Total Payments
$35,349
2024 Payments
$181.99
Companies
11
Transactions
84
Medicare Patients
4,506
Medicare Billing
$517,611
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$17,250 (48.8%)
Royalty/License$11,031 (31.2%)
Food & Beverage$3,775 (10.7%)
Other$1,500 (4.2%)
Travel$1,355 (3.8%)
Education$438.65 (1.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $17,250 | 9 | 48.8% |
| Royalty or License | $11,031 | 19 | 31.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,775 | 53 | 10.7% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,500 | 1 | 4.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,355 | 1 | 3.8% |
| Education | $438.65 | 1 | 1.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spine Wave, Inc. | $24,760 | 49 | $0 (2022) |
| Wenzel Spine, Inc. | $9,368 | 11 | $0 (2023) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $344.72 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $268.89 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $205.97 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | $139.54 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $124.98 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | $50.00 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $43.43 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| BAXTER HEALTHCARE | $31.73 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $181.99 | 4 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($131.99) |
| 2023 | $369.79 | 4 | Wenzel Spine, Inc. ($230.25) |
| 2022 | $279.24 | 5 | SI-BONE, Inc. ($180.71) |
| 2021 | $387.56 | 5 | Spine Wave, Inc. ($329.00) |
| 2020 | $2,803 | 9 | Wenzel Spine, Inc. ($1,705) |
| 2019 | $1,692 | 17 | Wenzel Spine, Inc. ($947.96) |
| 2018 | $8,026 | 9 | Wenzel Spine, Inc. ($6,437) |
| 2017 | $21,609 | 31 | Spine Wave, Inc. ($21,326) |
All Payment Transactions
84 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/15/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.16 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.83 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
| 04/02/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.00 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 05/13/2023 | Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | HORIZON A (Device), AIXPLORER ULTIMATE, SECURVIEW DIAGNOSTIC WORKSTATION | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.31 | General |
| Category: Breast and Skeletal Health | ||||||
| 05/13/2023 | Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | 3DQUORUM (Device), 3DIMENSIONS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.24 | General |
| Category: Breast and Skeletal Health | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | 3DIMENSIONS (Device), BREVERA BREAST BIOPSY SYSTEM, 3DQUORUM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.99 | General |
| Category: Breast and Skeletal Health | ||||||
| 04/23/2023 | Wenzel Spine, Inc. | VariLift (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $230.25 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 08/05/2022 | SI-BONE, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $140.10 | General |
| 05/13/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Clinical Trial Product (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.04 | General |
| Category: Clinical Trial Product_NMD | ||||||
| 05/06/2022 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.49 | General |
| Category: WaveWriter Alpha_NMD | ||||||
| 03/22/2022 | SI-BONE, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $40.61 | General |
| 01/31/2022 | Spine Wave, Inc. | SPINAL IMPLANT (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $72.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 10/29/2021 | Spine Wave, Inc. | SNIPER SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $62.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 09/08/2021 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Cervico-Thoracic (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.56 | General |
| Category: Spine/Joint | ||||||
| 07/29/2021 | Spine Wave, Inc. | SNIPER SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $77.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 04/29/2021 | Spine Wave, Inc. | SNIPER SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $100.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 01/28/2021 | Spine Wave, Inc. | SNIPER SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $90.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 10/29/2020 | Spine Wave, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $102.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 07/30/2020 | Spine Wave, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $131.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 07/13/2020 | Wenzel Spine, Inc. | VarLift (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 04/30/2020 | Spine Wave, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $165.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 03/06/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.73 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 02/19/2020 | Wenzel Spine, Inc. | VariLift (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $205.21 | General |
| Category: Spine Implant | ||||||
| 02/03/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $122.86 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 356 | 385 | $156,068 | $28,470 |
| 2022 | 11 | 995 | 1,670 | $440,446 | $114,164 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1,539 | 2,043 | $1.1M | $182,310 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1,616 | 2,067 | $1.2M | $192,666 |
Total Patients
4,506
Total Services
6,165
Medicare Billing
$517,611
Procedure Codes
53
All Medicare Procedures & Services
53 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 65 | 65 | $14,886 | $6,394 | 43.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 73 | 88 | $15,454 | $4,939 | 32.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 37 | 41 | $10,250 | $4,480 | 43.7% |
| 72158 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | Office | 2023 | 26 | 28 | $47,081 | $3,669 | 7.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $3,758 | $1,955 | 52.0% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 55 | 56 | $16,800 | $1,935 | 11.5% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 21 | 23 | $19,839 | $1,784 | 9.0% |
| 72141 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $15,545 | $1,529 | 9.8% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 34 | 35 | $10,500 | $1,188 | 11.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 17 | $1,955 | $596.64 | 30.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 355 | 932 | $163,337 | $66,674 | 40.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 214 | 284 | $32,660 | $13,871 | 42.5% |
| 72158 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | Office | 2022 | 47 | 53 | $89,881 | $7,894 | 8.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 55 | 61 | $15,328 | $6,324 | 41.3% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2022 | 136 | 146 | $43,800 | $4,806 | 11.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 46 | 46 | $10,535 | $4,367 | 41.5% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2022 | 39 | 40 | $35,269 | $3,176 | 9.0% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 23 | $6,649 | $3,051 | 45.9% |
| 72141 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2022 | 34 | 36 | $29,038 | $2,499 | 8.6% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2022 | 33 | 34 | $10,200 | $1,148 | 11.3% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 13 | 15 | $3,750 | $354.30 | 9.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 285 | 673 | $113,509 | $48,116 | 42.4% |
| 22633 | Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach, single interspace and segment | Facility | 2021 | 22 | 23 | $230,000 | $30,418 | 13.2% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 192 | 192 | $43,972 | $18,416 | 41.9% |
| 72158 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast | Office | 2021 | 96 | 113 | $190,890 | $18,278 | 9.6% |
About Dr. Scott Schlesinger, MD
Dr. Scott Schlesinger, MD is a Specialist healthcare provider based in Little Rock, Arkansas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/25/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1114940996.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Scott Schlesinger, MD has received a total of $35,349 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $181.99 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 84 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($17,250).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Schlesinger has provided services to 4,506 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,165 services with total Medicare billing of $517,611. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 53 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Specialist
- Location Little Rock, AR
- Active Since 07/25/2006
- Last Updated 11/19/2020
- Taxonomy Code 174400000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1114940996
Products in Payments
- Fixation (Device) $20,611
- VariLift (Device) $6,873
- Posterior Fusion (Device) $2,045
- VarLift (Device) $1,500
- Varilift (Device) $947.96
- Spinal Implants (Device) $699.88
- SNIPER SPINE SYSTEM (Device) $329.00
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $147.41
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16 (Device) $144.48
- EXPAREL (Drug) $124.98
- GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT (Device) $124.59
- 3DIMENSIONS (Device) $99.99
- iFuse Implant (Device) $88.18
- SPINAL IMPLANT (Device) $72.00
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER (Device) $61.61
- Cervico-Thoracic (Device) $58.56
- HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) $50.00
- ADEPT (Device) $31.73
- Anterior Fusion (Device) $31.18
- PICO Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Device) $31.16
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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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