Total Payments
$958,300
2024 Payments
$105,414
Companies
42
Transactions
727
Medicare Patients
408
Medicare Billing
$46,050
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$544,485 (56.8%)
Other$212,175 (22.1%)
Travel$108,669 (11.3%)
Royalty/License$52,023 (5.4%)
Food & Beverage$32,021 (3.3%)
Research$8,000 (0.8%)
Education$862.60 (0.1%)
Gifts$63.91 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $544,485 | 152 | 56.8% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $212,175 | 26 | 22.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $108,669 | 149 | 11.3% |
| Royalty or License | $52,023 | 13 | 5.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $32,021 | 373 | 3.3% |
| Unspecified | $8,000 | 12 | 0.8% |
| Education | $862.60 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Gift | $63.91 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$950,300
715 transactions
Research
$8,000
4 transactions
Ownership
$0
8 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | $489,126 | 331 | $0 (2024) |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $136,593 | 72 | $0 (2024) |
| Neo Spine USA, Inc. | $89,113 | 56 | $0 (2024) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $52,043 | 51 | $0 (2023) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $48,520 | 58 | $0 (2023) |
| DeGen Medical, Inc. | $45,178 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| Baylis Medical Company Inc | $37,052 | 17 | $0 (2021) |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | $17,355 | 20 | $0 (2018) |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | $13,947 | 2 | $0 (2020) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $7,371 | 13 | $0 (2020) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $105,414 | 59 | Centinel Spine, LLC ($67,347) |
| 2023 | $140,626 | 90 | Neo Spine USA Inc ($40,696) |
| 2022 | $108,373 | 98 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC ($60,605) |
| 2021 | $92,841 | 90 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC ($54,173) |
| 2020 | $96,248 | 81 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC ($43,676) |
| 2019 | $162,235 | 106 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC ($94,211) |
| 2018 | $150,026 | 102 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC ($98,410) |
| 2017 | $102,537 | 101 | Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC ($69,108) |
All Payment Transactions
727 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 30
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $16,008.95 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC C (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $275.26 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 11/24/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $263.97 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC C (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,600.00 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 11/11/2024 | SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. | Medical Devices (Device), Medical Devices | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $65.18 | General |
| Category: Orthopaedic Device Research | ||||||
| 11/07/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $190.04 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC C VIVO (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $89.15 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | DeGen Medical, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| 10/24/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $58.96 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,300.00 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC C VIVO (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.30 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 10/19/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $111.79 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | DeGen Medical, Inc. | ALIF (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.50 | General |
| Category: LUMBAR INTERBODY SYSTEM | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,100.00 | General |
| Category: Cervicothoracic | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $344.86 | General |
| 10/10/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $270.12 | General |
| 10/10/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Acadia (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $182.40 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $107.48 | General |
| 09/30/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Vital (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.46 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 09/28/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.47 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC C (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $24,533.50 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Spine-None (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $180.89 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC L (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,300.00 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Centinel Spine, LLC | PRODISC C VIVO (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,900.00 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 08/07/2024 | DeGen Medical, Inc. | ALIF (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $345.94 | General |
| Category: LUMBAR INTERBODY SYSTEM | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| M6-C IDE | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $5,000 | 3 |
| M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc Two-Level IDE Pivotal Study | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $3,000 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 52 | 73 | $10,687 | $3,785 |
| 2022 | 3 | 78 | 89 | $14,522 | $5,602 |
| 2021 | 3 | 88 | 98 | $16,688 | $6,367 |
| 2020 | 7 | 190 | 223 | $126,749 | $30,296 |
Total Patients
408
Total Services
483
Medicare Billing
$46,050
Procedure Codes
15
All Medicare Procedures & Services
15 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 36 | 55 | $7,645 | $3,213 | 42.0% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 16 | 18 | $3,042 | $572.57 | 18.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 32 | 42 | $5,838 | $2,879 | 49.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $3,952 | $1,609 | 40.7% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2022 | 27 | 28 | $4,732 | $1,114 | 23.5% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 34 | 34 | $7,072 | $2,843 | 40.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 31 | 40 | $5,560 | $2,719 | 48.9% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2021 | 23 | 24 | $4,056 | $805.80 | 19.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $48,074 | $10,726 | 22.3% |
| 22867 | Insertion of stabilizing or separating device into lower spine at single level with open decompression | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $37,068 | $7,972 | 21.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 51 | 51 | $10,608 | $3,623 | 34.2% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 18 | $11,988 | $2,969 | 24.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 40 | 54 | $7,506 | $2,635 | 35.1% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2020 | 42 | 49 | $8,281 | $1,670 | 20.2% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2020 | 21 | 26 | $3,224 | $700.66 | 21.7% |
About Dr. Scott Blumenthal, M.D
Dr. Scott Blumenthal, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Plano, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/06/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1912946831.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Scott Blumenthal, M.D has received a total of $958,300 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $105,414 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 727 transactions from 42 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($544,485).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Blumenthal has provided services to 408 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 483 services with total Medicare billing of $46,050. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 15 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Plano, TX
- Active Since 06/06/2006
- Last Updated 05/20/2008
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1912946831
Products in Payments
- ACTIVL ARTIFICIAL DISC (Device) $216,976
- ACTIVL (Device) $154,305
- Neo Pedicle Screw System (Device) $89,113
- PRODISC C (Device) $75,387
- activL Artificial Disc (Device) $69,073
- M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc (Device) $47,045
- Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc (Device) $44,499
- Solar (Device) $27,000
- PRODISC L (Device) $25,753
- Anchorknot (Device) $20,036
- ARCADIUS C (Device) $19,827
- NONE (Device) $18,311
- Superion ISS (Device) $17,355
- PRODISC C SK (Device) $15,127
- COFLEX (Device) $13,947
- ARCADIUS XP C (Device) $13,038
- Anchor Knot (Device) $10,650
- MIDLINE II (Device) $9,522
- PRODISC C VIVO (Device) $6,374
- Connected Health-MyMobility (Device) $5,225
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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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