Total Payments
$10,427
2024 Payments
$2,019
Companies
39
Transactions
213
Medicare Patients
763
Medicare Billing
$86,162
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$5,694 (54.6%)
Education$2,500 (24.0%)
Travel$2,233 (21.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,694 | 203 | 54.6% |
| Education | $2,500 | 1 | 24.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,233 | 9 | 21.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $4,473 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $2,811 | 83 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $707.80 | 5 | $0 (2017) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $458.89 | 30 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $402.16 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $310.85 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $132.11 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Shire North American Group Inc | $129.95 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | $81.16 | 5 | $0 (2019) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $77.46 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,019 | 43 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($1,123) |
| 2023 | $3,483 | 25 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($2,947) |
| 2022 | $805.49 | 20 | Ethicon US, LLC ($340.48) |
| 2021 | $633.85 | 26 | Ethicon US, LLC ($290.91) |
| 2020 | $576.09 | 15 | Ethicon US, LLC ($327.51) |
| 2019 | $1,059 | 36 | Ethicon US, LLC ($516.24) |
| 2018 | $526.42 | 22 | Ethicon US, LLC ($301.25) |
| 2017 | $1,324 | 26 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($707.80) |
All Payment Transactions
213 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.27 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.57 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.70 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ABSORBATACK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.30 | General |
| Category: Hernia Repair | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.17 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.70 | General |
| 10/23/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.13 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.24 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 10/15/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.00 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 09/29/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | Harmonic (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.63 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.70 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | CONMED Corporation | AIRSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $71.43 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/16/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.38 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 08/03/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.74 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 07/22/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.02 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 07/14/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.00 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | PowerPort M.R.I. Implantable Port (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.99 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 07/10/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.69 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.75 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA EMERGENCY, INJURY, SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.68 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.24 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.13 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Cardinal Health 414 LLC | KIT FOR THE PREPARATION OF LYMPHOSEEK (TECHNETIUM TC 99M TILMANOCEPT) (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.02 | General |
| Category: Hematology | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.36 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.76 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 122 | 123 | $29,610 | $8,971 |
| 2022 | 6 | 161 | 173 | $85,216 | $21,314 |
| 2021 | 7 | 205 | 223 | $85,295 | $22,205 |
| 2020 | 7 | 275 | 293 | $141,175 | $33,671 |
Total Patients
763
Total Services
812
Medicare Billing
$86,162
Procedure Codes
26
All Medicare Procedures & Services
26 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $8,246 | $3,116 | 37.8% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $10,704 | $1,892 | 17.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $3,850 | $1,496 | 38.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $2,890 | $1,060 | 36.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 22 | $2,420 | $1,033 | 42.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $1,500 | $375.48 | 25.0% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $28,600 | $6,457 | 22.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $18,732 | $4,233 | 22.6% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $17,580 | $3,954 | 22.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 67 | 67 | $11,390 | $3,938 | 34.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 29 | $3,250 | $1,426 | 43.9% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 24 | $5,664 | $1,306 | 23.1% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $30,800 | $6,746 | 21.9% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 38 | 39 | $26,091 | $5,987 | 22.9% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 77 | 77 | $13,090 | $4,548 | 34.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 33 | 36 | $3,920 | $1,784 | 45.5% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 26 | $6,136 | $1,424 | 23.2% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $3,458 | $1,219 | 35.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 18 | $1,800 | $497.70 | 27.7% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 67 | 67 | $44,823 | $10,012 | 22.3% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $39,600 | $8,556 | 21.6% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 17 | 17 | $24,905 | $5,812 | 23.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 98 | 98 | $16,660 | $5,370 | 32.2% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 31 | 42 | $9,912 | $2,291 | 23.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 30 | 37 | $3,925 | $1,376 | 35.1% |
About Dr. Paul Ware, MD
Dr. Paul Ware, MD is a Specialist healthcare provider based in Gulfport, Mississippi. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1053374041.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Paul Ware, MD has received a total of $10,427 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,019 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 213 transactions from 39 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($5,694).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Ware has provided services to 763 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 812 services with total Medicare billing of $86,162. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 26 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Specialist
- Other Specialties Surgery
- Location Gulfport, MS
- Active Since 04/10/2006
- Last Updated 07/11/2014
- Taxonomy Code 174400000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1053374041
Products in Payments
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $2,500
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $1,973
- HARMONIC Product Family (Device) $828.40
- Echelon; Endopath (Device) $669.46
- ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler (Device) $667.27
- GATTEX (Drug) $543.75
- N/A (Device) $387.77
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $355.31
- CONTOUR (Device) $255.15
- BD MAX (Device) $122.04
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $103.37
- LIGASURE (Device) $100.23
- SIGNIA (Device) $99.48
- SONICISION (Device) $90.98
- ECHELON FLEX CST System (Device) $89.93
- Harmonic (Device) $85.82
- LINX Reflux Management System (Device) $85.66
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $81.16
- OviTex 2S (Device) $77.46
- AIRSEAL (Device) $71.43
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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