Dr. Paul Lafavore, MD

Anesthesiology Hickory, NC Male
NPI: 1568442762
Total Payments
$4,571
2024 Payments
$581.75
Companies
43
Transactions
170
Medicare Patients
2,310
Medicare Billing
$230,316

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$4,532 (99.2%)
Education$38.77 (0.8%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $4,532 168 99.2%
Education $38.77 2 0.8%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Nevro Corp. $1,326 25 $0 (2024)
Boston Scientific Corporation $747.43 21 $0 (2024)
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. $294.52 21 $0 (2024)
PAINTEQ LLC $191.01 5 $0 (2024)
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. $160.61 4 $0 (2024)
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. $159.44 9 $0 (2020)
GRT US Holding, Inc. $143.29 3 $0 (2022)
Amgen Inc. $141.08 3 $0 (2022)
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. $140.80 4 $0 (2018)
Purdue Pharma L.P. $110.21 6 $0 (2017)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $581.75 22 Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. ($160.61)
2023 $451.92 19 Boston Scientific Corporation ($172.98)
2022 $598.93 21 Boston Scientific Corporation ($136.49)
2021 $635.62 24 Nevro Corp. ($269.70)
2020 $88.02 5 PFIZER INC. ($32.64)
2019 $891.24 30 Nevro Corp. ($534.37)
2018 $572.21 21 Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. ($140.80)
2017 $750.85 28 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($230.55)

All Payment Transactions

170 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/12/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $102.96 General
Category: General - Therapies_NMD
11/11/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $7.41 General
Category: General - Therapies_NMD
11/04/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $28.65 General
Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD
10/28/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $5.70 General
Category: General - Pain Management_NMD
10/19/2024 Curonix LLC PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) Education In-kind items and services $22.34 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
09/30/2024 Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. Evoke (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $50.92 General
Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator
09/30/2024 Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. Evoke (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $45.26 General
Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator
07/11/2024 PAINTEQ LLC PAINTEQ (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.91 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
05/30/2024 Curonix LLC PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.51 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
05/29/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.40 General
Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD
05/09/2024 Curonix LLC PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) Education In-kind items and services $16.43 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
05/01/2024 Nevro Corp. Senza (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.85 General
Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator
04/25/2024 Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. XTAMPZA (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $20.26 General
Category: Opioid Analgesic
04/11/2024 Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. XTAMPZA (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $15.83 General
Category: Opioid Analgesic
03/21/2024 Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. Evoke (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.78 General
Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator
03/05/2024 Avanos Medical COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.88 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
02/14/2024 Nevro Corp. Senza (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.39 General
Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator
02/07/2024 PAINTEQ LLC PAINTEQ (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $40.09 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
02/07/2024 Avanos Medical COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.05 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
02/02/2024 Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. Evoke (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $41.65 General
Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator
01/10/2024 Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. XTAMPZA (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $14.10 General
Category: Opioid Analgesic
01/09/2024 PAINTEQ LLC PAINTEQ (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.38 General
Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT
10/12/2023 Boston Scientific Corporation — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $141.04 General
Category: General - Therapies_NMD
10/12/2023 Boston Scientific Corporation — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $6.35 General
Category: General - Therapies_NMD
08/02/2023 Boston Scientific Corporation — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $4.86 General
Category: General - Pain Management_NMD
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 12 434 602 $473,494 $46,034
2022 15 469 858 $633,639 $54,403
2021 17 708 1,186 $772,120 $73,842
2020 16 699 896 $611,915 $56,038
Total Patients
2,310
Total Services
3,542
Medicare Billing
$230,316
Procedure Codes
64

All Medicare Procedures & Services

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

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
G0482 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 40 43 $19,307 $8,375 43.4%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 95 135 $41,952 $6,392 15.2%
G0481 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 32 34 $12,036 $5,218 43.4%
80307 Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers Office 2023 70 84 $29,988 $5,116 17.1%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 58 73 $33,986 $4,737 13.9%
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2023 31 51 $136,119 $4,642 3.4%
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level Office 2023 16 32 $73,776 $3,980 5.4%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 25 25 $19,638 $2,607 13.3%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 29 66 $53,900 $2,502 4.6%
62321 Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2023 12 17 $49,385 $2,095 4.2%
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg Office 2023 13 29 $1,392 $257.39 18.5%
99152 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes Office 2023 13 13 $2,015 $112.80 5.6%
G0481 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 2022 55 66 $23,364 $10,083 43.2%
62323 Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2022 40 82 $218,858 $6,814 3.1%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 66 108 $34,794 $5,570 16.0%
80307 Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers Office 2022 76 90 $32,130 $5,471 17.0%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 55 74 $35,932 $4,991 13.9%
G0482 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 2022 22 22 $9,878 $4,301 43.5%
99454 Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days Office 2022 11 83 $20,501 $3,375 16.5%
62321 Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance Office 2022 13 26 $75,530 $2,835 3.8%
64483 Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level Office 2022 15 27 $56,249 $2,678 4.8%
99457 Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes Office 2022 13 95 $19,285 $2,132 11.1%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2022 28 57 $44,660 $2,100 4.7%
27096 Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance Office 2022 12 20 $32,486 $1,322 4.1%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 12 12 $9,240 $1,122 12.1%
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About Dr. Paul Lafavore, MD

Dr. Paul Lafavore, MD is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Hickory, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/23/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1568442762.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Paul Lafavore, MD has received a total of $4,571 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $581.75 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 170 transactions from 43 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,532).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lafavore has provided services to 2,310 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,542 services with total Medicare billing of $230,316. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 64 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Anesthesiology
  • Other Specialties Pain Medicine
  • Location Hickory, NC
  • Active Since 01/23/2006
  • Last Updated 07/01/2011
  • Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1568442762

Products in Payments

  • Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $896.01
  • Omnia (Device) $398.95
  • XTAMPZA (Drug) $240.27
  • GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $219.75
  • PAINTEQ (Device) $191.01
  • Evoke (Device) $160.61
  • Zilretta (Drug) $159.44
  • General - Pain Management (Device) $154.78
  • Qutenza (Drug) $143.29
  • Gralise (Drug) $140.80
  • Xeomin (Biological) $65.81
  • PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A (Device) $59.28
  • Horizant (Drug) $44.25
  • WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $43.05
  • Aimovig (Biological) $41.93
  • COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) $40.93
  • LYRICA (Drug) $40.86
  • INTELLIS (Device) $37.39
  • Proclaim IPG (Device) $36.30
  • Amitiza (Drug) $34.24

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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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