Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $28,125 | 6 | 54.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $19,825 | 7 | 38.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,703 | 29 | 3.3% |
| Royalty or License | $1,022 | 4 | 2.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $662.96 | 3 | 1.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACUMED LLC | $28,944 | 12 | $0 (2018) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $19,229 | 20 | $0 (2019) |
| Citieffe, Inc. | $2,622 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| Biocomposites Inc | $219.96 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $87.95 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Halyard Health, Inc. | $45.31 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $38.90 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Amgen Inc. | $35.93 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $27.78 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $26.96 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $27.78 | 1 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. ($27.78) |
| 2021 | $41.97 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($22.97) |
| 2019 | $19,073 | 17 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($19,034) |
| 2018 | $22,149 | 18 | ACUMED LLC ($21,236) |
| 2017 | $10,046 | 11 | ACUMED LLC ($7,708) |
All Payment Transactions
49 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/24/2024 | Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | ABILIFY ASIMTUFII (Drug), ABILIFY MAINTENA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.78 | General |
| Category: PSYCHIATRY | ||||||
| 10/04/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | TRIGEN INTERTAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 09/08/2021 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device), AXSOS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.97 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 09/27/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Autobahn (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.17 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 08/02/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Ankle Fracture System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.43 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 07/31/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Small Frag Plate (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.74 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 06/12/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Anthem (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.67 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 05/07/2019 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | TFN ADVANCED (Device), LCP PLATES & SCREWS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.90 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 04/18/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Anthem (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.25 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 04/09/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Proximal Humerus Plate (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,400.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 04/09/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Proximal Humerus Plate (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,050.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 04/09/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | External Fixation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.01 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 04/08/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Anthem (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.00 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 03/01/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RIB Fixation (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,400.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 03/01/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RIB Fixation (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,700.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 03/01/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Distal Tibia Plating (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.84 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 02/28/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Ankle Fracture System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.33 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 02/21/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RIB Fixation (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 02/21/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RIB Fixation (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.23 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 01/31/2019 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RIB Fixation (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $225.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/15/2018 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Affixus (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.95 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 10/23/2018 | Amgen Inc. | Blincyto (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.70 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 10/18/2018 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Trauma (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.16 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 07/06/2018 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius - GPS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 07/04/2018 | Citieffe, Inc. | U Bar (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $87.00 | General |
| Category: External Fixation | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 33 | 37 | $48,309 | $15,571 |
| 2020 | 3 | 79 | 92 | $53,294 | $17,670 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
5 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27245 | Surgical treatment of broken thigh bone with implant | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 14 | $46,354 | $14,845 | 32.0% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 23 | $1,955 | $725.74 | 37.1% |
| 27245 | Surgical treatment of broken thigh bone | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $46,354 | $15,171 | 32.7% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 42 | 53 | $4,515 | $1,623 | 36.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 23 | 25 | $2,425 | $875.48 | 36.1% |
About Dr. Robert Simpson, MD
Dr. Robert Simpson, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Columbus, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/26/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1093738171.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Simpson, MD has received a total of $51,337 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $27.78 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 49 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($28,125).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Simpson has provided services to 112 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 129 services with total Medicare billing of $33,241. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 5 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Trauma
- Location Columbus, GA
- Active Since 07/26/2006
- Last Updated 11/11/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1093738171
Products in Payments
- Ankle Plating System (Device) $28,823
- Proximal Humerus Plate (Device) $9,450
- RIB Fixation (Device) $8,787
- U BAR (Device) $2,045
- U Bar (Device) $577.00
- Anthem (Device) $337.92
- Stimulan (Device) $219.96
- Ankle Fracture System (Device) $171.40
- Small Frag Plate (Device) $140.74
- Autobahn (Device) $122.17
- Acu-Loc Wrist Plating System (Device) $121.66
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $93.00
- Affixus (Device) $87.95
- Trauma (Device) $75.16
- SURGICAL PAIN REGIONAL ANESTHESIA (Device) $45.31
- TFN ADVANCED (Device) $38.90
- ABILIFY ASIMTUFII (Drug) $27.78
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $26.96
- VARIAX (Device) $22.97
- Distal Tibia Plating (Device) $21.84
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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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