Total Payments
$444,112
2024 Payments
$164,694
Companies
41
Transactions
526
Medicare Patients
1,001
Medicare Billing
$389,961
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$176,887 (39.8%)
Other$152,530 (34.3%)
Travel$79,411 (17.9%)
Food & Beverage$25,885 (5.8%)
Research$5,055 (1.1%)
Royalty/License$4,173 (0.9%)
Education$170.48 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $176,887 | 93 | 39.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $101,730 | 24 | 22.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $79,411 | 129 | 17.9% |
| Charitable Contribution | $50,000 | 1 | 11.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $25,885 | 263 | 5.8% |
| Unspecified | $5,055 | 4 | 1.1% |
| Royalty or License | $4,173 | 9 | 0.9% |
| Honoraria | $800.00 | 1 | 0.2% |
| Education | $170.48 | 2 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$439,057
522 transactions
Research
$5,055
4 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerapedics Inc. | $125,589 | 102 | $0 (2024) |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. | $47,674 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $46,179 | 49 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $45,405 | 71 | $0 (2024) |
| SPINEART USA INC | $27,869 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Terumo BCT, Inc. | $24,114 | 16 | $0 (2023) |
| Royal Biologics, Inc. | $19,740 | 39 | $0 (2024) |
| Amgen Inc. | $16,756 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Spinevision SAS | $16,587 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Spine Wave, Inc. | $15,550 | 34 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $164,694 | 151 | Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. ($47,253) |
| 2023 | $56,061 | 71 | Cerapedics Inc. ($22,503) |
| 2022 | $102,907 | 60 | Cerapedics Inc. ($59,274) |
| 2021 | $30,564 | 67 | Medtronic, Inc. ($21,227) |
| 2020 | $18,740 | 28 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($7,622) |
| 2019 | $23,982 | 44 | Terumo BCT, Inc. ($8,715) |
| 2018 | $29,683 | 60 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($10,990) |
| 2017 | $17,481 | 45 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($11,598) |
All Payment Transactions
526 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 22
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,400.00 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $126.00 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. | Magellan (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $562.88 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $181.44 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $8.71 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $189.00 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $32.88 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | SI-BONE, INC. | IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $237.56 | General |
| Category: SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $189.00 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $181.44 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.56 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $95.76 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $32.89 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Royal Biologics, Inc. | MAXX BMC (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $400.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.79 | General |
| 12/05/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ADIRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.82 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | SPINEART USA INC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $120.00 | General |
| 11/25/2024 | Royal Biologics, Inc. | MAXX BMC (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $800.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $89.68 | General |
| 11/14/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device), VuePoint | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,235.00 | Research |
| Study: A Prospective, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Safety and Performance of Posterior Fixation in Trauma, Reconstructive, and Tumor Surgery of the Occipito-cervico-thoracic Spine • Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $185.48 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Cerapedics Inc. | I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $152.47 | General |
| Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.05 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ANTERALIGN SPINAL SYSTEM WITH TITAN NANOLOCK SURFACE TECHNOLOGY (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.92 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Prospective, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Safety and Performance of the NuVasive ACP System for the Treatment of Patients With Pathologic Conditions of the Cervical Spine | Globus Medical, Inc. | $3,280 | 1 |
| A Prospective, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Safety and Performance of Posterior Fixation in Trauma, Reconstructive, and Tumor Surgery of the Occipito-cervico-thoracic Spine | Globus Medical, Inc. | $1,235 | 1 |
| NUVA.PCF1020: A prospective, multicenter study evaluating the safety and performance of posterior fixation in trauma, reconstructive, and tumor surgery of the occipito-cervico-thoracic spine. | Globus Medical, Inc. | $310.00 | 1 |
| NUVA.PCF1020: A prospective, multicenter study evaluating the safety and performance of posterior fixation in trauma, reconstructive, and tumor surgery of the occipito-cervico-thoracic spine. | NuVasive, Inc. | $230.00 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 272 | 522 | $140,141 | $105,483 |
| 2022 | 11 | 285 | 582 | $162,451 | $120,337 |
| 2021 | 9 | 286 | 674 | $181,813 | $143,627 |
| 2020 | 5 | 158 | 243 | $26,283 | $20,514 |
Total Patients
1,001
Total Services
2,021
Medicare Billing
$389,961
Procedure Codes
35
All Medicare Procedures & Services
35 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 112 | 264 | $55,442 | $42,587 | 76.8% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 67 | $34,750 | $25,508 | 73.4% |
| 22216 | Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 36 | $17,102 | $12,611 | 73.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $10,953 | $8,479 | 77.4% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 28 | $9,564 | $7,035 | 73.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 30 | $3,210 | $2,513 | 78.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $2,779 | $2,051 | 73.8% |
| 20938 | Harvest of bone for spine surgery graft | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $2,658 | $1,963 | 73.9% |
| 20937 | Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $2,398 | $1,780 | 74.2% |
| 20939 | Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $1,284 | $955.08 | 74.4% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 122 | $62,678 | $49,231 | 78.5% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 65 | $18,008 | $13,920 | 77.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 80 | 134 | $17,439 | $13,373 | 76.7% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 55 | 88 | $15,358 | $11,852 | 77.2% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 41 | $13,870 | $10,695 | 77.1% |
| 22830 | Exploration of spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 15 | $15,901 | $6,626 | 41.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $6,998 | $5,524 | 78.9% |
| 20937 | Harvest of bone fragment for spine bone graft | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 18 | $3,862 | $2,894 | 74.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 22 | 33 | $3,424 | $2,627 | 76.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $2,766 | $1,904 | 68.9% |
| 20939 | Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 24 | $2,149 | $1,690 | 78.7% |
| 22614 | Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 121 | $62,192 | $49,545 | 79.7% |
| 22216 | Incision of spinal column (single column osteotomy) in additional vertebral segment of spine | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 86 | $40,881 | $32,500 | 79.5% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 77 | $21,388 | $16,964 | 79.3% |
| 22853 | Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 58 | $19,636 | $15,613 | 79.5% |
About Dr. Peter Passias, MD
Dr. Peter Passias, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Durham, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/16/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1003070327.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Peter Passias, MD has received a total of $444,112 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $164,694 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 526 transactions from 41 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($176,887).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Passias has provided services to 1,001 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,021 services with total Medicare billing of $389,961. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 35 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Durham, NC
- Active Since 07/16/2008
- Last Updated 04/22/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1003070327
Products in Payments
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $125,177
- FORTIFY (Device) $19,179
- Harvest BMAC (Device) $18,718
- UNID_PASS (Device) $15,266
- EVENITY (Biological) $15,262
- PASS-LP (Device) $12,981
- Spinal Implants (Device) $12,607
- QUARTEX MIS (Device) $11,182
- MAXX BMC (Device) $7,373
- FIBERGRAFT BG MORSELS (Device) $5,850
- IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM (Device) $5,813
- INFINITY OCCIPITOCERVICAL UPPER THORACIC SYSTEM (Device) $5,781
- UNiD (Device) $5,300
- RELINE (Device) $4,659
- 3D Printed Matrixx Technology (Device) $3,803
- HARVEST BMAC (Device) $3,583
- IFUSE IMPLANT (Device) $3,540
- RISE (Device) $3,035
- INFINITY OCT System (Device) $3,000
- QUARTEX (Device) $2,830
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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.