Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $8,627 | 25 | 51.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $8,067 | 134 | 48.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $2,295 | 26 | $0 (2019) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $2,019 | 27 | $0 (2023) |
| Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | $1,987 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| SeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation | $1,699 | 8 | $0 (2018) |
| MiRus, LLC | $1,695 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,673 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | $810.22 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | $582.92 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Titan Spine, LLC | $442.78 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | $383.08 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,345 | 16 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus ($1,987) |
| 2023 | $706.54 | 11 | Nalu Medical, Inc. ($472.10) |
| 2022 | $2,189 | 6 | MiRus, LLC ($1,695) |
| 2021 | $387.17 | 7 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($354.09) |
| 2020 | $1,049 | 7 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($632.49) |
| 2019 | $722.23 | 22 | SI-BONE, Inc. ($276.23) |
| 2018 | $7,322 | 54 | SI-BONE, Inc. ($1,845) |
| 2017 | $1,974 | 36 | Orthofix International N.V. ($267.52) |
All Payment Transactions
159 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/24/2024 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.82 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 06/22/2024 | SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. | Medical Devices (Device), Medical Devices | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $60.63 | General |
| Category: Orthopaedic Device Research | ||||||
| 06/19/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $156.77 | General |
| 06/16/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $135.36 | General |
| 06/15/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $3.62 | General |
| 06/14/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $330.69 | General |
| 06/14/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $132.59 | General |
| 06/14/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.71 | General |
| 06/13/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $290.15 | General |
| 06/05/2024 | SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. | Medical Devices (Device), Medical Devices | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.07 | General |
| Category: Orthopaedic Device Research | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $726.95 | General |
| 05/17/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $121.71 | General |
| 05/17/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $45.13 | General |
| 05/16/2024 | Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $25.00 | General |
| 03/21/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Cervical-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.51 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.85 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 12/28/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.75 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 12/21/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.80 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/20/2023 | ZIMVIE INC. | Mobi-C (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/20/2023 | ZIMVIE INC. | Mobi-C (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/07/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.22 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 06/28/2023 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.29 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 06/27/2023 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.54 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 04/17/2023 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $125.99 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 02/16/2023 | Globus Medical, Inc. | SABLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.80 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 31 | 36 | $21,600 | $5,641 |
| 2022 | 1 | 20 | 20 | $9,000 | $3,325 |
| 2020 | 1 | 11 | 11 | $4,000 | $1,337 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
4 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $11,400 | $3,321 | 29.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 17 | $10,200 | $2,320 | 22.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $9,000 | $3,325 | 36.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $4,000 | $1,337 | 33.4% |
About Dr. Ram Vasudevan, M.D
Dr. Ram Vasudevan, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/13/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1053623546.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ram Vasudevan, M.D has received a total of $16,695 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,345 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 159 transactions from 36 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($8,627).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Vasudevan has provided services to 62 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 67 services with total Medicare billing of $10,303. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2023), covering 4 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 07/13/2010
- Last Updated 09/07/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1053623546
Products in Payments
- iFuse Implant (Device) $2,295
- VIPER (Device) $2,027
- EUROPA Pedicle Screw System (Device) $1,695
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $942.70
- NanoMetalene Technology (Device) $768.46
- Skipjack (Device) $636.92
- Sable (Device) $626.70
- Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) $582.92
- TITAN ENDOSKELETON (Device) $442.78
- Intracept (Device) $383.08
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $297.95
- GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $258.86
- RISE (Device) $252.61
- PediGuard (Device) $206.55
- Pulse (Device) $181.17
- Tritanium (Device) $163.47
- All Thorocolumbar Products (Biological) $152.08
- NewPort (Device) $150.25
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) $144.85
- Shoreline (Device) $143.00
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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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