4,016 | $1,958 | 48.7% |
| 20937 | Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 26 | $44,356 | $1,483 | 3.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 18 | $1,836 | $1,194 | 65.0% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 23 | $47,357 | $668.41 | 1.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $960.00 | $495.36 | 51.6% |
About Dr. Melvin Law, MD
Dr. Melvin Law, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Nashville, Tennessee. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/03/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1922099340.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Melvin Law, MD has received a total of $4,660 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,369 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 60 transactions from 15 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($2,785).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Law has provided services to 161 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 238 services with total Medicare billing of $24,475. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 9 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Nashville, TN
- Active Since 11/03/2005
- Last Updated 11/11/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1922099340
Products in Payments
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $1,921
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $1,127
- EVENITY (Biological) $427.10
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $221.67
- Stimulan (Device) $141.52
- BLACKHAWK CERVICAL SPACER SYSTEM (Device) $106.04
- PRODISC C VIVO (Device) $89.69
- BONESCALPEL & SONICONE (O.R.) (Device) $80.77
- Tymlos (Drug) $61.80
- GalaFLEX (Device) $60.83
- CMF (Device) $46.84
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $42.74
- CAYMAN PLATE SYSTEM (Device) $33.48
- TERIPARATIDE (Drug) $31.35
- Intracept (Device) $27.48
- Blackbird (Device) $24.50
- UNIVERSAL NEURO 3 (Device) $24.43
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $16.17
- MESA SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $3.86
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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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