Total Payments
$9,348
2024 Payments
$2,318
Companies
28
Transactions
98
Medicare Patients
1,811
Medicare Billing
$321,691
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$6,024 (64.4%)
Food & Beverage$3,324 (35.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $6,024 | 18 | 64.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,324 | 80 | 35.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spineology Inc. | $2,328 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $2,186 | 21 | $0 (2020) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,203 | 19 | $0 (2023) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $995.36 | 6 | $0 (2018) |
| SI-BONE, INC. | $755.25 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
| Team 1, Llc | $540.56 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $216.84 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $195.07 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Brainlab, Inc. | $158.53 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | $94.14 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,318 | 10 | Spineology Inc. ($1,380) |
| 2023 | $1,222 | 21 | Medtronic, Inc. ($1,103) |
| 2022 | $351.07 | 6 | Medtronic, Inc. ($99.89) |
| 2021 | $989.74 | 4 | Spineology Inc. ($912.34) |
| 2020 | $146.63 | 7 | Abbott Laboratories ($69.50) |
| 2019 | $43.97 | 4 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. ($25.47) |
| 2018 | $2,896 | 28 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,125) |
| 2017 | $1,380 | 18 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,049) |
All Payment Transactions
98 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/26/2024 | Team 1, Llc | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $540.56 | General |
| 08/08/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $132.43 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $94.14 | General |
| 07/31/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.26 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $139.78 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | SYMPHONY (Device), Teligen, CONDUIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $109.45 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 06/03/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.56 | General |
| Category: Bone Healing | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Stryker Corporation | NA (Device), ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY DURAL SEALANT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.97 | General |
| Category: NEURO | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $288.80 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 02/21/2024 | Spineology Inc. | OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $819.20 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $249.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $51.94 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $31.13 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.67 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.19 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.57 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.40 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/19/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.35 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/14/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $70.36 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/13/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $50.07 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/13/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.39 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/12/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $56.74 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/12/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.25 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 10/08/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.11 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 09/26/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $318.00 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 212 | 289 | $82,715 | $26,340 |
| 2022 | 15 | 531 | 699 | $484,216 | $114,293 |
| 2021 | 11 | 576 | 810 | $355,471 | $105,390 |
| 2020 | 9 | 492 | 711 | $251,737 | $75,668 |
Total Patients
1,811
Total Services
2,509
Medicare Billing
$321,691
Procedure Codes
39
All Medicare Procedures & Services
39 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 103 | 177 | $41,995 | $15,936 | 37.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 59 | 59 | $18,072 | $6,990 | 38.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 30 | 30 | $5,016 | $1,900 | 37.9% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 23 | $17,632 | $1,514 | 8.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 175 | 303 | $63,301 | $27,368 | 43.2% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $91,238 | $19,958 | 21.9% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $83,484 | $10,120 | 12.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 84 | 84 | $25,368 | $8,838 | 34.8% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 33 | $38,082 | $8,819 | 23.2% |
| 22845 | Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $34,288 | $7,951 | 23.2% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $31,430 | $7,071 | 22.5% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $29,276 | $6,803 | 23.2% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 29 | $21,527 | $4,842 | 22.5% |
| 27096 | Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 49 | 60 | $40,774 | $3,540 | 8.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 47 | 50 | $7,378 | $3,392 | 46.0% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $5,181 | $1,720 | 33.2% |
| 20931 | Graft of donor bone to spine | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $6,520 | $1,397 | 21.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $3,564 | $1,373 | 38.5% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $2,805 | $1,103 | 39.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 205 | 388 | $77,600 | $36,886 | 47.5% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 145 | 145 | $43,790 | $17,031 | 38.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area | Facility | 2021 | 20 | 20 | $65,200 | $15,349 | 23.5% |
| 27280 | Fusion of sacroiliac joint obtaining bone graft open procedure | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 13 | $52,520 | $11,964 | 22.8% |
| 22853 | Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 38 | $28,956 | $6,802 | 23.5% |
| 27096 | Injection procedure into sacroiliac joint for anesthetic or steroid | Facility | 2021 | 69 | 88 | $54,432 | $5,973 | 11.0% |
About Dr. Scott Bell, MD
Dr. Scott Bell, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Augusta, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/26/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1306992995.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Scott Bell, MD has received a total of $9,348 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,318 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 98 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($6,024).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Bell has provided services to 1,811 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,509 services with total Medicare billing of $321,691. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 39 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Augusta, GA
- Active Since 01/26/2007
- Last Updated 05/07/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1306992995
Products in Payments
- OPTIMESH EXPANDABLE INTERBODY FUSION SYSTEM (Device) $1,415
- SYNFIX (Device) $1,081
- PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System (Device) $1,078
- STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM (Device) $932.84
- OptiMesh Interbody Fusion System (Device) $912.34
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $850.63
- iFuse Implant (Device) $687.15
- Airo (Device) $158.53
- SYMPHONY (Device) $109.45
- CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $99.89
- PROCLAIM (Device) $98.05
- NA (Device) $93.97
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $91.74
- UNID_PASS (Device) $83.39
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $78.64
- VariLift-C (Device) $65.22
- Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System (Device) $56.56
- Senza (Device) $43.26
- All Spine Stimulation (Biological) $32.67
- S7 (Device) $32.11
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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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