Total Payments
$20,504
2024 Payments
$15,461
Companies
25
Transactions
113
Medicare Patients
794
Medicare Billing
$155,571
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$10,504 (51.2%)
Consulting$10,000 (48.8%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $10,504 | 112 | 51.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $10,000 | 1 | 48.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MicroVention, Inc. | $14,494 | 38 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $1,280 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $1,058 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $516.98 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $463.02 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Scientia Vascular | $454.09 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Imperative Care, Inc | $339.02 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Rapid Medical Ltd | $306.74 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $280.87 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | $273.51 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15,461 | 45 | MicroVention, Inc. ($12,359) |
| 2023 | $3,261 | 29 | MicroVention, Inc. ($1,718) |
| 2022 | $637.72 | 11 | Rapid Medical Ltd ($134.60) |
| 2021 | $364.24 | 6 | MicroVention, Inc. ($244.57) |
| 2020 | $99.73 | 2 | Penumbra, Inc. ($99.73) |
| 2019 | $121.97 | 5 | MicroVention, Inc. ($45.11) |
| 2018 | $266.04 | 8 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($153.01) |
| 2017 | $292.48 | 7 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($127.86) |
All Payment Transactions
113 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Rapid Medical Ltd | TIGERTRIEVER 17 REVASCULARIZATION DEVICE (Device), COMANECI 17 | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.00 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | Imperative Care, Inc | ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $201.03 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | CHAPERON GUIDING CATHETER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $190.62 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SURPASS EVOLVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.33 | General |
| Category: FLOW DIVERTER | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TARGET (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.88 | General |
| Category: DETACHABLE COIL | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | TRUFILL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $135.00 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Penumbra System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $154.66 | General |
| Category: Neurointervention | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $162.38 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SURPASS EVOLVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $154.65 | General |
| Category: FLOW DIVERTER | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Scientia Vascular | Socrates 38 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $242.87 | General |
| Category: Neuro | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Rapid Medical Ltd | TIGERTRIEVER 17 REVASCULARIZATION DEVICE (Device), COMANECI 17 | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $155.14 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $169.85 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | STENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $168.73 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SURPASS EVOLVE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $171.56 | General |
| Category: FLOW DIVERTER | ||||||
| 09/23/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Penumbra Coil 400 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $172.41 | General |
| Category: Neurointervention | ||||||
| 09/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $169.93 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | PIPELINE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.33 | General |
| Category: Flow Diversion | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Contego Medical, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.85 | General |
| 08/15/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.62 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $175.15 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | TRUFILL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.90 | General |
| Category: Neurovascular | ||||||
| 07/04/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | STENT (Device), WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $165.20 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $183.10 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | STENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $180.13 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | MicroVention, Inc. | STENT (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,000.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | 348 | 400 | $333,541 | $73,396 |
| 2022 | 9 | 138 | 153 | $66,954 | $14,358 |
| 2021 | 11 | 220 | 256 | $157,819 | $50,228 |
| 2020 | 6 | 88 | 94 | $55,012 | $17,590 |
Total Patients
794
Total Services
903
Medicare Billing
$155,571
Procedure Codes
38
All Medicare Procedures & Services
38 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 51 | 59 | $85,845 | $18,260 | 21.3% |
| 61624 | Occlusion of central nervous system or spinal cord artery | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 19 | $53,504 | $15,037 | 28.1% |
| 36226 | Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 66 | $82,626 | $13,068 | 15.8% |
| 61645 | Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $28,770 | $9,290 | 32.3% |
| 36223 | Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $20,436 | $3,750 | 18.3% |
| 36227 | Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 27 | $19,890 | $3,655 | 18.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 29 | 34 | $11,356 | $3,584 | 31.6% |
| 36225 | Insertion of tube into chest artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $19,500 | $3,237 | 16.6% |
| 75898 | Imaging of blood vessel | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 19 | $4,199 | $1,363 | 32.5% |
| 75894 | Review by radiologist of image for insertion of material to block blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 19 | $3,325 | $1,075 | 32.3% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 65 | 74 | $2,590 | $831.98 | 32.1% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 25 | $1,500 | $245.17 | 16.3% |
| 36224 | Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $17,700 | $3,243 | 18.3% |
| 36223 | Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $14,934 | $3,179 | 21.3% |
| 36226 | Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $16,701 | $2,462 | 14.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 20 | $6,680 | $1,993 | 29.8% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 20 | $3,580 | $1,169 | 32.7% |
| 75898 | Imaging of blood vessel | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $3,094 | $1,019 | 32.9% |
| 75894 | Review by radiologist of image for insertion of material to block blood flow | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $2,450 | $805.54 | 32.9% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 33 | $1,155 | $373.46 | 32.3% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $660.00 | $113.49 | 17.2% |
| 61624 | Occlusion of abnormal artery, accessed through the skin | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 16 | $37,856 | $14,598 | 38.6% |
| 61645 | Removal of blood clot and injection to dissolve blood clot from head artery using fluoroscopic guidance, accessed through skin | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 19 | $34,520 | $13,413 | 38.9% |
| 36223 | Insertion of catheter into intracranial artery on one side of neck for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 24 | $26,814 | $5,828 | 21.7% |
| 36226 | Insertion of catheter into chest artery for diagnosis or treatment including radiological supervision and interpretation | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 23 | $21,228 | $4,656 | 21.9% |
About Dr. Samuel Tsappidi, MD
Dr. Samuel Tsappidi, MD is a Neurocritical Care healthcare provider based in Augusta, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/26/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1255537122.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Samuel Tsappidi, MD has received a total of $20,504 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $15,461 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 113 transactions from 25 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($10,504).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Tsappidi has provided services to 794 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 903 services with total Medicare billing of $155,571. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 38 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurocritical Care
- Other Specialties Vascular Neurology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology
- Location Augusta, GA
- Active Since 06/26/2007
- Last Updated 04/19/2017
- Taxonomy Code 2084A2900X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1255537122
Products in Payments
- STENT (Device) $12,007
- WEB ANEURYSM EMBOLIZATION SYSTEM (Device) $1,769
- TRUFILL (Device) $662.98
- Penumbra System (Device) $560.92
- EMBOTRAP (Device) $470.75
- PIPELINE (Device) $440.18
- SURPASS EVOLVE (Device) $358.54
- ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM (Device) $321.92
- TIGERTRIEVER 17 REVASCULARIZATION DEVICE (Device) $306.74
- Optima Coil System (Device) $249.19
- Socrates 38 (Device) $242.87
- RED 72 (Device) $225.30
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $213.49
- CHAPERON GUIDING CATHETER (Device) $190.62
- CorPath Imaging System (Device) $177.88
- Penumbra Coil 400 (Device) $172.41
- Solitaire (Device) $167.74
- WEB Aneurysm Embolization System (Device) $128.11
- CEREPAK UNIFORM (Device) $115.98
- Axium (Device) $99.80
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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.