Total Payments
$90,446
2024 Payments
$135.00
Companies
7
Transactions
18
Medicare Patients
606
Medicare Billing
$128,308
Payment Breakdown by Category
Gifts$60,840 (67.3%)
Consulting$29,425 (32.5%)
Food & Beverage$180.62 (0.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gift | $60,840 | 1 | 67.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $29,425 | 13 | 32.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $180.62 | 4 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $64,515 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Spirox Inc | $21,325 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $2,475 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| Entellus Medical, Inc. | $1,950 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $135.00 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | $32.02 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| BioTissue Holdings, Inc. | $13.60 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $135.00 | 1 | ABBVIE INC. ($135.00) |
| 2022 | $463.60 | 2 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($450.00) |
| 2021 | $470.20 | 2 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($450.00) |
| 2020 | $450.00 | 1 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($450.00) |
| 2019 | $375.00 | 1 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($375.00) |
| 2018 | $67,227 | 7 | Stryker Corporation ($64,515) |
| 2017 | $21,325 | 4 | Spirox Inc ($21,325) |
All Payment Transactions
18 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.00 | General |
| 10/21/2022 | BioTissue Holdings, Inc. | PROKERA (Device), AMNIOGRAFT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.60 | General |
| Category: HUMAN TISSUE PRODUCTS | ||||||
| 07/06/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| 10/15/2021 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.20 | General |
| 06/25/2021 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| 06/24/2020 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| 04/10/2019 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $375.00 | General |
| 12/13/2018 | Stryker Corporation | ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 09/14/2018 | Galderma Laboratories, L.P. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.82 | General |
| 07/12/2018 | Stryker Corporation | ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 04/03/2018 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| 03/08/2018 | Stryker Corporation | ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,425.00 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 03/05/2018 | Stryker Corporation | ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Gift | Cash or cash equivalent | $60,840.00 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 01/11/2018 | Entellus Medical, Inc. | ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,950.00 | General |
| Category: ENTELLUS | ||||||
| 11/30/2017 | Spirox Inc | Latera (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,625.00 | General |
| Category: Nasal Implant | ||||||
| 09/30/2017 | Spirox Inc | Latera (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,750.00 | General |
| Category: Nasal Implant | ||||||
| 08/31/2017 | Spirox Inc | Latera (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $12,500.00 | General |
| Category: Nasal Implant | ||||||
| 08/15/2017 | Spirox Inc | Latera (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| Category: Nasal Implant | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 81 | 87 | $190,426 | $17,319 |
| 2022 | 7 | 141 | 159 | $410,681 | $29,444 |
| 2021 | 8 | 206 | 239 | $678,713 | $49,421 |
| 2020 | 6 | 178 | 191 | $327,959 | $32,124 |
Total Patients
606
Total Services
676
Medicare Billing
$128,308
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14060 | Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $121,378 | $9,008 | 7.4% |
| 15004 | Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 24 | $64,132 | $4,831 | 7.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $1,624 | $1,265 | 77.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $1,870 | $1,167 | 62.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $1,422 | $1,048 | 73.7% |
| 14060 | Repair of wound of eyelids, nose, ears, or lips by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 18 | $156,166 | $10,572 | 6.8% |
| 14040 | Repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 24 | $178,604 | $8,107 | 4.5% |
| 15004 | Preparation of skin graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, around eyes, genitals, hands, feet, fingers, or toes, 100.0 sq cm or 1% body area for infants and children, or less | Facility | 2022 | 22 | 29 | $68,330 | $5,920 | 8.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 36 | 37 | $2,737 | $2,000 | 73.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 27 | $2,970 | $1,680 | 56.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $1,456 | $830.20 | 57.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $418.00 | $335.57 | 80.3% |
| 14060 | Tissue transfer repair of wound (10 sq centimeters or less) of eyelids, nose, ears, and/or lips | Facility | 2021 | 28 | 34 | $297,438 | $18,732 | 6.3% |
| 14040 | Tissue transfer repair of wound (10 sq centimeters or less) of the forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, and/or feet | Facility | 2021 | 22 | 31 | $168,821 | $11,868 | 7.0% |
| 15004 | Preparation of graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, eye region, genitals, hands, feet, and/or multiple fingers or toes (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area of infants and children) | Facility | 2021 | 34 | 43 | $79,943 | $8,354 | 10.5% |
| 21235 | Obtaining ear cartilage for grafting | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 14 | $121,964 | $3,888 | 3.2% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 29 | 29 | $3,640 | $2,263 | 62.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 40 | 43 | $3,589 | $2,155 | 60.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 17 | $1,904 | $1,358 | 71.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 28 | $1,414 | $801.54 | 56.7% |
| 14060 | Tissue transfer repair of wound (10 sq centimeters or less) of eyelids, nose, ears, and/or lips | Facility | 2020 | 22 | 23 | $154,690 | $12,110 | 7.8% |
| 14040 | Tissue transfer repair of wound (10 sq centimeters or less) of the forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, and/or feet | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 22 | $109,287 | $7,064 | 6.5% |
| 15004 | Preparation of graft site of face, scalp, eyelids, mouth, neck, ears, eye region, genitals, hands, feet, and/or multiple fingers or toes (first 100 sq cm or 1% body area of infants and children) | Facility | 2020 | 33 | 36 | $54,396 | $6,583 | 12.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 42 | 42 | $4,116 | $2,874 | 69.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 30 | 31 | $2,997 | $1,887 | 63.0% |
About Dr. Sam Most, MD
Dr. Sam Most, MD is a Otolaryngology healthcare provider based in Stanford, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1396795696.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Sam Most, MD has received a total of $90,446 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $135.00 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 18 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Gift" ($60,840).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Most has provided services to 606 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 676 services with total Medicare billing of $128,308. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 26 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Otolaryngology
- Other Specialties Facial Plastic Surgery
- Location Stanford, CA
- Active Since 05/10/2006
- Last Updated 04/29/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207Y00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1396795696
Products in Payments
- ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) $66,465
- Latera (Device) $21,325
- PROKERA (Device) $13.60
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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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