Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,717 | 267 | 64.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,607 | 18 | 34.5% |
| Entertainment | $110.77 | 1 | 1.1% |
| Education | $9.73 | 3 | 0.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,213 | 43 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $1,875 | 27 | $0 (2020) |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | $1,788 | 12 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $598.81 | 34 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $489.12 | 6 | $0 (2018) |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $293.92 | 17 | $0 (2019) |
| PFIZER INC. | $234.79 | 17 | $0 (2019) |
| Depomed, Inc. | $219.83 | 10 | $0 (2017) |
| Avanos Medical | $218.65 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | $180.71 | 10 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $353.67 | 6 | Nevro Corp. ($142.84) |
| 2022 | $54.30 | 3 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($54.30) |
| 2021 | $184.37 | 4 | Abbott Laboratories ($145.50) |
| 2020 | $434.16 | 18 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($241.75) |
| 2019 | $4,899 | 115 | Vertiflex, Inc. ($1,788) |
| 2018 | $3,274 | 78 | Abbott Laboratories ($1,576) |
| 2017 | $1,245 | 65 | Depomed, Inc. ($219.83) |
All Payment Transactions
289 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 12
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/19/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.00 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 06/11/2023 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.84 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 06/10/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.96 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 04/19/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.86 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 04/03/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.91 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 01/11/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.10 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 11/08/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | General - Pain Management (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.33 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 10/26/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | General - Pain Management (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.04 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 09/12/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | General - Pain Management (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.93 | General |
| Category: General - Pain Management_NMD | ||||||
| 08/20/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.40 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 06/28/2021 | Almatica Pharma LLC | NAPRELAN (Drug), GRALISE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.47 | General |
| Category: ANALGESIC | ||||||
| 06/07/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim IPG (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $137.12 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 03/08/2021 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim IPG (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.38 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 11/24/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.68 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 09/11/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.57 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 09/09/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.92 | General |
| Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional) | ||||||
| 03/12/2020 | Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | RELISTOR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.62 | General |
| Category: GASTROENTEROLOGY | ||||||
| 03/12/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | INTELLIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.77 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 03/05/2020 | SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | ZTLido (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.34 | General |
| Category: Analgesic | ||||||
| 02/18/2020 | Medtronic USA, Inc. | INTELLIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.16 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 02/17/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.76 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 02/11/2020 | GRT US Holding, Inc. | Qutenza (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.04 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 01/31/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.13 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 01/29/2020 | Bioventus LLC | Durolane (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.02 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 01/29/2020 | Abbott Laboratories | Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.43 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 147 | 179 | $104,750 | $12,191 |
| 2020 | 21 | 785 | 1,919 | $903,925 | $87,752 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
28 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 71 | 85 | $51,410 | $6,566 | 12.8% |
| 64483 | Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Office | 2021 | 12 | 13 | $24,378 | $2,638 | 10.8% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $19,036 | $1,666 | 8.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 12 | $5,299 | $745.04 | 14.1% |
| 99152 | Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes | Office | 2021 | 12 | 14 | $4,564 | $567.70 | 12.4% |
| J3010 | Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg | Office | 2021 | 11 | 13 | $39.00 | $6.38 | 16.4% |
| J2250 | Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg | Office | 2021 | 12 | 24 | $24.00 | $1.94 | 8.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 141 | 228 | $170,088 | $17,356 | 10.2% |
| 64483 | Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance | Office | 2020 | 45 | 68 | $156,894 | $14,504 | 9.2% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance | Office | 2020 | 36 | 54 | $88,560 | $10,529 | 11.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 109 | 169 | $83,993 | $9,714 | 11.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 61 | 61 | $75,762 | $7,436 | 9.8% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance | Office | 2020 | 11 | 18 | $62,550 | $5,877 | 9.4% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves with imaging guidance | Office | 2020 | 11 | 34 | $50,660 | $4,629 | 9.1% |
| 27096 | Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid | Office | 2020 | 14 | 22 | $49,533 | $3,568 | 7.2% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into spinal canal of upper or middle back using imaging guidance | Office | 2020 | 12 | 15 | $27,675 | $3,106 | 11.2% |
| 64484 | Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance | Office | 2020 | 22 | 34 | $42,849 | $2,868 | 6.7% |
| 99152 | Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 38 | 56 | $45,976 | $2,239 | 4.9% |
| 99441 | Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 34 | 50 | $12,450 | $1,767 | 14.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 21 | 21 | $20,853 | $1,680 | 8.1% |
| 99442 | Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 20 | 24 | $5,976 | $1,435 | 24.0% |
| J1040 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | Office | 2020 | 32 | 43 | $5,143 | $396.02 | 7.7% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2020 | 23 | 42 | $1,230 | $203.76 | 16.6% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2020 | 27 | 175 | $1,759 | $199.73 | 11.4% |
| G2012 | Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic | Office | 2020 | 11 | 12 | $540.00 | $134.45 | 24.9% |
About Dr. Samara Shipon, DO
Dr. Samara Shipon, DO is a Anesthesiology healthcare provider based in Phoenix, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/19/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1487893152.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Samara Shipon, DO has received a total of $10,444 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $353.67 received in 2023. These payments were reported across 289 transactions from 46 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($6,717).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Shipon has provided services to 932 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,098 services with total Medicare billing of $99,943. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 28 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Anesthesiology
- Other Specialties Anesthesiology
- Location Phoenix, AZ
- Active Since 02/19/2009
- Last Updated 03/01/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1487893152
Products in Payments
- Superion ISS (Device) $1,788
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $1,652
- ACTIVOS (Device) $985.90
- IVS - VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION PRODUCTS (Device) $489.12
- INTELLIS (Device) $383.89
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $305.00
- OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION (Device) $272.14
- KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty (Device) $219.54
- LYRICA (Drug) $198.41
- Movantik (Drug) $179.95
- PRIALT (Drug) $171.73
- Nucynta (Drug) $170.57
- COOLIEF COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) $148.35
- ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH (Drug) $147.56
- COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY (Device) $145.56
- Proclaim IPG (Device) $145.50
- Senza (Device) $142.84
- BELBUCA (Drug) $116.47
- Protege Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $114.75
- StimRouter for pain (Device) $110.77
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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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