Total Payments
$20,150
2024 Payments
$185.90
Companies
35
Transactions
119
Medicare Patients
736
Medicare Billing
$67,513
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$13,000 (64.5%)
Food & Beverage$3,909 (19.4%)
Travel$2,883 (14.3%)
Gifts$357.50 (1.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $13,000 | 4 | 64.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,909 | 105 | 19.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,883 | 9 | 14.3% |
| Gift | $357.50 | 1 | 1.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $15,590 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,498 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $846.69 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $254.83 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Endogastric Solutions, Inc | $240.93 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $224.09 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Lucid Diagnostics Inc. | $167.90 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Davol Inc. | $166.46 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $149.04 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $109.25 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $185.90 | 5 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($98.27) |
| 2023 | $677.06 | 16 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($240.54) |
| 2022 | $1,178 | 21 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($605.29) |
| 2021 | $3,867 | 15 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($3,420) |
| 2020 | $10,831 | 18 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($10,753) |
| 2019 | $686.18 | 14 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($472.04) |
| 2018 | $1,633 | 19 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($1,452) |
| 2017 | $1,092 | 11 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($775.84) |
All Payment Transactions
119 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/24/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.27 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | KEYTRUDA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.90 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.63 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | KEYTRUDA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.15 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/07/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.95 | General |
| Category: General - Metal Stents - G.I._ENDO | ||||||
| 09/05/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $78.25 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/25/2023 | Olympus America Inc. | VISIGLIDE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.34 | General |
| Category: Endotherapy | ||||||
| 08/10/2023 | AbbVie Inc. | STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.32 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/27/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.27 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 07/18/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.04 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/28/2023 | Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.81 | General |
| 06/27/2023 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.80 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 06/25/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.86 | General |
| 06/02/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | SURGICEL NU-KNIT (Device), Harmonic | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.86 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 04/12/2023 | Olympus America Inc. | VISIGLIDE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.11 | General |
| Category: Endotherapy | ||||||
| 04/06/2023 | Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.44 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE APPROXIMATION DEVICE | ||||||
| 04/04/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $92.92 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/31/2023 | Olympus America Inc. | EndoClot PHS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.78 | General |
| Category: Endotherapy | ||||||
| 01/24/2023 | Lucid Diagnostics Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.19 | General |
| 01/16/2023 | PENTAX of America, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $30.74 | General |
| 01/03/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.33 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/19/2022 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.90 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 10/23/2022 | CONMED Corporation | AIRSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.00 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/18/2022 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.10 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 10/13/2022 | Kerecis Limited | Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose (Device), Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.45 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 126 | 145 | $56,073 | $11,883 |
| 2022 | 7 | 182 | 230 | $82,135 | $15,793 |
| 2021 | 9 | 221 | 276 | $107,309 | $22,222 |
| 2020 | 9 | 207 | 235 | $95,602 | $17,615 |
Total Patients
736
Total Services
886
Medicare Billing
$67,513
Procedure Codes
31
All Medicare Procedures & Services
31 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 33 | 34 | $12,733 | $3,221 | 25.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 31 | $11,470 | $2,515 | 21.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 31 | $7,843 | $1,867 | 23.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $6,221 | $1,455 | 23.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 24 | $4,876 | $1,447 | 29.7% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $12,930 | $1,379 | 10.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 46 | 62 | $15,686 | $3,673 | 23.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 34 | 39 | $14,430 | $3,251 | 22.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $11,781 | $2,431 | 20.6% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $19,822 | $2,243 | 11.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 16 | $7,936 | $1,830 | 23.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 18 | $8,424 | $1,488 | 17.7% |
| 99211 | Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | Office | 2022 | 27 | 52 | $4,056 | $877.26 | 21.6% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 41 | 41 | $23,001 | $5,095 | 22.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 40 | 51 | $18,870 | $4,688 | 24.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 32 | 46 | $11,638 | $3,114 | 26.8% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 30 | 30 | $27,030 | $3,090 | 11.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 23 | $11,408 | $2,950 | 25.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 16 | $7,488 | $1,548 | 20.7% |
| 99211 | Established patient outpatient visit, minimal presenting problem | Office | 2021 | 23 | 44 | $3,432 | $750.64 | 21.9% |
| 91010 | Measurement of esophageal swallowing movement | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $2,552 | $566.39 | 22.2% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 14 | $1,890 | $420.42 | 22.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 60 | 76 | $19,228 | $3,677 | 19.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 40 | 46 | $17,020 | $3,388 | 19.9% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 27 | 27 | $24,327 | $2,743 | 11.3% |
About Dr. Paul Cartwright, MD
Dr. Paul Cartwright, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Tifton, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/29/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1932306149.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Paul Cartwright, MD has received a total of $20,150 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $185.90 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 119 transactions from 35 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($13,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Cartwright has provided services to 736 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 886 services with total Medicare billing of $67,513. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 31 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Tifton, GA
- Active Since 06/29/2007
- Last Updated 03/20/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1932306149
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $15,590
- ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler (Device) $1,497
- GENERAL - BILIARY DEVICES (Device) $775.84
- ESOPHYX (Device) $240.93
- SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) $208.60
- EsoFlip (Device) $149.04
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $111.09
- LINX Reflux Management System (Device) $90.77
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $88.48
- STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) $72.65
- CYTAL (Medical Supply) $68.90
- GATTEX (Drug) $50.14
- Wegovy (Drug) $47.80
- KEYTRUDA (Biological) $45.05
- GRAFIX XC (Medical Supply) $42.58
- VISIGLIDE (Device) $41.45
- HARMONIC Product Family (Device) $41.22
- RELTONE 200 MG (Drug) $33.14
- OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Device) $32.44
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $26.68
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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