Total Payments
$16,191
2024 Payments
$5,101
Companies
10
Transactions
42
Medicare Patients
284
Medicare Billing
$32,078
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$11,026 (68.1%)
Travel$2,733 (16.9%)
Food & Beverage$2,423 (15.0%)
Gifts$8.74 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $11,026 | 5 | 68.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,733 | 17 | 16.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,423 | 19 | 15.0% |
| Gift | $8.74 | 1 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $15,510 | 30 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $185.52 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Pulmonx Corporation | $135.69 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC | $125.00 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | $110.14 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $37.08 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $25.89 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $22.32 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $21.50 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Amgen Inc. | $17.58 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,101 | 18 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($4,990) |
| 2023 | $1,811 | 13 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,532) |
| 2022 | $9,013 | 7 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($8,857) |
| 2021 | $18.72 | 1 | Pulmonx Corporation ($18.72) |
| 2019 | $247.87 | 3 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($130.90) |
All Payment Transactions
42 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $94.09 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc | ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.05 | General |
| Category: PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD | ||||||
| 05/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $197.66 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $2,500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $143.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $121.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.99 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.41 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $309.01 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $308.10 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/09/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $344.29 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/09/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Gift | In-kind items and services | $8.74 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/05/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $119.99 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/05/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $741.21 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/08/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.32 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 11/20/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | KEYTRUDA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.50 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/17/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.19 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/30/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1,027.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/26/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $184.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/26/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $168.90 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 09/26/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 98 | 103 | $55,145 | $12,804 |
| 2021 | 5 | 91 | 108 | $30,096 | $11,002 |
| 2020 | 4 | 95 | 114 | $31,669 | $8,272 |
Total Patients
284
Total Services
325
Medicare Billing
$32,078
Procedure Codes
16
All Medicare Procedures & Services
16 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 | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 31 | $20,070 | $4,713 | 23.5% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $9,872 | $2,496 | 25.3% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $10,341 | $2,425 | 23.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 27 | $10,289 | $2,149 | 20.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $4,573 | $1,021 | 22.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 24 | 33 | $12,309 | $3,462 | 28.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 19 | 27 | $3,240 | $2,350 | 72.5% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $6,045 | $1,543 | 25.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $5,472 | $1,334 | 24.4% |
| 99443 | Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $1,470 | $1,176 | 80.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $1,560 | $1,136 | 72.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 20 | 29 | $8,265 | $2,306 | 27.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $6,480 | $2,006 | 31.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 23 | 32 | $6,112 | $1,878 | 30.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 19 | 20 | $2,400 | $1,205 | 50.2% |
| 31624 | Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $8,412 | $876.83 | 10.4% |
About Dr. Rona Spector, MD
Dr. Rona Spector, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/14/2012. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1831449909.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Rona Spector, MD has received a total of $16,191 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $5,101 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 42 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($11,026).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Spector has provided services to 284 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 325 services with total Medicare billing of $32,078. Data is available for 3 years (2020–2023), covering 16 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Jamaica Plain, MA
- Active Since 09/14/2012
- Last Updated 11/08/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1831449909
Products in Payments
- DAVINCI XI (Device) $8,500
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $7,010
- ARISTA AH FLEXITIP (Device) $156.25
- ARTOURA Breast Tissue Expander (Device) $125.00
- Pulmonx Endobronchial Valve EBV (Device) $116.97
- ALIYA SYSTEM (Device) $110.14
- Echelon; Endopath (Device) $37.08
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $29.27
- GORE BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement (Device) $25.89
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $22.32
- KEYTRUDA (Biological) $21.50
- CHARTIS CATHETER (Device) $18.72
- LUMAKRAS (Drug) $17.58
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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.