Dr. Michael Seel, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Hickory, NC Male
NPI: 1902814114
Total Payments
$33,156
2024 Payments
$1,824
Companies
20
Transactions
236
Medicare Patients
2,743
Medicare Billing
$302,606

Payment Breakdown by Category

Travel$14,909 (45.0%)
Consulting$9,732 (29.4%)
Food & Beverage$8,516 (25.7%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Travel and Lodging $14,909 37 45.0%
Consulting Fee $9,732 7 29.4%
Food and Beverage $8,516 192 25.7%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $20,770 67 $0 (2024)
Stryker Corporation $4,855 21 $0 (2019)
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. $1,727 52 $0 (2020)
HERAEUS MEDICAL, LLC. $1,572 5 $0 (2020)
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $1,307 6 $0 (2024)
ConforMIS, Inc. $830.84 6 $0 (2017)
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. $635.99 29 $0 (2022)
Bioventus LLC $472.37 18 $0 (2024)
Medtronic USA, Inc. $320.86 6 $0 (2017)
Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. $170.06 7 $0 (2021)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $1,824 11 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($1,290)
2023 $2,435 7 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($2,361)
2022 $3,005 13 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($2,904)
2021 $4,636 17 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($4,300)
2020 $2,508 38 HERAEUS MEDICAL, LLC. ($1,572)
2019 $7,054 53 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($3,104)
2018 $5,250 59 Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($2,379)
2017 $6,444 38 Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($5,150)

All Payment Transactions

236 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 10

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/03/2024 Bioventus LLC GELSYN-3 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.86 General
Category: DEVICES
07/26/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, POLARCUP Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $298.50 General
Category: Recon Robotics
07/26/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, POLARCUP Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $175.33 General
Category: Recon Robotics
07/09/2024 Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC Avance (Device), Avance, Avance Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $10.75 General
Category: Wound Care
05/10/2024 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Pico 14 (Device), PICO 7, RENASYS TOUCH Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.91 General
Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
04/09/2024 DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. SKYLINE (Device), ACIS PROTI 360 HL Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.09 General
Category: Spine
04/06/2024 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Iovera (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $48.74 General
Category: Pain Management
04/06/2024 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Iovera (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $9.13 General
Category: Pain Management
04/05/2024 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Iovera (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $880.70 General
Category: Pain Management
04/05/2024 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Iovera (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $225.87 General
Category: Pain Management
04/05/2024 Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Iovera (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $125.78 General
Category: Pain Management
11/30/2023 Medtronic, Inc. KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $74.33 General
Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional)
04/22/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. OR3O Dual Mobility (Device), POLARSTEM, RI Hip Navigation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $192.30 General
Category: Recon Hips
04/22/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. OR3O Dual Mobility (Device), POLARSTEM, RI Hip Navigation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $147.73 General
Category: Recon Hips
04/21/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. OR3O Dual Mobility (Device), POLARSTEM, RI Hip Navigation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $149.50 General
Category: Recon Hips
04/20/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. OR3O Dual Mobility (Device), POLARSTEM, RI Hip Navigation Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $1,188.27 General
Category: Recon Hips
04/20/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. OR3O Dual Mobility (Device), TANDEM, RI Hip Navigation Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $600.30 General
Category: Recon Hips
04/20/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. OR3O Dual Mobility (Device), POLARSTEM, RI Hip Navigation Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $82.52 General
Category: Recon Hips
09/15/2022 Smith+Nephew, Inc. ANTHOLOGY (Device), TANDEM Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $75.65 General
Category: Recon Hips
08/26/2022 Smith+Nephew, Inc. PICO (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.05 General
Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
07/29/2022 Bioventus LLC Durolane (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.00 General
Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
04/29/2022 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, Legion Revision Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $162.85 General
Category: Recon Robotics
04/29/2022 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, OR3O Dual Mobility Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $144.38 General
Category: Recon Robotics
04/28/2022 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, Legion Revision Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $1,188.27 General
Category: Recon Robotics
04/28/2022 Smith+Nephew, Inc. REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device), JOURNEY II, Legion Revision Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $162.34 General
Category: Recon Robotics
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 15 632 860 $199,715 $57,638
2022 13 396 552 $121,827 $28,154
2021 21 968 3,605 $532,488 $134,284
2020 16 747 2,841 $327,474 $82,530
Total Patients
2,743
Total Services
7,858
Medicare Billing
$302,606
Procedure Codes
65

All Medicare Procedures & Services

65 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee Facility 2023 13 13 $47,164 $12,629 26.8%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 89 127 $21,926 $8,464 38.6%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 110 110 $28,050 $8,418 30.0%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 58 99 $31,500 $5,317 16.9%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 42 53 $13,515 $5,068 37.5%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2023 76 147 $16,168 $5,044 31.2%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 35 35 $13,720 $4,082 29.8%
20985 Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure Facility 2023 19 19 $6,897 $2,103 30.5%
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes Facility 2023 12 12 $5,772 $1,348 23.4%
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views Office 2023 29 35 $3,063 $1,245 40.7%
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views Office 2023 25 35 $3,185 $1,084 34.0%
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes Office 2023 23 24 $2,472 $954.58 38.6%
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views Office 2023 32 32 $2,784 $945.90 34.0%
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg Office 2023 56 105 $2,520 $635.06 25.2%
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views Office 2023 13 14 $980.00 $299.32 30.5%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2022 68 113 $33,222 $6,054 18.2%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 79 94 $21,942 $4,803 21.9%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2022 46 46 $12,443 $3,537 28.4%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 27 27 $10,758 $3,403 31.6%
J7323 Hyaluronan or derivative, euflexxa, for intra-articular injection, per dose Office 2022 12 40 $16,209 $3,382 20.9%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2022 45 83 $9,633 $2,519 26.2%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 25 28 $8,726 $2,428 27.8%
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views Office 2022 15 20 $2,228 $545.96 24.5%
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views Office 2022 15 15 $1,927 $445.52 23.1%
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views Office 2022 16 16 $1,614 $405.34 25.1%
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About Dr. Michael Seel, MD

Dr. Michael Seel, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Hickory, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/03/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1902814114.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Seel, MD has received a total of $33,156 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,824 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 236 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($14,909).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Seel has provided services to 2,743 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,858 services with total Medicare billing of $302,606. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 65 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Location Hickory, NC
  • Active Since 08/03/2006
  • Last Updated 06/06/2022
  • Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1902814114

Products in Payments

  • Navio Surgical System (Device) $4,775
  • MAKO (Device) $4,665
  • OR3O Dual Mobility (Device) $2,361
  • HIP6 Software (Device) $2,300
  • REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $2,258
  • KNEE3 Software (Device) $2,026
  • Zilretta (Drug) $1,897
  • PALACOS (Device) $1,572
  • Journey II BCS (Device) $1,429
  • Legion (Device) $1,339
  • Iovera (Device) $1,290
  • Anthology (Device) $1,174
  • MAGNUM (Device) $1,006
  • EUFLEXXA (Device) $635.99
  • All (Device) $634.62
  • VISIONAIRE Cutting Guides (Device) $630.15
  • Durolane (Device) $405.06
  • POLARCUP (Device) $306.63
  • AQUAMANTYS (Device) $272.54
  • iTotal CR (Device) $172.42

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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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